Browsing by Author "Acheampong, R.A."
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Item Assessing the Impact of Revenue on the Development of Public Sector in Ghana: A Case Study of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)(University of Ghana, 2019-07) Acheampong, R.A.The study is on the topic assessing the Impact of revenue on development in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The research aims at discovering other sources of revenue that are available to the Assembly, assess the strategies that is being used for revenue collection and the accounting standard being used. Lastly, the research considered the impact of the internally generated fund. The test was made up of Assembly members, Revenue collectors, Core management Staff, District Planning Committee, Permanent Revenue collectors, Commission collectors and Staff of Urban Town and Area Councils. A total of hundred respondent was used. The final outcome showed that there are other sources of revenue that has not been tapped by the assembly. It also revealed that though the IGF of the Assembly is contributing to the development of the Metropolis, it is not enough to significantly fund projects. Consequently, Government funding is extremely important. To increase the revenue of the Assembly, the study discovered that more logistics should be provided ,continuous education of the taxpaying public, prosecution of defaulters and training for Revenue collectors.Item Is Ride-Hailing a Step Closer to Personal Car Use? Exploring Associations between Car-Based Ride-Hailing and Car Ownership and Use Aspirations among Young Adults(Travel Behaviour and Society, 2023) Acheampong, R.A.; Agyemang, E.; Asuah, A.Y.New and emerging ICT-mediated mobility services, such as ride-hailing, are shaping travel behaviours with profound implications for sustainable urban transport and mobility. Despite the growing literature on ride-hailing’s impact on travel behaviour, there is a dearth of evidence on the possible influence of this relatively new form of car-based transport on car ownership and use aspirations, and future travel behaviour. We address this gap in the literature by answering the question: does car-based ride-hailing explain aspirations for private car-based transport among young adults? We mobilise a conceptual model that accounts for the possible influences on car ownership and use aspirations of individuals’ perceived similarities between ride-hailing and private car use; perceived benefits of ride-hailing; attitude toward car ownership and use; attitude toward the environment; as well as socio-demographic attributes. We test this model empirically in a developing country context where there is a growing use of car-based ride-hailing services, especially among young demographics. We found that individuals perceived close similarities between car-based ride-hailing and private car use, and that attitude toward car use (instrumental aspects) and perceived benefits of ride-hailing had a direct positive influence on their perceptions. Car ownership and use aspirations were strongly underpinned by individuals’ experience using carbased ride-hailing as well as the social-symbolic meaning of the private car. We also found a dissonance between individuals’ pro-environmental attitude and their desire for car ownership and use. We conclude that ride-hailing is fulfilling an immediate preference for car-based transport among our study participants. Car-based ride-hailing could therefore be a step closer to realizing personal car ownership and use aspirations. We reflect on the implications for creating sustainable urban transport and mobility futures.