According to the World Bank, the world will not meet the SDG of ending extreme poverty in
2030. Disabled people live disproportionally below the poverty line. Many societal …

This article examines the trajectories and approaches to public policy making in Africa.
Using process tracing interlaced with analysis of historical records, secondary literature, and …

With the diversity of non-state governance actors in the urban Global South, detailed insights
are needed into various categories of actors at the local scale. This paper concentrates on …

G hana's 55 years of nationhood have largely been lived under successions of
undemocratic rule. There is the perception that the undemocratic governments, among …

Citizens' active involvement in the community is aimed at improving their welfare and
addressing social needs and other urban issues. The current study investigated factors that …

This article makes the case for a development paradigm shaped and determined by the
people affected directly by aid and assistance programs: in essence, it is a call for …

Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1992, Ghana's democracy has witnessed
steady consolidation; intrinsic thereof is civil society's participation in governance. This …

Ghana has been experimenting with the participatory policy making approach that allows
citizenry engagement in the formulation and implementation of public policies in recent …

South Africa has a progressive constitution and water legislation that align with and are in
support of the country becoming a developmental state. Public participation in water …

In its 57 years of nationhood, Ghana witnessed 22 years of military rule, 6 years of one-party
government and 29 years of democratic reign. Policy making under the one-party and …