Constituencies for reform in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorBratton, M.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, P.
dc.contributor.authorGyimah-Boadi, E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-26T15:12:44Z
dc.date.available2019-02-26T15:12:44Z
dc.date.issued2001-06
dc.description.abstractThe attitudes of ordinary people in Africa towards the liberalisation of politics and economies are not well known. Are there popular constituencies for reform? Which specific reform measures do different social groups accept or reject? And does popular support for structural adjustment, if any, go together with support for democracy? In an effort to find answers, this article reports results of a national sample survey in Ghana conducted in July 1999 as part of the Afrobarometer. The survey finds that the constituency for democracy is broader than the constituency for market reform, which is concentrated among educated male elites. In addition, while most Ghanaians are patient with democracy and want to retain this political regime, most Ghanaians are fatigued with adjustment and want the government to 'change its policies now'. Given this distribution of popular preferences, one can surmise that democracy will be easier to consolidate than a market-based economy.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVol. 39, No. 2 pp. 231-259
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3557263
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28390
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Modern African Studiesen_US
dc.subjectEconomic reformen_US
dc.subjectConstituentsen_US
dc.subjectGovernment corruptionen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectGovernment reformen_US
dc.subjectPolitical attitudesen_US
dc.subjectMenen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.titleConstituencies for reform in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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