A Decade of Oil Discovery in Ghana: Implications for Politics and Democracy

dc.contributor.authorGraham, E.
dc.contributor.authorGyampo, R.E.V.
dc.contributor.authorTuokuu, F.X.D.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T13:24:30Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T13:24:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.descriptionGhana Social Science Journal, 17(1), 31-57en_US
dc.description.abstractGhana discovered oil in June 2007 and commenced production in December 2010 under a peaceful democratic political order that is being hailed by all across the world as a beacon of hope. Based on a desktop review, this paper examines how oil affects politics and democratic development in Ghana. It argues that even though there are efforts to protect Ghana from the 'oil curse' or potential adverse socio-economic effects of oil production, conscious efforts have not been made to check the possible impact of oil production on the nation's democratic gains. Consequently, oil production has resulted in tendencies that undermine democratic development, including politics of resource-patronage; high spending on social services such as infrastructure; high borrowing that increases national debt; and high corruption and perception of corruption and security threats. The paper concludes with some theoretical and policy implications of the findings for oil-producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36526
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGhana Social Science Journalen_US
dc.subjectOil and gasen_US
dc.subjectPoliticsen_US
dc.subjectResource curseen_US
dc.subjectDemocracyen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleA Decade of Oil Discovery in Ghana: Implications for Politics and Democracyen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US

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