Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua

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Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua. / Broegaard, Rikke Brandt.

In: Development and Change, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2009, p. 149-169.

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Broegaard, RB 2009, 'Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua', Development and Change, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 149-169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01509.x

APA

Broegaard, R. B. (2009). Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua. Development and Change, 40(1), 149-169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01509.x

Vancouver

Broegaard RB. Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua. Development and Change. 2009;40(1):149-169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01509.x

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Broegaard, Rikke Brandt. / Land Access and Titling in Nicaragua. In: Development and Change. 2009 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 149-169.

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abstract = "Despite the overreaching importance that the international donor community places on formal land titles as part of the process for securing property rights, improving the functioning of the land market and ensuring pro-poor development, little attention is given to the specific ways in which factors such as inequality and abuses of public office mediate or even negate the expected effect of land titles. Based on empirical data from Nicaragua, this article shows that the state system is costly and does not provide a level playing field. In addition to land titles, different actions are used to secure property rights, drawing on other authorities which represent plural sources of recognition of land rights. Furthermore, the study shows that land transactions are often not followed up with titling and inscription in the name of the new owner, especially not among the poorest landowners. This has implications for future land titling policies.",
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