Institutional Synergies in Customary Land Markets—Selected Case Studies of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LSLAs) in Ghana

Land

Elias Danyi Kuusaana¹  Nicolas Gerber¹ 

[1] Department of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Str 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany; E-Mail:

关键词: institutions;    land markets;    investments;    customary tenure;    chieftaincy and Ghana;   

DOI  :  10.3390/land4030842

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Synergies among land institutions and institutional changes impact on land markets and in guaranteeing agro-based employment, capital injection, local economic development and infrastructural improvement. Increasingly, these institutions have come under pressure and there are concerns about their functional capacities and implications on land markets. This paper discusses institutional synergies and its impacts on customary land markets under large-scale land acquisitions for agro-investments in Ghana. From the study, it was identified that the government of Ghana has maintained a non-interfering stance in customary land markets so as to protect the sanctity and independence of customary land institutions. Also, land transactions were found characterised by lack of transparency, information sharing, participation and accountability. For an efficient and effective management of LSLAs in Ghana, there is the need for a functioning institutional collaboration and one-stop-shop approach to streamline the apparent complex processes of acquiring agricultural land. The roles of customary custodians such as chiefs and Tendaamba should be critically reviewed and re-aligned according to local customs to make the institutions more accountable, consultative and transparent, while curtailing their enormous powers in land administration.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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