Community Land Protection Program Liberia Longitudinal Study : Evaluation Baseline Results
Alexandra Hartman et al.
In rural regions around the world communally-held land and natural resources are an essential component of communitiess social, political, and economic sustainability. Despite research suggesting that common property institutions may be the most efficient way to govern communal natural resources, most development policy has emphasized converting such rights property into individually-held plots. This paper investigates the relationship between communal property rights institutions and economic and political outcomes. In particular, the paper outlines research aimed at answering the following question: If communal land rights are strengthened, can they provide the foundation for inclusive, democratic governance, transparency, improved land and natural resource management, and economic productivity?
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015
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