Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana
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Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana

  1. 375 pages
  2. English
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Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana
  3. Politics, Governance, andDevelopment in Ghana
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures and Tables
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface and Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1
  11. Ghana’s Political Class, the Citizen, and the Future of Welfare, 1957–2017
  12. Chapter 2
  13. Chiefs and Politicians in Ghana
  14. Chapter 3
  15. Liberal Democracy and Civil Society from “Below” in Ghana
  16. Chapter 4
  17. Democracy, Civil Society, and the Emergence of National Health Insurance in Ghana
  18. Chapter 5
  19. From Praetorian Guards to Guardians of the Fourth Republic
  20. Chapter 6
  21. Transnational Actors and Policymaking in Ghana
  22. Chapter 7
  23. Transnational Political Activism in the Ghanaian Diaspora
  24. Chapter 8
  25. Six Decades of Ghanaian Statecraft and Asia Relations
  26. Chapter 9
  27. Six Decades of the Public Sector in Ghana
  28. Chapter 10
  29. Executive Dominance of Public Policy Making since Independence in Ghana
  30. Chapter 11
  31. A “fine line”
  32. Chapter 12
  33. The Pitfalls and Prospects of Decentralization in Ghana
  34. Chapter 13
  35. Change and Continuity in Ghana’s Electoral Politics (1951–2016)
  36. Chapter 14
  37. Sixty Years of Independence and a Decade of Oil Discovery in Ghana
  38. Chapter 15
  39. Ghana’s Postcolonial Economy
  40. Conclusion
  41. Index
  42. About the Contributors