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

Thumbnail Image
Files in English
English PDF (205.75 KB)
228 downloads

English Text (15.64 KB)
16 downloads
Date
2006-09
ISSN
Published
2006-09
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
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.
Citation
World Bank. 2006. Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities : A Case Study of Land Tenure in Ghana. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 266. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/11e58833-f67a-5511-ad1d-578bd738080f License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Report Series
Other publications in this report series
Journal
Journal Volume
Journal Issue
Associated URLs
Associated content
Citations