Title: Public administration : local government and decentralization in Ghana : review

Authors: Antwi-Boasiako, Kwame Badu

Place: [Nairobi etc.]

Publisher: Academic journals

Year: 2010

Journal: Journal of African studies and development

Volume: Vol. 2, No. 7

PAGE: 166--175

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, legislation, legitimacy of governments, public administration, elections, democracy, ghana

Abstract: This paper makes a case for local government elections at district and regional level and recommends constitutional amendments to allow locals to elect their own public officials as an alternative to the current appointment practices by the central government of Ghana.

URL: http://www.academicjournals.org/jasd/PDF/pdf2010/Oct/Antwi-Boasiako.pdf

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