Change for a better Ghana: party competition, institutionalization and alternation in Ghana's 2008 elections
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 108, Issue 433, p. 621-641
ISSN: 0001-9909
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 108, Issue 433, p. 621-641
ISSN: 0001-9909
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 108, Issue 433, p. 621-641
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African Affairs, Volume 108, Issue 433, p. 621-641
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This article describes the political consequences of aid, intended and unintended. It argues that the foreign aid system in Ghana is embedded with in its state and society, and that contemporary Ghanaian politics is characterized by the way aid dependency intermingles with the practices of its representative democracy. Political reality in Ghana is shaped by the multiple interfaces of interactions among the government, citizens, bilateral and multilateral aid agencies and international NGOs. Donors not only shape the political landscape, but are also situated within it and participate in governance processes. The article concludes by identifying existing and potential implications of this situation.
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In: Review of African political economy, Volume 33, Issue 109
ISSN: 1740-1720
This article highlights the interaction between the domestic political system and the aid system in Ghana and the implications of this interaction for democratic governance. It is illustrated using the example of urban water reform as a case study of the policymaking process and captures the complexities of this interaction which the 'choiceless democracy' thesis fails to do. The term 'aid system' refers to all aid organisations and their regular operations within a specific country, where aid organisations include both official bilateral and multilateral agencies as well as international NGOs. The article examines the government's plan for water privatisation and the public debate and opposition that it continues to generate. The politics of urban water reform is revealing about the politics of economic reform more generally.
This article is based on a chapter of the author's doctoral dissertation (Politics, 2005, University of Oxford).
In: Review of African political economy, Volume 33, Issue 109, p. 425-448
ISSN: 0305-6244
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 104, Issue 416, p. 547-548
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Volume 104, Issue 416, p. 547
ISSN: 0001-9909
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Volume 43, Issue 4, p. 641-664
ISSN: 1469-7777
The World Bank and IMF launched the Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative in the context of longstanding criticisms of their structural adjustment programmes. This article examines the process of formulating Ghana's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) from two perspectives. From the perspective of reforming the Bretton Woods institutions, it assesses the extent to which the PRSP approach alters the lending practices of these institutions in Ghana. From the perspective of understanding policymaking in highly indebted, aid-dependent African countries, it reveals the multiple interfaces of politics in such countries produced by relations among and within donors/creditors, the government and non-governmental actors. Its conclusions echo the growing body of literature critiquing PRSPs, and emphasise the constraints which the foreign aid regime places on democratic governance.
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Volume 43, Issue 4, p. 641-664
ISSN: 0022-278X
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In: Oxford development studies, Volume 31, Issue 3, p. 379-400
This article distinguishes civil society as idea from civil society as process. The idea of civil society provides a shared language, which obscures fundamental differences. 'Civil society' is the outcome of the process in which the idea of civil society is discursively constructed and used by donor agencies, international NGOs, the Ghanaian government and Ghanaian social organizations to legitimate their actions. (InWent/DÜI)
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In: Oxford development studies, Volume 31, Issue 3, p. 379-400
ISSN: 1469-9966
In: The journal of development studies, Volume 57, Issue 6, p. 980-1000
ISSN: 1743-9140
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In: The journal of development studies, Volume 57, Issue 6, p. 980-1000
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: Staritz , C & Whitfield , L 2017 ' Made in Ethiopia : The Emergence and Evolution of the Ethiopian Apparel Export Sector ' Roskilde Universitet , Roskilde .
The apparel export industry in Ethiopia began modestly in the 2000s, but increased significantly by the mid-2010s and will continue to do so in the coming years, positioning Ethiopia to be an important supplier country in the globalized apparel industry. This paper provides an overview of the emergence and evolution of the apparel export sector in Ethiopia. It argues that the EPRDF government's pro-active industrial policy played an important role in the development of the sector. While foreign firms are an important driver behind the growth of apparel exports, there are also locally owned firms exporting apparel, which makes Ethiopia distinct from most other Sub-Saharan African apparel exporter countries. Ethiopian-owned apparel firms exhibit diverse ownership patterns, including state-owned, party-owned, and private sector-owned firms. The first phase of industrial policy particularly focused on incentivizing local investment in apparel production for export while later phases of industrial policy shifted the focus to attracting foreign direct investment, in order to boost exports and generate employment more quickly as well as bring knowledge and global networks into the country. Despite the focus on exports, the EPRDF government simultaneously has pursued import-substitution policies in the textile and apparel sector, which has helped the development of locally owned apparel firms by subsidizing the cost of learning to export as well as building a national supply chain from cotton to textile to apparel. The challenges for the government's industrial policy approach is to retain the focus on local firms given their important role in productive transformation and to ensure incentives and support for local firms to export, and through this to increase their capabilities and value added, despite the existence of a protected domestic market. ; The apparel export industry in Ethiopia began modestly in the 2000s, but increased significantly by the mid-2010s and will continue to do so in the coming years, positioning Ethiopia to be an important supplier country in the globalized apparel industry. This paper provides an overview of the emergence and evolution of the apparel export sector in Ethiopia. It argues that the EPRDF government's pro-active industrial policy played an important role in the development of the sector. While foreign firms are an important driver behind the growth of apparel exports, there are also locally owned firms exporting apparel, which makes Ethiopia distinct from most other Sub-Saharan African apparel exporter countries. Ethiopian-owned apparel firms exhibit diverse ownership patterns, including state-owned, party-owned, and private sector-owned firms. The first phase of industrial policy particularly focused on incentivizing local investment in apparel production for export while later phases of industrial policy shifted the focus to attracting foreign direct investment, in order to boost exports and generate employment more quickly as well as bring knowledge and global networks into the country. Despite the focus on exports, the EPRDF government simultaneously has pursued import-substitution policies in the textile and apparel sector, which has helped the development of locally owned apparel firms by subsidizing the cost of learning to export as well as building a national supply chain from cotton to textile to apparel. The challenges for the government's industrial policy approach is to retain the focus on local firms given their important role in productive transformation and to ensure incentives and support for local firms to export, and through this to increase their capabilities and value added, despite the existence of a protected domestic market.
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