This book explores the political process by which property rights are defined and enforced in two traditional states in colonial Ghana. The case studies within the book ask how colonial institutions transformed indigenous political and economic life; and how colonization and decolonization affected prospects for future economic development and stability in Africa. The introductory chapter outlines a theory of the transformation of property rights system while the remaining empirical chapters refine this theory through a detailed analysis of the transformation of property rights within an African context.
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"Firmin-Sellers adds luster to the influential `Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions' series in a tightly argued, well-researched monograph using two tribal/ethnic case studies to illustrate a series of analytical and theoretical propositions in political economy and beyond....The work's integration of field work with theoretical perspectives is remarkable. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and higher." R.M. Fulton, Choice
"...Firmin-Sellers has written an interesting book that will please those who subscribe to a revisionist version of rational-choice theory....All readers will benefit from her thoughtful and well-researched exposition of the evolution of property rights in the Gold Coast." Robert Fatton, Jr., American Political Science
"...Firmin-Sellers has written an interesting book that will please those who subscribe to a revisionist version of rational-choice theory....All readers will benefit from her thoughtful and well-researched exposition of the evolution of property rights in the Gold Coast." Robert Fatton, Jr., American Political Science
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This book explores the political process by which property rights are defined and enforced in two traditional states in colonial Ghana. The case studies within the book ask how colonial institutions transformed indigenous political and economic life; and how colonization and decolonization affected prospects for future economic development and stability in Africa. The introductory chapter outlines a theory of the transformation of property rights system while the remaining empirical chapters refine this theory through a detailed analysis of the transformation of property rights within an African context.
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One of Africa's greatest tragedies lies in its apparent inability to take advantage of the continent's abundant natural resources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paramount stool, distributionally favorable definition, divisional stools, new property rights system, stool heirs, destoolment charges, stool disputes, stool lands, indigenous actors, customary land tenure, customary land law, stool subjects, divisional chiefs, property rights institutions, institutional creation, indigenous politicians, weaker actors, property rights systems, distributional conflict, coercive authority, traditional rulers, paramount chief, tomary law Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gold Coast, Ofori Atta, Akyem Abuakwa, Legislative Council, Manbii Party, Convention People's Party, Tackie Komme, Korle We, West Africa, Okyeman Council, Kwame Nkrumah, Secretary of State, British Governor, Shifimo Kpee, Native Administration Ordinance, Cape Coast, Eastern Province, Native Jurisdiction Ordinance, Tackie Obilie, Executive Council, Kojo Thompson, Lands Bill, Prime Minister, Tackie Tawiah, Watson Commission New!
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One of Africa's greatest tragedies lies in its apparent inability to take advantage of the continent's abundant natural resources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paramount stool, distributionally favorable definition, divisional stools, new property rights system, stool heirs, destoolment charges, stool disputes, stool lands, indigenous actors, customary land tenure, customary land law, stool subjects, divisional chiefs, property rights institutions, institutional creation, indigenous politicians, weaker actors, property rights systems, distributional conflict, coercive authority, traditional rulers, paramount chief, tomary law Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gold Coast, Ofori Atta, Akyem Abuakwa, Legislative Council, Manbii Party, Convention People's Party, Tackie Komme, Korle We, West Africa, Okyeman Council, Kwame Nkrumah, Secretary of State, British Governor, Shifimo Kpee, Native Administration Ordinance, Cape Coast, Eastern Province, Native Jurisdiction Ordinance, Tackie Obilie, Executive Council, Kojo Thompson, Lands Bill, Prime Minister, Tackie Tawiah, Watson Commission New!
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- The Invention of Tradition (Canto) by Eric Hobsbawm on 4 pages
- The Life and Work of Kwame Nkrumah by Kwame Arhin on 4 pages
- Institutions and Social Conflict (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Jack Knight on 4 pages
- Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana by Dr. Richard Rathbone on 4 pages
- Unequal Development: An Essay on the Social Formations of Peripheral Capitalism by Samir Amin on 4 pages
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- Delegation and Agency in International Organizations (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Darren G. Hawkins in Front Matter
- Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy: Lessons from Medieval Trade (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Avner Greif in Back Matter
- The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Georg Vanberg in Back Matter
- Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Daniel N. Posner in Back Matter
- Beyond the Miracle of the Market: The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Robert H. Bates in Back Matter
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