The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy. Issue 6 (7th December 2020)
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- Title:
- The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy. Issue 6 (7th December 2020)
- Main Title:
- The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy
- Authors:
- Akwei, Cynthia
Damoah, Isaac S.
Amankwah‐Amoah, Joseph - Abstract:
- Abstract : Over the years, Ghanaian governments have invested huge sums of money in programs and projects for socioeconomic development to improve their citizens' well‐being. However, the implementation of most of these programs and projects have failed and been abandoned. There is a lack of research addressing this issue and the specific causal mechanism through which politics and culture shapes these failed implementations and program abandonments. Partisan politics—which demonstrates strong favoritism toward one's preferred political party, adherence to party policies, and reluctance to compromise with political opponents—provides an appropriate framework to clarify the role of politics in programs and projects ineffective implementation and abandonment debates. Drawing on political theory and the partisan politics literature, this study explores the role partisan politics plays in the implementation failure and abandonment of government programs and projects in Ghana. Our analysis reveals three causal factors: political culture, political corruption, and poor planning and implementation, which are shaped by partisan politics in the Ghanaian context. This impacts negatively on the unity and socioeconomic development of the country . Related Articles: Debrah, Emmanuel. 2016. "Decentralization, District Chief Executives, and District Assemblies in Ghana's Fourth Republic." Politics & Policy 44 (1): 135‐164. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12146 Kim, Eun Kyung. 2019. "IssueAbstract : Over the years, Ghanaian governments have invested huge sums of money in programs and projects for socioeconomic development to improve their citizens' well‐being. However, the implementation of most of these programs and projects have failed and been abandoned. There is a lack of research addressing this issue and the specific causal mechanism through which politics and culture shapes these failed implementations and program abandonments. Partisan politics—which demonstrates strong favoritism toward one's preferred political party, adherence to party policies, and reluctance to compromise with political opponents—provides an appropriate framework to clarify the role of politics in programs and projects ineffective implementation and abandonment debates. Drawing on political theory and the partisan politics literature, this study explores the role partisan politics plays in the implementation failure and abandonment of government programs and projects in Ghana. Our analysis reveals three causal factors: political culture, political corruption, and poor planning and implementation, which are shaped by partisan politics in the Ghanaian context. This impacts negatively on the unity and socioeconomic development of the country . Related Articles: Debrah, Emmanuel. 2016. "Decentralization, District Chief Executives, and District Assemblies in Ghana's Fourth Republic." Politics & Policy 44 (1): 135‐164. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12146 Kim, Eun Kyung. 2019. "Issue Ownership and Strategic Policy Choice in Multiparty Africa." Politics & Policy 47 (5): 956‐983. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12327 Mohammed, Abdulai Kuyini. 2013. "Civic Engagement in Public Policy Making: Fad or Reality in Ghana?" Politics & Policy 41 (1): 117‐152. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12003 Abstract : Los efectos de la política en la implementación de programas / proyectos del gobierno: Información de una economía en desarrollo: A lo largo de los años, los gobiernos de Ghana han invertido grandes sumas de dinero en programas y proyectos para el desarrollo socioeconómico para mejorar el bienestar de sus ciudadanos; sin embargo, la implementación de la mayoría de estos programas y proyectos ha fallado, lo que ha llevado al abandono. Hay una falta de investigación que aborde este tema y el mecanismo causal específico a través del cual la política y la cultura configuran estas implementaciones y abandonos fallidos. La política partidista, que demuestra un fuerte favoritismo hacia el partido político, la adhesión a las políticas del partido y la renuencia a comprometerse con los opositores políticos proporciona un marco apropiado para aclarar el papel de la política en los programas y proyectos de implementación ineficaz y debates de abandono. Sobre la base de la teoría política y la literatura política partidista, este estudio explora el papel que juega la política partidista en el fracaso de la implementación y el abandono de los programas y proyectos gubernamentales en Ghana. Nuestro análisis revela tres factores causales: cultura política, corrupción política y mala planificación e implementación, que son moldeados por la política partidista en el contexto ghanés. Esto impacta negativamente en la unidad y el desarrollo socioeconómico del país . Abstract : 政治对落实政府项目/计划产生的效果:一个发展中经济体提供的见解: 多年以来,加纳政府已在社会经济发展项目和计划上投入大量资金,以期改善公民福祉;然而,大多数这些项目和计划的落实情况却以失败告终,导致项目/计划中止。关于这一问题及特定的因果机制(政治和文化通过该机制造成项目/计划的失败和中止)还缺少相关研究。党派政治—证明对自身政党的强烈偏好,遵守党派政策,不愿与政治反对方达成妥协—提供了一个合适的框架来阐明政治在有关项目和计划的无效落实和中止的辩论中产生的作用。基于政治理论与党派政治文献,本研究探究了党派政治在加纳政府项目及计划发生失败和中止一事中产生的作用。我们的研究显示了三个因果因素:政治文化、政治腐败和糟糕的规划和落实,这些都是在加纳党派政治的背景下形成的。其消极地影响了该国的团结与社会经济发展。 … (more)
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- Politics & policy. Volume 48:Issue 6(2020:Dec.)
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- Politics & policy
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- Volume 48:Issue 6(2020:Dec.)
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- Volume 48, Issue 6 (2020)
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- 2020
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 6
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- Page Start:
- 1161
- Page End:
- 1201
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-07
- Subjects:
- Party Politics -- Ghana -- Economic Policy -- Clientelism -- Partisanship -- Favoritism -- Political Theory -- Political Culture -- Corruption -- Implementation -- Project Abandonment -- Africa -- Government Projects and Programs
Ghana -- África Subsahariana -- Cultura política -- Desarrollo -- Política partidista -- Implementación de políticas -- Abandono de proyectos -- Proyectos gubernamentales -- Corrupción política -- Mala planificación
加纳 -- 撒哈拉以南非洲 -- 政治文化 -- 发展 -- 党派政治 -- 政策落实 -- 项目中止 -- 政府项目 -- 政治腐败 -- 规划欠佳
Political science -- Periodicals
World politics -- 21st century -- Periodicals
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