This research report examines three questions that are central to IFPRI research: Howdo property-rights institutions affect efficiency and equity How are resources allo-cated within households Why does this matter from a policy perspective As part ofa larger multicountry study on property rights to land and trees, this study focuses on the evo-lution from customary land tenure with communal ownership toward individualized rights,and how this shift affects women and men differently.Changes in property-rights institutions have the potential to affect the distribution of re-sources among and within households. While individualization of land-tenure institutionshas been shown to improve management efficiency in many settings, concerns have been raised about the equity implications of such changes. In particular, it is often argued that in-dividualization of land tenure leads to the deterioration of women’s customary property rights to land.
Publication year
2001
Authors
Quisumbing A R; Otsuka K; Suyanto S W; Aidoo J B; Payongayong E
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, deforestation, developing countries, food security, land tenure, rural development
Geographic
Ghana, Sumatra
