Critical perspectives in politics and socio-economic development in Ghana / edited by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu, and Bruce J. Berman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tettey, Wisdom.

Puplampu, Korbla P.

Berman, Bruce J., 1946-

Series:

African social studies series 1568-1203 ; v. 6.

African social studies series, 1568-1203 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Ghana.

Democratization.

Indigenous peoples.

Ghana--Politics and government--1979-.

Ghana.

Politics and government.

Ghana--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Indigenous peoples--Ghana.

Physical Description:

xxi, 451 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Critical perspectives on politics and socio-economic development in Ghana

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Contents:

Introduction: Ghana and the Experience of 'Development' / Bruce J. Berman, Korbla P. Puplampu, Wisdom J. Tettey 1

Section 1 Politics, the State and Democratic Consolidation

Chapter 1 Capitalism Incomplete: State, Culture and the Politics of Industrialization / Bruce J. Berman 21

Chapter 2 Local Government, Decentralization and State Capacity in Ghana / Joseph R.A. Ayee 45

Chapter 3 The Mass Media, Political Expression and Democratic Transition / Wisdom J. Tettey 83

Chapter 4 Ethnicity and the Development of National Consciousness: A Human Factor Analysis / Senyo Adjibolosoo 107

Section 2 Economic Crisis and Neo-Liberal Reforms: Responses and Implications

Chapter 5 State-NGO Relations and Agricultural Sector Development / Korba P. Puplampu 135

Chapter 6 The Implications of State Policy for Micro-Enterprise Development / Peter Arthur 153

Chapter 7 "A Plurality of Resistances" to Economic Reform: The Case of State-Owned Enterprises / Edna D. Djokoto-Asem 177

Chapter 8 Creative Allocation of Space as a Response to Economic Crisis / Kobena T. Hanson 201

Chapter 9 Demographic Processes, Economic Growth and Socio-Economic Development in Ghana, 1960-2000 / Baffour K. Takyi, Isaac Addai 223

Section 3 Indigenous Institutions and the Shaping of Development

Chapter 10 Chiefs in Their Millennium Sandals: Traditional Authority in Ghana

Relevance, Challenges and Prospects / Donald I. Ray 241

Chapter 11 Land Tenure and Agricultural Development in Ghana: The Intersection of Class, Culture and Gender / Louis Awanyo 273

Chapter 12 Citizenship, Customary Law and Gendered Jurisprudence: A Socio-Legal Perspective / Charlotte Kesson-Smith, Wisdom J. Tettey 305

Section 4 Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development

Chapter 13 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 335

Chapter 14 Critical Teaching in an African Context: Local Knowledge and Educational Reforms / George J. Sefa Dei 365

Chapter 15 Environmentalism and Cultural Change: The Role of the Mass Media / Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo 389.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-447) and index.

ISBN:

9004130136

OCLC:

51722776