The Political Scene Under The PNDC
23 Apr 2008For democracy to function effectively in Ghana, it was necessary to relate Western democratic processes to Ghanaian political traditions. Peter Du Sautoy, a former district commissioner, recalled his...
COUNTRYSTUDIES
COUNTRYSTUDIES:
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The Provisional National Defense Council
23 Apr 2008Within thirty-five years of Ghana's becoming a sovereign state, the country experienced, before its fourth return to multiparty democratic government in January 1993, nine different types of governme...
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Problems In Education
23 Apr 2008At least two major educational issues faced Ghana in the early 1990s--the effort to shift part of the expense of education onto students, especially in the universities, and the future of the JSS inn...
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Adult Education
23 Apr 2008A mass literacy campaign was started in 1951 as part of an overall community development program. The primary aim was to teach adults to read and write in their own languages as well as in English. E...
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The Position of Women
21 Apr 2008Women in premodern Ghanaian society were seen as bearers of children, retailers of fish, and farmers. Within the traditional sphere, the childbearing ability of women was explained as the means by wh...
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Social Organization And Social Change
21 Apr 2008The essential characteristic of the Ghanaian social system is its dual but interrelated nature. Even though the majority of the population still lives almost entirely in rural areas and observes ances...
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