The role of customary governance systems in enhancing local democracy: the case of Ghana (Record no. 83858)

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Title The role of customary governance systems in enhancing local democracy: the case of Ghana
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Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012
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Summary, etc Local governance, decentralization and democracy are components of the Ghanaian traditional chieftaincy institution. This institution in the past engendered participatory democracy, good governance and social protection but is currently challenged by formal decentralization of public administration. Although the institution has remained intact, its functions have gone through several paradigm shifts both during the colonial and the post-independence eras of Ghana. Currently, the chieftaincy does not form part of the formal local government administration structure. In an enigmatic form, it maintains an informal and sacrosanct niche in local governance. There is a need for redefinition and clarification of the roles of the chieftaincy institution within the nexus of traditions, demands of good governance and modern local democracy to enable it to provide a complementary conduit for effective and efficient local governance for development.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Local government
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Geographic name Ghana
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Title Philippine Journal of Public Administration
Relationship information vol. 56, no. 1: (January-June 2012), pages 1-22
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