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However, it warned that the measures did not "go far enough to meaningfully intervene in the land market and change landownership patterns".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

The faith itself emerged in response to the societal exclusion of the lowest caste members, including persistent roadblocks to landownership, said Ronki Ram, professor of political science at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

“Early black politicians were interested in using tax policy to try to redistribute wealth and to increase landownership among former slaves.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2019

At least partly, outside landownership has played a role in the shift.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2018

On the Chathams and atolls, the chiefs had few resources to command, decisions were reached by general discussion, and landownership rested with the community as a whole rather than with the chiefs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond