Land, the state, and war : property institutions and political order in Afghanistan /

Although today's richest countries tend to have long histories of secure private property rights, legal-titling projects do little to improve the economic and political well-being of those in the developing world. This book employs a historical narrative based on secondary literature, fieldwork...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Murtazashvili, Jennifer Brick, Murtazashvili, Ilia
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Zusammenfassung:
Although today's richest countries tend to have long histories of secure private property rights, legal-titling projects do little to improve the economic and political well-being of those in the developing world. This book employs a historical narrative based on secondary literature, fieldwork across thirty villages, and a nationally representative survey to explore how private property institutions develop, how they are maintained, and their relationship to the state and state-building within the context of Afghanistan. In this predominantly rural society, citizens cannot rely on the state to enforce their claims to ownership. Instead, they rely on community-based land registration, which has a long and stable history and is often more effective at protecting private property rights than state registration. In addition to contributing significantly to the literature on Afghanistan, this book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on property rights and state governance from the new institutional economics perspective.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxiii, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Aug 2021).
ISBN:
9781108642217 (ebook)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108642217
Schlagworte:
Land tenure > Law and legislation > Afghanistan
Afghan War, 2001- > Law and legislation.
Bezugswerke:
Links: