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UNIVERSITY OF GHANACOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

PROGRAMME &BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

3 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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Fostering inclusiveness and sustainable development in Africa

Wed 5th - Thurs 6th April, 2017

ISSER Conference Centre

8.30am each day

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Programme

THDAY1-WEDNESDAY-5 APRIL,2017

PROGRAMME

8.00am–9:00am:ArrivalandRegistrationofParticipants

WelcomeAddress –ProfessorCharityAkotia (Dean,SchoolofSocialSciences)IntroductionofChairman –Dr.CharlotteWrigley-AsanteChairman'sRemarks –Prof.SamuelAgyei-MensahViceChancellor'sRemarks –Prof.EbenezerOduroOwusuIntroductionofKeynoteSpeaker–Dr.MavisDako-GyekeKeynoteAddress –ProfessorHenryGodfreyRupinyKerali, WorldBankCountryDirectorRemarksfromPartners –WorldBank,KonradAdenauerStiftung

andUNICEFLaunchofSpecialIssueoftheGhanaSocialScienceJournalPresentationofSchoolAwards

9:00am–10.30am

10.30am–11am:CocoaBreak

BREAKOUTSESSIONS

11.00am–12.30pm : Sessions1,2,3,4,512.30pm–1.30pm : Lunch1.30pm–3.00pm : Sessions6,7,8,9,103.15pm–4.45pm : Sessions10,11,12,13,14,15

THDAY2-THURSDAY6 APRIL,2017

8.00am–8.30am : Registrations8.30am–9.00am : PosterPresentations

9:00am–10.30am

Welcome –ProfessorCharityAkotiaIntroductionofModerator –Dr.EricOseiAssibeyIntroductionofPanelists –ProfessorAbenaOduro(Moderator)PanelDiscussionsonInclusiveness:HowRelevantisitforSustainableDevelopmentinGhana?

Moderator–ProfessorAbenaOduro

MC:Dr.EvansAggrey-Darkoh




BREAKOUTSESSIONS

11.00am–12.30pm : Sessions16,17,18,1912.30pm–1.30pm : Lunch1.30pm–3.00pm : Sessions20,21,22,233.15pm–4.45pm : Sessions24,25,26

5.00pm-SPECIALPRESENTATIONANDCLOSING

HumboldtFellowshipandAwardOpportunities,HumboldtAmbassadorScientistforGhana-ProfessorD.Obeng-Ofori,CatholicUniversityCollegeofGhana

Closingremarks–ProfessorCharityAkotia

COCKTAIL–5.30pm

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3RD SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INT. CONFERENCE Programme

BREAKOUT SESSIONSTHWEDNESDAY5 APRIL,2017

11.00am–12.30pm

SESSION1MainAuditorium

Culture,LeadershipandGoodGovernance

SESSION2SeminarRoom

PolicyandSocialChange

SESSION3PhDRoom(oldblock)

ResearchandHumanCapital

SESSION4MastersRoom(oldblock)

PovertyandIncomeDistribution

SESSION5RIPSseminarroom

AttitudesandBehaviouralChange

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Chair:Prof.AtsuAyee

Chair:Prof.RobertAme

Chair:Prof.RobertDarkoOsei

Chair:Dr.LouisBoakye-Yiadom

Chair:Dr.C.B.Wiafe-Akenteng

DistrictGovernments'IncentivestoCollectTaxesandProvidePublicGoodsinGhana-EdwardAsieduetal.

TraditionalLeadership,GoodGovernanceandInclusivedevelopmentinGhana:ACaseStudyofAgbogbomefiaTogbeAfedeXIV-SamuelBewiadzi

GovernmentasStakekeepersEncouragingMultinationalCorporations'CorporateSocialResponsibilityActivities-SorbarikorLeburaetal.

InmateSubcultureandCriminalRecidivisminGhana-AlexAntwi

PensionKnowledgeandRetirementPreparationsamongGhanaianWorkers-IsaacM.Boafoetal.

