Results 51 to 60 of about 912 (194)
Institutional bindingness, power structure, and land expropriation in China [PDF]
World Development, 2018 Abstract The prevailing argument that quasi-democratic institutions in authoritarian regimes improve governance outcomes hinges on the presumption that institutions empower non-state actors and constrain the discretionary power of ruling elites—a concept we call “institutional bindingness.” However, institutions are not always binding, and the degree
Cai, Meina, Sun, Xin
openaire +2 more sources
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2020 Cameroon is currently witnessing an unprecedented wave of land-based investments, ranging from natural resources exploitation (oil, mining and gas), logging, large infrastructure building, etc. These developments happen in a context of population growth,
Samuel A. Nguiffo
doaj +1 more source
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article engages signage as a medium through which urban stakeholders negotiate the politics of housing redevelopment and gentrification in cities. Focusing on Toronto, we examine housing‐related signage in three neighbourhoods where social mix approaches to redevelopment have ushered in gentrification: Parkdale, Regent Park, and Moss Park.
Lindi Jahiu +2 more
wiley +1 more source
PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
wiley +1 more source
Aestimum, 2013 The alterations caused by the realization of large scale, linear infra-structure have repercussions that similarly disrupt the land market. The market is still not perfect and has all the inherent problems connected to estimation of the compensation due ...
Marcellina Bertolinelli +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Expropriation, Valuation and Compensation of Unregistered Communal Peri-Urban Land in Zimbabwe
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial SciencesContext and background Over the years there has been an increase in studies on expropriation and compensation in Zimbabwe. However, there are limited studies on expropriation and compensation for peri-urban communal land.
Partson Paradza
doaj +1 more source
Land, 2020 In Ethiopia, urban expansion happens at high rates and results in land expropriations often at the cost of agriculture and forests. The process of urban expansion does not include assessment of ecosystem services (ES).
Wubante Fetene Admasu +5 more
doaj +1 more source
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article connects cultural taste to capitalist mechanisms of redistribution through the concept of political economy of taste. Building on Bourdieusian scholarship on recognition struggles and drawing on Mike Savage and Nancy Fraser, it examines how public performances of taste reshape representations of working‐class culture and how these
Simone Varriale
wiley +1 more source
Land Expropriation without Compensation.pdf
, 2022 Many have asked abouth the sustainability of Land Expropriation Without Compensation. While the Section 25 Amendment of the South African Constitution may not have been successful, the reasons for land reform need to still be assessed on their validity. This paper does exactly that by looking at it economically, agriculturally and politically.
openaire +1 more source
LandThis study critically engages the ongoing national conversation and policy discourse on land expropriation without compensation in South Africa, offering both analytical insight and a principled position.
Luxien Ariyan, Khululekani Ntakana
doaj +1 more source