Unlanded Class: Albania's Gender Gaps in Land Ownership and Inheritance

Zhllima, Edvin; Pojani, Dorina; Merkaj, Elvina; Imami, Drini

doi:10.1080/13545701.2022.2125167

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“…Also in the case of Turkey (a country with which Albania shares strong historical and cultural links), previous studies have shown that whether a woman is born in an urban or rural area is strongly associated with her economic advantage as an adult (Ferreira et al, 2011). In Albania, the discrimination of women has been reported by several studies with special focus on rural areas (Zhllima et al, 2021(Zhllima et al, , 2022. Thus, we expect that, being of rural origin and being women affects signi cantly IOp also in the case of Albania.…”

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“…In addition, in Albania are witnessed trends of feminisation of the agriculture sector (Zhllima et al, 2021b). Women remain one of the most vulnerable groups of rural societies, who regardless of marital status -are the most overworked and marginalized, with the less orientation toward off-farm engagement, and with limited rights due to their existence in a masculinist society which lives upon large presence of customary mechanisms regulating legal property rights and other spheres of live (Zhllima et al, 2022). Women live under triple oppression, due to their gender, their location and the government neglect, despite the progress made in legal frameworks surrounding land ownership and inheritance.…”

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Inequality of opportunities and beliefs about economic outcomes in the Western Balkans

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An egalitarian society is one that incentivises individuals to use their resources in order to be improve their economic outcomes and achieve social integration. The objective of this paper is to analyse Inequality of Opportunity (IOp), a measure of deprivation which counts for differences in economic outcomes, as well as estimate its effects. The research findings show that IOp is positively associated with statements on beliefs about the unfair distribution of outcomes in the sense of a successful life and towards the most important factors of finding a job at present. On the other hand, higher levels institutional trust reverse the effect of IOp. There are additional positive impacts in terms of such beliefs for those whose access to primary goods is limited due to disfavourable initial conditions at birth (being born in a rural area and being a female),who perceive themselves as belonging to a lower social class and those who have had positive experiences from their interaction with institutions. Findings are especially important in the context of countries with weak institutions and democracy, such as the case of Western Balkans (focus of this paper) and urge for a strengthening of institutions which regulate and support the citizens’ integration into society.

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Inequality of opportunities and beliefs about economic outcomes in the Western Balkans

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“…Thus, in addition to purely economic factors, the land market in Albania is also influenced by traditional practices. E. Zhllima et al (2023), in their study of gender gaps in land ownership and inheritance, determined that societies in small provincial towns often disregard legal grounds for ownership, violate women's rights, and rely on customary laws. Such archaism hurts both the social and economic development of the village.…”

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Albania’s agricultural economy: Transformation, opportunities and challenges for modern agricultural enterprises

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The European agricultural market is currently in a state of uncertainty – climate change, military operations on arable land and the partial blocking of traditional grain export routes have changed the usual food security balances and brought the world closer to the risks of global hunger. The study aimed to provide recommendations for the development of the Albanian agricultural sector, considering the current situation and the historical background of the country’s agriculture. Using such methods as statistical analysis, induction, classification, comparison and synthesis, the dynamics of development of both the Albanian economy as a whole and the specifics of its agricultural sector in the period from 1992 to 2022 were investigated. Modelling and generalisation methods were also used. The study obtained and analysed statistical information from previous years on such a basic economic indicator as gross domestic product and studied the dynamics of agricultural field crop production and the structure of their crops. Separately, the volume of Albania’s foreign trade in the agro-industrial complex was analysed in terms of imports of agricultural products, exports, and the balance of these two indicators. The elasticity of private farms was assessed and steps to reform the national assortment policy were proposed. These recommendations were developed considering the Albanian specifics of the relatively small average land area of rural households. In addition, the result of the work is the development of proposals for joint farming and the creation of a national unique trade advantage in the agricultural sector, which will have an economic effect in foreign markets. The practical significance of the study lies in an objective assessment of the current economic situation in the Albanian agroeconomy and the development of several recommendations that may be useful to representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania.

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Unlanded Class: Albania's Gender Gaps in Land Ownership and Inheritance

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Inequality of opportunities and beliefs about economic outcomes in the Western Balkans

Inequality of opportunities and beliefs about economic outcomes in the Western Balkans

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Albania’s agricultural economy: Transformation, opportunities and challenges for modern agricultural enterprises

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