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| Title | Examining relationships between customary and state institutions in Ghana's decentralized system |
| Author | Belden, Cory |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Traditional authorities are powerful leaders alongside the state in Ghana. The chieftaincy has been resilient to “modernization”—maintaining land rights, allegiance from citizens, and influence in rural communities. Nonetheless, there are few rules defining their official role in the local government structure. It is empirically acknowledged that chiefs seriously impact the development of their communities. Hence, this study looks for factors that might explain the state’s deficiency in policy regarding chiefs. This analysis combines the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework with theory on formal and informal rules. Not only does this adaptation provide additional insight, but it helps to reduce the complexity in political research on dual governance bodies. Findings suggest that the formal and informal rule sets coupled with the resources available to state and customary actors result in strong exchange organizations between the two institutions. Incentives encourage noninterference and avoidance from the state; thus, rules concerning the chieftaincy are rarely enforced or modified. If attempting to harness collaboration and mitigate conflict and collusion, the state—in partnership with the chiefs—might reconsider the lawful role and authorities of the chiefs at local levels. Based on the analysis, policy revisions are needed to improve the outcomes of the institutional arrangement; however, major changes may be difficult to achieve in the current political context. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 1030 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
GHANA WEST AFRICA AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA AFRICA |
| Subject - keywords |
customary law chiefs decentralization incentives rules state government governance |
| Subject - author supplied keywords |
state system traditional authority |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP32 |
| IFPRI Division | DSGD |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Effective January 2007, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General's Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI-wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI's website at http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A468. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have not been subject to formal external reviews managed by IFPRI's Publications Review Committee but have been reviewed by at least one internal and/or external reviewer. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP01030 |
| Physical description | 30 pages |
| Times cited-- Google Scholar | http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=11979817720957540202&as_sdt=20005&sciodt=0,9&hl=en |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/1030.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4427.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2018-04-26 |
| Date modified | 2018-04-26 |
| OCLC number | 861347824 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4426 |
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| Title | ifpridp01030 31 |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4417.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2017-08-11 |
| Date modified | 2017-08-11 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4416 |
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