economic systems

State Enterprises Need Competent Heads; Not Political Appointees

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Ghana Extractive Industries and Transparency’s representative on the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) Dr Steve Manteaw is in support of the removal of Political Appointees heading State owned Enterprises and yet against the replacement of same, with another set of Political Appointees by a government in power. In his view, the practice is out-moded and … Read more

What the President’s State of the Nation’s Address Should Address

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Promising a host of social, political, and economic reforms to deliver jobs and revive industry while protecting the poor and vulnerable, the current government won the hearts of many Ghanaians. In line with his constitutional duty, the President will present his first State of the Nations Address, to provide details about the state of affairs … Read more

MasterCard Calls For New Approach To Youth Employment Training In Africa

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Innovative research released today by The MasterCard Foundation is making the case for a new approach to youth employment training strategies in Africa. Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth Livelihoods in Ghana and Uganda, released today at the Young Africa Works Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, sheds light on the working lives of African youth. The report, produced … Read more

Combating Corruption In The Sino-World

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Introduction After the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a new round of anti-corruption campaign has been going on. With almost fifty provincial officials, more than 600 director-level officials and more than 200,000 petty officials snared, this campaign is being conducted in a harsh way on a large scale. More importantly, as … Read more

Thousands of Reasoning Why Making Job Creation A Focal Point of Any Government In Ghana Rather Than Creating An Enabling Environment Is Disastrous.

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Introduction The control and allocation of resources in any country depends on the economic system being practiced. While others are identify with socialism or the capitalism, others seem to combine the two- mixed economic system. The capitalist economic system allows the free flow of market forces- interaction of the demand and supply. In practice, it … Read more

Is It Feasible To Build A Factory For Each District In Ghana

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[1.0] currently, approaching to an election day, a lot of political campaign promises is spewing out across the length and breadth of Ghana which all need a critically intellectual examination to assess it feasibility of application. Since Bastiat Ghana as a Liberal Economic Think Tank is ideologically friendly to industrial growth and economic empowerment, it … Read more