Essays about: "ghana trade"

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  1. 1. An institutional weakness? – The participation of Chinese miners in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Enyam Joel Agbesinyale; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese participation; ASGM; Institutional weakness; Rural transformation; Ghana; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the ongoing debate on the involvement of Chinese nationals in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector. Despite the Minerals and Mining Law, Act 703 (2006) prohibiting foreigners from engaging in ASGM, it is reported that about 50,000 Chinese nationals have migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal mining activities. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Dead white man’s clothes” : The influence of second hand import on young Ghanaians’ consuming patterns

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Hanna Skoglund; Johanna Samuelsson; Linda Finell; [2022]
    Keywords : Second hand; Second hand import; Consumption; Postcolonialism; Attachment to clothes;

    Abstract : Generally, not many in the Global North are aware of the complexity behind the second hand clothing trade and donations. Today, Ghana has become one of the biggest markets for imported second hand clothing. With this, the Akan saying “Obroni Wawu” has come, and translates into “Dead White Man’s Clothes”. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring non-tariff barriers inhibiting indigenous African SMEs’ intra-African trade and internationalisation within Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on Ghanaian SMEs exporting to Nigeria.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Eric Kwami Tsyokor; Farouk Tutu Madara; [2022]
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    Abstract : The continent is currently, the world’s large free trade area with a 1.2-billion-person marketwhich is expected to double by 2050 is a substantial domestic market with significantopportunities for economic growth. This suggests that promoting intra-African trade (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring Maritime Border Disputes using the Issues Approach : Comparative analysis of Ghana-Ivory Coast and Kenya-Somalia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Roli Mahajan; [2021]
    Keywords : terrorism; security studies; maritime disputes; Kenya; Somalia; Ghana; piracy;

    Abstract : Maritime boundaries are man-made constructs which are critical to resources like oil and gas, fisheries as well as trade. Recently, these delimitations in the sea have also gained importance in the environmental discourse because the role of the sea has become scientifically more significant in the field of climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Linking Energy Planning with the Sustainable Development Goals : The Case of Ghana

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Joni Mäkinen; [2020]
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    Abstract : Infrastructure systems are a key component in national development, as these systems provide essential services that are needed for a society to function, such as energy, food and water. All infrastructure systems have connections to each other, and thus decisions made when investing in one system can affect other systems as well. READ MORE