 Sandra F. Joireman, Enforcing New Property Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Ugandan Constitution and the 1998 Land Act Many sub-Saharan African countries are embarking on major changes in their property rights law with the goal of achieving more vigorous economic growth and alleviating poverty. Uganda has been at the forefront of these changes with constitutional change and a new land law. The Ugandan land law encapsulates recent efforts to formalize existing informal property rights. Implementation and enforcement of the 1998 Land Act are examined through paired case studies. There have been three major impediments to implementation: lack of capacity, corruption, and customary law. While the new land law has been necessary to change property rights, it has faced obstacles in its implementation that undermine secure property rights to land. |