Natural resource abundance and eminent domain: A case study from Africa

Obeng-Odoom, F

Natural resource abundance and eminent domain: A case study from Africa

Obeng-Odoom, F

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Local Economy, 2012, 27 (4), pp. 319 - 325
Issue Date:: 2012-06-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Obeng-Odoom, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-7751	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Local Economy, 2012, 27 (4), pp. 319 - 325	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-0942	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18757
dc.description.abstract	This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi-Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differentiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered. © The Author(s) 2012.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Local Economy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0269094212439174	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	Natural resource abundance and eminent domain: A case study from Africa	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi-Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differentiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered. © The Author(s) 2012.

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