Rural 'Community', chiefs and social capital: The case of Southern Ghana

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-93

  Grischow, Jeff D ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Akyem Abuakwa; Chiefs; Ghana; History; Land tenure; Scial capital; Traditional authority

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LAND TENURE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 37349108588     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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