Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza

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Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. / Andreasen, Manja Hoppe; Mcgranahan, Gordon; Kyessi, Alphonce; Kombe, Wilbard.

I: Environment and Urbanization, Bind 32, Nr. 1, 01.04.2020, s. 89-108.

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Andreasen, MH, Mcgranahan, G, Kyessi, A & Kombe, W 2020, 'Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza', Environment and Urbanization, bind 32, nr. 1, s. 89-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247819896265

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Andreasen, M. H., Mcgranahan, G., Kyessi, A., & Kombe, W. (2020). Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. Environment and Urbanization, 32(1), 89-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247819896265

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Andreasen MH, Mcgranahan G, Kyessi A, Kombe W. Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. Environment and Urbanization. 2020 apr. 1;32(1):89-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247819896265

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Andreasen, Manja Hoppe ; Mcgranahan, Gordon ; Kyessi, Alphonce ; Kombe, Wilbard. / Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. I: Environment and Urbanization. 2020 ; Bind 32, Nr. 1. s. 89-108.

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