Contested boundaries
Decentralisation and land conflicts in northwestern Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6139457 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carola Lentz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin de l’APAD (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1950-6929 • E-ISSN: 1950-6929 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/apad.50 |
| OpenAlex | W255507141 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 9 |
IntroductionAdministrative decentralisation and the devolution of political power to local communities have been key concepts in the recent democratisation projects in Africa. With the slogan “bring the government to the people” the Rawlings’ government in Ghana announced, at the end of the 1980s, the creation of new districts. Throughout the country, this announcement set in motion intense lobby politics and political mobilisation at the local level. Population and economic viability were th
Decentralization · Democracy · Democratization · Devolution (biology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Slogan · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
Lógica espacial e experiência de longo termo
Conclusão
Ordem de chegada como princípio de hierarquia dos territórios
Introdução
Os conhecedores da história dos Nyanja
Divisão administrativa da província do Niassa
Pa Mtengo wa mai
Os habitantes da água, os Nyanja
Khamu
Chiwelewele cho tchelatchela – renegociar a comunidade
Antropologia, territorialização e historicidades
A delimitação das terras comunitárias em Cóbuè
Security of land tenure
Different Ideas of Borders and Border Construction in Northern Ghana
Assessing customary land rights and tenure security variations of smallholder farmers in northwest Ghana
Testing a fit-for-purpose (FFP) model for strengthening customary land rights and tenure to improve household food security in Northwest Ghana
Nas terras do lago Niassa
Internal boundaries and district administration
Land Regimes and the Structure of Politics
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |