LEADER 02756nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910213850903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a90-485-0608-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001409284 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3327132 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC420020 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL420020 035 $a(OCoLC)310566560 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001409284 100 $a20091013d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurm|#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aContesting land and custom in Ghana $estate, chief and the citizen /$fedited by Janine M. Ubink and Kojo S. Amanor 210 $aLeiden $cLeiden University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (230 pages) $cillustrations, maps; digital file(s) 225 1 $aLaw, governance, and development 311 $a90-8728-047-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contesting land and custom in Ghana: Introduction -- Ancestral property: Land, politics and 'thedeeds of the ancestors' in Ghana and Co?te 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. 330 $aA critical examination of customary land tenure in Ghana, based on case studies and vital in the integration of customary institutions into the framework of state land administration. 410 0$aLaw, governance, and development.$pResearch. 606 $aLand tenure$zGhana 606 $aLand tenure$xLaw and legislation$zGhana 606 $aRight of property$zGhana 606 $aLand use$zGhana 615 0$aLand tenure 615 0$aLand tenure$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aRight of property 615 0$aLand use 676 $a301 701 $aUbink$b Janine M.$f1976-$0866615 701 $aAmanor$b Kojo S$01755538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213850903321 996 $aContesting land and custom in Ghana$94192365 997 $aUNINA