s:1455:"TI Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe 
AU Lawry, S. 
AU McLain, R. 
AU Rugadya, M. 
AU Alvarado, G. 
AU Heidenrich, T. 
AB Since  2000,  many  African  countries  have  introduced  programs  aimed  at  providing smallholder farmers with low-cost certificates for land held un-der  customary  tenure.  Yet  there  are  many  contending  views  and  debates  on  the  impact  of  these  land  policies  and  this  book  reveals  how  tenure  security,  agricultural productivity, and social inclusion were affected by the interven-tions. It analyses the results of carefully selected, authoritative studies on in-terventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe and applies a realist synthesis methodology to explore the socio-political and economic contexts. Drawing on these results, the book argues that inadequate attention paid to the core characteristics of rural social systems obscures the benefits of customary tenure  while  overlooking  the  scope  for  reforms  to  reduce  the  gaps  in  social  status among members of customary communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of land manage-ment and use, land and property law, tenure security, agrarian studies, political economy,  and  sustainable  development.  It  will  also  appeal  to  development  professionals and policymakers involved in land governance and land policy in Africa. 
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