Marginal Benefits of Land Policies in Ghana

Hammond, Felix

doi:10.1080/09599910902837069

Cited by 24 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Have they promoted equality between genders? Several studies (e.g., Hammond, 2008) suggest that security of tenure has not improved with regularisation of title. There are many people who have land legally transferred to them, possess formal titles to land but who do not feel secure (Abdulia, 2010;Hughes, 2003).…”

Section: Ghanamentioning

confidence: 98%

Land reforms in Africa: Theory, practice, and outcome

Obeng‐Odoom

2012

Habitat International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Ghanamentioning

confidence: 98%

Land reforms in Africa: Theory, practice, and outcome

Obeng‐Odoom

2012

Habitat International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…It contrasts with an orthodox, neoclassical economic methodology based on the use of the individual as the unit of analysis, restrictive assumptions such as perfect information, an emphasis on the price mechanism as the best means of allocating resources, and a methodology of modelling and formal statistical analysis (For a demonstration of how this method is used in analysing the land question in the case of Ghana, see, for example, Aryeetey and Udry 2010;Owusu 2008;Goldstein and Udry 2008;Hammond 2008). The political economic approach emphasises evolution in historical time, distributive efficiency and analysis of how institutions of varying degrees of power interact with the economic system to produce different social, political, economic and environmental outcomes (see Butler et al 2009, pp.112-114;Stilwell 2006, pp.4-5;Anderson 2004, pp.141-144;O'Hara 2001, pp.…”

Section: The Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Obeng‐Odoom

2014

The Review of Black Political Economy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

“…Recent research by Philip Antwi-Agyei, Dougill, and Stringer (2015) strongly recommends title registration as a panacea in Ghana. In the light of existing challenges to this view (e.g., Hammond, 2008), it is important to revisit the debate and the evidence in Ghana, starting with the legislation underpinning the drive for titling in the country.…”

Section: Theoretical Basis Of Land Title Registrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ex-Post Analysis of Land Title Registration in Ghana Since 2008 Merger

Ehwi¹,

Asante

2016

Sage Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Land ownership and security of title have continued to dominate land management discourses in many developing economies, leading to a proliferation of studies that explore, among other things, the nexus between land title registration and land security, women’s access to land, innovation in agriculture, access to finance, and economic development. For many years, Ghana experienced minimal success in formalizing land ownership and title registration. However, public confidence and expectations were raised once more in 2008 with the merger of four disparate land agencies into the New Lands Commission (NLC) under the overarching ambit of the Land Administration Project (LAP). This article contributes to existing studies by evaluating the impact of the 2008 merger. This is accomplished by matching the project’s stated objectives with actual outcomes and situating the findings in the broader theoretical debate about land title registration and economic development. Using data gathered through interviews with officials of the Greater Accra Lands Commission and with prospective land title holders, the study concludes that there have not been any great gains in achieving the complete digitization of the title registration process and follow-up procedures. However, there has been a reduction in the turn-around time for processing land documents, from more than 36 months to about 3 months, as well as increased public awareness about the process of title registration. The study recommends further training of staff members of the NLC in handling the digitization process, institutionalization of anti-corruption and anti-bribery practices, and the introduction of a well-functioning customer feedback system.

show abstract

Marginal Benefits of Land Policies in Ghana

Cited by 24 publications

References 31 publications

Land reforms in Africa: Theory, practice, and outcome

Land reforms in Africa: Theory, practice, and outcome

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

Ex-Post Analysis of Land Title Registration in Ghana Since 2008 Merger

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About