Rule of law trade‐offs
“This land ownership is the worst possible thing for livestock husbandry. Cropland can be
privatized and protected, OK. Livestock husbandry must certainly not be settled. The climactic
conditions are extremely difficult and changeable here. Therefore, pasture must be shared
among herders and used in common… it must be left as it is and has been for hundreds of
years.” ‐ Mongolian pastoralist.
Source: Maria Fernandez‐Gimenez and Batjav Batbuyan (2004), “Law and Disorder: Local
Implementation of Mongolia’s Land Law”, 35 Development and Change 141.