Law and urban development: Impediments to reform

The role of law in advancing sustainable development is highlighted by the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. There is less agreement on the specifics of law reform or the pre-conditions for bringing it about. Using the issue of urban land reform as an example, the pre-conditions for a...

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Published in:Cities 1994-12, Vol.11 (6), p.402-408
Main Author: McAuslan, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing countries
Law
Legal reform
Sustainable development
Urban development
Urban policy
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Summary:The role of law in advancing sustainable development is highlighted by the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. There is less agreement on the specifics of law reform or the pre-conditions for bringing it about. Using the issue of urban land reform as an example, the pre-conditions for a successful programme of law reform are discussed. Law reform cannot be divorced from the wider issues of good governance, the socio-economic make-up or the politics of the society in question, nor can it be seen as a quick fix. Neither law nor land reform is on its own a sufficient response to inequitable national and global economic policies.
ISSN:0264-2751
1873-6084
DOI:10.1016/0264-2751(94)90074-4