Bringing the Law Back in: Essays in Land, Law and Development

First published in 2003. Bringing together the two fields of land reform and law, this volume examines the role the law and lawyers can, should, and do play in developing countries in the evolution of land policies, in land tenure reform, and in the reform of land use and urban planning.

Patrick McAuslan is Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, London, UK and Emeritus Professor of Urban Management, UCL. He was awarded his MBE for services to African land use and environment in the Birthday honours in 2001.