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Modern Ghana
Revolution, Reform, and Republic: Ghana's Transformative Rawlings Era (1981-2000)
- Jerry John Rawlings
- PNDC
- NDC
- Economic Recovery Program (ERP)
- Structural Adjustment Program (SAP)
- 31st December Revolution
- Fourth Republic
- Multi-party Democracy
- Ghana Elections 1992
- Ghana Elections 2000
- IMF
- World Bank
- Human Rights
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Chapter 1
The 31st December Coup and the Revolutionary Imperative (1981-1983)
Examines the motivations behind the 1981 coup, the initial revolutionary fervor of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), its populist policies, the establishment of 'peoples' power' structures, and the early challenges of consolidating authority amidst domestic and international skepticism.
Sources & References
- Adedeji, J.L. (2001). The Legacy of J.J. Rawlings in Ghanaian Politics, 1979-2000. African Studies Quarterly, 5(2).
- Herbst, J. (1993). The Politics of Reform in Ghana, 1982-1991. University of California Press.
- Shillington, K. (1992). Ghana and the Rawlings Factor. Macmillan Press.
- Nugent, P. (1995). Big Men, Small Boys and Politics in Ghana. Asempa Publishers.
- Ghana News Agency (2021). Rawlings Legacy: Economic Reforms and Impact on the Ordinary Ghanaian. GNA, Accra.
- Gyimah-Boadi, E. (1993). Ghana Under PNDC Rule. Codesria Books.
