Essays about: "thesis FROM GHANA"

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  1. 16. The Ideology of Mental Illness in Ghana : A Discourse Analysis of Mental Health Laws (1972-2012)

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

    Author : Gianpiero Iacovelli; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Ghana; Ideology; Law; Mental health; Mental health policies; Mental health services; Mental illness; Public safety; Subjectivity;

    Abstract : In 2012, Ghanaian government promulgated a new mental health law aimed at setting up a community-based health care system in order to solve several problems that are affecting mental health facilities and people with mental disorders. The new law was also thought to overcome the limitations of the previous law, which was promulgated in 1972. READ MORE

  3. 17. Are Indigenous Farmers’ Investments Under Siege? Implications of farmer-herder conflicts and threats to customary land tenure on indigenous farmers’ agricultural investment decisions in Agogo, Ghana.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Selorm Kugbega; [2018]
    Keywords : Agogo; Land tenure in security; Usufructs; Pastoralists; Farmer-herder conflict; Investment; Customary land; Fulani herders; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Owing to structural factors of climate change and population growth, the past decade has witnessed high interest among migrant and settler pastoralist groups in the vegetal-rich customary lands of the Agogo Traditional Area. This has resulted in lease grants of large land areas to pastoralists by traditional authorities and usufruct families, for reasons of ensuring optimum use and gaining the highest returns from lands. READ MORE

  4. 18. “It is like the world has forgotten us” : A case study about Liberians living in a protracted refugee situation in Ghana

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Stubbergaard; [2018]
    Keywords : Protracted refugee situations; Repatriation; Liberia; Ghana; Buduburam;

    Abstract : Protracted refugee situations are a world-wide problem,yetlittle research isavailable. Despite obvious practical obstacles,it is the individual that must decide whether to return, which is why it is interesting to examine if the choice is deliberate or involuntary. READ MORE

  5. 19. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND CHILD MORTALITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE WEALTH STATUS IN GHANA FROM THE 20TH CENTURY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Michael Brown; [2018]
    Keywords : Primary Health Care; Demographic and Health Surveys.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Cross-country data links good health status to an increase in wealth status (income levels) as evidenced by existing prevalence of rates of child morbidity and mortality in poorer settings. Essentially, Primary Health Care amongst other affordable health interventions is prioritized in most countries now. READ MORE

  6. 20. Facilitating Innovation in Technology Startups in Ghana : A Multiple Case Study of the Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Ghana

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nickie B. Johnson; [2018]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship ecosystem; Technology startups; Innovation; Ghana;

    Abstract : Thesis purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate which circumstances technology entrepreneurs believe facilitate innovation, in the context of developing countries, and in Ghana in particular. Additionally, to explore the institutional and environmental factors that enable or prevent innovative activity from taking place in the technology startup ecosystem. READ MORE