Urban Land Policies in Ghana: A Case of the Emperor's New Clothes?

Obeng-Odoom, F

Urban Land Policies in Ghana: A Case of the Emperor's New Clothes?

Obeng-Odoom, F

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Review of Black Political Economy, 2014, 41 (2), pp. 119 - 143
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Obeng-Odoom, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-7751	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Review of Black Political Economy, 2014, 41 (2), pp. 119 - 143	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0034-6446	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30282
dc.description.abstract	The paper examines evidence on the reasons for inefficient land management in Ghana. It argues that the perceived custodians of land have consistently acted in their individual interest while successfully using a discourse of 'communal' to secure the backing of the colonial and post colonial state. Overall, the state has substantially promoted the interest of private capital. In turn, the 'public good' outcomes the current land policies ostensibly seek to achieve have only been modestly achieved. Instead, land policies have had perverse implications for weaker groups such as women and impacted cities negatively. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Review of Black Political Economy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s12114-013-9175-5	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	Urban Land Policies in Ghana: A Case of the Emperor's New Clothes?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	41	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
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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
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
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The paper examines evidence on the reasons for inefficient land management in Ghana. It argues that the perceived custodians of land have consistently acted in their individual interest while successfully using a discourse of 'communal' to secure the backing of the colonial and post colonial state. Overall, the state has substantially promoted the interest of private capital. In turn, the 'public good' outcomes the current land policies ostensibly seek to achieve have only been modestly achieved. Instead, land policies have had perverse implications for weaker groups such as women and impacted cities negatively. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

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