Roy Prosterman

Roy Prosterman

Roy Prosterman is founder and chairman emeritus of Landesa, an NGO that partner with governments to extend land rights to the world's poorest people. With almost half a century of experience on land tenure, he has published several books on land reform and development.

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Economic development and rural land rights

Economic development and rural land rights

over 12 years ago // Land Matters for economic development

Countries where most of the rural population lack land rights are doomed in their long-term economic development. They can learn from the experience of Vietnam, Landesa Founder and Chairman Emeritus Roy Prosterman writes in this guest opinion.