Large-scale land acquisition in Ghana : institutional change, gender and power / Kristina Lanz.

"This book examines a large-scale land acquisition project for rice production in Ghana's Volta Region, which has been purported by some as a social and ecological showcase with the company entering a 'community-private partnership' with affected communities. Celebrated by national and international...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lanz, Kristina (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Series:Routledge studies in global land and resource grabbing
Subjects:
Land tenure > Ghana.
Land use > Ghana.
Economic development > Ghana.
Utilisation du sol > Ghāna.
Développement économique > Ghāna.
Economic development.
Land tenure.
Land use.
Ghana.
Physical Description:xi, 129 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Land grabbing as institutional transformation
  • The policy context: Feeding Africa while doing business
  • the anti-politics of LSLA
  • Chasing the evolutionary role of chiefs in local land relations
  • Implementation of a land deal in a plural legal setting
  • "They said they were bringing a development project."
  • The evolution of local livelihoods and impacts of the large-scale land investment
  • Conclusion: Contested land deals, gendered power relations
  • Epilogue: From research to action.