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A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria

Egbu, Anthony U.; Olomolaiye, Paul; Gameson, Rod

Authors

Anthony U. Egbu

Paul Olomolaiye Paul.Olomolaiye@uwe.ac.uk
Pro Vice-Chancellor Equalities and Civic Engagement

Rod Gameson



Abstract

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have relied on received colonial land use planning institutions to manage and control the form of their cities. The approach adopted has involved the nationalisation of land and development rights and extensive application of rigid bureaucratic approaches to the allocation of land and development rights. This paper applies principles of neo-institutional economics to critique current land use planning practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Results of an empirical study in Nigeria are used to demonstrate the failure of current land planning system while advocating for competition of institutions in the allocation of land and development rights in the cities of Africa south of the Sahara. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Egbu, A. U., Olomolaiye, P., & Gameson, R. (2008). A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria. Habitat International, 32(1), 121-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.08.003

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2008
Journal Habitat International
Print ISSN 0197-3975
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 1
Pages 121-135
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.08.003
Keywords neo-institutional economic critique, urban land and development rights, Nigeria
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1014490
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.08.003