| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> GhanaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Ghana**Library of Congress Call Number DT510                   .G44 1995**- Ghana  ForewardAcknowledgments
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsCountry                       Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (James L. McLaughlin and David                       Owusu-Ansah)                            - The                           Pre-Colonial Period  Arrival                           of the Europeans- Early                               European Contact and the Slave Trade  Britain                               and the Gold Coast: The Early YearsThe                           Colonial Era: British Rule of the Gold Coast
Colonial                               Administration
- Economic                               and Social Development   The                           Growth of Nationalism and the End of Colonial Rule- Early                               Manifestations of Nationalism  The                               Politics of the Independence MovementsIndependent                           Ghana
Nkrumah,                               Ghana, and Africa
- The                               Growth of Opposition to Nkrumah   The                           Fall of the Nkrumah Regime and its Aftermath- The                               National Liberation Council and the Busia Years,                               1966-71  The                               National Redemption Council Years, 1972-79Ghana                           and the Rawlings Era
The                               Second Coming of Rawlings: The First Six Years,                               1982- 87
- The                               District Assemblies       - Chapter                       2 - Society and Its Environment  (David Owusu-Ansah)                            - Physical                           Setting        - Location                               and Size  Geographical                               Regions- The                                   Low Plains  Ashanti                                   UplandsAkwapim-Togo                                   Ranges
- Volta                                   Basin  The                                   High PlainsRivers                               and Lakes
- Climate   Population- Population                               Distribution  Urban-Rural                               DisparitiesFamily                               Planning
- Ethnic                           Groups and Languages    - Language                               Diversity  Major                               Ethnic Groups- The                                   Akan Group  The                                   EweThe                                   Guan
- The                                   Peoples of the North  The                                   Ga-AdangbeThe                                   Central Togo
- Social                           Organization and Social Change    - Traditional                               Patterns of Social Relations  Social                               ChangeUrban                               Society
- The                               Position of Women   Religion                           and Society- Christianity                               and Islam in Ghana  Traditional                               ReligionSyncretic                               Religion
- Health                           and Welfare    - Health                               Care  Acquired                               Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)SOCIAL                           WELFARE
- EDUCATION    - The                               Education System  Problems                               in EducationAdult                               Education
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Nancy L. Clark)                       
Historical                           Background
- Overview                           of the Current Economy  Structure                           of the Economy- Gross                               Domestic Product  Debt                               and InflationTrade
- Role                           of the Government    - The                               Economic Recovery Program  State                               EnterprisesBudgets
- Banking                           and Currency    - Banking  CurrencyLabor                           Force 
National                               Requirements
- Income                               and Wages   Agriculture- Cocoa  Other                               Commercial CropsFood                               Crops and Livestock
- Forestry  FishingMining                           and Petroleum Industries
Gold
- Diamonds  ManganesePetroleum                               Exploration
- Manufacturing                           and TourismAND TOURISM    - Manufacturing  Electrical                               PowerTourism
- Transportation                           and Telecommunications    - Roads                               and Railroads  Ports                               and ShippingCivil                               Aviation
- Telecommunications   Foreign                           Investments and Assistance- Investment  Foreign                               Assistance and LoansBalance                               of Trade and Payments
- Growth                           Trends and Potential      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Maxwell Owusu)                            - The                           Provisional National Defense Council        - The                               Political Scene Under the PNDC  Revolutionary                               OrgansThe                           Transition from Military Rule to Democratic Government
Political                               Ferment Under the PNDC
- Interest                               Groups and National Politics  District                               Assembly ElectionsCharting                               the Political Transition
- Presidential                               Elections  Parliamentary                               ElectionsThe                           Fourth Republic
The                               1992 Constitution
- The                               Judiciary  The                               Civil ServiceThe                               Media
- Regional                               and Local Government   Political                           Dynamics Under the Fourth Republic- Launching                               the Fourth Republic  Developing                               Democratic InstitutionsForeign                           Relations
Guiding                               Principles and Objectives
- Relations                               with Immediate African Neighbors    - Togo                                   and C�te d'Ivoire  BurkinaNigeria
- The                               Organization of African Unity and the Rest of Africa  Britain                               and the CommonwealthThe                               United States
- Other                               Countries  International                               OrganizationsFuture                           Democratic Prospects
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Thomas P. Ofcansky)                       
International                           Security Concerns
- Internal                           Security Concerns  The                           Armed Forces in National Life- The                               Armed Forces in the Past    - The                                   Asante Wars  World                                   War IWorld                                   War II
- The                               Development of the Modern Army   The                           Military and the Government- The                               National Liberation Council, 1966-69  The                               Acheampong Regime, 1972-78The                               Akuffo Coup, 1978
- The                               1979 Coup and the First Rawlings Government  The                               1981 Coup and the Second Rawlings GovernmentThe                           Military and the Economy
- Armed                           Forces' Mission, Organization, and Strength  Military                           Manpower, Training, and Morale- Manpower  TrainingMorale
- Uniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia   Foreign                           Military Assistance- Britain  CanadaSoviet                               Union
- German                               Democratic Republic  ChinaIsrael
- United                               States  ItalyLibya
- State                           Security Services  Criminal                           Justice- Criminal                               Code and Courts  Prison                               SystemHuman                           Rights 
- Military                           Trends       - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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