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via The New York Times: How the Poor Get Washed Away An important commentary piece from Tim Hanstad and Roy Prosterman on the importance of land rights in securing equity. The developing world’s landless poor routinely bear the brunt of these disasters. Families without secure rights to land (and that is a majority of rural residents in many developing countries) often remain in their homes when it is dangerous to do so, fearing they won’t be allowed to return. And without the security of ownership and access to collateral, their homes are often not built to withstand earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters. Read more: nytimes/2014/01/15/opinion/how-the-poor-get-washed-away.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:52:27 +0000

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