Institute for Development Studies: Recent submissions

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Stakeholder Participation, Institutional Arrangements in the Bauxite Mining Value Chain and Development in Mining Communities, Sierra Leone

Bendu, Franklin Sisabu (University of Cape Coast, 2023-11)

Mineral-rich developing countries have been unable to translate their resource wealth into successful development. This study, therefore, considered stakeholder participation, institutional arrangements and development in ...
Clean Energy Financing and Sustainable Development: Evidence from the Electricity Market of Ghana

Baiden, Jeffrey Kenneth (University of Cape Coast, 2023-11)

This thesis examines four related objectives on clean energy financing and sustainable development: (1) describe the state of clean energy financing and sustainable development; (2) assess the determinants of clean energy ...
Third-Party Intervention and Conflict Transformation: A Study of Alavanyo-Nkonya Conflict, Ghana

Asare, Hagar (University of Cape Coast, 2023-07)

Conflicts, if not resolved or transformed, have the tendency of becoming protracted. In Ghana, protracted conflicts have been intervened by various third-party actors with varied approaches towards conflict transformation. ...
Gender perspectives on conflict management: A focus on women in the Oti and Volta regions of Ghana

Enuameh-Agbolosoo, Ayaakor Dela (Gender perspectives on conflict management: A focus on women in the Oti and Volta regions of Ghana, 2023-01)

The Oti and Volta Regions of Ghana have several communal conflict hotspots as old as the age of the communities themselves. These conflicts must be managed sustainably so they do not degenerate into violent situations ...
Microfinance Services of Sinapi Aba Trust and Human Capital Development of Beneficiaries in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Antoh, Ernestina Fredua (University of Cape Coast, 2014-08)

The study set out to examine Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) microfinance services contribution towards building human capital asset of beneficiaries in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. A cross-sectional approach was adopted to gather ...
Managerial Strategies for Improving the Quality of Life of Male Single-Parent Families in the Central Region of Ghana

Amissah, Augustina Araba (University of Cape Coast, 2014-08)

The study investigated the managerial strategies for improving the quality of life of male single-parent families in the Central Region. The study used the descriptive and evaluative survey designs. Using a multi-stage ...
Influence of Public Financial Management Practices on Service Delivery in Ghana’s District Assemblies

Scott, George Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2016-11)

This research analyzed how six components of public financial management (PFM) -budgeting, revenue mobilisation, expenditure and payments, accounting and financial reporting, auditing and public financial management ...
Life Course and Retirement Planning of Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Adjei, Jennifred Maurice (University of Cape Coast, 2023-11)

The research examined the effect of life course on retirement planning of healthcare workers in public hospitals in the Accra metropolis, Ghana. The rational choice, life cycle and life course theories were used in explaining ...
Financing Local Level Development Through the District Assemblies' Common Fund in the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana

Bandie, Robinson Dakubu Boye (University of Cape Coast, 2003-07)

One of the key components under any decentralisation policy is the devolution of means. In the past, decentralisation policies of many developing countries failed to produce the desired impact because the issue of fiscal ...
School Children as Agents of Water Supply, Sanitation And Hygiene Behaviour Change Practices in the Asikuma-odoben-brakwa District of Ghana

Otami, Juliette Dufie (University of Cape Coast, 2022-05)

ABSTRACT Elimination of water related diseases requires behaviour change regarding water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices. These behaviours are transferrable to generations though are difficult to change. ...
Flooding and Livelihood Adaptation Strategies of Farmers in Builsa South and Talensi Districts in the Upper East Region

Yorose, William Aduah (University of Cape Coast, 2019-01)

The livelihoods of farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana, is based on crop production which is often been affected by floods. As a result, farmers have continuously been adjusting their livelihood against the impacts ...
Pro-environmental Behaviour: an Examination of Environmental Citizenship Among Junior and Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Potakey, Harriet Muriel. Dzifa. (University of Cape Coast, 2019-05)

ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the practice of environmental citizenship behaviour among Junior and Senior High School students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Environmental citizenship is a concept that suggests ...
Entrepreneurial Orientation Dimensions and Business Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in Three Ghanaian Cities

Quagrainie, Fanny Adams (University of Cape Coast, 2016-09)

Ghanaian women entrepreneurs operating small businesses play a significant role in fostering economic growth and development due to their possession of Entrepreneurial Orientation Dimensions (EODs). Notwithstanding ...
Bullying of the Male-Child in Selected Senior High Schools in Ghana

Antiri, Kwasi Otopa (University of Cape Coast, 2015-10)

The main objective of the study was to examine the bullying of the male-child in selected senior high schools in Ghana. The descriptive and exploratory research designs were used for the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure, ...
Internal auditing in selected local governments in the Central Region of Ghana.

Aikins, Anthony Egyir (University of Cape Coast, 2019-04)

Internal auditing is expected to monitor resource mobilisation and utilisation in order to achieve development objectives at the local level. However, the Auditor-General's reports on local governments in Ghana depict ...
Pro-environmental behaviour: an examination of environmental citizenship among junior and senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Potakey, Harriet Muriel Dzifa (University of Cape Coast, 2019-05)

ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the practice of environmental citizenship behaviour among Junior and Senior High School students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Environmental citizenship is a concept that suggests ...
Investment readiness, access to external finance and performance of small and medium-scale enterprises in The Accra metropolis, Ghana

Nii Amar Amarteifio, Edward (University of Cape Coast, 2015-04)

There is growing recognition of the important role Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) play in economic development. SMEs are often described as efficient and prolific job creators, the seeds of big businesses and ...
Land-use conflicts and psychosocial well-being: a study of farmer-herder conflict in Asante-Akyem north district of Ghana

Appiah-Boateng, Sabina (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

Over the past two decades, the Asante Akyem North District of Ghana has had limited peace and stability which are prerequisites for sustainable development due to protracted farmer-herder conflicts. This study provides an ...
Factors influencing Implementation of the Basic School Religious and Moral Education Curriculum

Annobil, Charles Nyarko (University of Cape Coast, 2017-04)

The study explored both school and community-based factors that influence implementation of the Basic school Religious and Moral Education curriculum in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. It was an exploratory survey ...
Investment Readiness, Access to External Finance and Performance of Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Amarteifio, Edward Nil Amar (University of Cape Coast, 2015-04)

There is growing recognition of the important role Small and Medium- Scale Enterprises (SMEs) play in economic development. SMEs are often described as efficient and prolific job creators, the seeds of big businesses ...

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