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OrangePowerRanger36 karma

Disclaimer: Not OP

There is little to no mysticism in Ghana, especially at a younger age, maybe evangelical Christianity but they can still get their education done with that. Ghanaians are pretty intelligent, speak English fluently, and generally embrace other culture with an open mind even if it is just Hollywood or Game of Thrones. I can't tell you how popular internet cafes are there, I met several people who don't even have electricity at their home in the village but can still muster up 1-2 cedis to hang out on Facebook and read message board sites a couple times a week

OrangePowerRanger15 karma

You should read Schoneveld's research on the jatropha plantations and their lack of effectiveness in transparency and enforcing regulations. Pretty f'ed up how much of a leg up multinationals have in Ghana in terms of biofuel, mining, oil... Safety standards, proper compensation, transparency, and enforcements of already existing regulations are slowly diminishing over the last decade or so

Or I can send you my really mediocre 18 page research paper I did on my sustainable development class. I have a ton of interesting journal articles I would love to throw in a zip and email you if you're interested, most of the good shit is that Schoneveld or by Kwesi Aponsah-Tawiah