{"title":"Customary land rights in Africa: a survey and selected case studies from East Africa","authors":"D. Aredo, T. Regassa","doi":"10.4314/EJDR.V27I2.38633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/EJDR.V27I2.38633","url":null,"abstract":"Land right, particularly in the context of Africa, is inextricably linked with the right to food and other basic necessities. However, an aspect of land rights, i.e., customary land rights, has remained little understood, misconceived, and largely neglected by researchers and development actors. In the conventional literature, customary rights are often associated with the so-called “tragedy of the common” and with inefficiency in the uses of agricultural land. This paper critically investigates the conventional concept of customary rights, discusses alternative approaches to our understanding of these rights, and reviews the dynamism and resilience of customary institutions under pressure from internal and external forces of change. The survey reinforces the argument that customary land laws be recognized and scaled up so that they operate side-by-side with statutory laws. What emerges from the survey is that legal pluralism be put in place to accommodate the diverse interests of marginalized peoples, minorities, and the poor. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research Vol. 27 (2) 2005: pp. 1-46","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"33 1","pages":"1-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81187370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environment-induced migration, violent conflict and population displacement in Ethiopia: a case study from East Wollega","authors":"T. Tafesse","doi":"10.4314/EJDR.V26I2.38629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/EJDR.V26I2.38629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"195 1","pages":"65-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72737855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An overview of the determinants of high fertility in Ethiopia.","authors":"A Hailemariam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"14 2","pages":"1-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22017856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The spatial organization of the population of Ethiopia, 1965-1984.","authors":"A Asegedom","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in the spatial distribution of the population of Ethiopia over the period 1965-1984 are analyzed. The author develops a theory of spatial organization based on a consideration of the use of space by individuals. \"It is also hypothesized that most of the overall population changes are largely attributed to micro-scale adjustments of the people or movements of [an] intra-regional nature.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22027211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Household size in Ethiopia: variations and some recent correlates.","authors":"M Rafiq, A Hailemariam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"8 2","pages":"71-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22017855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Demographic characteristics of the rural population of Ethiopia.","authors":"H Bariagaber","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"In the field of population studies, Ethiopia has neither carried out even a single population census nor established a vital statistics registration system. But with the available scanty and defective data, attempts are made here to examine the demographic situation of rural Ethiopia. Since only about 13% of the total population of the country are estimated to reside in agglomerations of 2,000 and above, Ethiopia is predominantly rural. According to the estimates of the vital rates, Ethiopia has been experiencing high levels of fertility and mortality conditions. \"The low average life expectancy at birth, together with the high birth and death rates can indicate the low level of living which has been prevalent in the country.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"3 2","pages":"65-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22004492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of socialist transformation on the fertility of the rural population of Ethiopia.","authors":"B Mackay","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Drawing on the experience of pre-revolutionary Russia, Poland, India, the Philippines and Kenya, an attempt is made to assess the implications the 1975 Land Reform will have [for] fertility in rural Ethiopia. The experience of these countries strongly suggests that in the short run, the 1975 Land Reform will have a powerful positive effect on the fertility of the rural population. Change in favour of smaller families will set in once the peasant mode of production becomes progressively socialized.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":84691,"journal":{"name":"Ethiopian journal of development research","volume":"3 2","pages":"55-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22004491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}