This document discusses tourism policy implementation in Ghana. It begins by outlining Ghana's tourism potential and contributions to the economy. It then reviews literature on tourism development and policy. The conceptual framework of policy implementation is examined, highlighting the role of various institutions and stakeholders. Finally, it assesses Ghana's tourism policy interventions and recommendations enhancing tourism development, noting tourism authorities established and international exhibitions/events organized to promote the industry.
The Role of Public Policy Research Institutions in Policymaking in TunisiaJasmine Foundation
1. Policymaking in Tunisia has traditionally been a closed and top-down process controlled by the central government. Following the 2011 revolution, the process has opened up somewhat with greater participation from representative institutions, civil society, and the public.
2. The paper examines the changing role of public policy research institutes in Tunisia's post-revolution policymaking process. It identifies challenges they face in promoting transparency and breaking down information asymmetry between the administration and public.
3. The paper is based on interviews with state research institutes and independent think tanks. It finds that while state institutes now have more research freedom, all institutes still face challenges in meaningfully contributing to policymaking.
This document analyzes the political factors influencing tourism in Kenya in the first decade of the 21st century. It examines the relationship between tourism and politics, the role of the Kenyan government in tourism, and how the government's policies and decisions between 2002-2007 and 2008-2012 impacted the tourism industry. It also evaluates how political instability, such as the violence following the 2007 elections, negatively affected tourism in Kenya through decreased security and economic impacts. The conclusion determines that the Kenyan government plays an integral role in tourism development through coordinated policies, but political environments can both directly and indirectly influence the tourism sector.
Current Issues in Public Personnel AdministrationJaypeeRojas
The document discusses several current issues and challenges facing public administration. It examines whether public administration should be universal or adapted to each environment, and how principles may need to be applied differently in various contexts. Some key policy issues mentioned include welfare, economic issues, labor, and resource policy. Organization issues involve areas like planning, coordination, decision-making, and addressing negative bureaucracy. Additional significant challenges include powerful interest groups, demands from a changing society, and ongoing issues requiring new solutions.
This document discusses various topics of public policy in Pakistan including health policy, financial policy, education policy, industrial policy, and foreign policy. It provides details on key aspects of each policy area, such as defining public health policy and healthcare policy, outlining the roles of tax policy, regulatory policy, access to capital, and legal protections in financial policy. It also discusses elements of education policy like goals for elementary, secondary, higher and technical education as well as literacy. Industrial policy focuses on developing key industries like cotton textiles, engineering and chemicals. Public policy is seen as necessary for government to address citizens' needs through actions defined in the constitution.
Regional Social Policy for Sustainable Human Development A Southern African ...Ndangwa Noyoo
This document discusses the concept of regional social policy for sustainable human development in Southern Africa. It argues that institutionalizing regional social policy at the supranational level could help crystallize regional integration efforts. Regional social policy could enhance cross-border cooperation, provide social protections, and allow for a stronger voice in negotiations. However, challenges include financing, existing bilateral agreements, leadership, and long-term policymaking. Overall, the document makes the case that regional social policy could help accelerate development in Southern Africa if articulated within frameworks of democratic governance and sound economic policies.
The document discusses the rationale for public policy. It defines public policy as the course of action by governments to deal with public problems. The major goals of public policy are to achieve the best interests of society, provide good governance, and enable the public to measure government achievements. Some key public issues that policies address are peace and order, education, health, social welfare, and employment. The major types of policies are regulatory, distributive, and redistributive. The document also outlines the key components and steps in the public policy process.
Making myanmar national land use policy and legal framework work by thyn zar ...ThynZOo
MAKING MYANMAR NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK WORK: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FOR MYANMAR'S INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
By
Thyn Zar Oo
Public Legal Aid Network (The PLAN)
legalaidnetwork.myanmar@gmail.com
Paper prepared for presentation at the
“2019 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY”
The World Bank - Washington DC, March 25-29, 2019
Copyright 2019 by author(s). All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies.
Abstract:
"There is no compensation for inaction and lack of policies", warned a panelist in "Leveraging Policies for Sustainable Development Goals", one of the seminars in 2018 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Bali, urging governments' immediate actions to address global issues highlighting the only alternative be the devastating crises. In light of #AM2018Bali agendas, the paper explores the context of Myanmar's challenges and opportunities: how Myanmar could make its National Land Use Policy and Legal Framework work for all its populations, including the vulnerable and marginalized by fostering inclusion, equality, rule-of-law and ensuring leveled playing field for free and fair competition. By honestly looking deep into realities of the illicit unaccounted-for economies and their thriving financing models, could the country capture and incorporate correct data to formulate comprehensive policy and regulatory frameworks. Harnessing technology, innovation and investing in the future will help Myanmar achieve its full potential.
Key words: Land, Governance, Policy, Poverty, Trafficking, Refugees, Migration, Development, Innovation, Technology, Human Capital, Investment, Economy, Financing, Legal Framework, Legislation, Legislative Drafting
This is a recap report on the seminar organized by JFRC on 18 April 2015 about the policies of tripartite partnership between the public sector, the civil society and private sector.
The Role of Public Policy Research Institutions in Policymaking in TunisiaJasmine Foundation
1. Policymaking in Tunisia has traditionally been a closed and top-down process controlled by the central government. Following the 2011 revolution, the process has opened up somewhat with greater participation from representative institutions, civil society, and the public.
2. The paper examines the changing role of public policy research institutes in Tunisia's post-revolution policymaking process. It identifies challenges they face in promoting transparency and breaking down information asymmetry between the administration and public.
3. The paper is based on interviews with state research institutes and independent think tanks. It finds that while state institutes now have more research freedom, all institutes still face challenges in meaningfully contributing to policymaking.
This document analyzes the political factors influencing tourism in Kenya in the first decade of the 21st century. It examines the relationship between tourism and politics, the role of the Kenyan government in tourism, and how the government's policies and decisions between 2002-2007 and 2008-2012 impacted the tourism industry. It also evaluates how political instability, such as the violence following the 2007 elections, negatively affected tourism in Kenya through decreased security and economic impacts. The conclusion determines that the Kenyan government plays an integral role in tourism development through coordinated policies, but political environments can both directly and indirectly influence the tourism sector.
Current Issues in Public Personnel AdministrationJaypeeRojas
The document discusses several current issues and challenges facing public administration. It examines whether public administration should be universal or adapted to each environment, and how principles may need to be applied differently in various contexts. Some key policy issues mentioned include welfare, economic issues, labor, and resource policy. Organization issues involve areas like planning, coordination, decision-making, and addressing negative bureaucracy. Additional significant challenges include powerful interest groups, demands from a changing society, and ongoing issues requiring new solutions.
