There is a quiet argument that runs beneath much of the discourse on African development. It is rarely stated explicitly because it rarely needs to be. It surfaces instead in the framing of questions about governance deficits, in assumptions about institutional capacity, in the language of “fragile states” and “failed leadership.” The implicit suggestion is […]
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The Enabling Environment: Why Ghana’s development problem is not its people
MyJoyOnlineBy Ebenezer Afanyi DadzieMon, 27 Apr 2026 · 1h ago0 views
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The article argues that Ghana's development challenges stem from the "enabling environment," not its populace. It critiques the implicit suggestion in African development discourse that governance deficits, institutional capacity, and leadership failures point to inherent problems with the people themselves. The author contends this framing overlooks systemic issues.
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