PAHS 308 — Democracy and Policy Making
Public Administration and Health Services Management · University of Ghana
The course seeks to help students understand the process by which public policy is created and implemented at all levels of government in Ghana. It examines the political and social context that shapes the practice of public administration and public policy making, as well as the normative issues that public administrators face as they seek to make effective decisions. Areas to be covered include fundamental issues in public administration; citizenship and national identity; norms that govern practice, such as efficiency, effectiveness, representation, participation, accountability, transparency and sovereignty; the rapid mobilization of social groups; the spread of pluralistic political systems; the policymaking process, democracy and democratization; models of democracy; contemporary issues in democracy in Ghana; public administration –democracy synergy; and public policymaking in democratic states.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- PAHS 301 — Political Setting of Public Administration
- PAHS 302 — Contemporary Issues in Public Health
- PAHS 303 — Health Services Management
- PAHS 304 — Local Government Administration
- PAHS 305 — Management of NGOs
- PAHS 306 — Health Statistics and Information
- PAHS 307 — Constitutional Law
- PAHS 309 — Health and Safety in Organisations
- PAHS 312 — Export Administration
- PAHS 316 — Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Health
- PAHS 318 — Public Administration
- PAHS 401 — Public Finance
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).