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Local Politics and the Dynamics of Property in Africa
By: Christian Lund
| Retail Price: | $150.00 |
| Booktopia Price | $135.00 |
ISBN-13: 9780521886543
ISBN: 0521886546
ISBN: 0521886546
Format:
Hardcover
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This title will be ordered from our supplier once you place your order. It can take up to 7 days to receive most locally-stocked titles, stock levels permitting. Titles ordered from overseas suppliers can take up to 10 days, stock levels permitting.
Payment Options
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2. Internet banking, cheques and money orders are also accepted.
3. PayPal now accepted
Description:
"This book provides a detailed analysis of how public authority and the state are formed through debates and struggles over property in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Although scarcity may indeed promote exclusivity, the evidence from Ghana shows that when many institutions contend for the right to authorize claims to land, the result of an effort to unify and clarify the law is to intensify competition among these institutions and to weaken their legitimacy. The book explores particularly how state divestiture of land in 1979 encouraged competition between customary authorities and how, as a result, the institution of the earthpriest was revived. Such processes are key to understanding property and authority in Africa."--BOOK JACKET.
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Table of Contents:
| List of Maps, Figures, and Tables | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| "This Situation Is Incongruous in the Extreme": The History of Land Policies in the Upper Regions of Ghana | p. 25 |
| Who Owns Bolgatanga? The Revival of the Earthpriest and Emerging Tensions over Property | p. 47 |
| Seizing Opportunities: Chieftaincy, Land, and Local Administration | p. 68 |
| Settled Facts or Facts to Settle: Land Conflicts under Institutional Uncertainty | p. 90 |
| "Bawku Is Still Volatile": Ethnopolitical Conflict and State Recognition | p. 108 |
| The Rent of Nonenforcement: Access to Forest Resources | p. 134 |
| Small Dams and Fluid Tenure | p. 156 |
| Conclusion | p. 174 |
| References | p. 183 |
| Index | p. 197 |
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Details:
ISBN: 0521886546
ISBN-13: 9780521886543
Number Of Pages: 224
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Audience: Professional
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