ThePovertyofInstitutionsandtheTragedyoftheCommonsinAfrica:BringingtheStateBackin-Dan-BrightS.Dzorgbo

LinguisticDimensionstoHumanCapitalDevelopmentinGhana-GladysNyarkoAnsah

TheSurgeinInternationalResearchCollaboration–TheCaseofUniversityofGhana-JohnAnoku

TheAcademicRankingFever,canitbecured?-JohnAnoku

MonetaryandNon-MonetaryPovertyinUrbanSlumsinAccra-TomomiTanakaetal.

FoodInsecurityandFamilyStructureinNigeria-NkechiSrodahOwoo

TheExporterWagePremiumHypothesis:AQuantileRegressionApproach-RichardOseiBofah&CharlesAckah

ToolsofCompulsion:AnalysisofMechanismsUsedbyReligiousLeaderstoAttainCompliancefromCongregantsofNeo-PropheticChurchesinGhana-JoanaSalifuYendorketal.

EvaluatingCorrectionalCounsellingProgrammesinGhanaianPrisons:ACaseStudyofKoforiduaPrisons-OpheliaMensiwahSackey&KwesiNkumWilson

Intention-BehaviourRelation:TheModeratingRoleofPastBehaviourandGender-EnochTeye-Kwadjo

Breakout Sessions 3RD SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INT. CONFERENCE

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Breakout Sessions

PromotingSustainableDevelopmentinCommunities:TheRoleofFemaleTraditionalLeaders(QueenMothers)-AliceBoateng

WhyweDeliverElsewhere:Women'sPreferredPlaceofDeliveryandtheirEffectsonMothers-PerpetualNancy&BaidooKodom

FactorsAffectingTheQualityofStudentAcademicResearchinGhana:ANationalInnovationSystemsApproach-JosephQuarshie&GodfredAlfredNiiSaiObodai-Sai

RedistributiveEffectsOfPersonalIncomeTaxinGhana-TomomiTanakaetal.

PersonalityandRestorativeJusticeBeliefs:AStudyAmongSeniorHighSchoolTeachersinSomeSelectedSchoolsinAccra-Parimahetal.

AStatisticalInformationSystemforDrivingGovernanceinEmergingMegacity-Adeleke,I.A.

PerceptionofHumanResourceManagementPractitionersonOrganisationalFactorsAfffectingUtilisationofInformationandCommunicationTechnologyforStaffRecruitmentinSouth-WestNigeria-SamuelAyodej,Omolawal&IfeanyiP.Onyeonoru

SESSION1(cont’d)MainAuditorium

SESSION2(cont’d)SeminarRoom

SESSION3(cont’d)PhDRoom(oldblock)

SESSION4(cont’d)MastersRoom(oldblock)

SESSION5(cont’d)RIPSseminarroom


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1.30–3pm


InnovationandTechnology

SESSION7SeminarRoom

CleanEnergyandtheEnvironment

SESSION8PhDRoom

Rural/UrbanDevelopmentandMigration

SESSION9Master'sRoom

PoliticalParticipationandInclusiveness

SESSION10RIPSSeminarRoom

DisabilityandSocialJustice

Chair:Prof.OhenebaSakyi

Chair:Prof.PWKYankson

Chair:Dr.DelaliBadasu

Chair:Dr.BossmanAsare

Chair:Dr.AwoAsiedu

LeveragingInformationCommunicationTechnologies(ICT)forJobCreationinGhana-ChristaAliceSenaNutakor

EntryintoEntrepreneurship:DoFormalandInformalInstitutionsMatter?-RichardOseiBofahetal.

SocialMediaandPoliticalParticipationinthe2016PresidentialandParliamentaryElectionsinGhana-RabiuK.B.Asante

DevelopingtheGreenElectricityMarketforAffordableandCleanEnergySupplyinGhana-AReviewofPolicyPerspectives-BenjaminBilalamJabik&SimonBawakyillenuo

RenewableEnergySourcesAndElectricalPowerNeedsInADevelopingCountryContext,Ghana-Yanksonetal.