This document discusses various topics of public policy in Pakistan including health policy, financial policy, education policy, industrial policy, and foreign policy. It provides details on key aspects of each policy area, such as defining public health policy and healthcare policy, outlining the roles of tax policy, regulatory policy, access to capital, and legal protections in financial policy. It also discusses elements of education policy like goals for elementary, secondary, higher and technical education as well as literacy. Industrial policy focuses on developing key industries like cotton textiles, engineering and chemicals. Public policy is seen as necessary for government to address citizens' needs through actions defined in the constitution.
Regional Social Policy for Sustainable Human Development A Southern African ...Ndangwa Noyoo
This document discusses the concept of regional social policy for sustainable human development in Southern Africa. It argues that institutionalizing regional social policy at the supranational level could help crystallize regional integration efforts. Regional social policy could enhance cross-border cooperation, provide social protections, and allow for a stronger voice in negotiations. However, challenges include financing, existing bilateral agreements, leadership, and long-term policymaking. Overall, the document makes the case that regional social policy could help accelerate development in Southern Africa if articulated within frameworks of democratic governance and sound economic policies.
The document discusses the rationale for public policy. It defines public policy as the course of action by governments to deal with public problems. The major goals of public policy are to achieve the best interests of society, provide good governance, and enable the public to measure government achievements. Some key public issues that policies address are peace and order, education, health, social welfare, and employment. The major types of policies are regulatory, distributive, and redistributive. The document also outlines the key components and steps in the public policy process.
Making myanmar national land use policy and legal framework work by thyn zar ...ThynZOo
MAKING MYANMAR NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK WORK: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FOR MYANMAR'S INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
By
Thyn Zar Oo
Public Legal Aid Network (The PLAN)
legalaidnetwork.myanmar@gmail.com
Paper prepared for presentation at the
“2019 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY”
The World Bank - Washington DC, March 25-29, 2019
Copyright 2019 by author(s). All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies.
Abstract:
"There is no compensation for inaction and lack of policies", warned a panelist in "Leveraging Policies for Sustainable Development Goals", one of the seminars in 2018 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Bali, urging governments' immediate actions to address global issues highlighting the only alternative be the devastating crises. In light of #AM2018Bali agendas, the paper explores the context of Myanmar's challenges and opportunities: how Myanmar could make its National Land Use Policy and Legal Framework work for all its populations, including the vulnerable and marginalized by fostering inclusion, equality, rule-of-law and ensuring leveled playing field for free and fair competition. By honestly looking deep into realities of the illicit unaccounted-for economies and their thriving financing models, could the country capture and incorporate correct data to formulate comprehensive policy and regulatory frameworks. Harnessing technology, innovation and investing in the future will help Myanmar achieve its full potential.
Key words: Land, Governance, Policy, Poverty, Trafficking, Refugees, Migration, Development, Innovation, Technology, Human Capital, Investment, Economy, Financing, Legal Framework, Legislation, Legislative Drafting
This is a recap report on the seminar organized by JFRC on 18 April 2015 about the policies of tripartite partnership between the public sector, the civil society and private sector.
Public policy making and implementation in nigeria connecting the nexusAlexander Decker
This document discusses public policy making and implementation in Nigeria. It begins by defining public policy and describing it as the means by which governments seek to achieve goals and objectives through programs and services. The document then reviews literature on public policy concepts and characteristics. It identifies several key actors involved in the policy making process in Nigeria, including governmental bodies like the legislature, executive, judiciary, and bureaucracy. The study revealed that in Nigeria there is a disconnect between the government, public, and government agencies in policy formulation and implementation. This helps explain why policies often fail. The conclusion is that Nigeria's problem is not with policy formulation but accurate implementation. Recommendations include improving connections between policymakers and the public to reduce imposed policies, and creating
This document discusses public policy making in Nepal. It outlines the constitutional framework for directive policies and focuses of interim plans. It describes the institutional structure for policy making including ministries, the Council of Ministers, and the National Planning Commission. It also discusses issues in Nepal's policy making process such as the influence of development agencies, lack of public discussion mechanisms and realistic data. The document examines different models of policy making and trends toward top-down versus bottom-up and centrist versus participatory approaches. It provides examples of policies and changes in approaches, including efforts to involve stakeholders in developing policies like the Poverty Reduction Strategy and National Youth Policy. However, it notes gaps still remain in theorizing policy and effectively implementing and evaluating policies
The document discusses the nature of public policy and the policy process in the Philippines. It defines public policy as the government's attempt to address public issues through laws, regulations, and actions. The public policy process in the Philippines involves several stages: agenda setting, formulation, adoption, formalization, implementation, and evaluation. Key institutions involved include Congress, the executive branch, and local governments. The Philippine Development Plan for 2017-2022 aims for inclusive growth through three pillars: regaining public trust, increasing opportunities, and sustainable economic growth. Recommendations include making the policy process more innovative and inclusive.
Interdependency Among Target Populations – With Reference to the Sri Lankan F...AJHSSR Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the interdependency among target populations in Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment (FDI) policy reforms from 2017. It discusses how public policies shape social constructions of target groups and how this impacts policy outcomes. The study aims to expand Schneider and Ingram's theory of social constructions by considering interdependencies between target populations. It uses Sri Lanka's FDI policy design process and recent legal amendments as a case study. Through empirical surveys and qualitative research, the study underscores the importance of accounting for interdependencies among target populations in policymaking and implications for future research.
Public policies in India can be defined as systems of actions promulgated by the government regarding a given topic. There are several stages in the public policy process including formulation, education, implementation, monitoring, and impact assessment. The major types of public policies in India are welfare and development policies, regulatory policies, and distributive and redistributive policies. Some key public policies in India address agriculture, manufacturing, broadband access, education, the environment, skills development, population issues, and more. Issues with public policies include fragmentation, heavy workload, and a lack of outside expertise. Remedies include reducing fragmentation, decentralizing implementation, and improving the skills of policymakers. Recent trends encompass changes to education policy, increased
Explain the scope of public administration as a discipline
Explain the scope of public administration AS AN ACTIVITY
IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Effects of the Entrepreneurial Environment on Tunisian Individuals’ Decision ...inventionjournals
This document analyzes the effects of the entrepreneurial environment on Tunisian individuals' decision to start a business. It reviews literature on motivational factors for entrepreneurship, including government policies, socioeconomic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and financial/non-financial assistance. The study uses a questionnaire to survey 86 new Tunisian entrepreneurs. Factor analysis reveals that business creation is motivated by socioeconomic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and access to assistance. The entrepreneurial environment significantly influences Tunisians' decisions to start their own ventures.
