Description: Madagascar : Reforming Land Administration and Management for Equitable Growth and Social Cohesion

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Madagascar : Reforming Land Administration and Management for Equitable Growth and Social Cohesion

A well-functioning land administration and management system is crucial for Madagascar's economic and social future. Land is implicated in Madagascar's ongoing economic development and social transformation in many important ways, as key...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LAND AGRICULTURE COMMUNES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING POLICY LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ASSETS LAND GRABBING LAND LAW LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICY LAND PROPERTY LAND RECORDS LAND REFORM LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TITLE LAND TITLES LAND TRANSACTIONS LAND USE LAND USE MANAGEMENT LANDOWNER LANDOWNERS NATURAL RESOURCES PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SITES URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSING URBAN LAND URBAN PLANNING URBANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366531468055782828/Madagascar-Reforming-land-administration-and-management-for-equitable-growth-and-social-cohesion http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27894

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Summary:	A well-functioning land administration and management system is crucial for Madagascar's economic and social future. Land is implicated in Madagascar's ongoing economic development and social transformation in many important ways, as key a factor in its quest for economic growth, urbanization, transparent decision-making on land-related foreign investments, environment protection, vibrant and sustainable rural communities, political stability, and social cohesion. Striking a balance among different, and sometimes even competing, roles played by land in the economic and social development process is a daunting challenge facing the Government. It is not an exaggeration to argue that soundness of land administration and management system will play a crucial role in determining the shape and trajectory of Madagascar's economic and social future. Madagascar's quest for overall economic growth, urbanization, sustainable rural development, environment protection, and social cohesion calls for a transparent, inclusive, equitable, efficient, and service-oriented land administration and management system. This policy note presents six policy recommendations aiming to help the Government to continue and deepen land tenure reform. All these six policy recommendations are made based on a review of the history of the Malagasy land institution, an assessment on the implementation of the national land tenure reform program since 2005, and an examination on the major remaining land-related challenges. International experiences have also been introduced whenever they are relevant. It is believed that now is a good time for the Government of Madagascar to tackle these challenges and consider these policy recommendations.