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dc.contributor.advisorBishwapriya Sanyal.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sanjay,M.C.P.Massachusetts Institute of Technology.en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialf-rw---en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T20:53:04Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T20:53:04Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123966
dc.descriptionThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2019en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 64-69).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe recent land tenure reforms in Rwanda have the potential to permanently influence the debate around land titling and clear property rights. In 2005, when Rwanda decided to abandon traditional property rights and to embrace formal rights, least did it know it would transform itself by moving from no land records to one of the most advanced and formalized land records in less than two decades. Rwanda climbed to 2nd rank in 2018 in World Bank's ranking of 'Ease of Registering Property' from 137th rank in 2008. Rwanda created its cadastre at a reasonably low cost and in a relatively shorter time period as it adopted the 'general boundaries' or visible boundaries such as road, fence, or hedge over more accurate 'fixed boundaries'. International agencies recommended Rwanda's approach in the form of implementation guidelines to other developing countries within a theoretical framework FitforPurpose (FFP) land Administration. According to the recommended guidelines, the developing countries should adopt FFP as their initial goal, and thereafter, they may aim for an 'ultimate solution' one that developed countries have adopted. This view presents FFP as a cheaper and low-tech solution but also sub-par as compared to the standards adopted by developed countries. This thesis questions the correctness of perception of FFP being sub-par. However, Rwanda still faces informal transactions despite the high rank in 'ease of registering property' and the 6th lowest transaction fee in the world. This study explores the question " Is it ever possible (or efficient enough) to completely formalise all property transactions?" The thesis presents voluntary titling as a middle ground between the binary debate 'in favour of' or 'against' land titling. It also attempts to analyse the land tenure reforms in Rwanda to deduce the important learnings for implementation of titling projects elsewhere.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Sanjay Kumar.en_US
dc.format.extent72 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.titleAccuracy or approximation? : measurement strategy for successful land reforms in Rwandaen_US
dc.title.alternativeMeasurement strategy for successful land reforms in Rwandaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.C.P.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planningen_US
dc.identifier.oclc1140507857en_US
dc.description.collectionM.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planningen_US
dspace.imported2020-02-28T20:53:02Zen_US
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mit.thesis.departmentUrbStuden_US


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