Research Questions The study’s aim is to identify expatriate workers who have gone through culture shock whilst working in Accra Ghana, define culture shock, understand and explain how to overcome it. The research will be looking at the various forms of culture shock that are peculiar to expatriates coming to Africa. And try to figure out how these various forms of psychological cultural traumas can be surmounted. The research is mainly qualitative because qualitative research tends to focus on
inclusion refers to the fact that a person owns an account at a formal financial institution. Such an account allows to save and borrow money formally, to contract insurance or to use payment services. Being financially included leads therefore to economic benefits. It can favor disadvantaged and poor
The Bretton Woods Institutions’ understading of development was to quickly gain significant economic development, which in their prescription was a prerequisite to social development, which would follow after a certain amount of economic development has been achieved. Yet, in reality the experience of a country going through enormous developmental changes such as Ghana is, has shown that achieving economic targets alone does not automatically secure the existence of sound social protection
its use has always been dictated by its availabilityin terms of quantity and quality. Water problems of the world are
about the in the country called Ghana to justify my point. Human rights they say is said to the rights and freedom to all which human beings are entitled. This is ay that everyone is enriched with certain privilege simply due to be a human. Ghana is a sovereign country in the West Africa. It was a British colony until the 6th March 1957 when it gained its independence. Freedom in the world reports, which is published annually by the freedom house recently rated Ghana as a country whose rights are free
running of any economy and in fostering accelerated economic growth in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) (Ketema,2006). Government spending encompasses the expenses made by the government for the maintenance of itself and for the provision of public goods, services and works needed to promote economic growth and improve the welfare of people. It is also through spending that the government adopts various fiscal measures to ensure stability, stimulate economic activities and growth (Santiago and Gaobo, 2005)
namely geographical and economic factors. According to them, a major part of West Africa is in the Sahelian ecological zone where agro-climatic conditions are very bad and the capacity for food production is low. Huge areas of land cannot support food crop production in some countries while in some others, rainfall is so low and erratic that crop yields are not only low but also highly unstable. On the demand side, food security is affected by household incomes and economic assets (including stocks
This research reviews literature on the important role of energy in economic growth and development highlighting the use of energy in production. 2.1 Energy Consumption & Economic Growth Various literatures, have established a relationship between energy supply, its consumption and economic growth with respect to developing and developed countries. From each of these papers, it can be conveniently established from the cases studied that an adequate and reliable supply of energy is a prerequisite
Introduction 2.1 Exchange Rate Policies in Ghana It was clear that adjustment of the exchange rate was required if sharp deflation of the economy was to be avoided. Deflation of the economy would have been suicidal choice since real GDP and real per capita incomes had shrunk dramatically in the eight years since 1975. Maintenance of the rate at its 1971 levels could only happen if there was an inflow of foreign grants to finance the budget and ease the shortage of foreign exchange in the economy
THE WELL-BEING OF BENEFICIARIES IN ADA EAST DISTRICT LIST OF ABREVIATIONS CT Cash Transfer DACF District Assembly Common Fund DFMC District Fund Management Committee GSS Ghana Statistical Service GDP Gross Domestic Product DSW Department of Social Welfare GFD Ghana Federation of the Disabled MESW Ministry oif Employment and Social Welfare MMDA Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies NCPD National Council on Persons with Disability PWD Persons