Since the discovery of oil in Ghana, expectations for the oil to stimulate economic
development are high. Essential to economic development as an outcome of resource …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide statistical and empirical evidence on the
motivations, income determinants and livelihood vulnerabilities of female teenage head …

In this paper, I explore the interrelatedness of individual migration and religious conversion
stories, both temporal and permanent. Through two contrastive case studies, I analyze the …

The consequences of uneven economic development in Ghana have made the major cities
in the south a destination for internal migrants from other areas in the country. One such …

Over the past four decades, Accra has witnessed an increasing influx of young women who
migrate to the city with the sole aim of carrying goods. This paper examines the migration …

Solid waste management (SWM) in open-air markets (OAMs) of rapidly expanding cities in
the global South remains a daunting challenge for municipal authorities. In sub-Saharan …

Earlier studies on streetism'or street children'have often focused exclusively on the
economic causes and impacts. Economic considerations have often assumed a more …

Following the persistent decline of the cocoa industry in Ghana during the early 1970s, the
government of Ghana focused on the promotion of shea nuts and butter as one of the …

Despite the vast literature on healing in African contexts, comparatively little is known about
historical use of popular species in herbal medicines. Given the prominence of plants in …

International migration is on the increase and this has been a topic of discussion to ascertain
the effects of migration on the development of developing economies. This study therefore …