ResourceRelationsAndCapacitiesforEnvironmentalSustainabilityinKenya-PeterNarh

TheRoleof'Door-To-Door'ShippingOperatorsinGhanaianInternationalMigration-LeanderKandilige

UrbanizationisNoLongertheConstructionoftheCity,itisaboutLearninghowtoLiveTogether:PerspectivefromPost-ColonialNigerianCity-OluwaseunBamidele

JourneytotheEast:AnOverviewofGhanaianMigrantsinGuangzhou,China-MarkKwakuMensahObeng

ElectionsandtheWatchDogRoleoftheMedia:AnAssessmentofthe2016GeneralElectionsinGhana-GabrielFrancisEshun

LocalResidents'InvolvementandParticipationintheDecentralizationProcess:AStudyoftheNewJuabenMunicipalAssembly-SamsonObedAppiah&EdwinMensah

PublicFundingofPoliticalPartiesasSolutionToWinner-Takes-AllPoliticsinGhana-RansfordGyampo

PerceptionTowardsDisability,WorkplaceRelationsandSocialExclusionofPeoplewithSpecialNeedsinSelectedPublicOrganizationsinIbadan,Nigeria-SamuelAyodejiOmolawal&TemiloluwaObisesan

ExperiencesOfPersonsLivingWithEpilepsyinAccra,Ghana-MavisDako-Gyeke&MichaelDonaldDonkor

“WeareHumanBeings”:SelfAdvocacyTrainingForPersonswithIntellectualDisability:AGhanaPilot-JaneAbraham


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SocialMediaandYouthPoliticalParticipationnGhana-VictorN.Azure

SolidWasteSeparationBehaviourAmongHouseholdersinGhana-HamdiyahAlhassan

ContestedSpacesandCompetingInterests:BehindtheLensofLocalGovernmentResponsestoIncreasingUrbanizationandNeoliberalisminGhana-MartinOteng-Ababio

RationalVotinginGhana'sElection2016:AnIndicationofDemocraticConsolidation?-EvansAggrey-Darkoh

RoleofInformationTechnologyinFacilitatingLearning:TheCaseofUniversityofGhanaDistanceEducationProgramme-GodfredAlfredNiiSaiObodai&JosephQuarshie

ForcedtoReturnHomeandDifficultStartingLifeAgain:ExperiencesofDeporteesinNkoranza,Ghana-RichardBaffoKodom&MavisDako-Gyeke



SESSION8(cont’d)PhDRoom

SESSION9(cont’d)MastersRoom


Breakout Sessions3RD SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INT. CONFERENCE

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3.15–4.45pm


AgeingandElderlyCare

SESSION12SeminarRoom

Gender,EmpowermentandMigration

SESSION13PhDRoom

TheEconomicsofEducation


HealthandWell-being

SESSION15RIPSseminarroom

HealthCareDecisionMaking

Chair:ProfCharlesMateKole

Chair:ProfOliviaKwapong

Chair:Dr.BernardinSenadza

Chair:Dr.EdwardNketiaAmponsah

Chair:Prof.BrigidSackey

TailoringInformalCaregivingfortheElderlyinGhanaTowardsHealthPromotion-EmmanuelAsareOwusu

ExploringtheExperiencesofElderlyPersonsCaredforbyFamilyCaregiversinAdusaVillage-IsaacLamptey&AliceBoateng

TrendsinElderlyCareinGhana-AnnabellaOsei-Tutu&FrancisAdu-Mensa

WomenEconomicEarningsinNigeria:IslamicApproach-MuritalaKewuyemiKareem

Gender-BasedViolence:ComparingtheExperiencesofSudaneseWomeninIowabeforeandafterMigrationtotheUnitedStatesofAmerica-ToangN.&AugustinaNaami

ViolenceamongMigrantFemaleHeadPortersinKumasi,Ghana-MavisDako-Gyeke&EmmanuelAdomakoBrenyah

Households'InvestmentinChildSchooling:WheredoweFindaGenderBias?-AbdulMalikIddrisu,MichaelDanquah&Peter

Quartey

EducationandEarningsInGhana:APseudo-PanelApproach-EmmanuelK.Adu-Danso

EducationalAttainment,Gender,AndLabourMarketParticipationamongtheYouth:SomeInsightsfromGhana-LouisBoakye-Yiadom&NkechiS.Owoo

