UGBS Policy Briefs

 

galamsey
June 2017

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...

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Handshake
June 2017

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...

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Stack of coins
Mar 2017

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...

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Kid in a uniform
June 2017

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...

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calculator, pen and coins
Mar 2017

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, ...

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Soil and coins
Mar 2017

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...

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