Journal of Development Economics, vol. 116, September 2015, pp. 43-56
Description
Discusses impact of clarifying property rights on local economic conditions by using employment and income data found in census data micro-data on reservations.
Webinar looks at family law in Ontario and changes that allow for more safety for women and children and access to the family home when the relationship ends.
Duration: 1:14:15.
Discusses: typical mechanisms, community-based justice models, and processes derived from Indigenous legal traditions; governance, community and participant considerations for discussion; and guiding questions and building blocks. Includes examples of existing models and how they function.
Argues for using seven variables to measure success: self-government and land management agreements, certificates of possession, property tax, external financial management, payment of councillors, and own-source revenue.
Identifies land area in 64 countries where national-level binding documents and regulations exist concerning land ownership or designation and looks at opportunities for reform.