Impartible Inheritance Versus Equal Division: a Comparative Perspective C entered on Europe and Subsaharan Africa

Jean-Philippe Platteau () and Jean-Marie Baland

Working Papers from Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales

Abstract: This paper is concerned with equity issues arising in the process of evolution of land tenure systems towards increasing individualisation. The focus is put on the transformation of non-market modes of land allocation, including inheritance rules and practices.

Keywords: PROPERTY RIGHTS; LAND ECONOMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60 pages
Date: 1998
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