The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana
研究加纳阿夸平地区模糊和有争议的土地权利如何影响农业投资和生产力，发现地方政治权力地位高的人土地权利更安全，从而投资更多、产出更高。
We examine the impact of ambiguous and contested land rights on investment and productivity in agriculture in Akwapim, Ghana. We show that individuals who hold powerful positions in a local political hierarchy have more secure tenure rights and that as a consequence they invest more in land fertility and have substantially higher output. The intensity of investments on different plots cultivated by a given individual corresponds to that individual's security of tenure over those specific plots and, in turn, to the individual's position in the political hierarchy relevant to those specific plots. (c) 2008 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.