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Landreform in Schottland

Land reform in Scotland
[journal article]

Schmied, Doris

Abstract

Selbst zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends wird die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung Schottlands noch immer durch das feudale Erbe und die extrem ungleiche Verteilung von Landeigentum behindert. Die Mehrheit des Bodens befindet sich in den Händen von wenigen Personen, Unternehmen oder Instituti... view more

Selbst zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends wird die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung Schottlands noch immer durch das feudale Erbe und die extrem ungleiche Verteilung von Landeigentum behindert. Die Mehrheit des Bodens befindet sich in den Händen von wenigen Personen, Unternehmen oder Institutionen und wird in der Regel in Form von großen Gütern bewirtschaftet. Doch viele der estates sind wirtschaftlich ebensowenig profitabel wie die kleinen crofts (Pachtbetriebe), die im Zuge der Massenvertreibungen des 19. Jahrhunderts an der Küste des schottischen Hochlands und auf den Hebriden eingerichtet worden waren. In der Vergangenheit scheiterten alle Bemühungen um eine durchgreifende Landreform am Widerstand der großen Landeigentümer. Erst während der 1990er Jahre gelang es einer Reihe von crofter- und lokalen Gemeinschaften, das Land, auf dem sie leben und arbeiten, aufzukaufen, sobald es zum Verkauf angeboten wurde. Diese crofter und community buy-outs erregten großes Aufsehen und fanden allmählich auch die politische und z.T. finanzielle Unterstützung der schottischen und britischen Regierung. Zur Zeit wird in Schottland eine umfassende und politisch brisante Landreform durchgeführt, die die Erfahrungen dieserd buy-outs berücksichtigt. Das Kernstück der Gesetzgebung, die Land Reform Bill, sieht die Einführung eines allgemeinen Vorkaufrechts von Land für registierte lokale Gemeinschaftszusammenschlüsse (community right to buy) vor.... view less


Even at the beginning of the new millennium Scotland's socio-economic development is still hampered by its feudal heritage and the extremely unequal distribution of land, the vast majority of which is held by a small number of private persons, companies or institutions. However, in spite of their la... view more

Even at the beginning of the new millennium Scotland's socio-economic development is still hampered by its feudal heritage and the extremely unequal distribution of land, the vast majority of which is held by a small number of private persons, companies or institutions. However, in spite of their large size many of the estates are not economically viable, as is true for the extremely small crofting units in the Highlands and Islands, which had been formed in the wake of the Highland Clearances and are permanently let by the landowners to smallholders. In the past, all attempts at changing the existing land situation were blocked by the politically influential landowners. It was only during the 1990s that a number of crofting and local communities succeeded in purchasing the land they lived and worked on, but only when it was offered on the market. These so-called crofting and community buy-outs gained a lot of publicity and eventually the political and financial support of the Scottish and British governments. Currently a comprehensive but politically controversial land reform is under way which is based on the experience of these buy-outs. The core of the relevant legislation is the Land Reform Bill, which proposes the introduction of a general community right-to-buy for local communities who register their interest in buying land.... view less

Keywords
landed property; legislation; private property; feudalism; large landed property; historical development; land law; ownership structure; agrarian reform; Great Britain; policy on property; political reform

Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Economic Policy

Free Keywords
Schottland

Document language
German

Publication Year
2001

Page/Pages
p. 182-191

Journal
Europa Regional, 9.2001 (2001) 4

ISSN
0943-7142

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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