Local politics and the dynamics of property in Africa - Lund, Christian (New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008)
Introduction -- "This situation is incongruous in the extreme" : the history of land policies in the upper regions of Ghana -- Who owns Bol gatanga? : the revival of the earthpriest and emerging tensions over pr operty -- Seizing opportunities : chieftaincy, land, and local administ ration -- Settled facts or facts to settle : land conflicts under insti tutional uncertainty -- "Bawku is still volatile" : ethnopolitical conf lict and state recognition -- The rent of nonenforcement : access to fo rests resources -- Small dams and fluid tenure -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p.183-196) and index.
Keywords: Land tenure -- Ghana; Right of property; Local government -- Ghana