Does the policy cycle reflect the policymaking approach in Ghana?

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, A.K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T14:05:11Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T14:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-05
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBased on two cases involving 60 interviews and secondary evidence, this paper investigated whether Ghana's policymaking approach accorded with the policy cycle. The evidence showed that the Ghana industrial policy was largely compliant with the model. But the free senior high school policy bore little resemblance to it. Factors that determined whether or not policymaking followed the policy cycle included the salience of the issue, the sponsor of the issue, the political environment at the time, and the timing of the introduction of the issue. Four conclusions can be drawn from the Ghanaian evidence. First, the rough edges of the policy cycle can be trimmed and applied as a best fit model rather than a best practice model in any jurisdiction. Second, the policy cycle like other policy process theories should not be written off as inappropriate or inefficacious simply because practice failed to adhere to one or two out of the several elements of the theory. Third, an integrated policy process model is likely to be more efficacious than a single one, but there is inattention to such an idea. Finally, drawing lessons from policy process theories is a neglected area, which needs to be emphasized.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohammed AK. Does the policy cycle reflect the policymaking approach in Ghana? J Public Affairs. 2020;e2078. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2078en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2078
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35232
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Public Affairsen_US
dc.subjectpolicymakingen_US
dc.subjectpolicy cycleen_US
dc.subjectGhana industrial policyen_US
dc.subjectjurisdictionen_US
dc.titleDoes the policy cycle reflect the policymaking approach in Ghana?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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