A Painful Pill or Necessary Evil? Examining the Rising Cost of Retail Medicines
Ghana’s pharmaceutical sector is heavily reliant on foreign exchange, with an estimated 70% of all products being imported whilst the remaining 30% is produced locally. With local manufacture, it is estimated that 83% of all materials are also imported, making the sector heavily sensitive to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Another contributor to pricing in the […]
Emergency Management: Citizens’ Views on Government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 global pandemic was an event no one anticipated when the year 2020 began. This unanticipated event with the health risks it presented and the urgent need to protect human lives, required strategic policy responses from governments. In the case of Ghana, the government’s action included a) a partial lockdown for three weeks in […]
If the Fundamentals of the Economy are Weak…
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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 […]
The Economics, Policy and Politics of the Fight against Galamsey
We are back to the issue of galamsey! The president’s meeting with the National House of Chiefs and the MMDCEs, media reports with pictures of polluted rivers, conversations on social media, etc. are contributing to this renewed sense of urgency to act. The Economics of Galamsey During my doctoral dissertation research work some twelve years […]
Can Chiefs Allocate unto Themselves Law Making and Pseudo Criminal Law Enforcement Powers?
In the recent past, some actions taken by chiefs or traditional authorities including purporting to issue directives, banishment orders, etc. and to impose sanctions on some private citizens and corporate institutions for non-observance of local customs have generated public discussions, particularly on the legal propriety of these actions. This piece catalogues some of these actions […]
The Changing Importance Of Corruption As A Problem
How much importance do Ghanaians place on the problem of corruption in government? I recall during the 2020 elections that I made a point based on my observation of patterns in the Afrobarometer survey that, when ranking the most important problems government must address, Ghanaians would tend to rank other problems (unemployment, the economy, education, […]
Those We Elect- Who Should Make Sure They Do Their Job?
Among the many things that democracies pride themselves in is the ability to hold their governments accountable. This is driven by the notion that governments are the employees of the people and therefore all of its actions must be driven by a singular purpose – doing what the people want. What do the people want? […]
Trust, Partisanship, And Our Judiciary
Our judiciary is at the center stage of public discourse sparked by remarks from former president John Mahama. Our current president Nana Akufo Addo, as well as his Attorney General Mr. Godfred Odame have responded to the comments. As with a lot of our public conversations, one cannot overlook the partisan dimensions. A look at […]
Surcharge and disallow to curb the perennial loss of limited financial resources – Citizens’ Coalition to Auditor-General
The Coalition for Democratic and Accountable Governance (Citizens’ Coalition) has petitioned the Auditor-General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to surcharge all persons and institutions implicated in the Auditor-General’s Report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2019, 2020, and 2021. In a petition submitted to the Auditor-General after hours of picketing within the enclave of the […]
