Land Ownership Types across Countries = 토지소유권 유형화에관한 연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to investigate the various forms of land ownership systems in the world. Land ownership status issues are being considered as one of the basic requirements for the countries’ development; it is because the land tenure systems are the fundamental effort of human life conditions on land. Secure land ownership is fundamental to shelter and livelihoods as well as the realisation of human rights, poverty reduction, economic prosperity and sustainable development.
The objective of this research is to analyze the ownership systems in the world where the government, civil society, private sector and development cooperation initiatives have been implemented. Thus the problem definition can be formulated as a research question which is “How does the land ownership systems differ in the world?”
According to the literature surveys conducted for the research, the land tenure ownership represent countries with different culture, socio-economic, legal aspect and land-related histories. It can take various forms among countries, including statutory, customary, public, crown, communal, informal and formal forms of land tenure.
This thesis paper comprises five chapters. chapter 1 includes the introduction of the study, Chapter 2 provides reviews of the theoretical background through three key terminologies of the study: Land tenure, tenure security and land rights. It illustrates definitions and concepts of the terminologies that are the background of the study. This chapter also conducts an extensive literature review, which address the importance of this research and points out the difference between previous studies and this thesis. Chapter 3 presents general context of existing tenure types across the world. Through this chapter, analysis of the land tenure systems and the categorization of existing ownership systems into institutional frames. Chapter 4 continues with analyzing study findings from the previous chapter and land ownership types. It demonstrates analysis and identifies the key factors of each land ownership typology. The analysis is able to delineate the advantage and disadvantage of each system. As a closing remark, this thesis ends with providing conclusion with implications of the study and suggestions of future study agenda.
Through the study, analysis of the land ownership systems and categorizing them into institutional frames: ‘Statutory-private ownership’, ‘Customary-private ownership’, ‘Communal ownership’, ‘Religious ownership’, ‘Public ownership’ and ‘Informal ownership’, it will provide an overview of existing land tenure systems across the world as a spectrum. The analysis is able to delineate the advantage and disadvantage of each type.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION 1
• 1.1 Research Background and Objectives 1
• 1.1.1 Research Background 1
• 1.1.2 Research Objectives 7
• 1.2 Research Methodology and Organization of Study 9
• 1.2.1 Research Methodology 9
• 1.2.2 Organization of the study 10
• Ⅱ. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW 13
• 2.1 Theoretical Background 13
• 2.1.1 Land Tenure 13
• 2.1.2 Tenure security 15
• 2.1.3 Land rights 18
• 2.2 Literature Review 21
• Ⅲ. Land Tenure Categorization 25
• 3.1 Current Land Tenure Systems 25
• 3.2 Land Ownership Categorization 35
• Ⅳ. The Characteristics of Land Ownership Typology 39
• 4.1 Statutory-Private Ownership 39
• 4.2 Customary-Private Ownership 40
• 4.3 Public Ownership 46
• 4.4 Religious Ownership 49
• 4.5 Communal Ownership 52
• 4.6 Informal Ownership 57
• Ⅴ. CONCLUSION 63
• 5.1 Summary of Major Findings and Implication of the study 63
• 5.2 Future Research Agendas 67
• Reference 69