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The politics of decision making in developing countries

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  • Charles Conteh
  • Frank L. K. Ohemeng

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Decision making in developing countries has not been accorded the needed attention by policy studies scholars. The general perception among these scholars is that the policy making process is externally driven, especially when the policy involves economic decision. Using privatization as a case study, the article examines policy making in Botswana and Ghana. It argues that it is wrong to assume that all developing countries are merely ‘policy hooks’ in the decision making game of the international community. It shows that some countries have the capacity to develop their own policies depending on their level of dependency on the international community.

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  • Charles Conteh & Frank L. K. Ohemeng, 2009. "The politics of decision making in developing countries," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(1), pages 57-77, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:11:y:2009:i:1:p:57-77
    DOI: 10.1080/14719030802493429
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    1. Service Opare, 2011. "Sustaining water supply through a phased community management approach: lessons from Ghana’s “oats” water supply scheme," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 13(6), pages 1021-1042, December.

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