Considerations in assessing the potential success of a cadastral project in a developing country — A case study of the Thailand Land Titling Project

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The Thailand Land Titling Project is undoubtedly a successful project combining technical, institutional, legal and educational components. It is a joint project by the Royal Thai Government, the World Bank and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau. It is primarily concerned with the issuing of land titles to all freehold parcels in the Kingdom of Thailand, in addition to undertaking land administration improvement, establishing a national valuation system, carrying out urban cadastral mapping for all urban areas in the country and developing a national land information strategy. The paper briefly overviews the project, outlines some of the lessons from the project and reviews the significant socio-economic benefits of the project. The paper, however, concentrates on attempting to evaluate the reasons for the success of the project. In particular, it argues that the institutional, economic, social, legal and political environment at the time of project preparation and implementation was conducive to its success. Such an evaluation is necessary to place the lessons, achievements and benefits of the Land Titling Project in perspective for others who may wish to translate these experiences to their own countries or jurisdictions. By drawing on the experiences of the Land Titling Project and other projects with which he has been involved, the author attempts to generalise the considerations and necessary environment for success of similar projects.

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