Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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A collection of lectures delivered during the Fulbright Hays Scholar program in Ghana.Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses is a compilation of lectures delivered by academics and government officials of Ghana during the Fulbright Hays Scholar program in Ghana. The articles critically discuss historical as well as contemporary issues of Ghana in particular and Africa in general. This project was made possible through grants for the Fulbright Hays program through the United States Department of Education.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Distribution Partners
Antal sidor:289
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781586840235

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Samuel E. Quainoo is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Frederick Douglass Institute of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa, also published by SUNY Press.

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AcknowledgmentIntroduction/OverviewPolitics 1. Of Democratic Transitions and Consolidation in Africa: Ghana and Zambia in Comparative PerspectiveS. E. Quainoo2. An Overview of Local Government Experience in GhanaJoseph R. A. Ayee3. Election Monitoring in Ghana: A Case for Domestic Monitors and ObserversKwame Boafo-Arthur4. Ghana’s Election 2000: Coming to Terms with Democratic Consolidation?Kwame Boafo-Arthur5. Trans-African Slave Trade and Its Impact on African DevelopmentN. J. K. Brukum6. Ethnic Conflicts in Northern Ghana, 1980-1999: An AppraisalN. J. K. BrukumSocial/Cultural 7. Gender and Democratization in AfricaBeatrix Allah-Mensah8. The Youth, Democracy, and Governance in GhanaBeatrix Allah-Mensah9. Ghana’s Culture: Past and PresentE. H. Mends10. New Religious Movements in GhanaElorn Dovlo11. Religion and Politics in Africa: The Ghanaian CaseElom Dovlo12. The State of Women in Public Life in Ghana—An OverviewHamida M. HarrisonEconomics 13. Retirement and Poverty Among the Ages in Africa—The Ghanaian ExperienceR. Akuamoah-Boateng14. Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises in GhanaJoseph R. A. Ayee15. Industrial Development in GhanaYaw Asante