Ghana - One Decade of the Liberal State

Informationen zum Autor Kwame Boafo-Arthur is Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana. His research focuses on both on Ghana's domestic and foreign policy! and on African politics more generally! including the political economy of Development at NEPAD. Klappentext Ghana has witnessed a 'revolution through the ballot box', since its return to constitutional rule in 1993. Yet this period of sustained democratic government in an era of globalization and liberal triumphalism has brought with it new demands. How has Ghana faced up to the problems of institution-building, state-market relations and democratic leadership? Can it deal with the challenges posed by security, human rights and foreign policy in the twenty-first century? This unique collection interrogates all these issues and assesses the future of the democratic experiment in one of sub-Saharan Africa's rare 'islands of peace'. Zusammenfassung Ghana has witnessed a 'revolution through the ballot box'! since its return to constitutional rule in 1993. How has Ghana faced up to the problems of institution-building! state-market relations and democratic leadership? This book looks at this and other issues! assessing the future of the democratic experiment of this country. Inhaltsverzeichnis 7391436

Product details

• Authors: Kwame Boafo-Arthur
• Assisted by: Kwame Boafo-Arthur (Editor)
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.01.2007
• EAN: 9781842778289
• ISBN: 978-1-84277-828-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Africa in the New Millennium; Africa in the New Millennium S.; Africa in the New Millennium
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)