Land Regulations, Tenure, and Land Use of Sri Lanka: A Historical Analysis on Agricultural Lands

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Author(s): Jeevika Weerahewa (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka), Dilini Hemachandra (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)and Gamini Pushpakumara (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 23
Source title: Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): G. N. Tanjina Hasnat (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)and Mohammed Kamal Hossain (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6.ch008

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Government & Law / Public and Sector Management / Urban & Regional Development

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Present land use and tenure of a country is a result of the social norms and regulations. Land use manifests a country's priorities with implications on the economic development. Land tenure has implications on the investment decisions on land and hence efficient allocations of land. Sri Lanka, a country with a history of king's reign, colonial rule and then an elected government has its unique journey in the evolution of laws and regulations and institutions governing land and the resultant land use. This chapter chronicles the evolution of laws and regulations and institutions governing agricultural land and the resultant land use and tenure arrangements. At present, the governance of agricultural land is complex as it involves many regulations and many competing institutions.

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