Mozambique’s land law is notable for its intent to balance the recognition and protection of smallholder land use rights with attracting foreign and domestic investment to rural areas. However, the state’s legitimacy may be undermined through the process of recognition, as state actors and local elites circumvent the law for private gain. Walker focuses on two areas where the law has failed to protect smallholder rights: issues of women’s land rights, and the expansion of protected areas. These issues speak to the problem of recognition, revealing ways the state produces authority, but not necessarily legitimacy, in rural settings.

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保护莫桑比克的小农土地权利，1997-2017：未完成的事业？

莫桑比克的土地法以平衡承认和保护小农土地使用权与吸引国内外投资到农村地区的意图而著称。然而，国家的合法性可能会在承认过程中受到破坏，因为国家行为者和地方精英为了私人利益而规避法律。沃克关注法律未能保护小农权利的两个领域：妇女的土地权利问题和保护区的扩大。这些问题涉及到承认问题，揭示了国家在农村环境中产生权威的方式，但不一定合法。