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is a (mostly rural) territory in possession of a community, rather than an individual or company . This sort of arrangement existed in almost all Europe until the 18th century, by which the king or the church officially owned the land, but allowed the peasants to work in them in exchange for a levy.
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This system has also existed in Africa, Asia and America, and in some parts has persisted until today. A group or culture historically owns a piece of land and distributes it among its members, through the relevant authority. The good management of this land is veiled by the group itself, which can
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and small scale commercial farming are the principal economic activities in communal lands, there is usually limited additional employment apart from in a
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can occur. The farms of communal lands are traditionally unfenced. Communal lands have resident traditional African
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levels. Since independence, in communal lands, schools have been established and expanded, roads tarred, and
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revoke the right of use to a farmer if this one is using it badly or for the wrong means.
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The concept of communal land does not meet well with modern-day law, which is based on
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refers to certain rural areas within the country. Communal lands were formerly called
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http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/382881468179102471/pdf/multi-page.pdf
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World Bank (1985) Zimbabwe: Land Subsector Study. World Bank: Washington D.C.
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by corporations, which has been the source of many conflicts and strife.
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than the richer commercial farms, and consequently experience higher
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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