SpatialPatternsandSocioeconomicDeterminantsofAgeatFirstBirthinGhana-NkechiSrodahOwoo

AreNHISClientsSatisfiedwiththeQualityofTreatmenttheyReceiveUndertheScheme?-MichaelKodom

TheEffectofHealthInsuranceonNeonatalDeathsinGhana:APropensityScoreMatchingApproach-MonicaPuomLambon-Quayefio

TacklingInfertilityinUrbanGhana:TheRoleoftheSilentContributors-RosemondA.Hiadzi

GivetoCaesarWhatisCaesar'sandtoGodWhatBelongstoGod':HealthCarePluralismAmongAkanCancerPatientsinGhana-PatienceG.OkyereAsante&DeborahAtobrah

StrokeConceptualisation,PerceivedSymptomsAndTreatmentSelectionofPost-StrokePatients-DelphineBruceetal.


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ChangingPatternofCareandChallengesoftheAgedinSub-SaharanAfrica-Agyekum,MartinWiredu

TheImpactofAgroDealerTrainingonInputAdoptionandFarmersProductivityinThreeRegionsinNiger:HastheInvestmentsinAgroDealerNetworksWorked?-RobertDarkoOseietal.



SESSION13(cont’d)PhDRoom

SESSION14(cont’d)MastersRoom


HouseholdPreventivePracticesandDiarrhoeaPrevalenceinUrbanSlums,SouthwesternNigeria-Umego,NnekaLynda


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11–12.30pm


ChildMarriageinGhana


FinancialInclusionandDevelopment

SESSION18PhDRoom

Gender,LivelihoodandSustainableDevelopment


ChildWelfareandSocialJustice

Chair:Prof.MichaelOkyerefo

Chair:Prof.PeterQuartey

Chair:Dr.AkosuaDarkwa

Chair:Prof.EllenBotei-DokuAryeetey

CausesofChildMarriageinGhana:ChangesandTrends-AntoinetteTsiboe-Darkoetal.

PsychosocialEffectsofChildMarriageonChildBrides-ErnestinaDankyietal.

EffectsofChildMarriageonEducation:EvidencefromGhana-GeorgeDomfeetal.

SexualandReproductiveHealthExperiencesofChildBridesinGhana.-SylviaEstherGyanetal.

InstitutionalResponsetoChildMarriageinGhana-StephenAfranieetal.

PortfolioOptimizationUsingMinimumVarianceLineApproach:ACaseStudyofSSNIT-N.Nkumetal.

CostEfficiencyofInsuranceFirmsinGhana-DavidMensahOtoo

ImplicationofIslamicFinanceforNigeria'sEconomicDiversificationthroughEnhancedFinancialInclusion-MuritalaKewuyemiKareemetal.

AnalyzingTrendsInGhanaianHouseholdConsumptionOfFinancialServices,1991-2014-TheodoraAkweley

Asiamah&CharlesAckah

JointLiabilityLendingwithCorrelatedRisks-GodwinDebrah

GenderDifferencesinSelf-EfficacyasaPredictorofAcademicSuccessesamongStudentsofCatholicUniversityCollegeFiapre,Ghana-MichealOpoku-Manuetal.

DiversifyingWomen'sLivelihoodStrategiesinRuralCommunitiesinGaWestMunicipalityinGhana-PaulKofiDzeneYidu&VincentiaAbigailAgbozo

Women'sOccupationandSocialStandard:HowdoesitImpactinConcealingHarassmentbytheirHusbands'inanUrbanContext?-WijewardhanaBvn&RajapakshaL.P

HiddenAgents:ExperiencesofWorkingMothersWhoEmployedPerceivedWitchesasHousehelps.-UmmuMarkweietal

JuvenileSentencingandReoffendinginGhana:ImplicationsforLawandPractice-PrinceBoamahAbrah

ChildWelfareandProtectioninGhana:DevelopingofStructurebetweenoldTraditionandNewDemandsofContemporarySociety-EfuaE.Mantey

JusticeforChildrenPolicy:RecentDevelopmentsinJuvenileJusticePolicyinGhana-RobertAme

SocialNetworkSitesasEducationalTool:TheCaseofTeacherTraineesinthePresbyterianCollegeofEducation,Ghana-EricAbrahAbrokwahetal.

