Ghana - Urban Governance and Services

Policy Briefs for Decision Makers - Ghana - Urban Governance and Services

Ghana is experiencing a crisis of capacity in both the way its various institutions and governance frameworks have been authorized to work and their actual delivery of these limited functions. This is reflected in the poor devolution of functions and curtailed fiscal freedoms of local governments.  By deploying a governance framework that promotes inclusive decision making, efficient resource use, and accountability, as an entry point, this document proposes specific recommendations to advance decentralisation in the country to become a vehicle for such transformations.