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Autore |
Ubink Janine M. <1976-> |
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Titolo |
In the land of the chiefs [[electronic resource] ] : customary law, land conflicts, and the role of the state in peri-urban Ghana / / Janine Marisca Ubink |
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[Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Leiden University Press series on law, governance, and development dissertations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana |
Land use - Ghana |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-246). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Ch. 1: Introduction: land, customary law, and traditional authorities; Untitled; Ch. 2: How to combine tradition and modernity? Regulating customary land management Ghana; Ch. 3: Land policies for tenure security or the reality of customary land management in peri-urbun Ghana; Ch. 4: Negotiated or negated? The rhetoric and reality of customary tenure in Ashanti village in Ghana; Ch. 5: Traditional authority revisited: popular perceptions of chiefs and chieftancy in peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana |
Ch. 6: Courts and peri-urban practice: customary land law in Ghana Ch. 7: Conclusion: stool land management and the quest for customary law; References; Samenvatting (Dutch Summary); Curriculum vitae |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book studies practices of land management in peri-urban Ghana where traditional leadership forms a vibrant part of social life |
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