@book{fdi:010076784, title = {{D}ifferent strategies and procedures to formalise rural land rights}, author = {{L}avigne {D}elville, {P}hilippe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}ormalising land rights entails giving written and legal form to rights that were previously mainly regulated by local custom rather than the law. {P}olicies to formalise rural land rights in francophone {A}frica and {M}adagascar employ a wide range of strategies, methods and mechanisms. {T}hey reflect different conceptions of land governance, different interactions between state and local rules and procedures, and different social choices. {P}olicies to formalise land rights face numerous practical difficulties. {T}his note highlights the advantages of mechanisms that focuse on the formalisation of land transactions and agreements, within and between families.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}}, address = {{M}ontpellier}, publisher = {{P}{\^o}le {F}oncier et {D}{\'e}veloppement}, series = {{B}riefing {N}otes - {P}{\^o}le {F}oncier et {D}{\'e}veloppement}, pages = {4}, year = {2018}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076784}, }