Ghana's Second Republic: A Post-Mortem

Goldsworthy, David

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“…One possible explanation for this can be traced to the overdependence on cocoa for its national income. In 1970, the country's cocoa income accounted for 70% of export income and 30% of government revenue (Goldsworthy 1973). The country actually had trade surpluses in 1969 and 1970 of 39 million and 47 million cedis respectively largely due to the contribution of cocoa sales (Goldsworthy 1973).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Development National Culture Entrepreneurimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 1970, the country's cocoa income accounted for 70% of export income and 30% of government revenue (Goldsworthy 1973). The country actually had trade surpluses in 1969 and 1970 of 39 million and 47 million cedis respectively largely due to the contribution of cocoa sales (Goldsworthy 1973). It is worth mentioning also that the decline of the world cocoa prices from £330 per ton in 1970 to £230 in 1971 further worsened the debt situation of the nation (Goldsworthy 1973).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Development National Culture Entrepreneurimentioning

confidence: 99%

“… From 1963 to 1966, the Government provided £2.7 million in loans to timber producers. Sources: synthesised from: Abor and Biekpe, 2006;Amankwah-Amoah, 2016b;2016b;Arthur, 2002Arthur, , 2005Arthur, , 2006Arthur, , 2007Arthur, , 2010Ayee, Lofchie andWieland, 1999;Bob-Milliar, 2009;Danquah & Amankwah-Amoah, 2017;Esseks, 1971a;Goldsworthy, 1973;Howe, 1958;MEST, 2010;Obeng and Blundel, 2015;Robson et al, 2009;UNCTAD, 2011aUNCTAD, , 2011bGNDPC, 1995GNDPC, , 1997.…”

Section: Contributions and Directions Of Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010

Amankwah‐Amoah

2018

Science and Public Policy

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In spite of growing awareness among strategy, business history and entrepreneurship scholars of the benefits of entrepreneurial development, our understanding of the evolution of entrepreneurial development in developing nations remains limited. A historical analysis of the issue in postcolonial Ghana from 1957 to 2010 led to the identification of three distinctive phases. The first phase represented the immediate post-colonial reforms (1957-1966), where large-scale nationalisation and establishment of state-owned enterprises hampered development of private enterprises. The second phase was the turbulent period (1967-1979), where totalitarianism and confiscation of assets deterred private investments and ownership, thereby creating a harsh economic and institutional environment. These culminated in the last phase, the renaissance of social entrepreneurship (1980-2010) where different entrepreneurial models flourished, including the diaspora philanthropy and the "philanthropic chief".

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Section: Entrepreneurial Development National Culture Entrepreneurimentioning

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Section: Entrepreneurial Development National Culture Entrepreneurimentioning

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Section: Contributions and Directions Of Future Researchmentioning

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Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010

Amankwah‐Amoah

2018

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“…Before Busia was elected prime minister, the country was plagued with a serious economic crisis including shortage of foreign currency, huge domestic and foreign debt, runaway inflation and high rate of unemployment. The political transition from the NLC regime to the Busia-led Progress Party (PP) was hailed by students as a solution to the economic crisis (Goldsworthy, 1973). Unfortunately, the economic hardships continued under Busia.…”

Section: Student Activism In the Busia Regime: 1969-1972mentioning

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Student activism and democratic quality in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

2013

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Student activism has been pivotal in Ghana's political and democratic history. Prior to Ghana's Fourth Republic, student activism was highly confrontational and entailed student support or opposition to the various regimes depending on the extent to which the regimes were accepted by all as being rightful or legitimate. After 23 years of uninterrupted constitutional democracy, Ghana has earned the accolade of being a successful electoral democracy. However, in terms of democratic progression, the mere conduct of periodic elections that sometimes lead to alternation of power is described as elementary and a low quality democracy. Given that Ghana's democratisation process since 1992 has not been static, some remarkable strides have been made in improving the nation's democratic quality. Using a purely qualitative research design and interviews with some former student activists, this study argues that the modest strides made in the quest for high quality liberal democracy in Ghana cannot be meaningfully discussed without acknowledging the invaluable contributions of student activism. The study further suggests a relationship between democratic quality and student activism. It postulates that the shift from the usually oppositional and sometimes violent student activism in Ghana's Fourth Republic could partially be attributed to the country's strides made in the drive towards democratic maturity. For students to continue their role as vanguards of democracy in Ghana, the study recommends an amalgamation of all tertiary networks and other student splinter groups under the National Union of Ghana Students; and a shift in the modus operandi of the Union from confrontation to the use of dialogue and other peaceful democratic means to achieve its objectives. This could contribute to the restoration of the Union's former glory as a united, national and independent mouth-piece of students in all national issues.

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“…Despite enormous political shredding, the economic policy environment and the practice of clientelist political exchange in the postNkrumah persisted. Brief experiments in redemocratization in 1969-72 (the Second Republic) and 1979-81 (the Third Republic) modified but did not eradicate neo-patrimonial patterns (Goldsworthy 1973;Chazan 1987;Ocquaye 1990;Rimmer 1992).…”

Section: Neo Patrimonial Governance and The Ghanaian Statementioning

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Populist Reform Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana’s Triple Alliance

Oelbaum¹

2002

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des étud

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L'article explore la plus grande applicabilité d'un modéle influent destiné à expliquer comment les partis populistes sont capables d'entreprendre la libéralisation économique et maintenir malgré tout la viabilité électorale. Prenant en exemple le Ghana, l'article affirme que le modéle de Gibson dérivé de l'analyse de l'Amérique latine est un outil général utile mais qu'il ne s'applique pas aux cas africains à moins d'être profondément modifié. Dans l'Afrique sub-saharienne, les gouvernants héritiers du pouvoir ne sont disposés à le céder ni aux éléments technocratiques ni au capital privé, et, par contraste avec les cas latinoaméricains, ont construit leurs nouvelles coalitions politiques autour de facteurs externes. Par conséquent, l'analyse démontre que la période de réformes au Ghana sous Rawlings, sous couvert d'une rhétorique de changement systématique, est caractérisée par la continuité dans ses pratiques profondément institutionnalisées du patrimoine. L'analyse démontre aussi et la fragilité de la coalition de Rawlings et les perspectives improbables de développement économique associées avec la variante ghanéenne du populisme néo-libéral.

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Ghana's Second Republic: A Post-Mortem

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Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010

Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010

Student activism and democratic quality in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

Populist Reform Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana’s Triple Alliance

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