This course considers the relationship between land, law and economic development in Asia, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. It covers the following material:
- Law and economics propositions relating to property rights and their central role in market development;
- The role of law in regulating common property systems and community-based natural resource management;
- The development of open access, tenure insecurity and resource conflicts in Third World systems; and
- Selected case-studies from China and Southeast Asia.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
The learning outcomes include equipping students to:
- understand the theoretical relationship between land law, property rights and economic development, particularly in institutional and economic terms;
- understand the development of open access, tenure insecurity and resource conflicts in Southeast Asia and China;
- understand the diverse histories, objectives and structures of land law in Southeast Asia and China;
- understand in detail the nature and challenges of land law in Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, East Timor, Vietnam and China, particularly in terms of constitutional authority over land, systems of land administration and mechanisms for formalising and unifying diverse tenure sysstems.
Other Information
Click here for fee and census date informationIndicative Assessment
One research essay of 6,000 to 8,000 words.
The assignment topics are squarely based on the reading materials covered in class from the four books of reading materials.
Book 1 on the theory of land law and economic development
Book 2 on Indonesia and Malaysia
Book 3 on Cambodia and East Timor
Book 4 on Vietnam and China
The reading materials will be analysed through sets of semi-structured questions for class discussion. These questions will be similar in nature to the list of proposed assignement questions. Students may also determine their own assignment topic after consultation and approval by the course convenor.
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Workload
26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)
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Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1626 | |
| 2014 | $2808 | |
| 2013 | $2808 | |
| 2012 | $2808 | |
| 2011 | $2778 | |
| 2010 | $2718 | |
| 2009 | $2670 | |
| 2008 | $2670 | |
| 2007 | $2670 | |
| 2006 | $2646 | |
| 2005 | $2298 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2916 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3426 |
| 2008 | $3426 |
| 2007 | $3426 |
| 2006 | $3426 |
| 2005 | $3234 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5761 | 01 Jul 2014 | 14 Aug 2014 | 29 Aug 2014 | 30 Sep 2014 | In Person | N/A |
