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UNINA9910213850903321 |
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Titolo |
Contesting land and custom in Ghana : state, chief and the citizen / / edited by Janine M. Ubink and Kojo S. Amanor |
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Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s) |
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Collana |
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Law, governance, and development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Land tenure - Ghana |
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana |
Right of property - Ghana |
Land use - Ghana |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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