Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Download Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : P. A. Ladouceur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana written by P. A. Ladouceur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Regionalism And Political Development In Northern Ghana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
This thesis examines the phenomenon of regionalism as it occurs in the northern portion of the West African state of Ghana. For purposes of political analysis, a region is defined as an area whose inhabitants feel themselves or their area to be different in some significant way from the rest of the state in which they live. An attempt is made to view the question of regionalism from the perspective of both the people of the region and the national government, and to define basic strategies which regional leaders and movements might adopt towards the rest of the country. Northern Ghana, which comprises about two-fifths of Ghana's area and between one-quarter and one-fifth of its population, is distinguished from the rest of the country by climate, vegetation, natural resources, and ethnic distribution, including languages, customs, religious influences, social and political organisation, and historical experience. The nature of British colonial rule over the North, beginning about 1900, tended to reinforce certain aspects of North-South differences. The North was treated as a separate administrative unit, and different policies were pursued in such areas as education and local administration. By and large, the British did little to develop the North or to promote North-South integration. After 1945, Northern Ghana experienced major social and political change. By establishing a regional consultative council, the British provided a forum where the emerging Northern elite, at first together with the traditional rulers, could discuss grievances and current events. By the late 1940's, the British belatedly took steps to integrate North and South, recognising that the South was moving rapidly towards independence. Many Northern leaders hesitated to support integration and independence because they feared that the North would be dominated by Southerners, perceived as essentially hostile to Northern interests. Northern-representatives; suddenly thrust into national politics, at first attempted to act as a neutral bloc and remain aloof of party politics, but they soon broke into two factions, reflecting two differing approaches on the best means to advance regional interests. One group favoured joining the dominant nationalist party headed by Kwame Nkrumah, while the other group preferred to form a regionally-based party, the Northern People's Party. Throughout the ensuing period of political conflict in the North, local issues were frequently as important as regional or national ones in determining alliances. After independence in 1957, the central government moved against regionally- or sectionally-based opposition, of which the NPP was a main element. Soon the NPP disintegrated, with many of its leaders passing over to the government, while others went into exile or were imprisoned. Formally, Northerners participated in the government in a variety of ways, but in reality, they had little real power, except in certain matters pertaining to their own region. The aftermath of the coup which overthrew Nkrumah in 1966 witnessed on the one hand the entry into positions of influence in the central government of many of the old regional opposition, and, on the other hand, the rise of a younger generation of Northern leaders who took up the cause of their region, which they felt had been betrayed by the older politicians. Economically, the North always received a relatively minor share of government attention; nevertheless, the gap between the North and the South in levels of social and economic development appeared to be narrowing up to 1966, after which the situation is not clear. In the minds of many Northern politicians, the gap keeps widening. Despite this, the North has achieved considerable integration with the South, and at the same time, a strong regional sentiment is now a part of the political tradition of the North.
Chiefs And Politicians
DOWNLOAD
Author : Paul André Ladouceur
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1979
Chiefs And Politicians written by Paul André Ladouceur and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Regionalism And Public Policy In Northern Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Yakubu Saaka
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 2001
Regionalism And Public Policy In Northern Ghana written by Yakubu Saaka and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Annotation Northern Ghana, while accounting for only 20% of the national population, is home to over 80% of the poorest tenth of that population. The region's main contribution to the national economy is unskilled labor. Essays assembled here explain how the region acquired this status and why its underdevelopment persists. Academics of Ghana trace the genesis of the situation in Northern Ghana to the pattern of neglect set by policy makers in the early colonial period. Saaka, a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Ghana, teaches African American studies at Oberlin College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Understanding Development Interventions In Northern Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Karl Quaye Botchway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Understanding Development Interventions In Northern Ghana written by Karl Quaye Botchway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Dissatisfied with the persistence in understanding development as that which is self-evident and needed by all poor societies no matter their peculiar needs, circumstances, and history, Botchway (African American studies, City U. of New York-College of Technology) examines the latest attempt at engineering development in Ghana's Northern Region Rural Integrated Program. He investigates what such so-called development does in practice, by probing the constitution of its objects and subjects, their relationships, and their intended and unintended effects in explaining social change. The study is revised from his doctoral dissertation in political and social science at the New School for Social Research, New York; some of the chapters have been published as separate articles. The text is doubled spaced. Annotation :2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Regional Development In Ghana
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jacob Songsore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Regional Development In Ghana written by Jacob Songsore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Community development categories.
Critical Notes On Northern Ghana S Development
DOWNLOAD
Author : M. H. A. Bolaji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Critical Notes On Northern Ghana S Development written by M. H. A. Bolaji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with POLITICAL SCIENCE categories.
Chiefs Priests And Praise Singers
DOWNLOAD
Author : Wyatt MacGaffey
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2013-03-13
Chiefs Priests And Praise Singers written by Wyatt MacGaffey and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-13 with History categories.
In his new book, the eminent anthropologist Wyatt MacGaffey provides an ethnographically enriched history of Dagbon from the fifteenth century to the present, setting that history in the context of the regional resources and political culture of northern Ghana. Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-Singers shows how the history commonly assumed by scholars has been shaped by the prejudices of colonial anthropology, the needs of British indirect rule, and local political agency. The book demonstrates, too, how political agency has shaped the kinship system. MacGaffey traces the evolution of chieftaincy as the sources of power changed and as land ceased to be simply the living space of the dependents of a chief and became a commodity and a resource for development. The internal violence in Dagbon that has been a topic of national and international concern since 2002 is shown to be a product of the interwoven values of tradition, modern Ghanaian politics, modern education, and economic opportunism.
Regional Integration And Development
DOWNLOAD
Author : Maurice W. Schiff
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2003
Regional Integration And Development written by Maurice W. Schiff and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Business & Economics categories.
This text examines regionalism from the perspective of developing countries. It presents a comprehensive account of existing theory and empirical results and incorporates the findings of formal analyses ofthe politics and dynamics of regionalism.
Incentivized Development In China
DOWNLOAD
Author : David J. Bulman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-18
Incentivized Development In China written by David J. Bulman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-18 with Business & Economics categories.
County-level fieldwork and unique data demonstrate how leadership and career incentives explain regional variation in China's economic development.