Land valorisation processes and state intervention in land management in peri-urban Accra, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12714566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wordsworth Odame Larbi (University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB, corresponding author), Adarkwah Antwi (University of Wolverhampton), Paul Olomolaiye (University of Wolverhampton) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 355-371 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Development Planning Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6743 • E-ISSN: 1478-3401 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/idpr.25.4.3 |
| OpenAlex | W2023345616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
There is a continuous debate as to whether indigenous land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa can support market-based decisions. Whether or not this is the case is crucial to the quest for appropriate institutional frameworks to harness the potential of the real estate sector. This paper, using evidence from Accra, Ghana, argues that well-defined markets in land exist where property rights are traded within the indigenous system of land ownership. Furthermore, such markets perform better in terms of land delivery and pricing than the market for state-owned lands, and are responsive to the land needs of all segments of the population. The paper further argues that state intervention, which is intended to redefine property rights within a dual ownership-regulation framework and set unattainable standards for land use planning and development, distorts the indigenous market. This makes actors operate in an extra-legal context. Recommended policy reforms include a redefinition of formal property rights to effectively incorporate indigenous rights and the lowering of planning and building standards
Agriculture · Business · Context (archaeology · Customary land · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Indigenous · Intervention (counseling · Land law · Land management · Land registration · Land tenure · Land use · Natural resource economics · Population · Property rights · Real estate · Sociology · State (computer science · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |