| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 451 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; v. 6 |
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African social studies series ; v. 6. 1568-1203
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| Contents |
Capitalism incomplete: state, culture and the politics of industrialization / Bruce J. Berman -- Local government, decentralization and state capacity in Ghana / Joseph R.A. Ayee -- The mass media, political expression and democratic transition / Wisdom J. Tettey -- Ethnicity and the development of national consciousness: a human factor analysis / Senyo Adjibolosoo -- State-NGO relations and agricultural sector development / Korba P. Puplampu -- The implications of state policy for micro-enterprise development / Peter Arthur -- "A plurality of resistances" to economic reform: the case of state-owned enterprises / Edna D. Djokoto-Asem -- Creative allocation of space as a response to economic crisis / Kobena T. Hanson -- Demographic processes, economic growth and socio-economic development in Ghana, 1960-2000 / Baffour K. Takyi, Isaac Addai -- Chiefs in their millennium sandals: traditional authority in Ghana: relevance, challenges and prospects / Donald I. Ray -- Land tenure and agricultural development in Ghana: the intersection of class, culture and gender / Louis Awanyo -- Citizenship, customary law and gendered jurisprudence: a socio-legal perspective / Charlotte Kesson-Smith, Wisdom J. Tettey -- Is culture the obstacle to development in Ghana? A critique of the culture-development thesis as it applies to Ghana and South Korea / Henry M. Codjoe -- Critical teaching in an African context: local knowledge and educational reforms / George J. Sefa Dei -- Environmentalism and cultural change: the role of the mass media / Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo |
| Summary |
This volume provides a comprehensive and integrated analysis of Ghanaian politics, economy and society, outlining tensions, dilemmas and prospects that the country has to contend with. The chapters critically examine the performance and prospects of democratic institutions and processes; responses to, and impact of, economic policies and programs; and how culture intersects with the preceding developments to shape socio-economic and political institutions and practices. The collection is divided into four thematic sections: Politics, the State and Democratic Consolidation Economic Crisis and Neo-Liberal Reforms: Responses and Implications Indigenous Institutions and the Shaping of Development Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development It combines rich, recent, empirical material with sophisticated theoretical analyses, and brings unique interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on the issues examined |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-447) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Democratization -- Ghana
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Indigenous peoples -- Ghana
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Democratization
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Economic policy
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Indigenous peoples
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Politics and government
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Regierung
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| SUBJECT |
Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1979-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054773
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Ghana -- Economic policy
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Ghana
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Ghana
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tettey, Wisdom
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Puplampu, Korbla P
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Berman, Bruce, 1942-
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| ISBN |
1417538953 |
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9781417538959 |
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