The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana
One important policy that has witnessed both change and stability is Ghana’s 1948 Forest Policy. The Policy’s implementation period has been the longest, spanning from the colonial era in 1948 to the post-colonial period of 1994. It also expanded government control over off-reserve forests and encou...
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| description | One important policy that has witnessed both change and stability is Ghana’s 1948 Forest Policy. The Policy’s implementation period has been the longest, spanning from the colonial era in 1948 to the post-colonial period of 1994. It also expanded government control over off-reserve forests and encouraged the persistent exploitation of the resource to generate foreign exchange. It is against this backdrop that this study adopts the multiple streams framework (MSF) as an analytical perspective to address the question of why and how Ghana’s forest and wildlife policy changed in 1994. Dwelling on both primary and secondary data, the study found that the Ghanaian case confirms the MSF assumption that the coupling of the streams of problem, policy, and politics via a policy window by policy entrepreneurs (PEs) will result in policy change. However, in an instance where PEs are unable to provide technically and politically feasible alternatives, the existing policy will remain unchanged. The study recommends that PEs should be tactful and sensitive to their environment to achieve success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce79e59a846c405aa6c7bf45452f66932024-07-03T09:55:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2228062The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in GhanaWilliam Asante0Department of Public Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Policy and Governance, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, GhanaOne important policy that has witnessed both change and stability is Ghana’s 1948 Forest Policy. The Policy’s implementation period has been the longest, spanning from the colonial era in 1948 to the post-colonial period of 1994. It also expanded government control over off-reserve forests and encouraged the persistent exploitation of the resource to generate foreign exchange. It is against this backdrop that this study adopts the multiple streams framework (MSF) as an analytical perspective to address the question of why and how Ghana’s forest and wildlife policy changed in 1994. Dwelling on both primary and secondary data, the study found that the Ghanaian case confirms the MSF assumption that the coupling of the streams of problem, policy, and politics via a policy window by policy entrepreneurs (PEs) will result in policy change. However, in an instance where PEs are unable to provide technically and politically feasible alternatives, the existing policy will remain unchanged. The study recommends that PEs should be tactful and sensitive to their environment to achieve success.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2228062Policy changepolicy stabilitymultiple streams frameworkforest and wildlife policyGhana |
| spellingShingle | William Asante The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana Cogent Social Sciences Policy change policy stability multiple streams framework forest and wildlife policy Ghana |
| title | The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana |
| title_full | The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana |
| title_short | The multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in Ghana |
| title_sort | multiple streams framework and forest policy change process in ghana |
| topic | Policy change policy stability multiple streams framework forest and wildlife policy Ghana |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2228062 |
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