First published in 1986. Africanists are nowadays devoting increasing attention to the role of the state - both colonial and post-colonial - in the process of class formation in African societies. The present study of the role of the state in the process of rural class formation in Ghana can be viewed as both an expression of the current interest in, and an addition to the growing body of literature on, this subject.
Introduction Chapter 1 The Colonial and Post-Colonial State in Ghana Chapter 2 The State and Cocoa Production in Ahafo Chapter 3 Cocoa producers’ switch to production of crops other than cocoa Chapter 4 The State and Irrigation Projects in the Upper Region of Ghana, General Conclusions
