Trust or Property Rights ? Can Trusted Relationships Substitute for Costly Land Registration in West African Cities ?
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Alain Durand Lasserve & Harris Selod, 2009.
"The Formalization of Urban Land Tenure in Developing Countries,"
PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint)
hal-00813117, HAL.
- Alain Durand Lasserve & Harris Selod, 2009. "The Formalization of Urban Land Tenure in Developing Countries," Post-Print hal-00813117, HAL.
- Jean O. Lanjouw & Philip I. Levy, 2002.
"Untitled: A Study of Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 112(482), pages 986-1019, October.
- Lanjouw, Jean O. & Levy, Philip I., 1998. "Untitled: A Study of Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador," Center Discussion Papers 28439, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
- Jean O. Lanjouw & Philip I. Levy, 1998. "Untitled: A Study of Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador," Working Papers 788, Economic Growth Center, Yale University.
- Lanjouw, J.O. & Levy, P.I., 1998. "Untitled: A Study of Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador," Papers 788, Yale - Economic Growth Center.
- Fujita,Masahisa, 1991.
"Urban Economic Theory,"
Cambridge Books,
Cambridge University Press, number 9780521396455, November.
- Fujita,Masahisa, 1989. "Urban Economic Theory," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521346627, January.
- Galiani, Sebastián & Gertler, Paul J. & Undurraga, Raimundo & Cooper, Ryan & Martínez, Sebastián & Ross, Adam, 2017.
"Shelter from the storm: Upgrading housing infrastructure in Latin American slums,"
Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 187-213.
- Sebastian Galiani & Paul Gertler & Ryan Cooper & Sebastian Martinez & Adam Ross & Raimundo Undurraga, 2013. "Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums," NBER Working Papers 19322, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Sebastian Galiani & Paul Gertler & Ryan Cooper & Sebastian Martinez & Adam Ross & Raimundo Undurraga, 2014. "Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0165, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
- Galiani, Sebastián & Gertler, Paul & Cooper, Ryan & Martinez, Sebastian & Ross, Adam & Undurraga, Raimundo, 2014. "Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 6561, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1985. "Urban squatting and community organization in developing countries," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 69-92, June.
- Selod,Harris & Tobin,Lara, 2018. "The informal city," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8482, The World Bank.
- Nilopa Shah, 2014. "Squatting On Government Land," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(1), pages 114-136, January.
- Brueckner, Jan K., 2013.
"Urban squatting with rent-seeking organizers,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 561-569.
- Jan K. Brueckner, 2012. "Urban Squatting with Rent-Seeking Organizers," CESifo Working Paper Series 3920, CESifo.
- Macours, Karen & Janvry, Alain de & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2010.
"Insecurity of property rights and social matching in the tenancy market,"
European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 54(7), pages 880-899, October.
- Karen Macours & Alain de Janvry & Elisabeth Sadoulet, 2010. "Insecurity of Property Rights and Social Matching in the Tenancy Market," Post-Print halshs-00754420, HAL.
- Macours, Karen, 2014.
"Ethnic divisions, contract choice, and search costs in the Guatemalan land rental market,"
Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 1-18.
- Karen Macours, 2014. "Ethnic divisions, contract choice, and search costs in the Guatemalan land rental market," PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique" halshs-00978710, HAL.
- Karen Macours, 2014. "Ethnic divisions, contract choice, and search costs in the Guatemalan land rental market," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-00978710, HAL.
- Karen Macours, 2014. "Ethnic divisions, contract choice, and search costs in the Guatemalan land rental market," Post-Print halshs-00978710, HAL.
- Alves, Guillermo, 2021.
"Slum growth in Brazilian cities,"
Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
- Alves, Guillermo, 2016. "Slum Growth in Brazilian Cities," Research Department working papers 958, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
- Turnbull, Geoffrey K., 2008. "Squatting, eviction and development," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 1-15, January.
- Tiago Cavalcanti & Daniel Da Mata & Marcelo Santos, 2019. "On the Determinants of Slum Formation," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(621), pages 1971-1991.
- Venables, Anthony & Henderson, J. Vernon & Regan, Tanner, 2016.
"Building the city: urban transition and institutional frictions,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
11211, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Anthony J. Venables & J. Vernon Henderson & Tanner Regan, 2019. "Building the city: urban transition and institutional frictions," Economics Series Working Papers 891, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
- J. Vernon Henderson & Tanner Regan & Anthony J. Venables, 2016. "Building the City: Urban Transition and Institutional Frictions," SERC Discussion Papers 0196, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Eliana La Ferrara, 2003.
