Examining the impact of customary land secretariats on decentralised land governance in Ghana: Evidence from stakeholders in Northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106665
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Customary land tenure; Tenure security; Customary land secretariat; Land governance; Ghana;All these keywords.
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