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Title
A right to land? Population density and land rights in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 1923-2013 |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/42059 |
Date
2016 |
Author(s)
Nobel, Jenny de |
Contributor(s)
Gewald, prof. dr. J.B. |
Abstract
This study investigates the effect of population density on the development of land rights in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe from 1923 to 2013. By comparing three former British colonies with remarkably different population densities, this thesis explores the hypothesis that a denser population leads to stronger individual property rights over land. Through an in-depth analysis of the history of land rights, the relationship between people and land before, during and after colonialism is uncovered, ultimately challenging a Eurocentric model of (economic) development and contributing to the debate on land reform and economic inequality and in Southern Africa. |
Subject(s)
land; property rights; colonialism; inequality; population density; institutions; Sub-Saharan Africa; land markets; tenure; factor endowments |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Research master thesis |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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