Privatization and National Development: A Case Study of Ghana

Adams, Samuel

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“…Usually, corrupt transactions are carried out in secret because they are not easily monitored or audited by public. For example, when information about government budgets and expenditures is only provided to a few authorities responsible for a project, their ability to control and hide private information provides them with an opportunity to distort fund allocation for their own benefit without being detected ( [47]). [48] explained the reason why ICT can be used as a means to reduce corruption by using network society theory, which assumes that when more information is available to public, the power within society can be dispersed among citizens.…”

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How Does E-Government Affect Corruption? Provincial Panel Evidence From China

Wei

Min

2021

IEEE Access

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To investigate whether and how e-government affects corruption, this study collects longitudinal data (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) from 29 Chinese provinces for empirical analysis by adopting Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) and Panel Threshold Regression (PTR) model. The results of analysis show that e-government has a restraining effect on corruption and presents a significant threshold characteristics. Specifically, the restraining effect of e-government on corruption shows a dynamic non-linear characteristic, with a trend of first rising and then declining. Besides, the restraining effect is more obvious in provinces with lower e-government level.

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How Does E-Government Affect Corruption? Provincial Panel Evidence From China

Wei

Min

2021

IEEE Access

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“…In Tema, where power cuts are a repeating problem and roads are often poorly maintained, the vast majority of people gain access to the Internet not through fixed landlines or domestic computers, but through mobile phones. Furthermore, neoliberal reforms of the 1980s and 1990s in Ghana, including the privatization of telecommunication, produced financial and legal infrastructures that made the spread of mobile phones and other new media feasible (Adams, 2011). In the last few years, more and more Ghanaians upgraded their handsets to smartphones, which offer an improved all-in-one experience, including touchscreen functionality, 3G Internet, social media, and high-quality cameras.…”

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Noisy polymedia in urban Ghana: Strategies for choosing and switching between media under unstable infrastructures

Elul

2020

New Media & Society

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This ethnographic article examines how Ghanaian urbanites choose between new media platforms under inadequate infrastructures. By combining participant observation with digital ethnography, the case studies described here show how informants change their media choosing and switching habits due to unstable electricity and dysfunctional inter-city roads. Thus, moral and social choices face an infrastructural ‘noise’ that diverts people’s digital practices. These findings contribute to Madianou and Miller’s theory of polymedia by suggesting that constraints of economy, access, literacy, or infrastructure cannot be exempt from the analysis of media choice, especially in Africa. It suggests the term ‘noisy polymedia’ as an expansive version that acknowledges how people use digital tools under unstable infrastructural conditions. Furthermore, this article demonstrates how smartphones became essential tools for ‘leapfrogging’ inadequate infrastructure in Africa as informants choose strategically between devices, payment plans, applications, and usage patterns.

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“…Therefore, privatization can be an effective strategy to improve a company’s performance. Another factor is the focus on improving the performance of companies that resource one of them in the form of managerial competencies (Dadzie, 2013), leadership, governance and financial propriety issues (Adams, 2011; Dadzie, 2013; Dartey-Baah et al , 2011; Obeng‐Odoom, 2012).…”

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The moderating effect of efficiency and non-market capability in relationship between government involvement and resources to performance of water supply companies (PDAM) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Nohong

2018

IJLMA

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderating effect of efficiency and non-market capability in the relationship between government involvement and resources to performance of water supply companies (PDAM) in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach This paper is explanatory in nature, i.e. it explains the relationship (causality) between the external environment variables (government involvement), internal environment variables (resources and non-market capabilities) and the performance of taps in Sulawesi through hypothesis testing. The research was conducted in six provinces in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi Island: North Sulawesi Province, Gorontalo Province, Central Sulawesi Province, Southeast Sulawesi Province, South Sulawesi Province and West Sulawesi Province. The research was undertaken from September 2011 to December 2011. The analysis unit in this research was PDAM, while the research population was the regional water company (PDAM) in Sulawesi. A quantitative approach was used for data analysis, i.e. variance-based inferential statistical analysis with structural equation modeling, known as partial least squares, with variable non-market capability acting as a moderating variable. Findings Government involvement has a significant and positive effect on the performance, indicating that the higher the government involvement, the higher the performance of a company. Efforts to reduce water loss level for PDAM is a strategic move, as they are associated with PDAM’s stakeholders. Water loss will lead to poor customer service, low contribution to the acceptance of regional governments and failure to meet natural conservation programs. On the other hand, to reduce the water loss level, considerable capital is needed for investment, for example, to finance the installation and repair of pipelines, pumps, mains water meter, customer water meter, the cost of water treatment, fuel costs and the expansion of the water source. In general, PDAM in Sulawesi still has problems in terms of expansion because of the lack of funding sources; hence, the role of regional government as the owner is expected, both in the form of financial aid and the tariff adjustment. The government should be in favor of thorough development of drinking water, as embodied in the form of finance, budget commitment and the commitment to the development of PDAM. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this study are that the data used in this study are cross-sectional, so they only describe the condition at a particular time. Also, the sample was limited to Sulawesi taps; therefore, to generalize the findings, a larger sample needs to be considered. Practical implications The practical implications of this study are that development of water supply company cannot be separated from the government’s involvement as one of the stakeholders to improve corporate performance, especially through financial assistance. In connection with it, a board of directors or management of PDAM in every department of a company constantly works on government involvement, especially financial aid to fund or investment fund sharing, to improve service to customers. Such activities run a company aimed at achieving efficiency with emphasis on the efficiency of production and distribution capacity by managing the leakage rate, the emphasis on labor costs by keeping the ratio of employees ideal, the emphasis on aspects of the supply and distribution through control of water resources and water meter mains and water customers and an emphasis on the use of raw materials or chemicals with attention to the quality of raw water. Social implications The social implications of this study are that government interventions are supported by the availability of resources according to the needs able to create efficiencies that have an impact on improving the performance of taps. Companies performing well can operate optimally in providing drinking water that meets health standards. In addition, the performance achieved allows the taps to embody the organization’s mission as a creator of jobs and local revenue for local governments. Originality/value Originality for this paper shows the moderating effect of efficiency and non-market capability in the relationship between government involvement and resources to PDAM. The originality also includes the location of this study (six provinces in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi Island: North Sulawesi Province, Gorontalo Province, Central Sulawesi Province, Southeast Sulawesi Province, South Sulawesi Province and West Sulawesi Province) as no previous research has investigated this relationship in this geography.

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Privatization and National Development: A Case Study of Ghana

Abstract: Privatization, Development, Efficiency, Corruption, Accountability,

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

How Does E-Government Affect Corruption? Provincial Panel Evidence From China

How Does E-Government Affect Corruption? Provincial Panel Evidence From China

Noisy polymedia in urban Ghana: Strategies for choosing and switching between media under unstable infrastructures

The moderating effect of efficiency and non-market capability in relationship between government involvement and resources to performance of water supply companies (PDAM) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

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