Title: Ensuring equitable distribution of land in Ghana: Spirituality or policy?: A case study from the forest-savanna agroecological zone of Ghana

Authors: Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel and Sarfo-Mensah, Paul

Place: [London

Publisher: University of Western Ontario]. Scholarship@Western

Year: 2011

Journal: The International indigenous policy journal. Volume 2: Issue 4: Traditional knowledge, spirituality and lands

Volume: Art. 9

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: land tenure, public administration, land rights, public services, social justice, cultural and social anthropology, ghana

Abstract: The question of equitable distribution of land in forest-savannah zone of Ghana was investigated with a focus on the dichotomy of policy versus indigenous spirituality. The effectiveness of past land registration attempts is also examined. Generally, religio-cultural aspects must be factored in.

URL: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7360/6004

Document type: E-article