THURSDAY6APRIL2017


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1.30–3pm


Productivity,Exports,andTechnologyTransfer


PhysicalActivity,ExerciseandSportforHealthandDevelopmentinGhana

SESSION22PhdRoom

ForgivenessinGhanaianSettings


EvaluationofAlternativeSchoolFeedingModelsonHealthandEducationinGhana:PreliminaryFindingsfromaClusterRandomisedControlTrial

Chair:Dr.EricOsei-Assibey

Chair:ProfReginaldOcansey

Chair:Dr.SamuelAtindabila

Chair:Dr.IsaacOseiAkoto

AgriculturalProductivityofCassavaFarmersintheMfantsimanandAyensuanoDistrictsofGhana:DeterminantsandPolicyImplications-KwameAdjei-Mantey&MillicentAwuku

PersonalityTraitsandProductivityofHouseholdNon-FarmEnterprisesinGhana-JohnsonW.AppiahKubi

TradeLiberalizationandMarketingofMangoExportCropinGhana-PaulKofiDzeneYidu

PhysicalActivity,ExerciseandSportforHealthandSustainableDevelopmentinGhana”-ReginaldOcanseyetal.

ReportofPhysicalActivityLevelsofChildrenandYouthinGhana-RichmondAryeeteyetal

PhysicalEducationandSportspolicyforpromotingchildandYouthphysicalactivityinGhana-KwabenaGaoetal

PracticalDemonstrationofSportforSustainableDevelopment:ExperiencesfromUniversityofGhana.-BellaBelloBituguetal.

“IcanhavetheHearttoTolerateInsultsbutnotDisrespect:”ExplorationsofForgivenessinGhanaianMarriages-AnnabellaOsei-Tutuetal.

PeerVictimizationandSelf-Esteem:ExaminingtheModeratingEffectsofForgivenessandEmotionRegulationamongAdolescents-LisaMyersetal.

TheRoleofShameandGuiltonSelf-ForgivenessamongIncarceratedPrisonersinGhana-AnnabellaOsei-Tutuetal.

EvaluationofAlternativeSchoolFeedingModelsonHealthandEducationinGhana:PreliminaryFindingsFromaClusterRandomisedControlTrial-ClementAdamba

Home-GrownSchoolFeedingforHealthierChildren:PreliminaryResultsFromAnImpactEvaluationInGhana-ClementAdamba

Politics,TransparencyandSustainabilityOfTheGhanaSchoolFeedingProgramme-EmefaAkuaAmponsah

“Eating”FoodorInstructionalTime–Impactofin-SchoolMealsonSchoolTimetable-BerthyBuah&DennisAgyei


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3.15–4.45pm


ExploringSexualHealthConcernsofAdolescentsandYoungAdultsinGhana


ProductivityandBehaviouralChange

SESSION26PhDRoom

Children'sRightsandWelfare

Chair:ProfJohnAnarfi

Chair:Dr.MaxwellAsumeng

Chair:Dr.MargaretAmankwah-Poku

GynaecologicalHistoryandPregnancy-PreventiveBehaviouramongUnmarriedAdolescentandYoungAdultFemalesinGhana-D.YawAtiglo&AdrianaA.E.Biney

GenderedDifferencesSurroundingSexualDebutinAdolescenceandSubsequentSexualBehaviourinGhana-MaamePeterson&NaaDoduaDodoo

Adolescents'PerceptionsaboutSex,PerceivedParents'ValuesonSexandSubsequentSexualBehaviourinGhana-CharlotteOfori&F.NiiAmooDodoo

Abiding,AspiringandAverting:TheThreeMotivationsforSexualAbstinenceBehaviouramongUnmarriedYouthinUrbanPoorAccra-NurudeenAlhassan&F.Nii-AmooDodoo

MitigatingEmployeeFraudforSustainableDevelopmentthroughSocialCapital:ACaseStudyofDriverandVehicleLicensingAuthorityinGhana-SamuelDokuTetteh

