1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959767003321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2003

ISBN

1-280-46659-6

9786610466597

1-4175-3895-3

90-474-0216-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 p.)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

TetteyWisdom

PuplampuKorbla P

BermanBruce <1942->

Disciplina

320.9667

Soggetti

Democratization - Ghana

Indigenous peoples - Ghana

Ghana Politics and government 1979-2001

Ghana Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes and Figures; Note on Contributors; Introduction - Ghana and the Experience of 'Development'; SECTION ONE - POLITICS, THE STATE AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION; SECTION TWO - ECONOMIC CRISIS AND NEO-LIBERAL REFORMS: RESPONSES AND IMPLICATIONS; SECTION THREE - INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS AND THE SHAPING OF DEVELOPMENT; SECTION FOUR - CULTURE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a comprehensive and integrated analysis of Ghanaian politics, economy and society, outlining tensions, dilemmas and prospects that the country has to contend with. The chapters critically examine the performance and prospects of democratic institutions and processes; responses to, and impact of, economic



policies and programs; and how culture intersects with the preceding developments to shape socio-economic and political institutions and practices. The collection is divided into four thematic sections: Politics, the State and Democratic Consolidation Economic Crisis and Neo-Liberal Reforms: Responses and Implications Indigenous Institutions and the Shaping of Development Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development It combines rich, recent, empirical material with sophisticated theoretical analyses, and brings unique interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on the issues examined.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910156279003321

Autore

J. Bella Bella

Titolo

Resplendent Rage

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liquid Silver Books

ISBN

1-62210-345-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Soggetti

Kidnapping in literature

Action and adventure fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Resplendent Rage is a thrilling romantic suspense from author Bella J. The third book in her Resplendence series will keep you on the edge of your seat with kidnapping, romance, action, and adventure. A wonderful addition to your romantic suspense library!What do you do when your heart wants something you know you can never have, yet you can't imagine living without it? When you finally look into Caribbean blue eyes and know they will mean the end of you?What do you do when you lose your heart...and then she gets taken away from you?You raise hell.Jax Buchanan had a plan--a plan to start over, to somehow leave his past behind, and this plan sure as hell did not include her. But when Jax first laid eyes on the flaming redhead, he



knew that Kim would be the one to tame him. She had the power to disarm him, to bring him to his knees, and to make him want something a man like him should never want...a future.Since being with her was not an option, Jax desperately fought against his growing feelings for her. It was the only way he knew how to protect Kim. Yet the more he fought, the more he tried to keep his distance, the harder it became for him to deny his desire for her.But somehow Jax screwed up...and now Kim is gone--taken by a psychopath with no conscience, who would do anything to get Jax's cooperation in one of his twisted endeavors.Now it's up to Jax to save her, to take back what has been taken from him...And he would crawl through Hell to get her back. Content Notes: Hot, Violence, Non-sexual Physical Assault, Contemporary romantic suspense