Large-scale land acquisition in Ghana : institutional change, gender and power

Introduction: Land grabbing as institutional transformation -- The policy context: Feeding Africa while doing business -- the anti-politics of LSLA -- Chasing the evolutionary role of chiefs in local land relations -- Implementation of a land deal in a plural legal setting -- They said they were bringing a development project. -- The evolution of local livelihoods and impacts of the large-scale land investment -- Conclusion: Contested land deals, gendered power relations -- Epilogue: From research to action.