This document discusses factors that affect the policy environment in Nigeria. It examines the political and socio-economic context in which policies are formulated. Politically, the military era concentrated power in the executive and marginalized public participation. Currently, the executive still wields outsized influence over other actors and stakeholders. Socio-economically, factors like gender inequality, elite control of the political process, and an uninformed public limit wider participation in policymaking. The submission is that political actors, especially the executive, have a suppressing influence on other stakeholders in the Nigerian policy environment.
Local Government Reforms as Instrument for National Development in Nigeriaijtsrd
The study examined local government reforms as instrument for national development in Nigeria using qualitative data that rely on content analysis of extant literature that supports the aim of establishing and reforming the local government as the third tier of government to act as a veritable instrument for national development in Nigeria. However, available empirical literature has argued that despite the important role of local government as the third tier of government and an instrument of development, there is a glaring evidence of serious inadequacies. They posits that the current state of Local Government in Nigeria is characterized by unbridled interference of the State Government which is quite dismal largely due to poor management of resources, lack of autonomy, inadequate local leadership among others. Thus, to realize fully the intended development using Local governments as instrument, Local governments should be democratized and adequate measures provided to check the siphoning tendencies of its managements. Ezeozue, Chidozie "Local Government Reforms as Instrument for National Development in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30331.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/political-science/30331/local-government-reforms-as-instrument-for-national-development-in-nigeria/ezeozue-chidozie
This document discusses Bangladesh's incremental model of public policy, specifically regarding ICT policies. It provides an overview of key ICT policies from 2002, 2009, and 2015. The policies had visions of building an ICT-driven nation and used ICT to support areas like education, healthcare, agriculture, and more. Each successive policy made incremental changes, such as strengthening software exports, boosting employment, and improving broadband access. The presentation examines how Bangladesh's "Digital Bangladesh" initiative has been implemented through various policies and regulations to promote ICT usage, digital transactions, e-commerce, and advance the country's development goals.
Local economic development strategy preparation and implementation modalitiesAlexander Decker
This document summarizes the process of developing a Local Economic Development (LED) strategy in Kigoma Ujiji Municipal Council, Tanzania. A series of stakeholder workshops were held to gather input on the local economy, identify priority sectors, and develop a vision, goals, and projects. Key sectors included agriculture, fishing, and small businesses. Challenges like lack of infrastructure and skills were also discussed. An LED coordination team was formed to oversee strategy implementation. The strategy aims to create an enabling environment for business and partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit organizations to improve livelihoods through sustainable economic growth.
This document summarizes a working paper that examines the potential tradeoff between economic growth and regional equity in China's fiscal decentralization policy. The paper develops a theoretical model to investigate this tradeoff and tests it using panel data from 1985-1998. The model considers a central government pursuing the objectives of national economic growth and equity in the distribution of fiscal resources among provinces. Empirical tests find that fiscal decentralization led to economic growth in China but in a nonlinear way, and also increased regional inequality over time. Overall, pushing for a more equitable distribution of fiscal resources across provinces is likely to come at the cost of lower national economic growth based on China's experience with fiscal decentralization.
The document discusses attempts over the last 14 years to improve policy making in the UK government. It identifies four main areas of focus: process, qualities, structures, and politics. While the goals of these reform efforts are widely agreed upon, the document argues there remains a gap between the theory presented and the realities of policy making practice. The two key qualities that have proven most elusive are evaluation, review and learning, and innovation, due to systemic barriers like misaligned timescales, departmental incentives, and lack of clarity over their practical meaning. Overall, while the desire to improve is clear, current approaches have not adequately addressed the challenges of translating theory into reality.
This document discusses volunteerism in the Philippines. It provides definitions of key concepts related to volunteerism such as volunteers, volunteer service organizations, and the voluntary sector. It outlines the roles of volunteerism in different sectors including private sector, academe, and corporate. It discusses the mandate of PNVSCA, the government agency tasked with coordinating volunteer efforts, and challenges it faces in promoting volunteerism due to a lack of data and statistics. Sources of information on volunteerism in the Philippines are identified. The importance of generating data on volunteerism through efforts like a satellite account on non-profit institutions is emphasized to help measure the economic contribution of volunteers.
This document provides an overview of public policy for students in public policy and economics programs. It defines key terms related to public policy, examines the nature and importance of public policy, and discusses some specific policy areas. The learning objectives are to define public policy terms, analyze the importance of policy, describe the nature and characteristics of policy, examine what policies do, and examine the rationale for public policy. It provides definitions of policy, discusses elements and goals of policy, and distinguishes between policy outputs and outcomes. It also covers the relationship between politics and public policy.
This document discusses why public policies often fail in Nigeria. It provides examples of policies implemented by the Nigerian government that failed to achieve their goals and objectives, such as the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) from 2003-2007 and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) from 2012-2015. The document analyzes factors that contribute to policy failure, including inefficient governance, poor policy design, and powerful interest groups undermining implementation. Overall, while the Nigerian government formulates policies to address national problems, implementation issues cause many policies to fail at delivering tangible benefits to citizens.
This document discusses citizen participation in budgeting processes, specifically participatory budgeting. It covers several key points:
1) Participatory budgeting aims to involve citizens in the budgeting process to allocate resources in a more democratic way. This can foster good governance, transparency, social justice, and better-informed citizens.
2) Effective participation requires representation from all citizens, not just certain groups, and that governments genuinely consider citizens' input.
3) Case studies show how participatory budgeting has been implemented successfully in places like Porto Alegre to distribute resources more evenly and give citizens more influence.
4) Initiatives to improve transparency and accountability through citizen participation can make budget information more accessible
The document analyzes factors that promote or deter popular participation in development based on the Philippine experience. It describes policies and mechanisms established by the Philippine government to decentralize and involve the public, such as the barangay system and rural development programs. The document identifies factors at the individual, community, government, and societal levels that influence participation, such as awareness, confidence, poverty, and colonial experiences. It aims to provide recommendations to facilitate participation and development.
This document discusses fostering a whole-of-government approach to tourism policy. It notes that tourism is an important economic sector that requires coordination across multiple levels and ministries of government. An integrated approach can increase policy coherence and effectiveness. The document examines country experiences with improving horizontal and vertical coordination within and between governments. It also discusses the role of private sector engagement and ensuring long-term tourism strategies support sustainable and inclusive growth.
