Accra: city report
Report synthesises studies completed by a team of researchers in Accra as part of the African Cities Research Consortium.
Abstract
Accra is Ghana’s capital and most populous swing voting city and therefore has been a key electoral battle ground for political parties during the past 2 decades. The set of studies synthesised used the African Cities Research Consortium holistic framework to examine how national and city-level politics, urban systems, and particular configurations of actors have shaped reform processes and their outcomes in the development domains of structural transformation; neighbourhood and district economic development; land and connectivity; housing; and informal settlements. The report concludes that many of Accra’s development challenges cannot be successfully addressed without effective citizen mobilisation.
Citation
Abdulai A-G. ‘Accra: city report’ ACRC Working Paper 2024-22, African Cities Research Consortium, The University of Manchester 2024
Links
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