Integrating decentralised land administration systems with traditional land governance institutions in Ghana: Policy and praxis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.007
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Customary Land Secretariat; Decentralisation land administration; Traditional land governance; Local land registries; Technical capacity;All these keywords.
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