Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi-Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differentiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered.
Author: Franklin Obeng-Odoom
Institution: University of Technology Sydney
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2105627273