Tag: customs and traditions

• A village-up view of Sierra Leone’s civil war and reconstruction : multilayered and networked governance

  Abstract: This report offers a ‘bottom-up’ review of the reconstruction of the state following a devastating civil war, using the case of Sierra Leone. In Africa, the individual state-citizen relationship is also mediated through pre-colonial rural governance systems that continue to play a crucial role. Author(s): Vincent, James B.M. Source(s): , IDS research report; 75…

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  January 1, 2012

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  civil war, customs and traditions, ethnic and racial groups, leadership, Local Government, reconstruction, rural areas, sierra leone

• Towards effective participation of chiefs in Ghana’s decentralization process : the case of Wenchi district

  Abstract: This study explores the interactive process between decentralized structures and traditional authorities in Ghana, with a view to generating lessons for strengthening the decentralization framework by tapping the strengths of traditional authorities towards accelerated rural development. Author(s): Taabazuing, Joseph Source(s): , xiii, 288 p., ill., graphs, maps, tabs Published: 2010 Author], [S.l. (English ISBN/ISSN:…

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  January 1, 2010

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  community leadership, customs and traditions, decentralization in government, economic development, ghana, rural areas