About 30–40 years ago, local economic development (led) was conceptualised in developing countries and is still gaining momentum in these countries. it has been practised as a development strategy in various forms, more particularly in developed countries. in the African context, led has be Readmore

Local level economic development has eluded Ghana since independence. This was because most policies were centralized. As a result, focus was shifted to local economic development. This article comparatively examined the local economic development strategies implemented in three of Ghana’s Readmore

Northern Ghana is often portrayed as being a poor, underdeveloped, food-insecure, riskprone and conflict-ridden area, especially when contrasted with southern Ghana. The authors of this chapter do not deny that the north is lagging behind the south in terms of economic development. Nor do they d Readmore

This paper has used empirical works of the author in the last decade to show that women of varied backgrounds have been included in microfinance schemes in Ghana. However, women continue to operate in the informal sector and so they have limited access to other capitalhuman, social, natural and Readmore

Local economic development involves identifying and using primarily local resources, ideas and skills to stimulate economic growth and development, with the aim of creating employment opportunities, reducing poverty, and redistributing resources and opportunities to the benefit of local residents Readmore

The Northern Sector Action Awareness Centre (NORSAAC), a local NGO in Northern Ghana commissioned a research into the threats and effects of climate change on local livelihoods of the local people, especially women and the youth in four districts of their operational area in the northern region o Readmore

This study reviews literature on fiscal decentralisation and links it to local development concept in Ghana. However, particular reference was placed on Ghana as a country and how her decentralisation and fiscal decentralisation concept is practiced.

The study made use of secondary data / Readmore

The failure of macro-economic policies to deliver meaningful reductions in poverty and achieve basic needs in Tanzania has provoked a deep questioning of the relevance of economic growth center policies in Local Economic Development (LED). The government and development partners are increasingly Readmore

Local economic development (LED) has gained prominence as a feasible option to top– down development approaches that have generally been unsuccessful in generating significant and sustainable development at the local level. While LED has proven to be an attractive local development strategy Readmore

As a basic level of formal decision-making, the local government system of Ghana, referred to as the Assembly within the context of decentralization, has become the basis for development planning and, resource mobilization. While setting and driving the national agenda remains an issue, the Assem Readmore