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The Balance Sheet of Decentralization in Ghana

In: Foundations for Local Governance

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  • Joseph R. A. Ayee

    (University of Ghana)

Abstract

Ghana is the first sub-Saharan African country to attain independence from British rule. It did so on 6 March 1957. Because of this legacy of the pioneer spirit, many of its policy initiatives have been tested and evaluated. Numerous scholars recognize Ghana in the twentieth century as “a microcosm of social, political and economic processes in Africa. The Ghanaian proclivity for experimentation has made Ghana into a veritable laboratory for the investigation of different approaches to endemic African problems” (Pellow and Chazan 1986: 209–210). This has turned the country into “everyone’s African favourite” (Dowse 1985: 280).

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  • Joseph R. A. Ayee, 2008. "The Balance Sheet of Decentralization in Ghana," Springer Books, in: Fumihiko Saito (ed.), Foundations for Local Governance, chapter 11, pages 233-258, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-7908-2006-5_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2006-5_11
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    Cited by:

    1. Frimpong Boamah, Emmanuel, 2018. "Constitutional economics of Ghana’s decentralization," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 256-267.
    2. Hamza Bukari Zakaria & Aminu Mamman, 2015. "Where is the Organisational Memory? A Tale of Local Government Employees in Ghana," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 267-279, June.

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