Localising and Sustaining Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Ghana’ Management of Environmental Quality

dc.contributor.authorDomfeh, K. A.,
dc.contributor.authorBawole, J. N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-23T13:17:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T11:13:29Z
dc.date.available2015-07-23T13:17:01Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T11:13:29Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The aim of this paper is to examine poverty and poverty reduction at the local level using the Hohoe Municipality and Sefwi‐Wiaso District, both in Ghana, as a case. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a survey method, collecting data from 180 farmers on the various aspects of the topic to form the basis of the study. Questionnaires and focus group discussions were used as the data collection instruments. Findings – The study found that, although many poverty reduction initiatives have been undertaken in Ghana, their impact on the poor farming communities has been very minimal. The failure of these poverty reduction policies could be attributed to the non‐involvement of local people in the process of policy formation. It also revealed that the number of poor people and the degree of poverty might be higher than the details captured by official statistics and publications. Research limitations/implications – The paper is biased towards farmers. It did not consider other sectors of the Ghanaian population. Practical implications – Poverty reduction programmes to be developed and implemented in the future must be designed using bottom‐up approaches and must factor the rural farmer into the equation since the agriculture sector is still the largest employer in Ghana. Originality/value – The paper discusses poverty and how it can be reduced, relying on what the victims of poverty consider as the main causes of poverty and how its reduction can be achieved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKwame Ameyaw Domfeh, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, (2009) "Localising and sustaining poverty reduction: experiences from Ghana", Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 20 Iss: 5, pp.490 - 505en_US
dc.identifier.issn1477-7835
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/6589
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen_US
dc.subjectGovernment policyen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleLocalising and Sustaining Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Ghana’ Management of Environmental Qualityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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