Pan-Africanism, neo-elites and contemporary African transformation: A case study of Ghana
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2014-04
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Abstract
This research sought to find out if there exist in Ghana, a group of people
theorized as "neo-elites", and if they did, could they use tenets of Pan
Africanism to drive transformational change in Ghana. The respondents
selected for this research included, individuals in top and mid-level
occupational positions, across various industries; and returnees who have
come back home to Ghana, to settle down and live.
This research was exploratory and qualitative in nature. In total, 16 people
participated in this study, two of which took part in a face-to-face interview.
The remaining 14 participants provided data by completing an in-depth
mixed questionnaire. In both cases, all respondents provided questions on
the themes of Pan-Africanism, the elites of society and neo-colonialism.
Relevant and adequate literature was used in this study according to the
three themes aforementioned. In analyzing the data gotten from each
respondent, thematic analysis was used. The analyzed data were linked to
the objectives of the research as well as the literature used to conduct the
research.
From the analysis, some conclusions were made, which included that,
leadership is a major contributing factor to the appalling socio-economic
condition of Ghana. Based on this, it was recommended that a leadership
reform program should be set up to provide the needed skills and public
office training, to the individuals who are to assume public office positions, in
service to the nation.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, April 2014
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Ghana, neo-elites, pan-Africanism, leadership, reform program