Core Team

This Report was written by Klaus Deininger in the Development Research Group under the guidance and supervision of Gershon Feder. We would like to thank the external technical  advisory committee consisting of Michael Carter, Alain de Janvry, Gustavo Gordillo de Anda, Michael Kirk, Keijiro Otsuka, Jean-Philppe Platteau, Scott Rozelle, Elisabeth Sadoulet, and Jo Swinnen for providing guidance and critical feedback throughout the process. The report also benefited greatly from the comments received in the context of a three-week electronic discussion.  We thank all the contributors to this discussion for their valuable inputs, as well as Michael Carter, Jonathan Conning, Alain de Janvry, Robin Palmer, and Elisabeth Sadoulet, who moderated it. We are grateful for discussions with and continuing support from the Bank’s Land Policy and Administration Thematic Group, in particular Hans Binswanger, John Bruce, Frank Byamugisha, Ed Cook, Li Guo, Lynn Holstein, Hoonae Kim, Isabel Lavadenz, Shem Migot-Adholla, Jessica Mott, Jorge Munoz, Jeeva Perumalpillai-Essex, Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, Iain Shuker, Rogier van den Brink, Dina Umali-Deininger, and Wael Zakout. Many other Bank staff, too numerous to acknowledge by name, provided thoughtful comments at various stages of report preparation, and we are grateful for their input. The management of ESSD, in particular, the Agriculture and Rural Development Department, led by Kevin Cleaver and Sushma Ganguly, has been very supportive and has provided valuable inputs throughout the process.