The Livelihood Challenges of Resettled Communities of the Bui Dam Project in Ghana and the Role of Chinese Dam-builders

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dc.contributor.authorYankson, P.W.K.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, K.
dc.contributor.authorUrban, F.
dc.contributor.authorSiciliano, G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-14T11:33:59Z
dc.date.available2019-01-14T11:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractEmerging issues from the Bui hydropower project suggest that the experiences of two earlier hydropower projects in Ghana failed to prevent challenges related to resource access and livelihoods. This article examines the nature of the challenges, their causes, why they were not avoided and the role of the Chinese builders. We conducted 43 interviews and 11 focus group discussions and analyzed qualitative data by themes using narrative analysis. Our findings show that the livelihoods of the resettled communities are, on balance, negatively impacted by the construction of the dam. While Chinese dam‐builders played a major role in financing and enabling the dam's construction, the Ghanaian governance arrangements were found to be more important in addressing the livelihood challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYankson PWK, Asiedu AB, Owusu K, Urban F, Siciliano G. The livelihood challenges of resettled communities of the Bui dam project in Ghana and the role of Chinese dam- builders. Dev Policy Rev. 2018;36:O476–O494.https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12259en_US
dc.identifier.otherPages O476-O494
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12259
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26799
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume36;IssueS1
dc.subjectBuien_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectlarge damsen_US
dc.subjectresettlementen_US
dc.titleThe Livelihood Challenges of Resettled Communities of the Bui Dam Project in Ghana and the Role of Chinese Dam-buildersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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