Ensuring Equitable Distribution Of Land In Ghana: Spirituality Or Policy? A Case Study From The Forest-Savanna Agroecological Zone Of Ghana
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2011
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The International Indigenous Policy Journals
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This article explores the pent-up question of equitable distribution of land in Ghana using the Forest-Savanna
Agroecological Zone as a case study. It focuses on the dichotomy of policy versus indigenous spirituality in
contemporary distribution of land in Ghana. After independence several attempts have been made to
restructure land title holding in Ghana by way of land registration. The effectiveness of these attempts is also
examined. The paper concludes that Ghana needs pragmatic steps (policies) to confront the challenges of land
distribution. And in taking these pragmatic policies, the religio-cultural underpinnings (the people`s
worldview) of land issues in Ghana should be factored into the policy that will result. Anything short of this
will make the implementation of any land policy in Ghana ineffective.
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This article is published by The International Indigenous Policy Journals.
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Awuah-Nyamekye, S. , Sarfo-Mensah, P. (2011). Ensuring Equitable Distribution Of Land In Ghana: Spirituality Or Policy? A Case Study From The Forest-Savanna Agroecological Zone Of Ghana. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2(4) . DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2011.2.4.9