FragmentedExchanges:TheImpactofCulturalMistrustonStudent-ProfessorInteractioninaPredominantlyWhiteUniversity-BrettjetCody

TheInfluenceofPsychologicalContractBreachandOrganisationalClimateonCounterproductiveBehavioursamongNon-BankFinancialInstitutions-GeorgeAsare-Peprah

“IKnowWhatI'mDoing”:DysfunctionalOrganizationalLeadership,InformationExchangeandTrustasPredictorsofInclusiveClimate-InusahAbdul-Nasiru

Education,theGame-Changer:TheEducationalApproachtoEndingChildMarriageinAfrica-MichaelAddaney&AzubikeOnuora-Oguno

ExploringPreschoolTeacherRecruitment:PerspectivesofSchoolAdministratorsofPrivateEarlyChildhoodInstitution-NanaYaaNyarko

Disjunctures:ThePerspectivesofChildreninConflictwiththeLawinCorrectionalCentresinGhanadoMatterintheirCorrectionandDevelopment-LilianAyete-Nyampong

“GrandmothersarealsoBusy'':InformalSupportforChildcareinUrbanHouseholds-PatriciaSerwaaAfrifa

ThePowerisYours:TheImpactofTVShowsonChildren'sEnvironmentalLiteracy-CharlesGyamfiOfori&AdjoaVyllasOcran


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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

EMERGINGTHEMESONMIGRANTS'DESCENDANTSATDESTINATIONAREAS-AlbertaTeye

COMBATINGFRAUDINTHEMOBILEMONEYSERVICESINGHANA:ANEXPLORATORYSTUDY-Akomea-Frimpong

DARETOBEENTREPRENEURIAL:ASTUDENT'SNIGHTMARE-MarijkeA.AdobeaOkyireh&RexfordOwusuOkyireh

CANOURCHILDRENSURVIVE?INVESTIGATINGTHECAUSESANDEFFECTSOFCHILDABUSEINGHANA-EmmanuelAsareOwusu

PHYSICALACTIVITYANDOVERWEIGHTAMONGTHEYOUTHOFACCRAMETROPOLIS-VidaKorlekiNyawornota

THEPLACEOFGENDEREMPOWERMENTANDINCLUSIVENESSINTHESUPPORTFORNATIONALDEVELOPMENTINWESTAFRICA:THECASEOFGHANA-NanaAmaOwusuaaAfriyieKankam

CHILDDEVELOPMENTASSESSMENTUSINGTHECAREGIVERCHILDINTERACTIONSCALEINGHANA(CCIS):PROSPECTSANDCHALLENGES-NanaYaaNyarko

EMPLOYEEPERCEPTIONSOFCORPORATESOCIALRESPONSIBILITY(CSR)ANDORGANISATIONALCITIZENSHIPBEHAVIOURS(OCB):ACOMPARATIVEGHANAIANSTUDY-EmmanuelOseiBoakye

FACTORSANDSTRATEGIESCONTRIBUTINGTOACADEMICSUCCESSOFCHILDRENOFSINGLEPARENTS-M.K.MObeng&KissieduEnyam

AREFEMALE-HEADEDHOUSEHOLDSWORTHTARGETINGTOIMPROVEEDUCATION-RELATEDINVESTMENTS?EMPIRICALEVIDENCEFROMRURALGHANA-EdwardAsieduAminKarim&IddrisuAbdulGaniyu

GENDERROLESOCIALIZATIONANDITSIMPACTONFEMALESTUDENTS'CAREERASPIRATIONS:ACASESTUDYOFUNIVERSITYOFGHANABASICSCHOOLSTUDENTS-DorisAkyereBoateng

THEROLEOFCENTRALBANKSINFINANCIALINCLUSIONANDSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT:COMPARATIVEANALYSISOFISLAMICANDCONVENTIONALBANKINGENVIRONMENTS-MuritalaKewuyemiKareem&AbiodunS.Bankole

MATESELECTIONINAGHANAIANCOMMUNITY-ElizabethYemorkorOdoi


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