The promise and perils of water reforms: Perspectives from Northern Ghana

Africa Spectrum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-437

  Laube, Wolfram ^a  

^a ZEF ^*

Author keywords

Ghana; Irrigation; Land ownership and tenure; State and local government; Water; Water reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449152450     PISSN: 00020397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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