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Issues in Ghana's Electoral Politics [electronic resource].
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- ISBN: 2869787251
- ISBN: 9782869787254
- Physical Description: 1 online resource ()
- Publisher: CODESRIA 2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:august.17 Multi-User. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction. Understanding Ghana's Electoral Politics; Notes; References; 1. In Search of 'Honorable' Membership: Parliamentary Primaries and Candidate Selection in Ghana; Introduction; Primary Elections and Candidate Selection: An Overview; Ghana's Emergent Two-Party System; The Dynamics of Primary Elections; Parliamentary Primary Election System; Problematizing Primary Elections in Ghana: Democracy Promotion and Deficits The Office of Member of Parliament in Ghana: A Coveted TrophyConclusion; Notes; References; 2. Civic Election Observation and General Elections in Ghana under the Fourth Republic: Enhancing Government Legitimacy and the Democratization Process; Introduction; Methodology; The Concepts of Civil Society, Government Legitimacy, Democratisation, Democracy and Election Observation; A Historical Sketch of Civil Society in Ghana; Civil Society Impact on General Elections and Democracy in Ghana since 1992; NEDEO and the 1996 General Elections; CODEO and the 2000 General Elections CODEO and the 2004 General ElectionsCODEO and the 2008 General Elections; Lessons Learned; Conclusion; Notes; References; Interview; 3. The Regional Balance of Presidential Tickets in Ghanaian Elections: Analysis of the 2008 General Elections; Introduction; The Office of Vice-President; Regional Balance in Ghanaian Elections; The Selection Drama: Who Gets the Nod?; Mills and the Trinity; NPP's Selection Quagmire; Ethno-Clientelist Politics in the Northern Region: Counting the 2008 Votes; Findings and Conclusion; Notes; References; 4. Manifestos and Agenda Setting in Ghanaian Elections IntroductionAgenda-setting Defined; Understanding the Ghanaian Context; Elections and Manifestos in Ghana's Politics; The Constitutional and Institutional Context of Political Party Manifestos in the Fourth Republic; Ideological Context; Comparing NDC and NPP Manifestos; Interests of Societal Actors; Influence of Manifestos on the Electorate; Realizing Manifesto Objectives/Targets; Authenticity of Manifestos; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. Elections and Representation in Ghana's Democracy; Introduction; Elections and Elite Interest; Political Power and the Vote; Democracy and the Poor Conclusion: A Vote for Democracy?Notes; References; 6. Impact of Democratic Political Transition on the Economy of Ghana; Introduction; Economic Theoretical Framework; Macro-economic Impacts of Democratic Transitions; Microeconomic Impacts of Democratic Transition; Summary of Winners and Losers from Democratic Political Transition; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Note; References; 7. Political Transitions, Electoral Mobilization, and State Institutions; Introduction; Transition Politics: Politics Without Rules; Electoral Mobilization; State Patrimony and Endless Electoral Mobilization |
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| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Elections > Ghana. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections Ghana. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
