The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana

We examine the impact of ambiguous and contested land rights on investment and productivity in agriculture in Akwapim, Ghana. We show that individuals who hold powerful positions in a local political hierarchy have more secure tenure rights and that as a consequence they invest more in land fertilit...

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Main Authors:	Goldstein, Markus, Udry, Christopher
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Finance Q140 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5789

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spelling	okr-10986-57892021-04-23T14:02:23Z The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana Goldstein, Markus Udry, Christopher Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Finance Q140 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240 We examine the impact of ambiguous and contested land rights on investment and productivity in agriculture in Akwapim, Ghana. We show that individuals who hold powerful positions in a local political hierarchy have more secure tenure rights and that as a consequence they invest more in land fertility and have substantially higher output. The intensity of investments on different plots cultivated by a given individual corresponds to that individual's security of tenure over those specific plots and, in turn, to the individual's position in the political hierarchy relevant to those specific plots. 2012-03-30T07:34:33Z 2012-03-30T07:34:33Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of Political Economy 00223808 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5789 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Ghana
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topic	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Finance Q140 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
spellingShingle	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Finance Q140 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240 Goldstein, Markus Udry, Christopher The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
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description	We examine the impact of ambiguous and contested land rights on investment and productivity in agriculture in Akwapim, Ghana. We show that individuals who hold powerful positions in a local political hierarchy have more secure tenure rights and that as a consequence they invest more in land fertility and have substantially higher output. The intensity of investments on different plots cultivated by a given individual corresponds to that individual's security of tenure over those specific plots and, in turn, to the individual's position in the political hierarchy relevant to those specific plots.
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author	Goldstein, Markus Udry, Christopher
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title	The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
title_short	The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
title_full	The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
title_fullStr	The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed	The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
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The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana

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