TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shen,Xiaofang
AU  - Sun,Xiaolun
TI  - Untying the land knot : : making equitable, efficient, and sustainable use of industrial and commercial land 
T2  - Directions in development
SN  - 082138970X
AV  - HD1131 .U57 2012
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - World Bank Publications
KW  - Land reform
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Land use, Rural
KW  - Rural poor
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Access to well-secured, well-zoned and well-serviced land is a crucial condition for industrial and commercial investment. In many developing countries, where the land market remains underdeveloped and the land governance framework is weak, systemic policy and institutional reforms are needed to bring security, efficiency and transparency to the process of business access to land. Land policy reform is challenging, politically, institutionally and technically. It must balance business, social and environmental imperatives to succeed. Empirical evidence suggests taking a pragmatic approach
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8970-6
ER  -