The Politics of Property Rights Institutions in Africa by Ato Kwamena Onoma (Eng

Description: The Politics of Property Rights Institutions in Africa by Ato Kwamena Onoma Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions that secure property rights to land while others neglect these institutions and how do these institutions evolve when established? This book answers these questions through spatial and temporal comparison of national and sub-national cases from Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya and Zimbabwe. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions like title registries and land tribunals that secure property rights to land while others neglect these institutions or destroy those that already exist? How do these institutions evolve once they have been established? This book answers these questions through spatial and temporal comparison of national and subnational cases from Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya and, to a lesser extent, Zimbabwe. Onoma argues that the level of property rights security that leaders prefer depends on how they use land. However, the extent to which leaders institutional preferences are translated into actual institutions depends on the level of leaders capacity. Further, once established, these institutions through their very working can contribute to their own decline over time. This book is unique in revealing the political and economic reasons why some leaders unlike others prefer an environment of insecure rights even as land prices increase. Author Biography Ato Onoma is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University. After receiving his PhD from Northwestern University, he was a postdoctoral Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. His was featured in Explaining Institutional Change: Ambiguity, Agency, and Power, a collection of essays edited by James Mahoney and Kathleen Thelen (Cambridge, 2010). Table of Contents 1. Divergent attitudes towards property rights institutions; 2. Explaining institutional choice and change; 3. Varying responses by Ghanian and Batswanaian state leaders; 4. Traditional leaders take charge in Akyem Abuakwa and Ga; 5. Making and then unmaking institutions in Kenya; 6. Endogenous contributions to institutional change; 7. Conclusion; Appendix: notes on field research. Promotional This book provides unique insight into the relationship of institutions that govern land rights to local and national politics in African countries. Promotional "Headline" This book provides unique insight into the relationship of institutions that govern land rights to local and national politics in African countries. Description for Bookstore Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions that secure property rights to land while others neglect these institutions and how do these institutions evolve when established? This book answers these questions through spatial and temporal comparison of national and sub-national cases from Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya and Zimbabwe. Description for Library Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions that secure property rights to land while others neglect these institutions and how do these institutions evolve when established? This book answers these questions through spatial and temporal comparison of national and sub-national cases from Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya and Zimbabwe. Details ISBN0521765714 Short Title POLITICS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521765714 ISBN-13 9780521765718 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Ato Kwamena Onoma Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-12-28 Birth 1975 Affiliation Yale University, Connecticut UK Release Date 2009-12-28 AU Release Date 2009-12-28 NZ Release Date 2009-12-28 Illustrations 3 Tables, unspecified; 3 Maps Pages 246 Alternative 9780511691942 DEWEY 333.0096 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168637789;

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