Local politics and the dynamics of property in Africa /

Access to land and property is vital to people's livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas in Africa. People exert tremendous energy to have land claims recognized as rights with a variety of political, administrative, and legal institutions. This book provides a detailed analysis of ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lund, Christian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Land tenure > Ghana.
Right of property > Ghana.
Local government > Ghana.
Droit de propriété > Ghāna.
Administration locale > Ghāna.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Land tenure.
Local government.
Right of property.
Ghana.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "This situation is incongruous in the extreme" : the history of land policies in the upper regions of Ghana
  • Who owns Bolgatanga? : the revival of the earthpriest and emerging tensions over property
  • Seizing opportunities : chieftaincy, land, and local administration
  • Settled facts or facts to settle : land conflicts under institutional uncertainty
  • "Bawku is still volatile" : ethnopolitical conflict and state recognition
  • The rent of nonenforcement : access to forests resources
  • Small dams and fluid tenure
  • Conclusion.

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