Public Sector Management and Economic Governance in Ghana - Three Decades of the Fourth Republic

This book is one of two volumes that examines the successes and failures of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic from a political, public administration, and public policy viewpoint. Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Fourth Republic, these volumes bring together leading scholars to consider the political achievements and failures that have taken place in the country since 1993, and what these tell us about the state of politics and democracy in twenty-first century Ghana and beyond. This volume focuses on public sector management and economic governance. It assesses themes such as policy elites, policing, bureaucrats and public servants, the economy, decentralization, rural development, and foreign policy. The volume also places Ghana in a global context, demonstrating how lessons learnt from the country can be applied elsewhere, and what is unique about the Ghanaian experience. It will appeal to all those interested in public management, public administration, governance, economics, and African politics.Table of ContentChapter 1. Introduction: Public Sector Management and Economic Governance Revisited.- Chapter 2. Reconceptualizing Neoliberal ‘‘Good Governance’’ Discourse and the Complexity of Global Self policing.- Chapter 3. Ghana’s Policy Elites and Engagement of the IMF under the Fourth Republic: Elite Agency, Compliance, or a Mixed Bag?.- Chapter 4. Transforming Ghana’s Economy: Where are we from? Where are we now? What more needs to be done?.- Chapter 5. The Contributions of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation towards Sustainability Efforts in Upstream Oil and Gas Operations in Ghana.- Chapter 6. Yɛ Te Sika So Nanso ɔkɔm Di Yɛn: The Case of Ghana's Poverty Amid Abundant Oil Resources and Revenues.- Chapter 7. The Legon Tradition of African Philosophy (TLTAP) and Contemporary Public Administration Theory (CPAT): the Case for Dialogic Engagement for a New African Public Administration.- Chapter 8. The Audit Service as a Supreme Audit Institution in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: An Assessment.- Chapter 9. Reforming the Police Service for Effective Policing in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 10. Notes on the Position of Chief of Staff at the Presidency in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 11. The Phenomenon of Special Assistants as Gatekeepers and their Impact on the Performance of Bureaucrats in the Ghanaian Civil Service.- Chapter 12. Balancing the Decentralization Scale in Ghana to Promote Political Decentralization: A Perspective on Local Government Election in the Fourth Republic.- Chapter 13. Rural Development in Ghana.- Chapter 14. Ghana’s Foreign Policy in the Fourth Republic: Trends, Complexities and Future Implications.- Chapter 15. Conclusion: Ghana in the Next Thirty Years: The Public Sector, Economic Governance, and International Relations.Biographical NoteJoseph R.A. Ayee is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. Lloyd G.A. Amoah is Senior Lecturer at the Deptartment of Political Science, University of Ghana.Seidu M. Alidu is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana.This book is one of two volumes that examines the successes and failures of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic from a political, public administration, and public policy viewpoint. Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Fourth Republic, these volumes bring together leading scholars to consider the political achievements and failures that have taken place in the country since 1993, and what these tell us about the state of politics and democracy in twenty-first century Ghana and beyond. This volume focuses on public sector management and economic governance. It assesses themes such as policy elites, policing, bureaucrats and public servants, the economy, decentralization, rural development, and foreign policy. The volume also places Ghana in a global context, demonstrating how lessons learnt from the country can be applied elsewhere, and what is unique about the Ghanaian experience. It will appeal to all those interested in public management, public administration, governance, economics, and African politics.Joseph R.A. Ayee is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. He is also Vice President (Arts Section) at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Lloyd G.A. Amoah is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, and Director of the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana. Seidu M. Alidu is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Political Science, University of GhanaFocuses on public sector management, economic governance and global engagement in Ghana Examines the successes and failures of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic Brings together leading scholars on public administration, policy and politics