Land, labour and the family in Southern Ghana : a critique of land policy under neo-liberalisation

Author(s)

    • Amanor, Kojo Sebastian

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Land, labour and the family in Southern Ghana : a critique of land policy under neo-liberalisation

Kojo Sebastian Amanor

(Research report / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet = / Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, no. 116)

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2001

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"A report from the research programme: The Political and Social Context of Structural Adjustment in Africa" -- Cover

Bibliography: p. [123]-127

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Description

This report is based on field work carried out in the Akyem Abuakwa area of the forest region of Ghana, a section of the country rich in agricultural land, gold, and diamonds. Through the field work which was undertaken and the empirical material generated, the author attempts to chart the processes and patterns of differentiation connected to land and land use in contemporary Ghana. In addition to class-related differentiation, he also identifies intra-household, generational and gender differences as well as their implications for the mobilisation of family labour and the emergence of new land and labour markets. The conclusions which the author draws challenge some of the dominant theoretical approaches to the land question in contemporary Africa, particularly the evolutionary property rights and communitarian approaches.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA53894953
  • ISBN
    • 9171064680
  • Country Code
    sw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Uppsala
  • Pages/Volumes
    127 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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