Colonial Legacies, Land Policies and the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons from Cameroon and Sierra Leone
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2012
Keywords
Cameroon, Colonial land policies, Millennium development goals, Sierra Leone
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.08.002
Abstract
This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the land policies of Cameroon and Sierra Leone and arrives at the following conclusions: 1] the land policies of the two countries embody the politico-administrative philosophies of their erstwhile colonial master nations; 2] despite their marked differences, the policies share some features in common; and 3] land policies are critical in efforts to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs). The analysis further shows that: 1] the land policy of Sierra appears better positioned than Cameroon’s to guarantee access to land for all as well as ensure environmental sustainability; and 2] Cameroon’s land policy appears to outperform Sierra Leone’s with respect to fulfilling the preconditions for eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by ensuring land tenure security, maintaining uniform land laws, and facilitating land markets.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Habitat International, v. 36, issue 2, p. 201-218
Scholar Commons Citation
Njoh, Ambe J. and Akiwumi, Fenda, "Colonial Legacies, Land Policies and the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons from Cameroon and Sierra Leone" (2012). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1972.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1972
