Land registration and security of land tenure: Case studies of Kumasi, Tamale, Bolgatanga and Wa in Ghana

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-502

  Abdulai, Raymond T ^a   Ndekugri, Issaka E ^a   Olomolaiye, Paul O ^a   Proverbs, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; LAND REGISTRATION; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; LANDOWNERSHIP; SECURITY;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI; NORTHERN REGION [GHANA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAMALE; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 41849134653     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.29.4.7     Document Type: Article

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