A review on factors effecting on tourism policy implementation a tool on the ...Alexander Decker
This document reviews factors that affect the implementation of tourism policy in Iran. It finds that five main factors influence policy implementation in Iran's tourism industry: 1) public policy, 2) macro and micro environmental factors, 3) institutional arrangements, 4) inter-organizational relations and coordination, and 5) interest groups. To better develop tourism, Iran needs to address weaknesses by creating intelligent, well-planned policies and carefully executing them, promote income in underdeveloped areas, and focus on sustainable development across the industry. The document provides context on tourism's economic importance globally and in Iran, and reviews literature on factors that influence public policy implementation.
Public policy making and implementation in nigeria connecting the nexusAlexander Decker
This document discusses public policy making and implementation in Nigeria. It begins by defining public policy and describing it as the means by which governments seek to achieve goals and objectives through programs and services. The document then reviews literature on public policy concepts and characteristics. It identifies several key actors involved in the policy making process in Nigeria, including governmental bodies like the legislature, executive, judiciary, and bureaucracy. The study revealed that in Nigeria there is a disconnect between the government, public, and government agencies in policy formulation and implementation. This helps explain why policies often fail. The conclusion is that Nigeria's problem is not with policy formulation but accurate implementation. Recommendations include improving connections between policymakers and the public to reduce imposed policies, and creating
This document discusses public policy making in Nepal. It outlines the constitutional framework for directive policies and focuses of interim plans. It describes the institutional structure for policy making including ministries, the Council of Ministers, and the National Planning Commission. It also discusses issues in Nepal's policy making process such as the influence of development agencies, lack of public discussion mechanisms and realistic data. The document examines different models of policy making and trends toward top-down versus bottom-up and centrist versus participatory approaches. It provides examples of policies and changes in approaches, including efforts to involve stakeholders in developing policies like the Poverty Reduction Strategy and National Youth Policy. However, it notes gaps still remain in theorizing policy and effectively implementing and evaluating policies
The document discusses the nature of public policy and the policy process in the Philippines. It defines public policy as the government's attempt to address public issues through laws, regulations, and actions. The public policy process in the Philippines involves several stages: agenda setting, formulation, adoption, formalization, implementation, and evaluation. Key institutions involved include Congress, the executive branch, and local governments. The Philippine Development Plan for 2017-2022 aims for inclusive growth through three pillars: regaining public trust, increasing opportunities, and sustainable economic growth. Recommendations include making the policy process more innovative and inclusive.
Interdependency Among Target Populations – With Reference to the Sri Lankan F...AJHSSR Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the interdependency among target populations in Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment (FDI) policy reforms from 2017. It discusses how public policies shape social constructions of target groups and how this impacts policy outcomes. The study aims to expand Schneider and Ingram's theory of social constructions by considering interdependencies between target populations. It uses Sri Lanka's FDI policy design process and recent legal amendments as a case study. Through empirical surveys and qualitative research, the study underscores the importance of accounting for interdependencies among target populations in policymaking and implications for future research.
Public policies in India can be defined as systems of actions promulgated by the government regarding a given topic. There are several stages in the public policy process including formulation, education, implementation, monitoring, and impact assessment. The major types of public policies in India are welfare and development policies, regulatory policies, and distributive and redistributive policies. Some key public policies in India address agriculture, manufacturing, broadband access, education, the environment, skills development, population issues, and more. Issues with public policies include fragmentation, heavy workload, and a lack of outside expertise. Remedies include reducing fragmentation, decentralizing implementation, and improving the skills of policymakers. Recent trends encompass changes to education policy, increased
Explain the scope of public administration as a discipline
Explain the scope of public administration AS AN ACTIVITY
IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Effects of the Entrepreneurial Environment on Tunisian Individuals’ Decision ...inventionjournals
This document analyzes the effects of the entrepreneurial environment on Tunisian individuals' decision to start a business. It reviews literature on motivational factors for entrepreneurship, including government policies, socioeconomic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and financial/non-financial assistance. The study uses a questionnaire to survey 86 new Tunisian entrepreneurs. Factor analysis reveals that business creation is motivated by socioeconomic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and access to assistance. The entrepreneurial environment significantly influences Tunisians' decisions to start their own ventures.
This document discusses factors that affect the policy environment in Nigeria. It examines the political and socio-economic context in which policies are formulated. Politically, the military era concentrated power in the executive and marginalized public participation. Currently, the executive still wields outsized influence over other actors and stakeholders. Socio-economically, factors like gender inequality, elite control of the political process, and an uninformed public limit wider participation in policymaking. The submission is that political actors, especially the executive, have a suppressing influence on other stakeholders in the Nigerian policy environment.
Local Government Reforms as Instrument for National Development in Nigeriaijtsrd
The study examined local government reforms as instrument for national development in Nigeria using qualitative data that rely on content analysis of extant literature that supports the aim of establishing and reforming the local government as the third tier of government to act as a veritable instrument for national development in Nigeria. However, available empirical literature has argued that despite the important role of local government as the third tier of government and an instrument of development, there is a glaring evidence of serious inadequacies. They posits that the current state of Local Government in Nigeria is characterized by unbridled interference of the State Government which is quite dismal largely due to poor management of resources, lack of autonomy, inadequate local leadership among others. Thus, to realize fully the intended development using Local governments as instrument, Local governments should be democratized and adequate measures provided to check the siphoning tendencies of its managements. Ezeozue, Chidozie "Local Government Reforms as Instrument for National Development in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30331.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/political-science/30331/local-government-reforms-as-instrument-for-national-development-in-nigeria/ezeozue-chidozie
This document discusses Bangladesh's incremental model of public policy, specifically regarding ICT policies. It provides an overview of key ICT policies from 2002, 2009, and 2015. The policies had visions of building an ICT-driven nation and used ICT to support areas like education, healthcare, agriculture, and more. Each successive policy made incremental changes, such as strengthening software exports, boosting employment, and improving broadband access. The presentation examines how Bangladesh's "Digital Bangladesh" initiative has been implemented through various policies and regulations to promote ICT usage, digital transactions, e-commerce, and advance the country's development goals.
Local economic development strategy preparation and implementation modalitiesAlexander Decker
This document summarizes the process of developing a Local Economic Development (LED) strategy in Kigoma Ujiji Municipal Council, Tanzania. A series of stakeholder workshops were held to gather input on the local economy, identify priority sectors, and develop a vision, goals, and projects. Key sectors included agriculture, fishing, and small businesses. Challenges like lack of infrastructure and skills were also discussed. An LED coordination team was formed to oversee strategy implementation. The strategy aims to create an enabling environment for business and partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit organizations to improve livelihoods through sustainable economic growth.
