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Vol. 1: Thematic studies. - VII,293 S. : Tab., Lit., Lit.Hinw. - ISBN 978-9988-7716-5-2; Vol. 2: Constituency studies. - X,370 S. : Tab., Lit., Lit.Hinw. - ISBN 978-9988-7716-6-9

Northern Ghana is the most underprivileged region of the country. Contributors to the volume explain in 11 chapters how the region acquired this status and why it persists. Bening gives an account of the variety of manoeuvres and changes that led to the establishment of Northern Ghana as a British protectorate. Using data on the Dagaaba of the Upper West Benedict G. Der challenges the common notion that the pre-colonial societies in Northern Ghana were stateless. Awedoba examines the custom of bridewealth' in Northern marriages', whereby gifts, usually in the form of livestock, from the family of the groom are transferred to that of the bride. In a second contribution the author examines the impact of a law passed by the British administrator Moreton that restricted this transfer to two cows. Der examines the role of the missions in the expansion of Western education in the region. The editor, Saaka, examines historical and political factors that led Northern political leaders to distrust their Southern counterparts. Songsore identifies the specific internal and external forces that have conspired to erode the significance of rural commons in the Upper West region. Using the example of drinking water services Kendie/Abane explain the extent to which user committees are enhancing sustainable development in the region. Songsore, again, gives a neomarxist explication of the actual and potential impact of the governments economic recovery program on the rural poor. The last chapter by Songsore/Denkabe/Jebuni/Ayidiya makes an appeal for the Northern Ghana Education Trust Fund. (DÜI-Sbd)