Africa's Triple Heritage, Land Commodification and Women's Access to Land
Lessons from Cameroon, Kenya and Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Njoh (0000-0003-3256-7434, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA), Erick O Ananga (University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA), Julius Y Anchang (University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA), J Anchang (0000-0002-7500-1708), Elizabeth Mn Ayuk-Etang (University of Buea, Cameroon), Fenda A Akiwumi (0000-0002-4608-0371, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 760-779 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909615612121 |
| OpenAlex | W2415375966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
Women have less access to land than men in Africa. Previous analyses have typically identified African indigenous culture as the problem's exclusive source. With Cameroon, Kenya and Sierra Leone as empirical referents, an alternative explanation is advanced. Here, the problem is characterized as a product of Africa's triple heritage, comprising three main cultures, viz., African indigenous tradition, European/Christianity and Arabia/Islam. The following is noted as a major impediment to women's access to, and control of, land: the supplanting of previously collective land tenure systems based on family or clan membership by 'ability-to-pay' as the principal determinant of access to land
African studies · Agriculture · Archaeology · Clan · Commodification · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Land tenure · Livelihood · Political science · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Anthropology · Land Rights and Reforms · Ecology · Gender Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |