Chapter
Features of liberalism and its assumed benefits
The liberal Ghanaian state in perspective
2 | Trends in the promotion and protection of human rights under the 1992 Constitution
Human rights as a significant element of good governance
Trends in human rights prior to the 1992 Constitution
Human rights under the 1992 Constitution
The interpretative approach of the courts
The developing jurisprudence through the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
Some specific rights considered
The transitional provisions and national reconciliation
3 | Challenges of economic growth in a liberal economy
The challenges of economic growth
4 | Markets and liberal democracy
Democratic consolidation since 1993
Economic growth and citizenship
5 | Institutions and economic performance: Ghana’s experience under the Fourth Republic, 1992–2002
Significance of institutions
Exploring the literature on institutions, investment and economic performance
Institutional credibility and private investment
Encountering state institutions in Ghana
6 | Political conflict and elite consensus inthe liberal state
Brief historical background
The 1992 elections and their aftermath
The electoral commission and consensus building
Contested issues (1993–96)
7 | A decade of political leadership in Ghana, 1993–2004
The context of political leadership in Ghana
8 | The security agencies and national security in a decade of liberalism
Ghana’s national security agencies
Liberalism, constitutionalism and Ghana’s national security
9 | Organized labour and the liberal state
Labour–state relations 1956–82
Structural adjustment and the restoration of the liberal state
The restoration of the liberal state
The policy imperatives of the liberal state
10 | The liberal Ghanaian state and foreign policy: the dynamics of change and continuity
Debates on change and continuity
The rationale for foreign policy continuity under the NDC
The NDC and the international system
Searching for peace in the sub-region
The NPP and the international community
The policy of good neighbourliness
The NPP and the wider international community
11 | Women and politics in Ghana, 1993–2003
Women and politics, 1956–66
The period of democratic disengagement
Women and local-level politics in Ghana, 1988–2002
Women and political participation at the national level,1993–2003
Political parties and women’s political roles
Women and the 2000 general elections
Political party structures and women in politics
Select and standing committees in parliament
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