"Kin Groups and Reciprocity: A Model of Credit Transactions in Ghana,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(5), pages 1730-1751, December.
- La Ferrara, Eliana, 2003. "Kin Groups and Reciprocity: A Model of Credit Transactions in Ghana," CEPR Discussion Papers 3705, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Benjamin Marx & Thomas M. Stoker & Tavneet Suri, 2019.
"There Is No Free House: Ethnic Patronage in a Kenyan Slum,"
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 11(4), pages 36-70, October.
- Benjamin Marx & Thomas M Stoker & Tavneet Suri, 2019. "There Is No Free House: Ethnic Patronage in a Kenyan Slum," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03873744, HAL.
- Benjamin Marx & Thomas M Stoker & Tavneet Suri, 2019. "There Is No Free House: Ethnic Patronage in a Kenyan Slum," Post-Print hal-03873744, HAL.
- Jan K. Brueckner & Harris Selod, 2009.
"A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries,"
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 1(1), pages 28-51, February.
- Jan K. Brueckner & Harris Selod, 2008. "A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries," CESifo Working Paper Series 2328, CESifo.
- Jan K. Brueckner & Harris Selod, 2009. "A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries," Post-Print hal-00813126, HAL.
- Jan K. Brueckner & Harris Selod, 2008. "A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries," Working Papers 070816, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics.
- Jan K. Brueckner & Harris Selod, 2009. "A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-00813126, HAL.
- Habyarimana, James & Humphreys, Macartan & Posner, Daniel N. & Weinstein, Jeremy M., 2007. "Why Does Ethnic Diversity Undermine Public Goods Provision?," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 101(4), pages 709-725, November.
- Brueckner, Jan K. & Rabe, Claus & Selod, Harris, 2019. "Backyarding: Theory and evidence for South Africa," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
- Shohei Nakamura, 2017. "Does slum formalisation without title provision stimulate housing improvement? A case of slum declaration in Pune, India," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(7), pages 1715-1735, May.
- Dunning, Thad & Harrison, Lauren, 2010. "Cross-cutting Cleavages and Ethnic Voting: An Experimental Study of Cousinage in Mali," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 104(1), pages 21-39, February.
- Fearon, James D. & Laitin, David D., 1996. "Explaining Interethnic Cooperation," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 90(4), pages 715-735, December.
- Besley, Timothy, 1995. "Property Rights and Investment Incentives: Theory and Evidence from Ghana," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 103(5), pages 903-937, October.
- Cai, Yongyang & Selod, Harris & Steinbuks, Jevgenijs, 2018. "Urbanization and land property rights," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 246-257.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Letrouit, Lucie & Selod, Harris, 2024. "Informal land markets and ethnic kinship in West African cities," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
- Lucie Letrouit & Harris Selod, 2024. "Informal land markets and ethnic kinship in West African cities [Marchés fonciers informels et cousinage ethnique dans les villes d'Afrique de l'Ouest]," Post-Print hal-04525074, HAL.
- M. Picard,Pierre & Selod,Harris, 2020.
"Customary Land Conversion and the Formation of the African City,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
9192, The World Bank.
- Picard, Pierre M. & Selod, Harris, 2021. "Customary Land Conversion and the Formation of the African City," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2021028, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
- Picard, Pierre M. & Selod, Harris, 2023.
"Customary Land Conversion in African Cities,"
IZA Discussion Papers
16462, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Pierre M. Picard & Harris Selod, 2023. "Customary Land Conversion in African Cities," DEM Discussion Paper Series 23-09, Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg.
- Cai, Yongyang & Selod, Harris & Steinbuks, Jevgenijs, 2018. "Urbanization and land property rights," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 246-257.
- Cai,Yongyang & Selod,Harris & Steinbuks,Jevgenijs, 2015. "Urbanization and property rights," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7486, The World Bank.
- Brueckner, Jan K. & Rabe, Claus & Selod, Harris, 2019. "Backyarding: Theory and evidence for South Africa," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
- Harris Selod & Lara Tobin, 2018.
"The spatial sorting of informal dwellers in cities in developing countries: Theory and evidence,"
Working Papers
halshs-01703178, HAL.
- Harris Selod & Lara Tobin, 2018. "The spatial sorting of informal dwellers in cities in developing countries: Theory and evidence," PSE Working Papers halshs-01703178, HAL.
