Contesting Land and Custom in Ghana State, Chief and the Citizen

Name: Contesting Land and Custom in Ghana State, Chief and the Citizen
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ISBN: 9789087280475

ISBN-10: 9087280475

ISBN-13: 9789087280475

Edition: 2009

Authors: Janine M. Ubink, Kojo S. Amanor

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African policy on customary land relations has become increasingly problematic in the wake of the growing value of residential and agricultural land; in Ghana, land has been the subject of growing commodification which has led to increased attempts by tribal chiefs, earth priests, land users, and governmental actors to redefine "custom," land ownership, and tenure. This collection of essays critically examines the relationships between customary and statutory tenure, as well as the institutional interactions between the state and traditional authorities, addressing issues of power, accountability, and equity in a number of case studies, as well as accounts of past and contemporary policy.

Book details

List price: $63.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Publication date: 2/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Janine Ubink is senior researcher in law and governance in Africa at the Van Vollenhoven Institute of the Leiden University. Andrï¿½ Hoekema is professor in legal pluralism at the University of Amsterdam, Law Faculty. Willem Assies coordinated the research on which this book is based and currently is an independent researcher.



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Contesting land and custom in Ghana: Introduction




Ancestral property: Land, politics and 'the deeds of the ancestors' in Ghana and C&ohat;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



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