ABSTRACT
This article investigates the influence of land titles on farmers’ perceptions about the ease of conducting three types of land transactions: land sales, leases, and transfers by bequest. A questionnaire survey was conducted in a Brazilian municipality. Results indicate that farmers who have land titles perceive that land sales can be conducted more easily than those who do not have titles. However, perceptions regarding land leases and transfers as bequest were unaffected by the status of titling. This indicate that land titles may be ineffective in stimulating transaction types that are not part of local culture.
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Notes
1 The Programa Bolsa Familia, which disburses monthly stipends to poor families according to the number of children.
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Lucas Bispo de Oliveira Alves
Lucas Bispo de Oliveira Alves is a member of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Shinnosuke Maeda
Shinnosuke Maeda is a member of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo.
So Morikawa
So Morikawa is a member of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo.
Hironori Kato
Hironori Kato is a member of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo.