Land politics : how customary institutions shape state building in Zambia and Senegal /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Honig, Lauren, 1984- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Subjects:	Land use > Political aspects > Zambia. Land use > Political aspects > Senegal. Land titles > Zambia. Land titles > Senegal. Local government > Zambia. Local government > Senegal. Utilisation du sol > Aspect politique > Zambie. Utilisation du sol > Aspect politique > Sénégal. Titres de propriété > Zambie. Titres de propriété > Sénégal. Administration locale > Zambie. Administration locale > Sénégal. Land titles. Land use > Political aspects. Local government. Senegal. Zambia. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Land Titling as State Building
Plot by Plot: Customary Authority and The Incremental Expansion of State Property Rights in Africa
Why Institutions Matter: A Theory of Collective Costs and Customary Constraints in Land Titling
The Institutional Foundations of Land Authority in Zambia and Senegal
The Unofficial Differences Among Official Chiefs in Zambia: Vertical Accountability and Patterns of Land Titling
Holding Ground in Senegal: Horizontal Accountability, Institutional Legacies, and the Continuation of Customary Property Rights
Exit or Engagement: How Status within Institutions Impacts Smallholder Titling
Conclusion: The Resilience of Customary Institutions and Property Rights, Beyond State Design.