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Women’s Land Rights in the Transition to Individualized Ownership: Implications for Tree‐Resource Management in Western Ghana

2001; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/340011

1539-2988

Agnes Quisumbing, Ellen Payongayong, J. B. Aidoo, Keijiro Otsuka,

Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development

Previous articleNext article No AccessWomen's Land Rights in the Transition to Individualized Ownership: Implications for Tree‐Resource Management in Western Ghana*Agnes R. Quisumbing, Ellen Payongayong, J. B. Aidoo, and Keijiro OtsukaAgnes R. QuisumbingInternational Food Policy Research Institute and Tufts University Search for more articles by this author , Ellen PayongayongInternational Food Policy Research Institute Search for more articles by this author , J. B. AidooParliament House, Ghana Search for more articles by this author , and Keijiro OtsukaFoundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Japan, and International Food Policy Research Institute Search for more articles by this author International Food Policy Research Institute and Tufts UniversityInternational Food Policy Research InstituteParliament House, GhanaFoundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Japan, and International Food Policy Research InstitutePDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 50, Number 1October 2001 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/340011 Views: 426Total views on this site Citations: 103Citations are reported from Crossref © 2001 by The University of Chicago. 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