Politicians And Soldiers In Ghana 1966-1972 (cass University Paperbacks)

First published in 1975. Legatee of a vast empire, the Commonwealth still carries the imprint of its past, and in doing so it may be said to have a collective identity which, in a very varying degree, each of its members exhibits. This can sustain a collective inquiry into the political history and institutions of countries which were once governed within the British Empire. The present series of books is intended to express that interest and those traditions. They are presented not as a guide to the Commonwealth as a corporate entity, but as studies either in the politics and recent history of its member states or of themes which are of common interest to several of the countries concerned. This volume It examines the attempt to restore, and the failure to maintain, a parliamentary Westminster form of government in Ghana, a study in'Commonwealth Legacies'which brings together scholars from Ghana, Britain and North America. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 7 Table of Contents 8 List of Contributors 10 Foreword 12 Preface 14 Introduction 16 1. Military and Police Rule 31 2. Economic Policies 52 3. The Constitutional Commission 77 4. The Constituent Assembly 104 5. The Electoral Commission 141 6. The 1969 Election 155 7. Politics in Asunafo 179 8. Politics in Abuakwa 229 9. Politics in Swedru 248 10. Politics in Sekyere 279 Epilogue: Malcontents in Uniform 315 Selected Bibliography 328 Index 330 First published in 1975. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company