Contesting Land and Custom in Ghana: State, Chief and the Citizen (Law, Governance, and Development) - Softcover

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Publisher: Leiden University Press, 2008

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The contributors to this book critically examine the relations between the customary and statutory tenure and the institutional interactions between the state and traditional authorities in land administration, adressing issues of power, economic interests, transparency, accountability, conflicts and notions of social justice, equity and negotiation.

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Janine Ubink is senior lecturer law and governance in Africa, at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Development at Leiden University.|Kojo S Amanor is associate professor at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana.

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Onderzoek naar Arikaans beleid en haar groeiende belangstelling voor het gewoonterechtelijk grondbestuur.

Afrikaans beleid toont groeiende belangstelling voor het gewoonterechtelijk grondbestuur, vanuit de gedachte dat gewoonterecht communale, egalitaire ordening waarborgt. Deze aanpak negeert dat gewoonterechtelijke relaties door de geschiedenis heen zijn betwist door verschillende groepen die elk proberen in een veranderende situatie de inhoud van het gewoonterecht te herdefini�ren. De bijdragen aan dit boek onderzoeken dergelijke processen in Ghana.

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Publisher: Leiden University Press
Publication date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9087280475
ISBN 13: 9789087280475
Binding: Paperback
Edition number: 1
Number of pages: 230
Editor: Ubink Janine M.

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Contesting land and custom in Ghana state : chief and the citizen.

Ubink, Janine M. & Kojo S. Amanor (eds.)

Published by Leiden University Press, 2009

ISBN 10: 9087280475 ISBN 13: 9789087280475

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Condition: very good. [Leiden ] : Leiden University Press, c2008. Paperback. 230 pp. ills., maps. English text. Condition : very good. - 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. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9789087280475. Keywords : RECHT, African law *2006-100 African law. Seller Inventory # 90617

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