Ghana in Transition

Apter, David E.

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“…For example, chieftaincy and land resources are closely related. This is because in Ghana, most lands are stool lands (or family lands) and the chief occupying the stool or the skin holds such land in custo dy for the current and future generations and is responsible for the allocation of such lands to members of his community and outsiders that may desire same for usufructory purpose (Apter, 1972). Access to the stool therefore does not only give the chief the power to rule that traditional area but also in most instances an automatic access to stool land and the resources thereof.…”

Section: Figure 1: Causes Of Violent Conflicts In Ghanamentioning

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Examining the Position of the Chieftaincy Institution in Modern Political System of Ghana

Marfo¹,

Halidu²

2018

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In pre-colonial Ghana, the chieftaincy institution was the main system of governance and adjudication of justice. Chiefs carried out combined legislative, executive and judicial functions. However, with the advent of modern political system of governance in Ghana and its administration of justice, the chieftaincy institution now plays a subordinating role to the modern state. The institution equally in present times is ripped with a number of violent conflicts. With this development, some people are of the opinion that the institution has become an anachronistic in contemporary Ghanaian political discourse. Probing the situation, 132 indigenes from three conflict prone communities in the Northern Region of Ghana and 5 other key informants were selected through quota and purposive sampling techniques in a cross-sectional study. Data gathered through interviews revealed that in spite of the weaknesses associated with the chieftaincy institution, (1) it is the preferred point of call in terms of people"s "peace-seeking behaviour" in conflict situation, and that (2) it is highly perceived as having the capability to resolve conflicts peacefully, amicably and sustainably in Ghanaian communities.

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Section: Figure 1: Causes Of Violent Conflicts In Ghanamentioning

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Examining the Position of the Chieftaincy Institution in Modern Political System of Ghana

Marfo¹,

Halidu²

2018

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“…Corruption is linked to the strong family values involving intense feelings of obligation. Apter (1963) averred that public servants are obliged to share the proceeds of their public offices with their kinfolks. (Alam (1989) opined that civil servant may engage in corrupt activities in an effort to meet personal obligations to members of family or ethnic group.…”

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Understanding Corruption in Nigeria and its Implications to National Security and Sustainable Development

Akonbede¹

2013

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“…According to Apter (1972) -one of the major appeals of the C.P.P. was its provision of new roles, new jobs, new sinecures for those barred by lineage or clan ties from positions of importance and for those from rural areas whose ideas, expectation and desires had gone beyond the local purview‖ (Apter, 1972, p. 309).…”

Section: World War Two and Ghanaian Politicsmentioning

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“…Under Nkrumah's leadership, the civil service was greatly undermined, lacked effective organization and was in a constant state of low morale (Apter, 1972). Apter (1972) suggested that even though the civil service was characterized as lacking skilled employees, under…”

Section: Post-independence Politics and Its Impact On The Civil Servimentioning

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“…By extension, his government discriminated against the youth and workers, groups that had previously enjoyed a prominent role under Nkrumah. Apter (1972) posited that Busia's government's marginalization of these groups was so pervasive that -the memory of the worst excesses of the Nkrumah regime began to fade from memory and a more charitable view of Nkrumah or a certain nostalgia for past glories could be discerned‖ (1972, p. 413).…”

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Understanding the motivations of Ghanaian bureaucrats

Lokko¹

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This study examines the factors that affect the work performance of Ghanaian bureaucrats. Three decades ago Robert Price (1975) examined the impact that kinship ties had on the motivation of Ghanaian bureaucrats. He found that Ghanaian bureaucrats behaved in particularistic fashions as opposed to acting in a universalistic manner, suggesting kinship was a major determinant of bureaucratic routine. This study followed the work of Price by replicating his mix of interviews and surveys, with the addition of questions that incorporate recent work on bureaucracy that suggest motivation involves a mix of solidary, functional, and pecuniary preferences (Brehm and Gates, 1997; Golden 2000). Utilizing a mix of interviews and surveys of public servants from the Civil Service and the Ghana Education Service, I find the motivation of Ghanaian bureaucrats involves pecuniary, solidary and functional preferences as well as kinship ties.

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Ghana in Transition

Cited by 58 publications

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Examining the Position of the Chieftaincy Institution in Modern Political System of Ghana

Examining the Position of the Chieftaincy Institution in Modern Political System of Ghana

Understanding Corruption in Nigeria and its Implications to National Security and Sustainable Development

Understanding the motivations of Ghanaian bureaucrats

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