An analytical review of education policy-making and implementation processes within the context of “decentralized system of administration” in Ghana

HP Nudzor - Sage Open, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
A critical assessment of education policy and practice in Ghana suggests that despite the
initiation of the concept of decentralization, education policy making and implementation is …

[PDF][PDF] Democratic decentralisation in Ghana: issues and prospects

G Crawford - POLIS working paper, 2004 - Citeseer
Democratic decentralisation in Ghana: issues and prospects Page 1 Democratic
decentralisation in Ghana: issues and prospects Dr Gordon Crawford POLIS Working Paper …

'Making democracy a reality'? The politics of decentralisation and the limits to local democracy in Ghana

G Crawford - Journal of contemporary African studies, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Through a case study of Ghana, this article focuses on the relationship between
decentralisation and local democracy. The Ghanaian constitution emphasises …

Public administration: Local government and decentralization in Ghana

KB Antwi-Boasiako - Journal of African Studies and …, 2010 - scholarworks.sfasu.edu
Public administration as an art is defined in the Ghanaian context regarding decentralization
and public officials' accountability. It examines decentralization, local elections and …

Decentralization and the limits to poverty reduction: Findings from Ghana

G Crawford - Oxford Development Studies, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Decentralization has been widely implemented throughout the developing world. Its
proponents, notably international donor agencies, claim that democratic local government is …

Constitutional economics of Ghana's decentralization

EF Boamah - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the rules that are often chosen to frame decentralization in Ghana. It
perceives the challenges of multi-level governance in postcolonial sub-Saharan African …

Rhetorically decentralised, practically recentralised: a review of the local governance system of Ghana

D Anaafo - Commonwealth journal of local governance, 2018 - search.informit.org
There is currently a global quest to decentralise government functions, which has resonated
well with many developing countries. Ghana has over the last few decades embraced …

[图书][B] Local governance and ICTs in Africa: case studies and guidelines for implementation and evaluation

TM Waema, TM Waema, EO Adera - 2011 - books.google.com
With governance high on the agenda in Africa, many governments are using information and
communications technologies (ICTs) to introduce innovations in their structure, practices and …

NGOs, rights-based approaches and the potential for progressive development in local contexts: constraints and challenges in Northern Ghana

M Aberese Ako, NA Anyidoho… - Journal of Human Rights …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This article assesses the potential of rights-based approaches as a progressive
development strategy by exploring the extent to which rights can be made real for people …

[PDF][PDF] Stakeholder participation in water resources management: The case of Densu Basin in Ghana

NA Anokye - 2013 - research.vu.nl
Development planning until the mid-1970s has generally been a hierarchical top-down
process. This top-down approach or centralised development policymaking and planning …