Melanesian Land Tenure in a Contemporary and Philosophical Context

• Author(s): David Lea,
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Pages: 190
• ISBN_10: 0761804560
  ISBN_13: 9780761804567
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Economic History , Business & Economics / Real Estate / General , Business & Economics / Economics / Comparative , Law / Land Use , Law / Property ,

Description:... This book is a comparative philosophical analysis of Melanesian communal land tenure and the 'Western' paradigm of private ownership. Inherent ideological tensions between Western development and communal ownership are highlighted while also drawing attention to conflict between principles of private ownership and environmental ethics.