Ghana

Ghana has witnessed a 'revolution through the ballot box', since its return to constitutional rule in 1993. Yet this period of sustained democratic government in an era of globalization and liberal triumphalism has brought with it new demands. How has Ghana faced up to the problems of institution-building, state-market relations and democratic leadership? Can it deal with the challenges posed by security, human rights and foreign policy in the twenty-first century?
This unique collection interrogates all these issues and assesses the future of the democratic experiment in one of sub-Saharan Africa's rare 'islands of peace'. In doing so, it provides an invaluable guide to Ghana's political past, present and future.

Kwame Boafo-Arthur is Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana.

1. A Decade of Liberalism in Perspective - Kwame Boafo-Arthur
2. Trends in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights under the 1992 Constitution - Kofi Quashigah
3. Challenges of Economic Growth in a Liberal Economy - G. Kwaku Tsikata
4. Markets and Liberal Democracy - Kwame A. Ninsin
5. Institutions and Economic Performance: Ghana's Experience under the Fourth Republic, 1992-2002 - Nicholas Amponsah