Contesting land and custom in Ghana : state, chief and the citizen /

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A critical examination of customary land tenure in Ghana, based on case studies and vital in the integration of customary institutions into the framework of state land administration.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ubink, Janine M., 1976-, Amanor, Kojo, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, ©2008.
Colección:Law, governance, and development. Research.
Temas:
Land tenure > Ghana.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > Ghana.
Right of property > Ghana.
Land use > Ghana.
Droit de propriété > Ghāna.
Utilisation du sol > Ghāna.
Jurisprudence and general issues.
Law and society.
Law.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Land tenure.
Land tenure > Law and legislation.
Land use.
Right of property.
Ghana.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Contesting land and custom in Ghana: Introduction
  • Ancestral property: Land, politics and 'thedeeds of the ancestors' in Ghana and Coˆte d'Ivoire
  • The changing face of customary land tenure
  • Traditional ambiguities and authoritarian interpretations in Sefwi land disputes
  • Chiefs, earth priests and the state: Irrigation agriculture, competing institutions and the transformation of land tenure arrangements in Northeastern Ghana
  • Customary justice institutions and local Alternative Dispute Resolution: What kind of protection can they offer to customary landholders?
  • Struggles for land in peri-urban Kumasi and their effect on popular perceptions of chiefs and chieftaincy
  • Risks and opportunities of state intervention in customary land management: Emergent findings from the Land Administration Project Ghana
  • References
  • Archives
  • List of contributors
  • Index.

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