This article presents first-hand evidence about land distribution and the impact of land markets in central Uganda. This area is characterized by unequal distribution of land inheritance, rural-rural migration, and active land markets. We show that land markets, and particularly land purchases, tend to reduce the initial inequality in the initial (inherited) distribution of land. Land purchases by landless farmers in their native village represent an important part of this adjustment.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1086/508717Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2022
Authors
Baland J-M; Gaspart F; Platteau J-P; Place F
Language
English
Keywords
land markets, land ownership, land use, rural development, cultivation
Geographic
Kenya, Uganda
