When Frontlines Meet Faultlines: Examining the Institutional and Implementation Challenges in Environmental Policies and the Fight Against Illegal Mining in Ghana.

• In Event: The Politics of Mining

Brief Overview

This study examines how institutional design and fragmented mandates shape the enforcement of Ghana’s environmental
policies, revealing how
discretion, political pressure, and institutional weakness undermine effective environmental governance.

Authors

• Isaac Mensah Owusu, University of Arkansas

• Victor Kwaku Akakpo, University of Arkansas

• Geoboo Song, University of Arkansas

• Ryan James Ramaker, University of Arkansas