The Ravages of Resettlement

A Ghanaian Case Study

Bibliographic Data

ID10939236
AuthorsBrenda Owusu-Ofori (Prudential Bank Ghana Ltd, Accra, Ghana., corresponding author), Franklin Obeng‐odoom (0000-0003-3997-7751, University of Technology Sydney), Franklin Obeng-Odoom (University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.)
Year2015
Volume45
Issue2
Pages234-241
Publication date2015-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0049085715574185
OpenAlexW2256845150
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

Tensions characterise life in a resettlement community in Ghana, over 40 years after it was formed. Media reports trace the problem to a 30-acre parcel of land. However, interviews with ordinary people and opinion leaders in the community and officials who played key roles in planning the resettlement scheme reveal that the land conflict is only one part of the problem. More structural and institutional problems exist as the key drivers of poverty and unrest in this resettlement town. From this perspective, some mitigating policies are suggested

Acre · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Sociology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Unrest · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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