Land Reform: Pragmatism and Diversity

Hugh Raven, Director of Ardtornish Estate Company
Essential Scotland, November 1998

Much of the land reform debate is suggestive of a holy grail of land ownership, an optimal model of tenure which should be replicated as widely as possible in the public interest. Such a model does not exist. A diversity of tenurial options is desirable, including community, voluntary, private and public. Only a pluralistic solution can engage the interest and benefit from the talents of the maximum number of people.

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