Six Years of Constitutional Rule in Ghana, 1993-1999
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Publisher : Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (GH)
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
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Author :
Publisher : Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (GH)
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 1999
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ISBN : 9789988572624
Author : G. L. Lamptey
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Page : 5 pages
File Size : 27,48 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Ghana
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Author : Kwame Boafo-Arthur
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1848136854
Ghana has witnessed a 'revolution through the ballot box', since its return to constitutional rule in 1993. Yet this period of sustained democratic government in an era of globalization and liberal triumphalism has brought with it new demands. How has Ghana faced up to the problems of institution-building, state-market relations and democratic leadership? Can it deal with the challenges posed by security, human rights and foreign policy in the twenty-first century? This unique collection interrogates all these issues and assesses the future of the democratic experiment in one of sub-Saharan Africa's rare 'islands of peace'. In doing so, it provides an invaluable guide to Ghana's political past, present and future.
Author : Wuyi Omitoogun
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199262663
In this comprehensive study, 15 African experts describe and analyse the military budgetary processes and degree of parliamentary oversight and control in nine countries of Africa, spanning across all the continent's sub-regions. Each case study addresses a wide range of questions, such as the roles of the ministries of finance, budget offices, audit departments and external actors in the military budgetary processes, the extent of compliance with standard public expenditure management procedures, and how well official military expenditure figures reflect the true economic resources devoted to military activities in these countries.
Author : Wisdom J. Tettey
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : 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.
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Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,60 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Ghana
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Author : William Ernest Frank Ward
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Page : 476 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Ashanti
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Author : Charles M. Fombad
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 0192585037
This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to decentralize power by departing from the heavily centralized systems inherited from colonial regimes. The centralization of power, typically characterized by the personalization and concentration of power in the hands of leaders and privileged elites in capital cities, mostly resulted in repressive regimes and fragile states. As decentralisation is a response to these challenges, this volume analyses the dynamic relationship between the efforts to implement decentralization and presence or absence of constitutionalism. This volume examines a variety of forms and degrees of decentralization found across Africa. It advances a new understanding of trends and patterns and facilitates the exchange of ideas among African governments and scholars about the critical role that decentralisation may play in democratization of and constitutionalism in Africa.
Author : Beth S. Rabinowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108359434
State development in Africa is risky, even life-threatening. Heads of state must weigh the advantage of promoting political and economic development against the risk of fortifying dangerous political rivals. This book takes a novel approach to the study of neopatrimonial rule by placing security concerns at the center of state-building. Using quantitative evidence from 44 African countries and in-depth case studies of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, Rabinowitz demonstrates that the insecurities of the African state make strategically aligning with rural leaders critical to political success. Leaders who cultivate the goodwill of the countryside are better able to endure sporadic urban unrest, subdue political challengers, minimize ethnic and regional discord, and prevent a military uprising. Such regimes are more likely to build infrastructure needed for economic and political development. In so doing, Rabinowitz upends the long-held assumption that African leaders must cater to urban constituents to secure their rule.