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Title
The Nigerian Land Use Decree and Agricultural Development in Rivers State |
Full text
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/80115 |
Date
1985 |
Author(s)
Sam, Ellington N. |
Abstract
Many developing countries view land reform as a key to
modernization and economic advancement. The impediments to
progress of traditional and archaic tenural systems of land
ownership in both town and country may be obvious, but there
is no one model for their alleviation or removal. Progress
of land reform can range from outright nationalization and
confiscation of private property as in some Marxist Third
World States, to gradual, partial or piecemeal legislation
initiated by others. While ownership of land may remain unaltered,
a tax on idle or unproductive land can be imposed.
The range of measures adopted or debated is in fact, endless
and of engaging variety from one society to another. Wherever attempted however, land reform has tended to be an explosive
issue, replete with sociological problems of considerable
anxiety (Heath, 1970).
The purpose of this thesis is to examine some ramification
of the Land Use Decree promulgated by the Federal
Military Government of Nigeria, while preserving the right of
all Nigerians to a piece of the land. The thesis will introduce
planners interested in Nigerian Agricultural Planning
especially in Rivers State to:
a. History of land tenure system in Nigeria and the inevitable
problems encountered in the pursuit of
economic development.
b. The Land Use Decree, its objectives, drawbacks,
and accomplishments.
c. Agricultural development in the Rivers State under
the Land Use Decree and alternative strategies. A
questionnaire field survey will be used to examine
this objective. |
Language
en_US |
Publisher
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources |
Type of publication
Thesis |
Format
application/pdf |
Repository
Wisconsin - Minds @ University of Wisconsin
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