Transformation of the Family under Rising Land Pressure: A Theoretical Essay

Catherine Guirkinger and Jean-Philippe Platteau

No wp-2011-030, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: If we understand well the individualization of land tenure rules under conditions of growing land scarcity and increased market integration, much less is known about the mode of evolution of the farm-cum-family units possessing the land. Inspired by first hand evidence from West Africa, this paper argues that these units undergo the same process of individualization governed by the same forces as property rights in land. It provides a simple theoretical account of the coexistence of different forms of family when farms are heterogenous in land endowments and technology is stagnant.

Keywords: Agriculture; Families; Land reform; Land tenure; Land use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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