This document summarizes a working paper that examines the potential tradeoff between economic growth and regional equity in China's fiscal decentralization policy. The paper develops a theoretical model to investigate this tradeoff and tests it using panel data from 1985-1998. The model considers a central government pursuing the objectives of national economic growth and equity in the distribution of fiscal resources among provinces. Empirical tests find that fiscal decentralization led to economic growth in China but in a nonlinear way, and also increased regional inequality over time. Overall, pushing for a more equitable distribution of fiscal resources across provinces is likely to come at the cost of lower national economic growth based on China's experience with fiscal decentralization.
The document discusses attempts over the last 14 years to improve policy making in the UK government. It identifies four main areas of focus: process, qualities, structures, and politics. While the goals of these reform efforts are widely agreed upon, the document argues there remains a gap between the theory presented and the realities of policy making practice. The two key qualities that have proven most elusive are evaluation, review and learning, and innovation, due to systemic barriers like misaligned timescales, departmental incentives, and lack of clarity over their practical meaning. Overall, while the desire to improve is clear, current approaches have not adequately addressed the challenges of translating theory into reality.
This document discusses volunteerism in the Philippines. It provides definitions of key concepts related to volunteerism such as volunteers, volunteer service organizations, and the voluntary sector. It outlines the roles of volunteerism in different sectors including private sector, academe, and corporate. It discusses the mandate of PNVSCA, the government agency tasked with coordinating volunteer efforts, and challenges it faces in promoting volunteerism due to a lack of data and statistics. Sources of information on volunteerism in the Philippines are identified. The importance of generating data on volunteerism through efforts like a satellite account on non-profit institutions is emphasized to help measure the economic contribution of volunteers.
This document provides an overview of public policy for students in public policy and economics programs. It defines key terms related to public policy, examines the nature and importance of public policy, and discusses some specific policy areas. The learning objectives are to define public policy terms, analyze the importance of policy, describe the nature and characteristics of policy, examine what policies do, and examine the rationale for public policy. It provides definitions of policy, discusses elements and goals of policy, and distinguishes between policy outputs and outcomes. It also covers the relationship between politics and public policy.
This document discusses why public policies often fail in Nigeria. It provides examples of policies implemented by the Nigerian government that failed to achieve their goals and objectives, such as the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) from 2003-2007 and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) from 2012-2015. The document analyzes factors that contribute to policy failure, including inefficient governance, poor policy design, and powerful interest groups undermining implementation. Overall, while the Nigerian government formulates policies to address national problems, implementation issues cause many policies to fail at delivering tangible benefits to citizens.
This document discusses citizen participation in budgeting processes, specifically participatory budgeting. It covers several key points:
1) Participatory budgeting aims to involve citizens in the budgeting process to allocate resources in a more democratic way. This can foster good governance, transparency, social justice, and better-informed citizens.
2) Effective participation requires representation from all citizens, not just certain groups, and that governments genuinely consider citizens' input.
3) Case studies show how participatory budgeting has been implemented successfully in places like Porto Alegre to distribute resources more evenly and give citizens more influence.
4) Initiatives to improve transparency and accountability through citizen participation can make budget information more accessible
The document analyzes factors that promote or deter popular participation in development based on the Philippine experience. It describes policies and mechanisms established by the Philippine government to decentralize and involve the public, such as the barangay system and rural development programs. The document identifies factors at the individual, community, government, and societal levels that influence participation, such as awareness, confidence, poverty, and colonial experiences. It aims to provide recommendations to facilitate participation and development.
This document discusses fostering a whole-of-government approach to tourism policy. It notes that tourism is an important economic sector that requires coordination across multiple levels and ministries of government. An integrated approach can increase policy coherence and effectiveness. The document examines country experiences with improving horizontal and vertical coordination within and between governments. It also discusses the role of private sector engagement and ensuring long-term tourism strategies support sustainable and inclusive growth.
A review on factors effecting on tourism policy implementation a tool on the ...Alexander Decker
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A review on factors effecting on tourism policy implementation a tool on the ...Alexander Decker
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Policy implementation: A Tool for Enhancing Tourism Development
in Ghana
Dr. Kwame Asamoah
University of Ghana Business School, Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management,
P.O. Box LG 78, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Email: kasamoah@ug.edu.gh
Abstract
Examined in this study is the extent to which the tourism sector has contributed to the economy of Ghana, using the
concept of implementation as the theoretical framework. The paper begins by providing an overview of theoretical
considerations underlying tourism policy using an implementation model. The scholarly arguments surrounding the
concept of tourism are then dissected. An assessment of policy interventions to boost the tourism industry is done.
The study reveals that the tourism sector has made significant contribution to the economy of Ghana, though certain
challenges persist. The paper recommends that robust policies be designed and effectively implemented to enhancing
tourism development in Ghana.
Key words: Tourism development, implementation, tourist destinations, economic development
1.0 Methodology
Qualitative research design was used through the collection and examination of relevant documents. An analysis of
existing documents and statistical sources from Ghana Tourist Board and the Ministry of Tourism was done. This
technique is appropriate, since documents are non-reactive, and for that reason the possible biases which are often
recognized to derive from interviews and questionnaires are removed (Bryman, 2006).
2.0 Conceptual Framework-Policy Implementation
It has been observed that the success of public administration depends on effective implementation of public policy.
Edwards (1980) defines policy implementation as a stage of policy making between the establishment of a policy
(such as the passage of a legislative act, the issuing of an executive order, or the promulgation of a regulatory rule)
and the consequences of the policy for the people whom it affects. Milakovich & Gordon (2001) define public policy
as the organizing framework of purposes and rationale for government programs that deal with specific societal
problems. Anderson (1975) argues that a policy is a purposive course of action followed by an actor or set of actors
in dealing with a problem or matter of concern. Dror (1989) on the other hand, points out that policies are general
directives on the main lines of action to be followed.
Policies are therefore processes or series or patterns of governmental activities or decisions that are designed to
remedy some public problem, either real or imagined. They are formulated, implemented and evaluated by actors in
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a political system, for example, judges, legislators, executives and administrators. Public policies are subject to
change on the basis of new or better information about their effects. Given the relevance of implementation to the
success of public administration, an appropriate implementation of tourism policy can have a profound effect on
socio-economic development in Ghana. Implementation primarily means to carry out, to accomplish, to fulfill, or to
actualize a plan. This meaning could easily be equated with the accomplishment of tourism policies. Policy
implementation is regarded as the accomplishment of policy objectives through the planning and programming of
operations and projects so that agreed upon outcomes and desired impacts are achieved in order to enhance
socio-economic development.
Public policy is therefore the focal point of government activity. Public-policy on tourism must be seen in terms of a
political activity (Hall, 2000, pp. 10-15). Public policy is influenced by the economic, social and cultural
characteristics of society, as well as by the formal structures of government and other features of the political system.
