Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana

The author examine this relationship in the context of agriculture in Ghana's Eastern Region. Our work traces the connection from a set of complex and explicitly negotiable property rights over land to agricultural investment and, in turn, to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE CLAIMS TO LAND CULTIVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FARMLAND LAND ALLOCATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND USE PLANTING PRIVATE PROPERTY PROPERTY RIGHTS SHARECROPPING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7144736/addressing-unequal-economic-opportunities-case-study-land-tenure-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9595

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spelling	okr-10986-95952021-04-23T14:02:46Z Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana World Bank ACCESS TO LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE CLAIMS TO LAND CULTIVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FARMLAND LAND ALLOCATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND USE PLANTING PRIVATE PROPERTY PROPERTY RIGHTS SHARECROPPING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TREES The author examine this relationship in the context of agriculture in Ghana's Eastern Region. Our work traces the connection from a set of complex and explicitly negotiable property rights over land to agricultural investment and, in turn, to agricultural productivity. Using survey and focus group data, we find that while the land tenure institutions may have some benefits, they result in drastically lower productivity for those not connected to the political hierarchy. This paper discusses the following topics: land transactions and land rights, land tenure is a political process, and a safety net of sorts. 2012-08-13T09:03:04Z 2012-08-13T09:03:04Z 2006-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7144736/addressing-unequal-economic-opportunities-case-study-land-tenure-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9595 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 266 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Ghana
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description	The author examine this relationship in the context of agriculture in Ghana's Eastern Region. Our work traces the connection from a set of complex and explicitly negotiable property rights over land to agricultural investment and, in turn, to agricultural productivity. Using survey and focus group data, we find that while the land tenure institutions may have some benefits, they result in drastically lower productivity for those not connected to the political hierarchy. This paper discusses the following topics: land transactions and land rights, land tenure is a political process, and a safety net of sorts.
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title	Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana
title_short	Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana
title_full	Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana
title_fullStr	Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana
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Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana

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