CHILD LABOR AND SCHOOLING IN GHANA Sudharshan Canagarajah Harold Coulombe This paper is one of a series of background papers undertaken as part of a World Bank Economic and Sector Work (ESW) on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty. We acknowledge funding from Dutch and Canadian Trust funds. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors‚ and do not represent the views of the World Bank in any way. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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Intercultural Communication Studies XVII: 2 2008 Babran Media‚ Globalization of Culture‚ and Identity Crisis in Developing Countries Sedigheh Babran‚ Iran Islamic Azad University This article focuses on the globalization of culture and the role of media in the ensuing identity crisis (both individual and social) resulting from this process. The article tries to display the basic concept of the process of globalization with all of its effects‚ threats‚ challenges，and opportunities and will illustrate
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POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES IN GHANA AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR; 1957 TO 2010 Introduction It is certainly true that no car can move in a specific direction without a steering wheel and no ship can be steadfast without a rudder. Even though a rudder may seem to be a very small and insignificant instrument or device in comparison to the body of a ship‚ it is the rudder that gives direction to the ship. In the same way‚ A Political Party cannot move in a certain direction without the existence
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Economics ISA Globalization and South Africa April 23‚ 2013 Globalization is the process of expanding social and economic ties between nations‚ and benefits each partner through enabling it to concentrate on its competencies (GPF). From thousands of years ago when Silk Road connected Asia‚ Africa and Europe to speed the transfer of goods‚ the idea of globalization fermented in the minds of every merchant. Heading towards the 19th century this idea progressed further as new ways of transportation
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The Economic Development of Ghana Ghana is an African country located on the western side of Africa. Its neighbors are Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ the Atlantic Ocean to the south‚ and Cote D’Ivoire to the west. It has a population of 18‚100‚ 703 and a population density of 197 people per square mile. Ghana is 92‚098 square miles and English is its official language. The capital city of Accra has around 1‚ 673‚000 people residing in it. There are the physical statistics‚ now onto
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EDUCATION IN GHANA 1.0. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Republic of Ghana is located in West Africa which borders Côte d ’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west‚ Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and derives from the Ghana Empire. Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan Kingdoms‚ including the Akwamu on the eastern coast‚ the inland Ashanti Empire and various Fante
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Financial Liberalization and Small Enterprise Finance in Ghana 1) INTRODUCTION: The dynamic role of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries have been highly emphasised. These enterprises have been identified as the means through which the rapid industrialisation and other developmental goals of these countries can be realised. However‚ Small enterprises in developing countries typically cite lack of access to finance as an important constraint on their operations. This
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It is inevitable that many developing countries look to progress economically‚ socially‚ and politically. In the case of Ghana‚ issues of development range from poverty to primary education‚ also from internal and external resources to basic healthcare. Africa‚ among the many developing continents full of Third World countries‚ has been invariably problematic in terms of economic growth and development. The need to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) is critical to the people of Africa
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(www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jid.1059 GLOBALIZATION‚ PRODUCTION‚ EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY: DEBATES AND EVIDENCE1 RHYS JENKINS* School of Development Studies‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich‚ UK 1 THE DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION AND POVERTY The impact of globalization is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. Globaphobes attribute most of the ills of the world to globalization. The anti-globalization movement has focused attention on the extent to which
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Access to prospective land; ? Training and application of technology; ? Dissemination of best practice; ? Business management; ? Availability of micro-credits and other development instruments; and use of revenues.Mining and quarrying companies in Ghana face challenges when it comes to obtaining licenses and permits‚ land acquisition and community disputes. Infrastructure Exploration takes mining companies to remote areas and setting up mining operations in these areas can be a challenge due to
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