The politics of property rights institutions in Africa /

"Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions such as title registries and land tribunals that secure property rights to land, while others neglect these institutions or destroy those that already exist? How do these institutions evolve once they have been established? This...

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Main Author: Onoma, Ato Kwamena, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Divergent attitudes towards property rights institutions
  • Explaining institutional choice and change
  • Varying responses by Ghanian and Batswanaian state leaders
  • Traditional leaders take charge in Akyem Abuakwa and Ga
  • Building and then demolishing institutions in Kenya
  • Endogenous contributions to institutional change.