I would like to examine the formalization of customary land rights based on an interpretation of the ‘Village land Act, 1999’and a field survey. I aim to clarify how it such formalization facilitates and, at the same time, it influences economic development.Law and Society Association and Canadian Law and Society Association2008 Joint Meetings, May 29-June 1 2008, Montreal, Canada での発表原稿に加筆修正を加え