Policy should therefore be seen as a consequence of the political environment, values and ideologies, the distribution
of power, institutional frameworks and of decision-making processes (Hall and Jenkins, 1995). Policy involves
consideration of the ‘political debate about what the agenda is, what the issues are, who is involved or affected, and
the alternative courses of action to address the problems’ (Dredge & Jenkins, 2007, p. 10). This reinforces the fact
that the government has a critical role to play in implementation of tourism policy. The government can be
conceptualized as a set of officials with their own preferences and capacities to affect public policy, or in more
structural terms as a relatively permanent set of political institutions operating in relation to civil society (Nordlinger,
1981).
Stretching this argument further, policy on tourism development must take into consideration the various
stakeholders and institutions involved in tourism development. These stakeholders and institutions include elected
politicians, the various arms of the bureaucracy, un-elected public/civil servants, and the plethora of rules,
regulations, laws, conventions and policies which surround government and private action. The main institutions of
the state involved in implementation of tourism policies are: the legislature, government departments and authorities,
the judiciary, enforcement agencies, other levels of government, government-business enterprises and corporations,
regulatory authorities and a range of para-state organizations, such as labour organizations (Hall and Jenkins, 1995).
These institutions and actors can critically play a leading role in promoting the tourism sector for socio-economic
development.
Policy has also been seen as a social process that involves and is influenced by the institutional context, issue drivers
such as macro-environment factors, actors, agencies and networks, policy dialogues, and events, as well as space and
time (Lawrence & Dredge, 2007, p. 16). An increasingly important view associated with the ideology of
neo-liberalism is that policy communities or networks of interested stakeholders play an important part in the
development of issues and policy formulation processes. Thus some authors stress that policy making is a ‘soft’
human process rather than a rational scientific process. Stevenson (2008, p. 744) indicates ‘tourism policy is
essentially about communication’. Policies are formulated and implemented in dynamic environments where there is
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a complex pattern of decisions, actions, interaction, reaction, and feedback. Extending this argument even further, we
may argue that policy cannot be separated from implementation although this may also be interpreted as defining ef-
fective policy – that is, policy is enacted.
Clearly, the factors which either promote or impinge on the effort to expand the tourism sector include but not
limited to the institutional framework for tourism development in Ghana such as the Ministry of Tourism, the Ghana
Tourist Board, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union, visitor
attractions, the modus operandi of these institutions, infrastructural challenges, sanitation problems, security issues,
travel agents, investment in services delivered by airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and so on. Governments
shape the economic framework for the tourism industry, they provide the infrastructure and educational requirements
for tourism, establish the regulatory environment in which business operates, and take an active role in promoting
and marketing the tourism sector. In addition, tourism may be politically and economically appealing to government
because it can potentially give the appearance of producing results from policy initiatives in a short period of time in
terms of visitor numbers and or employment generation (Hall and Jenkins, 1998; Jenkins et al. 1998).
3.0 Literature Review
Over the past three decades, the need for tourism development has featured prominently in public policy discourse in
Ghana. This debate has arisen due to the potential of the tourism industry to shift the economic paradigm of the
country from the production of raw materials to a service-based economy. The country largely depends on some few
commodities, mainly, cocoa, and gold, to earn the needed revenue to support the various developmental agenda of
government. Incontrovertibly, the tourism industry can play a significant role in the economy of Ghana in the areas
of revenue mobilization and employment generation. Despite, the positive association between tourism industry and
employment generation, there has not been concomitant increase in research to support this assertion.
Notwithstanding the critical role played by tourism in economic development, there has been little investigation on
how the sector can contribute more significantly to the economy of Ghana. Tourism has been identified as one of the
fastest growing industries in the world. In both developed and developing countries governments have identified
tourism as a means of generating employment and revenue mobilization. It is in this context that Ghana has placed
tourism as a major component of its economic policy management.
Considering the importance of tourism, crafting appropriate policies and implementing such policies to enhance the
tourism sector is in order. It is within this context that most countries in the world recognize tourism as a way to
diversify their economies and for that matter create corresponding tourism programmes and strategies to support the
industry. Tourism can provide a multitude of benefits for governments, including attracting outside investors,
creating jobs and earning foreign currency to help with a country’s trade balance. Governments also benefit when
tourism enhances an area’s international, national and regional reputation, which in turn can attract additional
investment while fostering a sense of pride of place, culture and history among their citizenry.
The tourism sector has huge economic and social significance. Given Ghana’s outstanding wealth of natural reserves
and rich cultural heritage, the country stands in a good position to use this opportunity to its advantage. Despite the
emerging importance of tourism development to economic growth, tourism has not featured prominently in the
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development literature. Some few scholars on the subject have focused their studies on the broader context of
development. Extensive work has not been done on tourism development in Ghana. Butler (1997: 121) argues that
the process of development of tourist destinations has received little attention in the literature, and conceptualization
of the process has been very limited. It is perhaps in this light that Ritchie (1993: 214-5) contends that “tourism
academics have a major contribution to the development of knowledge in the field.” One major work was done by
the Hoff and Overgaard Planning Consultants in 1974. The Report was based on infrastructural potential on the
tourism industry. The main findings indicated that Ghana has about the same assets seen from a touristic point of
view as most other countries located along the coast of Senegal to Benin which Ghana would have to compete with.
It further pointed out that Ghana seems to have more and better possibilities than other West African countries.
Tourism is often seen as having great potential in developing countries which have substantial natural resources to
attract tourists (Bird, 1992). For developing countries facing falling and erratic prices for their exports, tourism can
bring substantial benefits, increasing foreign exchange earnings and contributing to a diversification of earnings that
may lessen the volatility of export earnings overall (Sinclair & Tsegaye, 1990; Sinclair, 1999; Durbarry, 2002; Lea,
1993). In many developing countries tourism is the main, or one of the most important, exports exports (Sinclair,
1991a; Dieke, 1993; Varley, 1978; Curry, 1992; Mudambi, 1994; Archer, 1995). However, the benefits from tourism
for developing countries may be constrained by import leakages (Sinclair, 1991a; Telfer & Wall, 1996), the need for
foreign investment in hotel development and hence repatriation of earnings (Kasluvan & Karamustafa, 2001) as well
as environmental damage (Faulkner, 1998).
