This collection of articles contains new and important findings concerning the scale and significance of asset transfers through inheritance among different populations, as well as the ways in which inheritance affects economic and social... more
This collection of articles contains new and important findings concerning the scale and significance of asset transfers through inheritance among different populations, as well as the ways in which inheritance affects economic and social status and mobility. Evidence exists of women commonly losing access to assets when properties are redistributed following a spouse’s death. This and the household effects of gaining or losing access to heritable property highlight the gendered and intergenerational dimensions of inheritance. As an introduction to the collection, this article provides an overview of how inheritance has been understood in poverty-related policy and research up to now. We then synthesise what the new findings presented in this collection tell us about inheritance as a crucial factor in women’s poverty and the intergenerational transmission of poverty, highlighting what other researchers and policy-makers can take from this research to address the gendered and intergenerational dimensions of inheritance in different contexts
The Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) is a membership consortium of national, regional and international civil society organizations and individuals, lobbying and advocating for fair land laws and policies that address the land rights of the... more
The Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) is a membership consortium of national, regional and international civil society organizations and individuals, lobbying and advocating for fair land laws and policies that address the land rights of the poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and individuals in Uganda. The Alliance was established in 1995 as an independent non-governmental legal entity, registered as a company limited by guarantee. Currently, it has a membership of 55 organisations and 26 individuals. ULA members form the organisation’s general assembly, which is its top most governing body. This membership development strategy 2014 shows ULA’s current membership and sets out a series of objectives for the Alliance to continue to maintain, grow and engage its membership, including the actions that it will take to meet these objectives. It also describes how the Alliance will evaluate the delivery of the strategy. It should be noted that whilst this strategy is aimed at current members and potential members, the action plan will include staff engagement and involvement.
