Leasehold estate

About: Leasehold estate is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1589 publications have been published within this topic receiving 21480 citations. The topic is also known as: leasehold & tenancy.

Rice land ownership and tenancy systems in southeast asia: facts and issues based on ten village studies

Abstract: APID development in rice farming in Southeast Asia, promoted by significant improvements in infrastructure, technology, and support institutions, has caused substantial changes in the production structure of this staple food during the past decades. In some countries in more recent years, rapid economic development has been achieved by industrialization, with a significant impact on rural society and agricultural production. It is expected that the role of rice farming and related institutions, including land tenure systems, in the village economy have also undergone substantial alterations in the region. From the 1970s through 80s, during the period of rapid change in rice production and macroeconomic conditions in Southeast Asia, I was able to conduct a series of village studies in major rice double-cropping areas in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Most of the research findings have already been published as books [1] [3] [5] [6] [7], but it may be worthwhile to put these empirical findings into comparative perspective. It seems audacious to conduct such an overview of Southeast Asia and my analysis is certainly in the nature of a preliminary attempt to verify land tenure systems in major rice-growing areas in the region. The information and discussion on the following subjects will probably be useful for analyzing agrarian transformation to provide a better understanding of the evolution of land tenure and agricultural development in Southeast Asia. This study will attempt to: (1) clarify the current state of land tenure systems and rice

Comparative urban institutions and intertemporal externality: a revisit of the Coase conjecture

Abstract: Coase originally formulated his conjecture about intertemporal price competition in the context of a land market, but it has been applied almost exclusively to non-spatial markets. This paper revisits the Coase Conjecture in the context of land development and urban institutions. I compare four institutional arrangements based on the combination of land tenure options and local governance forms: private/rental, public/rental, private/owner and public/owner. The two-period model developed in this paper shows that homeownership may result in more land development than leasehold. Numeric examples suggest (1) public/owner, i.e., the common form of government providing collective goods, may be efficient for more uniform distribution of consumer; (2) rentals can be desirable for “poor” communities; (3) private/owner, such as CID (Common Interest Development) and condominium, is more efficient for “rich” communities; (4) restrictive zoning reduces social surplus, and “rich” community may adopt more restrictive measures. These results may help explain why public institutions are dominant in urban setting and why most private communities are small and located in the suburbs.

Arable Land Tenancy and Soil Quality in Germany: Contesting Theory with Empirics

Abstract: Soils are under increasing utilization pressure, and soil governance is an important element to maintain soil functions and prevent the degradation of soil quality. However, scientific studies about soil governance are rare. In this paper, we focus on the governance mechanism of land rent. Here, a major theoretical assumption is that landowners have higher incentives to maintain soil quality than leaseholders. By using data for German arable land at the county level, we contrast theoretical assumptions about the relationships between landowners, leaseholders and soil quality with empirical evidence based on correlations between arable land rent prices, rent proportions and yield potential. The main finding is that the empirical data contradict the theoretical assumptions to a large degree, i.e., no clear relationship could be discerned between the three parameters of arable land soil quality, rent price and rent proportion. We discuss possible explanations for the revealed contradictions based on the state of research and highlight the need for future research to better understand the potential of arable land tenancy as a governance mechanism for sustainable soil management.

Redistributive Land Reform and Structural Change in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

Abstract: Redistributive land reforms implemented in post‐WWII Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have often been considered a substantial stimulus for these countries’ subsequent economic growth. Before the reforms, there were a small number of large landlords and many small tenant cultivators, but after the reforms, tenancy effectively disappeared. This article assesses the impact of reforms on structural change and income per capita, and shows that reforms were responsible for at least half of the actual reallocation of labor out of agriculture in each of these countries in the aftermath of the reforms. By contrast, their impact on income per capita was small.

Farmland Ownership and Tenure in Iowa 1982-2002: A Twenty-Year Perspective

Abstract: "Farmland Ownership and Tenure in Iowa 1982-2002: A Twenty-Year Perspective" carries out the mandate of the Iowa Legislature. This study focuses on forms of ownership and tenancy of farmland ownership in Iowa in 2002. The purpose of the study is to identify new directions and compare old trends using the 1982 and 1992 data.