The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain

This thesis examines the “purchase” of customary land in two villages in Papua New Guinea. My research shows that there has been a steady increase in the formalisation and documentation of land access arrangements by migrants in the two study sites. Despite this trend, the maintenance of social rela...

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Main Author: Germis, Emmanuel
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76110
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description This thesis examines the “purchase” of customary land in two villages in Papua New Guinea. My research shows that there has been a steady increase in the formalisation and documentation of land access arrangements by migrants in the two study sites. Despite this trend, the maintenance of social relationships and socio-cultural obligations remain essential for maintaining tenure security. This research contributes towards customary land tenure arrangements and the customary land reform program in PNG.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-761102020-12-10T07:38:44Z The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain Germis, Emmanuel This thesis examines the “purchase” of customary land in two villages in Papua New Guinea. My research shows that there has been a steady increase in the formalisation and documentation of land access arrangements by migrants in the two study sites. Despite this trend, the maintenance of social relationships and socio-cultural obligations remain essential for maintaining tenure security. This research contributes towards customary land tenure arrangements and the customary land reform program in PNG. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76110 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Germis, Emmanuel
The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title_full The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title_fullStr The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title_full_unstemmed The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title_short The Examination of Land Tenure and Income Security Among Oil Palm Land-Poor Migrant Farmers of West New Britain
title_sort examination of land tenure and income security among oil palm land-poor migrant farmers of west new britain
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76110