Landlessness, land redistribution and justice in rural Cambodia

• Landlessness was virtually unknown in Cambodia prior to the outbreak of the civil war in 1970. The years of war and now the impact of privatization and population expansion have altered the situation dramatically. Various surveys put the landlessness rate in Cambodia between 15 and 20 percent and rising. Many families have been forced to sell land to cope with poverty and indebtedness. A few have lost land through land-grabbing by powerful figures. One response to the growing landlessness has been the preparation of mechanisms to redistribute State land to landless households. Whether this response is appropriate or feasible is open to question.

Ämnesord

LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER  -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske -- Markvetenskap (hsv//swe)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES  -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Soil Science (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Cambodia

redistribution

land

justice

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