Sökning: "ghana"

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  1. 1. Ghana in search of development : The challenge of governance, economic management and institution building

    Författare :Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Ghana; State; Development; Governance; Economic Management; Institutions; Praetorianism; Neopatrimonialism; Socioeconomic and Political Environment; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Why did Ghana, a country that was favourably endowed in its economic and social life, and judged to have considerable head start over other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s, and for which all predictions pointed to a bright future, come to experience a classic socioeconomic decline and is now struggling to survive?This study endeavours to explain how and why this happened. Combining sociological, economic and political, as well as institutional perspectives at the methodological level, the study focuses on the interplay between state politics and socioeconomic development. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Terrakottaföremål från Ghana på British Museum : Materiella och immateriella assemblage

    Författare :Mari Granath Lagercrantz; Hedvig Brander Jonsson; Camilla Flodin; Mårten Snickare; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :akan terracottas; Ghana; British Museum; musealization; Appadurai and Kopytoff; Deleuze and Guattari; DeLanda; the social life of things; rhizome; agency; assemblage theory; Robert P. Wild; El Anatsui; Konstvetenskap; History of Art;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of the thesis is to identify, describe and interpret two series of terracotta objects from southern Ghana originally donated by Robert P. Wild to the British Museum in London between 1933 and 1936. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Heart and Soul of the Party : Candidate Selection in Ghana and Africa

    Författare :Magnus Öhman; Axel Hadenius; Jan Teorell; Lars Svåsand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; political parties; party organisation; candidate selection; clientelism; neopatrimonialism; parliamentary candidates; parliamentary turnover; Africa; Ghana; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : The ambition of this book is to shed light on the power dynamics within African political parties through studying how different parties select their candidates for parliamentary elections. Having control over who should represent the party in elections is often considered an important factor in the distribution of power. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Trade unions and democratisation : a comparative study of Zambia and Ghana

    Författare :Emmanuel Obliteifio Akwetey; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fackföreningar; Ghana; Zambia;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  7. 5. Small-Small : Moral Economy and the Marketspace in Northern Ghana

    Författare :Ulrik Jennische; Christina Garsten; Johan Lindquist; Sten Hagberg; Dinah Rajak; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ghana; small-scale trade; moral economy; informality; space and place; citizenship; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

    Sammanfattning : Over the past decade, the Ghanaian government has tried to include and accommodate the many people working in the so-called informal economy. This formalization process is in line with a global market-driven development discourse. LÄS MER