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This thesis examines Ghana's failed attempt to develop in an interpretative model of a political economy of decline. The definition of political economy in this thesis stresses the factors influencing decision-making, particularly, the conflicts and power of the interest groups controlling the state. The thesis argues that at the eve of decolonization, there were identified weaknesses which imposed a limitation on the pace of economic development. The most important of these weaknesses was the low and stagnant productivity of the predominant peasant agriculture. By imposing an excessive predatory taxation on the cocoa industry to finance accelerated development, under these conditions, the cocoa sector, whose savings could have supported a moderate pace of development, was destroyed without achieving development. A major economic decline has occurred in Ghana in which the collapse of the cocoa industry has played a significant part. The process of decline has been dominated by political economy conflicts both within interest groups in the urban sector, created by the aborted modernization, and between urban and rural interests. Cocoa supply functions have been generated for different periods over the entire history of the industry, to determine the nature of the decline of that principal economic sector. Short-run and long-run price elasticities in the period before 1955 were found to be negligible. Supply elasticities have increased in recent periods, and have been estimated as follows for the period since 1944: Short-run price: 0.18; Long-run price: 0.42; Short-run capacity base: 0.88; Long-run capacity base: 1.685. The loss of production due to short-run, long-run and very long-run direct and indirect producer price distortions from the equilibrium border price, have been estimated, at the peak, as 40%, 51.5% and 62.6% respectively. The current attempts at economic recovery have concentrated on monetary and fiscal policies and on the export sector. Significant successes have been achieved since 1983, but these are still below performance in 1976. The thesis concludes that the economic recovery programme faces major challenges from two sources. The fundamental problems of the food production sector have so far been ignored. The conflicts in the political economy also remain a major threat to the productive sectors.

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This master’s thesis main objective is to find out how the adoption of e-learning among Ghanaian universities could be assessed. To reach this objective, we seek to assess and examine the adoption of e-learning in four (4) universities across Ghana. A structured questionnaire has been developed, pre-tested and administered to a sample of 103 persons comprising students, university lecturers and management authorities of the four selected universities which use e-learning in their educational curriculum.Based on an objective analysis of the obtained data, the major findings show that university managements and lecturers have not established broader e-learning facilities that would trigger students to adopt e-learning course. Also, the current facilities being used are very few and insufficient. Although, some of the universities have made provision for several e-learning delivery modes, yet students and lecturers are not all that familiar with them. Hence, most of those delivery modes are not being used at all. Students’ level of access to computers, internet connectivity, and the lack of regular electric power supply on campus, appear to be the major factors which are most likely to impact negatively on students to hinder them from attending e-learning courses. It was also found out that the most important barriers likely to affect the implementation of e-learning include poor internet connectivity, fear of failure in internet/e-learning services, fear of internet fraud, and the low speed of internet. / <p>Validerat; 20111212 (anonymous)</p>

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, August, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

My thesis paper will address why I act and different aspects of my work as an actor. Acting training is a constant process and it is the job of the actor to keep up a regular routine that keeps one from going out of practice. I will discuss what I personally do regularly to stay in training. I will also discuss the process I go through to prepare myself to perform in acting roles. Though my approach to developing each new character is different, there are some aspects of my approach that remain constant. This paper will also describe the kinds of stories I am interested in telling. Though actors are equipped to tell a wide variety of stories from many different perspectives, I, as a Ghanaian female artist of color, am drawn to specific kinds of projects that relate to my life experiences. These are the stories that I feel compelled to tell. I believe my work is not just an occupation but rather encompasses the way I choose to live my life. So I will also discuss the ways in which I think my acting work is relevant in the world at large. I will include the ways in which I feel my work has had an impact in my environment, as well as how I hope to use my acting a vehicle to influence change in the future.

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