The importance of tourism in both developed and developing countries can be understood in terms of concrete steps
being taken by those countries in developing their tourist industries. The primary rationale for such steps has always
been the huge economic benefits which tourism can contribute to the countries. The economic benefits include, but
not limited to foreign exchange earnings and employment generation. Foreign exchange can be earned through two
kinds of exports: visible and invisible exports. Visible exports are physical goods which can be seen, weighed and
touched as they pass through the ports of one country. On the other hand, invisible exports are not physical goods,
but services provided by one country for another. An essential feature of tourism industry is its capacity to create
employment for large numbers of people of different skills and levels of ability. The tourism industry is also not
capital intensive, as it depends largely on people who work in it as opposed to machinery and technology. Tourism
generates considerable employment, both directly in the sectors in which tourist expenditure occurs and more widely,
via, inter-industry linkages.
Given the significance of tourism development to Ghana’s socio-economic advancement, a robust public policy for
tourism enhancement is of utmost relevance. Government has had an entrepreneurial function in tourism.
Governments not only provide basic infrastructure, such as roads and sewage, but also own and operate tourist
ventures, including hotels and travel companies. Governments in Ghana at all levels have had a long history of
involvement in promoting tourism through bureau, marketing ventures, development of transport networks through
national airline and rail systems.
Governments play several roles in tourism: they provide legislation and regulation regarding the way visitors should
be received and served and the rules that visitors must follow; they act for the general promotion of tourism to the
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country or to a specific region; they develop the instruments that make the evaluation of the tourism policies
possible; they maintain order and security so that tourism may occur; they maintain the space that is in the public
domain, etc. They also provide a certain number of services that have already been mentioned, such as education,
health and cultural services at prices that are not economically significant and from which visitors might also benefit.
It is acknowledged that tourism has become a major foreign exchange earner to the Ghanaian economy in recent
years. With the introduction of the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) in 1983, there has been a steady increase
in the numbers of tourist arrivals in the country. A developed tourism industry stands to make an immense
contribution to the country’s economic programme. Tourism thus is a potential area which could considerably
contribute to foreign exchange earnings.
4.0 Examination of Tourism Implementation Policy in Ghana
Given the preponderance of abject poverty in Ghana, coupled with high unemployment, it is important to critically
examine the potential benefits of tourism to save this country from its present economic predicament. Having
journeyed from structural adjustment programme (SAP), to highly indebted poor country (HIPC) and now
metamorphosed into middle income country, sustaining the current level of economic development rests on a robust
and well-integrated approach to tourism enhancement. The argument for tourism enhancement is further justified
given the fact that poor macroeconomic performance of Africa is growing and the various explanations for the
performance vary from external conditions, colonial history, heavy dependence on primary products, past economic
policies, demographic change, lack of financial depth, deficient public service provision , social conditions (Sachs
and Warner, 1997; Bloom and Sachs, 1998; Collier and Cunning, 1998), tourism development becomes a viable
option for socio-economic development in Africa.
Recognizing the critical role played by tourism policy to facilitate socio-economic development in Ghana, in 2008,
the Ministry of Tourism undertook various project to promote tourism in general, including domestic tourism.
Among other things, it inspected and monitored accommodation and catering establishments throughout the country
to ensure that they met the requisite standards. Ghana is blessed with attractive sites yet most of these sites are
underdeveloped (ISSER, 2008). Despite the challenges that the tourism industry encountered as a result of the global
financial crisis, the tourism sector continues to be the third largest foreign exchange earner for the economy. The
tourism industry also continues to be one of the fastest growing industries of the economy of Ghana. This was
attested to by a general increase in international arrivals in Ghana for the year 2009. International arrivals for the
purposes of visiting family and/or friends recorded the highest growth rate of 24 per cent. In addition, international
arrivals for business activities have grown 23 per cent since 2008 (ISSER, 2009).
According to the budget statement of 2012, the Ghana Tourism Authority which aims at promoting sustainable
tourism development has been established by the enactment of the Tourism Act 817. The Act provides for the
establishment of the Tourism Development Fund to provide Funding for tourism and tourism-related projects and
programmes (Budget Statement, 2012). In line with the goal of making Ghana the preferred tourist destination in
Africa, the Ministry of Tourism participated in seven (7) international tourism exhibitions in key markets overseas.
The Ministry also organised four (4) major events to boost international and domestic tourism in the country namely;
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the National Chocolate Day Celebration, the 5th Okwahu Hang & Paragliding Festival, Emancipation Day
Celebration and the World Tourism Day to promote domestic and international tourism in the country (National
Development Planning Commission, 2010). The international tourism investment forum was also organised to
facilitate investments in the sector (National Development Planning Commission, 2010).
In ensuring that hospitality service providers maintain standards and improved service delivery to tourists in the
country, the Ghana Tourist Board conducted inspections, and licensed tourism plants in all regions. About 75% of
the targeted 6,000 units in both formal and informal sectors were covered under re-inspections and mid-year
inspections. The Board re-inspected 4,500 accommodation and catering units in both formal and informal sectors.
The UNIDO-UNWTO Demonstration project at Ada, which is aimed at reducing environmental impacts from
coastal tourism as well as promoting eco-tourism to improve living conditions of the communities in Ada took off
with training programmes for all stakeholders from the community (National Development Planning Commission,
2010).
Table 1: Tourist arrivals and earnings from tourism trade, 1991-2004
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Years Total Tourist Arrivals % Change in Arrivals Total Earnings % Change in Earnings ($
million)
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1991 172,464 18.3 117.70 45.6
1992 213,316 23.7 166.90 41.8
1993 256,680 20.3 205.62 23.2
1994 271,310 5.7 227.60 10.7
1995 286,000 5.4 233.20 2.5
1996 304,860 6.6 248.80 6.7
1997 325,438 6.7 265.59 6.7
1998 347,952 6.9 283.96 6.9
1999 372,653 7.1 304.12 7.1
2000 399,000 7.1 386.00 26.9
2001 438,833 10.0 447.83 16.0
2002 482,643 10.0 519.57 16.0
2003 550,000 14.0 602.80 13.4
2004 583,821 5.8 649.37 7.1
Source: Ghana Tourist Board
Table 1 shows the distribution of tourist arrivals and earnings from the tourism sector during the period- 1991-2004.
The table gives a positive picture of Ghana as an attractive tourist destination in the West-African Sub-Region. In
1997 for instance, tourist arrivals in Ghana amounted to 325, 483 and the figure rose to 583, 821 in 2004. The
earnings from the tourist sector have also been increasing, although the percentage change has been erratic. In
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2000, the percentage change in earnings amounted to 26.9 per cent while that of 2004 was 7.1. In 2006, the
contribution of the tourism sector to Gross Domestic Product amounted to 5.8 percent, while Gross Foreign
exchange earnings amounted to US$987 million (Ghana Tourist Board). The increase in terms of tourist arrivals
and earnings cannot easily be explained in terms of any robust public policies pursued by the central government.
