scholarly journals Sustainable Development in Ghana's Petroleum Industry: An Analysis of the Resource Curse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Ntakrah
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
Democratic Breakdown ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Oil Exploitation ◽  
Oil Wealth

According to the ‘resource curse,’ countries with large endowments of natural resources perform worse than countries who are less endowed. So while Ghana’s recent oil discovery presents tremendous opportunities to assist in poverty alleviation, this so called curse has been unfortunately attributed to economic decline, democratic breakdown, environmental degradation, and civil unrest. Therefore this thesis seeks to evaluate Ghana’s preparedness in dealing with effects of new oil wealth and the impacts of oil exploitation on its environment and society. Interviews with members of civil society organisations, NGOs and government personnel revealed tremendous deficits and constraints in environmental protection, the rule of law, and political will; all of which will be further challenged by the onset of oil development in Ghana. Observations from interviewees, as well as the findings of contextual research provide the foundation for the goal of the research, which is to understand how prepared Ghana is to manage its future petroleum industry so that it encompasses environmental stewardship, economic development and social responsibility.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development in Ghana's Petroleum Industry: An Analysis of the Resource Curse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Ntakrah
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
Democratic Breakdown ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Oil Exploitation ◽  
Oil Wealth

According to the ‘resource curse,’ countries with large endowments of natural resources perform worse than countries who are less endowed. So while Ghana’s recent oil discovery presents tremendous opportunities to assist in poverty alleviation, this so called curse has been unfortunately attributed to economic decline, democratic breakdown, environmental degradation, and civil unrest. Therefore this thesis seeks to evaluate Ghana’s preparedness in dealing with effects of new oil wealth and the impacts of oil exploitation on its environment and society. Interviews with members of civil society organisations, NGOs and government personnel revealed tremendous deficits and constraints in environmental protection, the rule of law, and political will; all of which will be further challenged by the onset of oil development in Ghana. Observations from interviewees, as well as the findings of contextual research provide the foundation for the goal of the research, which is to understand how prepared Ghana is to manage its future petroleum industry so that it encompasses environmental stewardship, economic development and social responsibility.

scholarly journals Is Grand Corruption the Cancer of Nigeria? A Critical Discussion in the Light of an Exchange of Presidential Letters.

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Florence Anaedozie
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Political System ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Court Records ◽  
Civil Society Organisations

Grand corruption maintains a firm grip on the Nigerian economic, social and political system despite the existence of numerous anti-corruption institutional bodies and the justice system. Grand corruption is the sore spot in Nigeria’s pursuit of transparency and accountability in governance and has ensured the continuous neglect of the rule of law and due process, national underdevelopment, violation of socio-economic rights and insecurity. This paper, using the metaphor of “cancer” appraises the endemic grand corruption in Nigeria in the light of “open letters” exchanged between two prominent former Nigerian Presidents. It argues that the contents of the “two presidential letters” places moral mandate on Nigerians to renew the commitment towards combating grand corruption, particularly with the emergence of a new administration whose agenda portends a policy of zero tolerance to corruption. The paper is a qualitative desk-based research using secondary data obtained from laws of the country on corruption; reports from Nigerian anti-corruption agencies; court records and cases; reports from newspapers and magazines; articles in journals and books; reports from websites of developmental agencies and the civil society organisations. The paper recommends the strengthening of the anti-corruption agencies, law reforms and national reorientation through mass education and mobilisation with the aim of combating the cancer of endemic grand corruption in Nigeria.

scholarly journals “THE RULE OF LAW”

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 242-248
Author(s):  
Irving Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
Poll Tax

Tom Bingham (Allen Lane, London 2010) 224 pp ISBN 978-1846140907Writing this piece, in the aftermath of the worst civil unrest to have afflicted our major cities in a generation, I am struck by how infrequently “the rule of law” has been invoked by those who have spoken out in condemnation of the violence. In that respect, the riots of 2011 stand in marked contrast to those of 1985 and 1990, following the miners’ strike and the introduction of the controversial “poll tax” respectively, when politicians (for whom, evidently, the term was little more than a synonym for “law and order”) seemed to be falling over each other to assert that “the rule of law must prevail”.

Changing the rule of law

IEE Review ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Clifford Gray
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law

Changing the rule of law

IEE Review ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
H. Aspden
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law

A Review of the Electoral Process under Ghana's Fourth Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-377
Author(s):  
Lydia A. Nkansah ◽  
Delali A. Gawu
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Electoral Cycle ◽  
Fourth Republic ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Election Results

There have been seven general elections, under Ghana's Fourth Republic, to elect presidents and members of parliament. There are laws regulating the electoral process and election results have generally been accepted and, in a few cases, challenged through the laid-down process. Elections in Ghana are nonetheless reportedly flawed with irregularities tainting the outcome and creating tensions and sometimes pockets of violence. This article examines the electoral process under Ghana's Fourth Republic, namely the adoption of regulations for each electoral cycle, voters’ registration and the voters’ register, nomination of aspirants, voting, counting of votes and declaration of the results. To ensure the integrity of the electoral process, the laws regulating elections should comply with the dictates of the procedural requirements of the rule of law and the Electoral Commission's actions must be consistent with these laws.

Samuel Beckett and the Rule of Law

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-72
Author(s):  
Phil Baker
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Samuel Beckett ◽  
The Rule Of Law
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