Leasehold as a Vehicle for Economic Development

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dc.contributor.authorWerner, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorBayer, Charl-Thom H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T09:28:24Z
dc.date.available2017-08-10T09:28:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.description.abstractSecure tenure and registered land rights are widely believed to be necessary for access to credit, well functioning land markets and economic development. As a result Namibia introduced long term leasehold rights over communal and commercial land for resettlement purposes in order to address preindependence imbalances in land holdings. The purpose is to bring the resettled beneficiaries into the mainstream of the economy, but this has not happened. The research analysed the institutional framework for resettlement allocations and the transaction costs in order to understand the impact of leaseholds on the beneficiaries ability to access credit and mobilise investments. The findings suggest that the transaction cost were low when compared with similar transaction internationally, but high in comparison with the production value of the parcels of land. The lack of resources available to the beneficiaries and their resultant inability to service loans is a major contributor to the lack of economic development. Poor access to information on the registration requirements for leases, combined with the requirements from financial institutions and the lack of a market for leasehold rights meant that beneficiaries are not able to register their leases in order participate meaningfully in economic development.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWerner, W. & Bayer, C. (2017). Leasehold as a Vehicle for Economic Development:A case study of smallscale farmers in Oshikoto Region.Paper prepared for presentation at the “2017 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY” The World Bank - Washington DC, March 20-24, 2017. Windhoek: Namibia University of Science and Technology, Department of Land and Property Science.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10628/586
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLand, livelihoods, housing, land reform, Namibia.en_US
dc.titleLeasehold as a Vehicle for Economic Developmenten_US
dc.title.alternativeA case study of smallscale farmers in Oshikoto Regionen_US

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