Madagascar - Land and property rights review

 78817v2 Madagascar: Land and Property Rights Review June 2006  PREFACE Recognizing the importance of a transparent and well-functioning property rights regime to meet the growing demand for formalization, reduce disputes and court cases, improve the investment climate, and promote good governance, the Government of Madagascar has set in motion an ambitious process of land tenure reform. Consequently, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit has incorporated the formulation of a new Land Policy and the piloting of decentralized land administration as explicit development targets. To support this reform process in a timely fashion, the World Bank undertook to produce this policy note—A Review of Land and Property Rights. The note attempts to pull together what we know about property rights in land in Madagascar and make some “just in time