| dc.description.abstract | Land is becoming more and more scarce and the risk of conflict over it greater, especially land is a primary source of income and livelihood. Land titling and formalization is seen by many Western scholars as a way to tackle poverty. It is very difficult to implement this formal system when informal practices still have a central role to play. One of the most vulnerable groups with regard to land rights is women. Although they responsible for up to eighty percent of the food that is produced they do not have equal land rights as the men. In this thesis, the problems in regard to land rights for women are divided into three categories. Firstly, the way in which customary practices and the formal system contradict eachother. Secondly, the way in which the formal system enforces customary practices. And lastly, the contextual problems. In order to find a more successful way to stimulate women’s rights and development, involvement is necessary. The receptor approach could be helpful in finding that way. | |
