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Action Publique et Dynamismes fonciers au Sénégal : Une Menace Probante des Acteurs Étatiques et Privés.

Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2019
Senegal

Depuis l'alternance politique en 2000 au Sénégal, il est noté une prolifération de réformes dans différents domaines (éducation, santé, économie, etc.). Dans cette perspective, le domaine foncier n'est pas en reste comme annoncé dans la réforme agraire de 2004 relative à la loi d'orientation agro-sylvo-pastorale (qui n'a pas pu aboutir).

EFFECTS OF JATROPHA INVESTMENTS ON LOCAL CITIZENSHIP IN GHANA

Peer-reviewed publication
Agosto, 2018
África

This paper aims to explore implications of large-scale land investment for local citizenship, with a particular focus on customs and mobility. The concept of local citizenship is a neglected aspect of land investment debates. We argue that the use of the concept helps us to identify how large-scale land investments work to invoke the hegemonic and customary power of indigenes and undermine local citizenship identity of migrants.

Understanding corruption in Zimbabwe’s land sector: A structural breaks approach

Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2019
Zimbabwe

This study provides an understanding on whether land reform policies pursued by the government of Zimbabwe post-independence (1980) have an effect on the corruption in the land sector. Agriculture and corruption data from 2000 to 2017 were obtained from World Bank and Ibrahim Index of Governance website respectively. The Bai and Perron multiple structural break tests were employed to establish the break years. Structural breaks in time series assist in understanding factors affecting the dynamics of a series.

Securing land tenure for women in Cameroon's forest societies: a marginalized position seen and maintained

Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2019
Camerún

Land capital occupies a prominent place in production activities in Africa. In forestry companies, women workers of production excellence, do not enjoy the same rights as the male agent in terms of access to land. This article attempts to question the foundations of this societal injustice while highlighting the various shadows that overwhelm women's tenure security in the forest zone. The major goal is to study in the event of looking for sustainable, inclusive solutions.