In response to the recent surge in extractive natural resource investments in Africa, this insightful book explores how relations between investors, ruling elit

Despite being heavily endowed with land and other natural resources, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest poverty rate in the world. A key to leveraging its land

More than ever before, the gaze of global investment has been directed to the drylands of Africa, but what does this mean for these regions' pastoralists and ot

This book provides unique insight into the relationship of institutions that govern land rights to local and national politics in African countries.

We examine the impact of ambiguous and contested land rights on investment and productivity in agricultural in Akwapim, Ghana. We show that individuals who hold