The Galamsey Menace in Ghana: A Political Problem Requiring Political Solutions?
One of the most significant policy challenges in Ghana today revolves around the question of how best to maximize the benefits of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector while minimizing the negative consequences associated with it...
Goal Integration Through Leadership: A Panacea to Ghana’s Public Sector Corruption Menace
Corruption represents a major impediment to inclusive development in Africa. It deprives many poor citizens of their basic socio-economic entitlements. Across the continent, corruption is...
Lending Strength and Stability to Domestic Currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call to Action
In the wake of the globalization euphoria, the stability and resilience of a national currency has become very important to the growth and development agenda of many countries. Across the globe, national governments have had to...
Public Spending and Educational Inequalities in Ghana
Education is one of the most critical tools for fighting poverty. Without substantial investments in human capital development, it is hard for any country to attain high levels of socio-economic development. Ghana has one of the highest rates of...
Foreign Direct Investment, Institutions and Economic Growth in Sub- Saharan Africa
Economic theory suggests that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial for economic growth primarily because of the potential of FDI to increase a host country’s capital accumulation, introduce new technology, and generate productivity spillovers. However, ...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives and Ghanaian Banking Customers
The Ghanaian banking industry comprises thirty (30) privately and publicly owned banks competing for the country’s 7.77million people with bank accounts (representing approximately, just 30% of the entire population). With such...