of African Studies and Development Vol. 2(7)‚ pp. 166-175‚ October 2010 Available online http://www.academicjournlas.org/jasd ISSN – 2141 -2189 ©2010 Academic Journals Review Public administration: Local government and decentralization in Ghana Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako Stephen F. Austin State University‚ Department of Government‚ Nacogdoches‚ Texas 75962‚ USA. E-mail: antwibokb@sfasu.edu. Tel: 9364686605. Accepted 29 July‚ 2010 Public administration as an art is defined in the Ghanaian
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TAX BRIEF IN THE MINING SECTOR OF GHANA 1.0 Introduction The mining sector is one of the major extractive industries in Ghana. It is estimated that the sector contributes about 41% of total export earnings and 5% of Ghana’s GDP. The sector is dominant with Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) with little local participation. 1.1 Legal Framework The Fiscal Regimes that regulate the sector in Ghana are: The Minerals and Mining Act‚ 2006 (Act 703) as amended The Internal Revenue Service Act‚2000
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Why is Ghana still an LEDC? Peilin Cheng 9A Although Ghana is rich in raw materials and precious metals‚ it is still a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC). There are many different reasons ranging from the environment and climate to their debt problem. Ghana is in the tropics of Africa near the equator which means the temperature is very hot‚ there is also a hot dry North East wind called the harmattan which blows between December and March. Ghana’s climate and ecosystems are split into
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TRENT-IN-GHANA PROGRAM INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF GHANA‚ LEGON [pic] “Community Development Journal Articles: An Interns Experience with Africa Assistance Plan in Sunyani” Placement Supervisor: Ms Doris Donkor‚ (AAP) Internship Journal Submitted by: Michael Addaney ID Number: 1000 10 01 8th April‚ 2011 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to explain what I did and learned during my internship period with the Africa Assistance Plan (AAP) in
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MILLICOM GHANA LIMITED OPERATORS OF TIGO TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("MIC") portfolio of assets currently comprises 17 cellular operations and licenses in 16 countries in Asia‚ Latin America and Africa‚ covering a population under license of approximately 392 million people. Millicom Ghana Limited‚ operators of Tigo cellular network is one (1) of six (6) mobile voice services providers licensed to operate in Ghana. It was the first mobile cellular network branded
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huge debt repayments are making it hard for these countries to develop. Ghana is one of these poor countries. Ghana is in debt because the British used to be in charge. They came to mine gold but eventually Ghana just turned into a place for slave trade. In 1957 Ghana broke free of the British and became a free country. But because it had no factories‚ few services and few people with skills it went quickly down hill. Ghana wanted to develop and it wanted to do it fast. It got money from richer
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The empires of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai all thrived in western Africa. They were in a fertile area of Africa‚ south of the Sahara Desert‚ near the Niger River. Ghana existed from around 300 A.D. until around 1100 A.D by 800 A.D.‚ controlled much of the trading in West Africa gold and salt were the two most important goods traded by Ghana attacks by the Almoravids in 1076 led to the decline of the Ghana Empire Mali gained control of the West Africa trade routes after the fall of Ghana was in power
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development of the their political structure. The government systems in ancient Africa varied or completely changed based on the region. In west Africa two of the most significant African empires were born the Ghana empire and the Mali empire each with similar political structures. The Ghana empire ruled over a noticeable area portion of the sub-Saharan located in west Africa and would also impose authority on neighboring civilizations. The empire was divided into a number of provinces ruled partially
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have one? A large development project is a project like Akosombo Dam in Ghana‚ a big investment in which the country hopes it will pay for itself‚ as in it will produce more tourist or goods to sell. Countries want this because they believe it is a quick way to make a lot of money and to improve the infrastructure of the countries‚ so the country will be generally improved. Therefore I will investigate the Akosombo Dam in Ghana; first I will give some background information‚ photos/ diagrams‚ its history
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has to occur after a period of sustained economic growth. It is therefore the growth in total economic output accompanied by changes in the structure of the economy. There are many barriers to economic development in Ghana. Eight of them are discussed below: First and foremost‚ Ghana like most developing countries is enriched with natural resources or deposits but the human capital is not able to transform them to achieve rapid economic growth and development. For economic development to take off
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