Vulnerability and property rights of widows and orphans in the era of the HIV and AIDS Pandemic
Kessy, Flora|Kweka, Josaphat|Makaramba, Robert|Kiria, Irenei / 2008

Safeguarding property rights of vulnerable people is an important policy issue, not least in the quest for poverty reduction in poor societies. This issue has become urgent due to recent developments, including the AIDS epidemic, globalization, climate change and other similar social and natural forces. This paper explores the extent to which property and inheritance rights of widows and orphans are violated or protected in the context of HIV and AIDS in two rural communities in Tanzania.