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WTO African group : joint proposal on the negotiations on agriculture

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Reports & Research
Juin, 2001
Africa

The importance of agriculture in the economies of African countries cannot be overstated. Notwithstanding geographic and climatic diversity and other country specificities, the agricultural sector in African countries is the main source of rural livelihoods and, in general, employs more than two-thirds of the labour force.

From illegality to legality: Illegal urban development and the transformation of urban property rights in Lesotho

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Conference Papers & Reports
Avril, 2001
Lesotho

This paper draws on research on the enforcement of the Land Act of 1979 in Lesotho. It seeks to show that illegal settlements occur under the shadow of formal state rules, from which social actors borrow selectively and in opportunistic ways to acquire urban property rights. This is possible because of inconsistencies and contradictions in state rules and enforcement methods.