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Land reform — Land reforms (also agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning) is an often controversial alteration in the societal arrangements whereby government administers possession and use of land. Land reform may consist of a government… … Wikipedia
Land-Tenure in the Christian Era — • The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in Europe the rise and establishment of the Church is a matter for historical inquiry. Strictly speaking, the way in which such ownership or tenure… … Catholic encyclopedia
Land reform in Zimbabwe — began after the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 in an effort to more equitably distribute land between the historically disenfranchised blacks and the minority whites who ruled Zimbabwe from 1923 to 1979. The government s land… … Wikipedia
land´less|ness — land|less «LAND lihs», adjective. without land; owning no land: »the landless serfs of the Middle Ages. –land´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
land|less — «LAND lihs», adjective. without land; owning no land: »the landless serfs of the Middle Ages. –land´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
Land tenure — is the name given, particularly in common law systems, to the legal regime in which land is owned by an individual, who is said to hold the land (the French verb tenir means to hold ; tenant is the present participle of tenir ). The sovereign… … Wikipedia
Land (economics) — Land in economics comprises all naturally occurring resources whose supply is inherently fixed (i.e., does not respond to changes in price), such as at geographical locations (excluding infrastructural improvements and natural capital , which can … Wikipedia
land-poor — ☆ land poor [land′poor′ ] adj. owning land, often much land, but poor, or lacking ready money, because of high taxes on the land, its low yield, etc … English World dictionary
land tenure — UK US noun [U] PROPERTY ► the laws and arrangements relating to owning land, especially land that is used for farming: »Productivity is affected by the fragmented pattern of land tenure, with millions of family farms on small plots, cultivating… … Financial and business terms
land|hold|ing — «LAND HOHL dihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that owns or occupies land: »a landholding corporation. –n. an owning or occupying of land … Useful english dictionary
