Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade :: geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development /

This book examines development issues, particularly spatial integration, in Sub-Saharan Africa regarding its tropical timber trade, and the related formal-informal operational turf creation, control and dynamics. Focusing primarily on Ghana, it examines the scramble to control the timber trade by va...

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Main Author: Owusu, J. Henry (John Henry), 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2012.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book examines development issues, particularly spatial integration, in Sub-Saharan Africa regarding its tropical timber trade, and the related formal-informal operational turf creation, control and dynamics. Focusing primarily on Ghana, it examines the scramble to control the timber trade by various political and socio-economic interests, from the colonial to the neo-liberal era, and identifies and distills lessons from Ghana's experience for Development policy and practice in Africa and comparable Developing countries in the 21st Century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0739174029
9780739174029
1283584018
9781283584012
9786613896469
6613896462

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