Is sustainable development achievable in Ghana? An analysis of Ghana's development policy achievements and challenges

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-317

  Domfeh, Kwame Ameyaw ^a   Ahenkan, Albert ^a   Bawole, Justice Nyigmah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Energy; Environment; Ghana; Health; Policy; Sanitation; Sustainable development; Water

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; PLANNING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC POLICY; SANITATION; WATER;

DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; GHANA; HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84870279216     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2012.050458     Document Type: Article

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