- Guedes, Ricardo & Iachan, Felipe S. & Sant’Anna, Marcelo, 2023.
"Housing supply in the presence of informality,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
- Sant'Anna, Marcelo Castello Branco & Iachan, Felipe Saraiva & Guedes, Ricardo Brito, 2021. "Housing supply in the presence of informality," FGV EPGE Economics Working Papers (Ensaios Economicos da EPGE) 823, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil).
- Guedes, Ricardo & Iachan, Felipe & Sant'Anna, Marcelo, 2021. "Housing Supply in the Presence of Informality," SocArXiv mvhnf, Center for Open Science.
- Guedes, Ricardo & Iachan, Felipe & Sant'Anna, Marcelo, 2021. "Housing Supply in the Presence of Informality," SocArXiv mvhnf_v1, Center for Open Science.
- Brueckner, Jan K. & Lall, Somik V., 2015. "Cities in Developing Countries," Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, in: Gilles Duranton & J. V. Henderson & William C. Strange (ed.), Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, edition 1, volume 5, chapter 0, pages 1399-1455, Elsevier.
- Brueckner, Jan K. & Mation, Lucas & Nadalin, Vanessa G., 2019. "Slums in Brazil: Where are they located, who lives in them, and do they ‘squeeze’ the formal housing market?," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 48-60.
- Alves, Guillermo, 2021.
"Slum growth in Brazilian cities,"
Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
- Alves, Guillermo, 2016. "Slum Growth in Brazilian Cities," Research Department working papers 958, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
- Celhay, Pablo & Undurraga, Raimundo, 2022. "Location Preferences and Slums Formation: Evidence from a Panel of Residence Histories," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
- Ignacio Navarro & Geoffrey Turnbull, 2014. "Property Rights and Urban Development: Initial Title Quality Matters Even When it No Longer Matters," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 49(1), pages 1-22, July.
- Brueckner, Jan K., 2013.
"Urban squatting with rent-seeking organizers,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 561-569.
- Jan K. Brueckner, 2012. "Urban Squatting with Rent-Seeking Organizers," CESifo Working Paper Series 3920, CESifo.
- Jérémie GIGNOUX & Karen MACOURS & Liam WREN-LEWIS, 2015.
"Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches,"
Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 96(3), pages 467-498.
- GIGNOUX, Jeremie & MACOURS, Karen & WREN-LEWIS, Liam, 2015. "Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches," Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement (RAEStud), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), vol. 96(3), September.
- Jérémie Gignoux & Karen Macours & Liam Wren-Lewis, 2014. "Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches," Working Papers halshs-00992873, HAL.
- Jérémie Gignoux & Karen Macours & Liam Wren-Lewis, 2015. "Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-01885120, HAL.
- Jérémie Gignoux & Karen Macours & Liam Wren-Lewis, 2015. "Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches," Post-Print hal-01885120, HAL.
- Jérémie Gignoux & Karen Macours & Liam Wren-Lewis, 2014. "Impact of land administration programs on agricultural productivity and rural development: existing evidence, challenges and new approaches," PSE Working Papers halshs-00992873, HAL.
- Brotherhood, Luiz & Cavalcanti, Tiago & Da Mata, Daniel & Santos, Cezar, 2022.
"Slums and pandemics,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
- Brotherhood, L. & Cavalcanti, T. & Da Mata, D. & Santos, C., 2020. "Slums and Pandemics," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 2076, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Luiz Brotherhood, 2020. "Slums and Pandemics," Working Papers w202015, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department.
- Santos, Cezar & Brotherhood, Luiz & Cavalcanti, Tiago & da Mata, Daniel, 2020. "Slums and Pandemics," CEPR Discussion Papers 15131, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Héctor M. Posada, 2018. "Informal housing, spatial structure, and city compactness," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(4), pages 822-836, September.
- Rafael Pucci, 2024. "To Burn a Slum: Urban Land Conflicts and the Use of Arson against Favelas," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2024_13, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
- Jedwab, Remi & Loungani, Prakash & Yezer, Anthony, 2021. "Comparing cities in developed and developing countries: Population, land area, building height and crowding," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
More about this item
Keywords
Agricultural Economics; Regulatory Regimes; Judicial System Reform; Legal Reform; Legal Products; Legislation; Social Policy; Common Property Resource Development; Urban Housing and Land Settlements; Urban Housing; Municipal Management and Reform; Urban Governance and Management; Transport Services;All these keywords.
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-SOC-2020-09-07 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:9310. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Roula I. Yazigi (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/dvewbus.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.