Ghana - In Search of Stability, 1957-1992

This work analyzes the problems of stability in Ghana over the period 1957-1992. During that time Ghana experienced five coups d'etat, eightsubsequent governments (including five military regimes and three civilian administrations), and many abrupt shifts in social and economic policy. From the unique perspective of a Second Secretary of the Russian Foreign Service, Youry Petchenkine considers such subjects as the role of the army, the structure of Ghanaian society, forms of state power organization, the struggle for political power, and ethnic and religious factors in politics. He suggests that political stability based upon democratic forms is a prerequisite for social and economic progress.

This unique work will be a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in problems of political, social, and economic stability in Africa.

Sommario

Introduction
Historical Approach to Political Development
Rule of the Convention People's Party
Rule of the National Liberation Council and the Second Republic
Regime of General Ignatius Acheampong
General Fred Akuffo's Rule and the "June Revolution"
The Third Republic
Rule of the Provisional National Defence Council
Structural Approach to Issues of Political Stability
Economic Development and Political Stability
Driving Forces of Political Development
State Government and Political Stability. Forms of State Power Organization
Struggle for Political Power
Conclusion
References
Index

Info autore

Youry Lambert

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Youry Lambert, Lambert Youry, Youry Petchenkine
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.01.1993
• EAN: 9780275943264
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94326-4
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Ghana, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, African History, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics