Land tenure, resource access and decentralization: The political economy of land tenure in Ghana

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Date

1999

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Publisher

Kumasi, Ghana: UST

Abstract

This paper... [is]...an inquiry into the Political economy of land tenure in Ghana. Resource access to individuals and local communities under Customary Land Law on the one hand, and government landholdings and land management machinery since the colonial era to date were examined. The ultimate conclusion is that Customary Land Law, offers the best security of tenure to individuals, families and local communities. - Kasanga

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Keywords

Land use management, Laws and regulations, Land tenure, Decentralization, Resource access, Customary land use law, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale

Citation

Land Administration Research Centre