Anatomy of women’s landlessness in the patrilineal customary land tenure systems of sub-Saharan Africa and a policy pathway
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.041
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Africa; Customary tenure; Gender equality; Gender equity; Landlessness; Land governance; Land policy; Land rights; Land tenure; Sub-Saharan Africa; Women;All these keywords.
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