Managing Water in Ghana; A political Economy of Change Analysis
Water sector reforms have led to improved institutional framework but there are challenges in implementing sustainable service partly due to political risk-taking by government and partly due to inadequate financial resources to operate and maintain the water supply systems. As a result, fundamental requirement for success such as transparency, accountability, customer orientation, competition (quasi) and […]
The 2023 Budget –The Political Opportunities and Challenges
The 2023 Budget and Economic Statement was finally presented to Parliament on November 24, 2023. In the public commentary following the presentation, two items have caught the attention of citizens – a) the reduction of the E-Levy charge to one percent (1%) and the removal of the One Hundred Ghana Cedi (GH₵100.00) daily limit threshold […]
Government needs to build confidence in the people, in two key areas
We are facing a systemic problem brought on by insular decision-making that is fraught with partisan politics and a failure to tap into the vast talent of competent Ghanaian citizens across the globe who could have helped manage our economy better. We have been to the IMF 17 times, and I do not know why […]
The Ghana Statistical Services Is Not Wrong!
I first came into close contact with the Ghana Statistical Service back in 2002 when as a graduate student, I needed some data for a research project I was undertaking in Ghana. Ever since my engagement with the Service, I have closely followed their work to keep myself updated on how well it is fulfilling […]
