Contesting land and custom in Ghana : state, chief and the citizen / / edited by Janine M. Ubink and Kojo S. Amanor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 301 |
Collana | Law, governance, and development |
Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Ghana
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana Right of property - Ghana Land use - Ghana |
ISBN | 90-485-0608-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213850903321 |
Leiden : , : Leiden University Press, , c2008 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
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 |
Autore | Ubink Janine M. <1976-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.3 |
Collana | Leiden University Press series on law, governance, and development dissertations |
Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana
Land use - Ghana |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-485-0220-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451365703321 |
Ubink Janine M. <1976->
![]() |
||
[Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
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 |
Autore | Ubink Janine M. <1976-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.3 |
Collana | Leiden University Press series on law, governance, and development dissertations |
Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana
Land use - Ghana |
ISBN | 90-485-0220-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781919003321 |
Ubink Janine M. <1976->
![]() |
||
[Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
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 |
Autore | Ubink Janine M. <1976-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.3 |
Collana | Leiden University Press series on law, governance, and development dissertations |
Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Law and legislation - Ghana
Land use - Ghana |
ISBN | 90-485-0220-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823986603321 |
Ubink Janine M. <1976->
![]() |
||
[Leiden], : Leiden University Press, 2008 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|