The Politics of Resource Sharing and Regional Inequality in Ghana: Lessons for the post-2015 development agenda

Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai

Development, 2014, vol. 57, issue 3-4, 488-496

Abstract: Drawing evidence from Ghana, this article explores the politics of public goods provisioning and its impact on interregional inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the primacy of clientelist politics and electoral incentives in shaping the geographic distribution of state resources, and concludes that donor interventions that focus solely on reforming formal state institutions are unlikely to be effective in fostering balanced regional development in the African context.

Date: 2014
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