Towards a paradigm shift in social protection in developing countries? Analysing the emergence of the Ghana national unemployment insurance scheme from a multiple streams perspective

• Published in: Urban Governance Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 219 - 227
• Main Authors: Ohemeng, Frank L.K., Foli, Rosina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ghana; Multiple streams framework; National unemployment insurance scheme; social policy; Transformation; Multiple streams framework; social policy; National unemployment insurance scheme; Transformation; Ghana

The COVID 19 pandemic continues to cause a lot of uncertainty around the world. At the onset of the pandemic, governments responded with policies and programs to curb its devastating effects on citizens, and Ghana was no exception. Although the Ghanaian government introduced various stop-gap measure...