{"product_id":"the-transformation-of-property-rights-in-the-gold-coast-an-empirical-study-applying-rational-choice-theory-hardback-9780521555036","title":"The Transformation of Property Rights in the Gold Coast; An Empirical Study Applying Rational Choice Theory (Hardback) 9780521555036","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Transformation of Property Rights in the Gold Coast\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Empirical Study Applying Rational Choice Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the political process by which property rights are defined and enforced.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathryn Firmin-Sellers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521555036, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 December 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...Firmin-Sellers has written an interesting book that will please those who subscribe to a revisionist version of rational-choice theory....All readers will benefit from her thoughtful and well-researched exposition of the evolution of property rights in the Gold Coast.\"    Robert Fatton, Jr., American Political Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book explores the political process by which property rights are defined and enforced in two traditional states in colonial Ghana. The case studies within the book ask how colonial institutions transformed indigenous political and economic life; and how colonization and decolonization affected prospects for future economic development and stability in Africa. The introductory chapter outlines a theory of the transformation of property rights systems. The remaining empirical chapters refine this theory through a detailed analysis of the transformation of property rights within an African context. These chapters draw explicitly on rational choice theories to analyse indigenous actors' attempts to redefine and enforce property rights to land by 'reinventing' the traditions of their respective communities. These theories help to understand why property rights systems across Africa remain fluid and insecure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSeries editors' preface\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Institutions of the Colonial State: 2. The logic of indirect rule\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Reinvention of Tradition: the Evolution of Property Rights Under Indirect Rule: 3. Institutional failure in the Ga state\u003cbr\u003e 4. Institutional creation in Akyem Abuakwa: the politics of property rights\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Transition to Independent Government: 5. Redefining the institutions of central government: the writing of the Coussey Constitution\u003cbr\u003e 6. The return to the traditional state\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006031483160,"sku":"9780521555036","price":67.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521555036_c8d9374e-fd60-4cef-9737-372264aebd70.gif?v=1691369585","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-transformation-of-property-rights-in-the-gold-coast-an-empirical-study-applying-rational-choice-theory-hardback-9780521555036","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}