Contesting land and custom in Ghana : state, chief and the citizen / / edited by Janine M. Ubink and Kojo S. Amanor

• Pubblicazione: Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 301
• Soggetto topico: Land tenure - Ghana; Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana; Right of property - Ghana; Land use - Ghana
• Persona (resp. second.): UbinkJanine M; AmanorKojo S
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contesting land and custom in Ghana
• ISBN: 90-485-0608-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910213850903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Law, governance, and development. . -Research.