What is obvious is that, Ghana has been peaceful, stable and enjoying consistent economic progress. The
neighbouring countries have been in a political turmoil and this situation has served as major disincentive to attract
tourists to those countries. It is important for Ghana to capitalize on its competitive advantage to craft policies and
implement the policies to expand its tourism sector.
Table 2: Employment in the tourism sector, 2005-2009
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Year Direct Indirect Total % Growth
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2005 49,757 123,066 172,823 -
2006 52,742 130,450 183,192 6.0
2007 59,335 146,756 206,091 12.5
2008 67,051 167,628 234,679 13.9
2009 75,765 187,392 263,157 12.1
Source: Ghana Tourist Board
The tourism sector’s role in employment generation is quite significant. Table 2 shows the distribution of
employment generation from the tourism sector during the period 2005-2009. The most significant feature of tourism
industry is its capacity to generate large scale employment opportunities. The sector generated employment to the
tune of 206, 091 in 2007 and increased by 13.9 percent to 234, 679 in 2008. There was a further increase by 12.1
percent to 263,157 in 2009. It must be noted that employment does not necessarily expand as tourist expenditure
increases because it depends on the state of the local economy, the nature of the tourism activity and degree of
change in demand. Thus employment multipliers are only an indication of possible full-time employment which may
result. Yet, it is not just the number of jobs created, but the type and quality resulting from tourism that are important
(Mathieson and Wall, 1982).
Having chalked some successes, the tourism sector is bedeviled with some serious problems. Poor sanitation is a
major concern to tourists. It is evident that poor sanitation and hygiene cause diseases which lead to premature deaths
and a wide range of direct and indirect economic effects. It stands to reason that neighbourhoods with poor sanitation
are less pleasant to tourists, thus poor sanitation affects the attractiveness of tourist destinations and arrivals. Policies
to address poor sanitation in urban centres in Ghana have been ineffective, and for the government to achieve the
maximum benefit from the tourism sector, the issue of sanitation must be seriously tackled.
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The capacity of the government as conceptualised in general systems thinking terms as the structural, functional and
cultural ability to implement tourism policy objectives has not been forthcoming. The unavailability of and access
to concrete or tangible resources such as human, financial, material, technological, logistical etc to boost the tourism
has been a major drawback. Coupled with this is the inability to provide the requisite leadership, motivation,
commitment, willingness, endurance, and other intangible attributes needed to transform rhetoric into action. The
political, administrative, economic, technological, cultural and social environments within which action is taken have
been unsympathetic to successful implementation of tourism policy (Grindle 1980). This assertion buttresses
Egonmwan’s (1971) argument that implementation in African countries often turns out to be the graveyard of policy
where the intentions of the designer of policies are often undermined by a constellation of powerful forces of politics
and administration in cooperation with people.
The critical role of infrastructure in tourism development, and economic growth, and social development is widely
recognized by governments, development agencies, multilateral organizations and private sector. Sub-Saharan Africa
trails other regions in nearly all aspects of physical infrastructure. Most roads in Ghana are poorly maintained and
often unpaved, and truck fleets generally consist of aging, fuel-inefficient vehicles that are often overloaded and
contribute to further road degradation. Poor roads and truck breakdowns result in the slow movement of people to
their destinations. Electricity infrastructure in Ghana is least developed, least accessible, and least reliable. The
unreliability of electricity serves as a major disincentive to attract tourists to Ghana. The share of people with access
to electricity is much lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions, and in rural areas access to safe water and
improved sanitation, critical for using food is also lower. The share of paved roads is 18% in sub-Saharan Africa,
compared with 33% in Latin America and 59% in South Asia. Moreover, only 30% of the rural population in
sub-Saharan Africa lives within 2 kilometres of an all-season road, which is just over half the shares for Latin
America and the Caribbean (54%) and South Asia (58%). The issue of infrastructural deficit must be given the
required attention in order to foster tourism development.
5.0 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
There is a need for a new strategy to tourism development in Ghana. This new approach calls for a vigorous
partnership between the public and the private sector. The ability of the government to develop workable
mechanisms of both the public and private sectors to work together is crucial for sustainable tourism development.
Government may enter into partnership with the private sector in order to develop certain products, locations or
regions. These may take the form of a corporation which has a specific mandate to attract businesses to certain areas,
for example, often through the provision of infrastructure or tax incentives. This should be supported by a supportive
regulatory frame work which will accelerate the pace of tourism development in Ghana.
It is recommended that the government as a matter of urgency has to design appropriate policies and strategies to
address the poor sanitation problem in the cities of Ghana. Infrastructural development must also be considered
seriously. Tourism infrastructure has the uppermost likelihood of generating economic returns and the tourism sector
investment is therefore infrastructure that facilitates efficient and affordable access to areas with critical mass of
tourism products.
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Using appropriate regulatory instruments for a wide variety of purposes especially at local government, for instance,
restraining undesirable uses, setting materials standards for tourism development can enhance tourism development.
Mills and Morrison (1985) postulate that government can stimulate tourism development in three ways. These
include financial incentives such as low interest loans, through sponsoring research for the general benefit of the
tourism industry rather than for specific individual organization and marketing and promotion so as to generate
tourism demand. Ascher (1984) also holds the view that one of the main activities of government is the promotion of
tourism through tourism marketing campaigns. Government may encourage tourism development by allocating
financial resources to monitor economic, environmental and socio-economic indicators. Such measures may not only
be valuable to government to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of tourism planning and development policies
and objectives but can also be a valuable source of information to the private sector as well. Government can also
spend some funds on promoting a region with huge tourism potentials.
The public-private partnership arrangement must be supplemented by an open system that allows for a wide range of
groups such as academicians , business groups, social interest groups, unions to provide useful feedback on
direction of the tourism sector.
Sports tourism is another innovative way in which tourism development can be enhanced through implementation of
appropriate public policies. Special sporting events have emerged as major tourism policy instruments for
governments keen to boost local business as a result of visitor spending (Mules, 1998). Sports events refer to tourism
where the prime purpose of the trip is to take part in sports events, either as a participant or a spectator. There is
unquestionably a wide range of impacts resulting from sports tourism provision, of which economic impact is
perhaps the most obvious. According to Law (1993: 97), mega-events like hosting of African Cup of Nations and
FIFA World Cup, have a major impact on the image of the host city. Broadly, sports tourism is a dynamic and
expanding sector of the tourism economy, and by definition, this is attractive economically. Sports-related facilities
and events can generate visitors from outside the local area, which generates economic benefit locally from sales of
accommodation, food, beverages, gifts, admission fees, other spending at facilities and use of transport.
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