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This book analyzes the recent land tenure reform in Niger, and the eruptions of violence as a result of these measures. Through detailed analysis of these conflicts, this book elucidates the complex institutional structure of dispute management and the ambiguous nature of the rules pertaining to land rights. The book also shows how institutional and local competition over natural resources plays a part in the fights for jurisdiction in rural Nigeria.
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This book analyses how the recent land tenure reform in Niger, aiming at clarification of property, caused the eruption of a massive number of conflicts. Through the detailed analysis of conflicts the book displays the complex institutional structure of dispute management and the ambiguous nature of the rules certaining to land rights. In particular, the book shows how competition over resources intertwine with institutional competition over jurisdiction in rural Niger.
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