Civic Engagement in Public Policy Making: Fad or Reality in Ghana?

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, A.K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T10:18:01Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T10:18:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractGhana's 55 years of nationhood have largely been lived under successions of undemocratic rule. There is the perception that the undemocratic governments, among others, excluded Ghanaians from the public policy-making process. However, many now believe the reintroduction of constitutional rule since 1993 has democratized policy decision making in ways that have engaged civil society actors via consultation and open public participation. The analysis of two cases (Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy I and Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II) enables this study to determine if this perception is correct. I conclude that although a gradual shift to participatory decision making has occurred and improved policy processes and outcomes, it is bedeviled by several structural challenges that place premium on elite preferences to the neglect of those of unorganized and marginalized rural folk. This finding leaves important question marks surrounding some of the fundamental principles of the good governance mantra. © The Policy Studies Organization.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12003
dc.identifier.otherVolume 41, Issue 1, Pages 117-152
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26471
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPolitics and Policyen_US
dc.subjectChallenges to Citizen Participationen_US
dc.subjectCivic Engagementen_US
dc.subjectCivil Societyen_US
dc.subjectDemocratizationen_US
dc.subjectElite Preferencesen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectParticipation in Public Policy Makingen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Exclusion and Inclusionen_US
dc.subjectPoverty Reductionen_US
dc.subjectStakeholdersen_US
dc.titleCivic Engagement in Public Policy Making: Fad or Reality in Ghana?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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