Differentiating between land administration, land policy, and land management The perceived differences between land administration, land policy and land management may clearly be brought out by closely examining the meaning of each of the terms and its application. For instance, land administration may be perceived as a system which comprises of a variety of sub-systems which actualise strategies aimed at accomplishing land policy implementation and also other policies in the system of land management (Ginger, 2000, p.35). Land administration reflects the implementation system concerning binding strategy.