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Struggles over Land and Authority in Africa

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ID2098261
AuthorsSara Berry (0000-0002-2146-2816, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume60
Issue3
Pages105-125
Publication date2017-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2017.96
OpenAlexW2761759889
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited57

This article reviews major changes in policies and practices of land allocation and use in sub-Saharan Africa since ca 1990, using two comparative case studies to illustrate their implications for relations between local and national authority. One case contrasts Ghana, where intense local conflicts over land and authority did not translate into political conflict at the national level, with Côte d'Ivoire, where they did. The other compares political strategies and the influence of traditional chiefs in Ghana and South Africa

Archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Land tenure · Local authority · Political authority · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Traditional authority · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Public Administration

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Citations per year4
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
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