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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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List of tables, graphs, and diagrams v

List of maps vii

Acknowledgments ix

Executive summary xi

I. Introduction 1

II. Research methodology 5

III. An overview of land access in postwar Mozambique 11

A. Access under statutory land law 11

1. Land law 11

2. Formal land administration 14

3. Land availability and scarcity 20

4. State land concessions 22

5. Competitive and overlapping land claims 41

B. Access under customary land law 43

1. Customary rules and land access 43

2. Customary rules and refugee reintegration 46

3. Customary rules and their constraints 48

C. Land disputes and conflicts 50

IV. Four case studies of land access 61

A. Chokwe and Chibuto districts, Gaza Province 61

1. Research sites and objectives 61

2. Land tenure in Chokwe and Chibuto districts before independence 62

3. Land access and tenure after independence 63

4. Land access and tenure during the civil war 65

5. Land tenure in Chokwe and Chibuto districts after the peace accord 69

6. Concerns raised by the case of Chokwe and Chibuto districts 73

B. Nhamatanda District, Sofala Province 79

1. Research sites and objectives 79

2. Common historical, land tenure, and social experiences within the Beira
corridor 79

3. Land tenure in Nhamatanda District before the peace accord 83

4. Land tenure in Nhamatanda District after the peace accord 88