Ghana's Transition to Constitutional Rule
Author: Kwame Akon Ninsin
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13:
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Issues in Ghana's Electoral Politics
Author: Ninsin, Kwame A.
Publisher: CODESRIA
Published: 2017-05-05
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 2869786948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGhana attained independence in 1957. From 1992, when a new constitution came into force and established a new – democratic – framework for governing the country, elections have been organized every four years to choose the governing elites. The essays in this volume are about those elections because elections give meaning to the role of citizens in democratic governance. The chapters depart from the study of formal structures by which the electorate choose their representatives. They evaluate the institutional forms that representation take in the Ghanaian context, and study elections outside the specific institutional forms that according to democratic theory are necessary for arriving at the nature of the relationships that are formed between the voters and their representatives and the nature and quality of their contribution to the democratic process.
Ghana
Author: Kwame Boafo-Arthur
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781842778296
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Law and Social Change in Ghana
Author: William Burnett Harvey
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015-12-08
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 1400875587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana from 1962 to 1964, the author personally observed the evolving legal order in Ghana during a crucial period in that country's development. Here, he considers statutes and judicial decisions. Working from the premise that law is a value-neutral technique of social ordering and derives its value content from a dominant elite, Professor Harvey places the important Ghanaian constitutional and legal developments in their social context. He concludes that although democratic values have dominated the basic structure of public power, autocratic values have determined the realities of political life in Ghana. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Bills of Rights and Decolonization
Author: Charles Parkinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007-11-22
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 0199231931
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"It presents an alternative perspective on the end of Empire by focusing upon one aspect of constitutional decolonization and the importance of the local legal culture in determining each dependency's constitutional settlement, and provides a series of empirical case studies on the incorporation of human rights instruments into domestic constitutions when negotiated between a state and its dependencies. More generally this book highlights Britain's human rights legacy to its former Empire."--BOOK JACKET.
Ghana
Author: Kwame Boafo-Arthur
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2013-07-04
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 1848136854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGhana 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'. In doing so, it provides an invaluable guide to Ghana's political past, present and future.
Ghana in Transition
Author: David E. Apter
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015-03-08
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 1400867029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContents: PART I:1. The African Challenge to Democracy. PART II: 2. Historical Background. 3. The Physical and Economic Environment. PART III: 4. The Traditionally Oriented System. 5. Political Organization Among the Akan. 6. Patterns of Indirect Rule. 7. The Politics of Indirect Rule. 8. Towards Autonomy Within the Commonwealth. 9. The Structures of Secular Government. 10. Patterns of Gold Coast Politics. I I. The Legislative Assembly in Action. 12. National Issues and Local Politics. PART IV: 13. Control Factors in Institutional Transfer. 14. Prospects of Gold Coast Democracy. 15. Ghana as a New Nation. Index. Originally published in 1955. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa
Author: Alan J. Kuperman
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2015-07-16
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0812246586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting the first database of constitutional design in all African countries, and seven original case studies, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.
Ghana
Author: Codesria
Publisher: Codesria
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAppendix 1 : Profile of political parties, 1946-1994. - 2 : Government Ghana 1957-1994. - 3 : A chronology of major political events since 31 December 1981. - 4 : Other forms of direct foreign assistance.
The Making, Unmaking and Remaking of Africa’s Independence and Post-Independence Constitutions
Author: Nicodemus Fru Awasom
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 3031668081
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