Joseph R.A. Ayee is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana.

This well-written book brings together in a masterful way a collection of essay contributions on a wide range of governance-related issues in Ghana. The great strength of this book, which makes use of theory and practice, and draws on different academic disciplines and theoretical paradigms, is that it provides a timely and valuable contribution regarding the socioeconomic and political developments that have taken place in Ghana since its independence in 1957, and what next steps should be taken to ensure Ghana sustains its governance successes. The nuanced chapters provide overviews of several emerging issues and reorients our understanding on why despite challenges, Ghana has made great strides in maintaining its status as a success and model of good governance in Africa. Undoubtedly, the comprehensive accounts and explanations of governance in Ghana, and the knowledge and insights from the diverse perspectives should make it attractive to academics, policy makers, development agencies and development practitioners.

• ForewordNaomi ChazanPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction – Politics, Governance and Development in GhanaJoseph R.A. AyeeChapter 1: Ghana’s Political Class, the Citizen and the Future of the Welfare State, 1957–2017 Kwame A. NinsinChapter 2: Chiefs and Politicians in Ghana: Competitors, Collaborators or Uneasy Bedfellows? Emmanuel Siaw and Alex K.D. FrempongChapter 3: Liberal Democracy and Civil Society from “Below” in Ghana: Can the Subalterns Act?Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno and Lord Mawuko-YevugahChapter 4: Democracy, Civil Society and the Emergence of the National Health Insurance in GhanaHassan Wahab Chapter 5: From Praetorian Guards to Guardians of the Fourth Republic: Problematizing the Role of the Military in Ghana’s Quest for Democratic DevelopmentNene-Lomotey Kuditchar and Timothy Ba-Taa-BanahChapter 6: Transnational Actors and Policymaking in GhanaRosina FoliChapter 7: Transnational Political Activism in the Ghanaian DiasporaGeorge M. Bob-Milliar

Joseph R.A. Ayee is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana.

This well-written book brings together in a masterful way a collection of essay contributions on a wide range of governance-related issues in Ghana. The great strength of this book, which makes use of theory and practice, and draws on different academic disciplines and theoretical paradigms, is that it provides a timely and valuable contribution regarding the socioeconomic and political developments that have taken place in Ghana since its independence in 1957, and what next steps should be taken to ensure Ghana sustains its governance successes. The nuanced chapters provide overviews of several emerging issues and reorients our understanding on why despite challenges, Ghana has made great strides in maintaining its status as a success and model of good governance in Africa. Undoubtedly, the comprehensive accounts and explanations of governance in Ghana, and the knowledge and insights from the diverse perspectives should make it attractive to academics, policy makers, development agencies and development practitioners.

• ForewordNaomi ChazanPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction – Politics, Governance and Development in GhanaJoseph R.A. AyeeChapter 1: Ghana’s Political Class, the Citizen and the Future of the Welfare State, 1957–2017 Kwame A. NinsinChapter 2: Chiefs and Politicians in Ghana: Competitors, Collaborators or Uneasy Bedfellows? Emmanuel Siaw and Alex K.D. FrempongChapter 3: Liberal Democracy and Civil Society from “Below” in Ghana: Can the Subalterns Act?Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno and Lord Mawuko-YevugahChapter 4: Democracy, Civil Society and the Emergence of the National Health Insurance in GhanaHassan Wahab Chapter 5: From Praetorian Guards to Guardians of the Fourth Republic: Problematizing the Role of the Military in Ghana’s Quest for Democratic DevelopmentNene-Lomotey Kuditchar and Timothy Ba-Taa-BanahChapter 6: Transnational Actors and Policymaking in GhanaRosina FoliChapter 7: Transnational Political Activism in the Ghanaian DiasporaGeorge M. Bob-Milliar

Joseph R.A. Ayee is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana.

This well-written book brings together in a masterful way a collection of essay contributions on a wide range of governance-related issues in Ghana. The great strength of this book, which makes use of theory and practice, and draws on different academic disciplines and theoretical paradigms, is that it provides a timely and valuable contribution regarding the socioeconomic and political developments that have taken place in Ghana since its independence in 1957, and what next steps should be taken to ensure Ghana sustains its governance successes. The nuanced chapters provide overviews of several emerging issues and reorients our understanding on why despite challenges, Ghana has made great strides in maintaining its status as a success and model of good governance in Africa. Undoubtedly, the comprehensive accounts and explanations of governance in Ghana, and the knowledge and insights from the diverse perspectives should make it attractive to academics, policy makers, development agencies and development practitioners.

• ForewordNaomi ChazanPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction – Politics, Governance and Development in GhanaJoseph R.A. AyeeChapter 1: Ghana’s Political Class, the Citizen and the Future of the Welfare State, 1957–2017 Kwame A. NinsinChapter 2: Chiefs and Politicians in Ghana: Competitors, Collaborators or Uneasy Bedfellows? Emmanuel Siaw and Alex K.D. FrempongChapter 3: Liberal Democracy and Civil Society from “Below” in Ghana: Can the Subalterns Act?Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno and Lord Mawuko-YevugahChapter 4: Democracy, Civil Society and the Emergence of the National Health Insurance in GhanaHassan Wahab Chapter 5: From Praetorian Guards to Guardians of the Fourth Republic: Problematizing the Role of the Military in Ghana’s Quest for Democratic DevelopmentNene-Lomotey Kuditchar and Timothy Ba-Taa-BanahChapter 6: Transnational Actors and Policymaking in GhanaRosina FoliChapter 7: Transnational Political Activism in the Ghanaian DiasporaGeorge M. Bob-Milliar