The State, Development and Politics in Ghana
Author | : Emmanuel Hansen |
Publisher | : Codesria |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Emmanuel Hansen |
Publisher | : Codesria |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Author | : Joseph R.A. Ayee |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2019-10-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1793603359 |
Since it achieved independence in 1957, the West African state of Ghana has become the torchbearer of African liberation, as well as a laboratory for the study of endemic problems facing the African continent. In terms of democratic consolidation, the country holds a unique position on the continent as beacon of stability and democracy. Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana takes critical stock of the landmark themes that have dominated its history since independence. The contributors address issues such as citizenship, civil society, the military, politicians, chiefs, transnational actors, the public sector and policies, the executive branch, decentralization, the economy, electoral politics, natural resources, and relations with Asia and the diaspora. These themes support “mobilizing for Ghana’s future,” which is the theme for the diamond jubilee celebration of Ghana’s independence. Edited by Joseph R.A. Ayee, this book will deepen the literature on studies on Ghana especially in the areas of politics, governance, economy and development; serve as a resource for academics, students, practitioners; and commemorate the diamond jubilee celebration of Ghana’s independence.
Author | : Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2017-11-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1351793136 |
This title was first published in 2001. When Ghana became independent in 1957, becoming the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to banish colonialism, there was a general optimism that irreversible socio-economic development was about to unfold. But by the end of the 1970s Ghana paradoxically became the first country in Twentieth Century Africa to have experienced socio-economic decline. What failed Ghana? This book seeks to answer this question. By combining sociological, economic, political and institutional perspectives, this book focuses on the interplay between state politics and socio-economic development. It provides a model, which suggests that Ghana’s postcolonial development has suffered mainly as a result of the failure or inability of governing elites to develop consensual politics and a clearly specified long-term development objective that could be widely understood, accepted and have relevance for policy making. This book presents a much-needed self-assessment of the post-colonial development experience which contends that governance, economic management and institution building are basic challenges without which the search for development is likely to falter.
Author | : Wisdom J. Tettey |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9789004130135 |
This volume provides a comprehensive and integrated analysis of contemporary Ghanaian politics and economy and their relationship to culture. It combines rich, recent, empirical material with sophisticated theoretical analyses, bringing fresh and unique interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on the issues examined.
Author | : Akwasi P. Osei |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
One of the enduring characteristics of post-independence Africa has been the inability to fashion stable, meaningful political economies. Material progress has been slow and painful for most people. Akwasi Osei's study, a reinterpretation of over forty years of Ghanaian politics, shows that, ideological differences notwithstanding, the successive regimes have adopted remarkably similar policies. They have been constrained by the nature of the Ghanaian state.
Author | : Michael Kpessa-Whyte |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3031330056 |
Author | : Joseph R. A. Ayee |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3031547446 |
Author | : Kwame Boafo-Arthur |
Publisher | : Zed Books |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781842778296 |
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Author | : Joseph R. A. Ayee |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3031569644 |
Author | : Resnick, Danielle |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2016-12-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
What are the political and institutional prerequisites for pursuing policies that contribute to structural transformation? This paper addresses this question by focusing on Ghana, which has achieved sustained economic growth in recent decades and is broadly lauded for its environment of political pluralism, respect for human rights, free and fair elections, and vocal civil society. Yet, despite these virtues, Ghana remains unable to achieve substantial structural transformation as identified as changes in economic productivity driven by value-added within sectors and shifts in the allocation of labor between sectors. This paper argues that Ghana is strongly democratic but plagued by weak state capacity, and these politico-institutional characteristics have shaped the economic policies pursued, including in the agricultural sector, and the resultant development trajectory. Specifically, three political economy factors have undermined Ghana’s ability to achieve substantive structural transformation since then. First, democracy has enabled a broader range of interest groups to permeate policymaking decisions, often resulting in policy backtracking and volatility as well as fiscal deficits around elections that, among other things, stifle credit access for domestic business through high interest rates. Secondly, public sector reforms were not pursued with the same vigor as macroeconomic reforms, meaning that the state has lacked the capacity typically necessary to identify winning industries or to actively facilitate the transition to higher value-added sectors. Thirdly, successive governments, regardless of party, have failed to actively invest in building strong, productive relationships with the private sector, which is a historical legacy of the strong distrust and alienation of the private sector that characterized previous government administrations.