Are poor slum-dwellers willing to pay for formal land title? : evidence from Dar es Salaam (English)

High levels of informality, from 70 percent to 80 percent in many developing country cities, increase poverty and make urbanization unsustainable. But it is not clear if this is due to lack of interest in more secure land rights or the high cost of traditional institutions. To find out, and see if formalization can help increase female empowerment, the authors conducted an information campaign about the importance of female land ownership in poor...

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Ali, Daniel Ayalew;

Collin, Matthew Edward;

Deininger, Klaus W.;

Dercon, Stefan;

Sandefur, Justin;

Zeitlin, Andrew;
Document Date
2013/10/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
81679
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/10/08
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Are poor slum-dwellers willing to pay for formal land title? : evidence from Dar es Salaam
Keywords
price elasticity of demand

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Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Collin, Matthew Edward; Deininger, Klaus W.; Dercon, Stefan; Sandefur, Justin; Zeitlin, Andrew.

Are poor slum-dwellers willing to pay for formal land title? : evidence from Dar es Salaam (English). Agricultural and rural development (ARD) case study Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/538171468172136764

Are poor slum-dwellers willing to pay for formal land title? : evidence from Dar es Salaam (English)

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