LEADER 03639nam 22006974a 450 001 9910959767003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-46659-6 010 $a9786610466597 010 $a1-4175-3895-3 010 $a90-474-0216-2 024 7 $a10.1163/9789047402169 035 $a(CKB)1000000000033040 035 $a(EBL)253613 035 $a(OCoLC)437160857 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132697 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129737 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132697 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10039248 035 $a(PQKB)10740035 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL253613 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10089058 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46659 035 $a(OCoLC)56476670 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047402169 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC253613 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000033040 100 $a20030213d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCritical perspectives in politics and socio-economic development in Ghana /$fedited by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu, and Bruce J. Berman 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (475 p.) 225 1 $aAfrican social studies series,$x1568-1203 ;$vv. 6 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a90-04-13013-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [413]-447) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis volume provides a comprehensive and integrated analysis of Ghanaian politics, economy and society, outlining tensions, dilemmas and prospects that the country has to contend with. The chapters critically examine the performance and prospects of democratic institutions and processes; responses to, and impact of, economic policies and programs; and how culture intersects with the preceding developments to shape socio-economic and political institutions and practices. The collection is divided into four thematic sections: Politics, the State and Democratic Consolidation Economic Crisis and Neo-Liberal Reforms: Responses and Implications Indigenous Institutions and the Shaping of Development Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development It combines rich, recent, empirical material with sophisticated theoretical analyses, and brings unique interdisciplinary perspectives to bear on the issues examined. 410 0$aAfrican social studies series ;$vv. 6. 517 1 $aCritical perspectives on politics and socio-economic development in Ghana 606 $aDemocratization$zGhana 606 $aIndigenous peoples$zGhana 607 $aGhana$xPolitics and government$y1979-2001 607 $aGhana$xEconomic policy 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aIndigenous peoples 676 $a320.9667 701 $aTettey$b Wisdom$01834875 701 $aPuplampu$b Korbla P$0801801 701 $aBerman$b Bruce$f1942-$0657370 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959767003321 996 $aCritical perspectives in politics and socio-economic development in Ghana$94410561 997 $aUNINA