The objectives of the National Land Administration Project will be to achieve a more efficient and transparent land administration system, clarify the land tenure situation, identify public land suitable for small farmer settlements and promote a more sustainable use of the country's la

The authors report on the first empirical study of its kind to examine - from the perspective of transaction costs - factors that constrain access to land for the rural poor and other socially excluded groups in India.

This note is part of a series of three policy notes prepared by the World Bank to advise the new Moldovan Government and inform World Bank decision-makers on agricultural policies for economic growth and poverty reduction in key areas: 1) Public Expenditures; 2) Markets and 3) Land.

The Land Administration Project's outcome is rated as satisfactory, sustainability as likely, institutional development impact as modest, Bank performance as satisfactory, and borrower performance as satisfactory.