Land tenure in the Pacific / edited by Ron Crocombe. - Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1971] - xi, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Author is a New Zealander.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Compilation of interdisciplinary research papers comprising a comparison of land tenure in Pacific - considers the extent to which traditional land tenure systems constitute an obstacle to economic development, and covers registration and sale of land, land rights of the indigenous peoples, land acquisition by Europeans and other foreigners, attempts at land reform, etc. Maps and references.

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Land tenure--Pacific Area.
Land reform--Pacific Area.

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