What is it about?
Transnational actors are significant players in the global policy process. How do they interact with national policy processes particularly in developing countries? This paper examines how transnational actors influence national-level policymaking in Ghana using the Livelihood Empower Against Poverty program as a case.
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Why is it important?
This study shows the use of both material and ideational strategies by transnational actors to shape policies in developing countries. Contrary to earlier studies, this work suggests that conditionalities attached to loans are not the only means of influencing developing countries' policies. Another pertinent strategy involves idea sharing through publications, conferences, and collaboration among policymakers.
Perspectives
The external actor impact on policies and programs are sometimes overemphasized neglecting the agency of developing country policy actors. This work shows that national-level (internal) actors play significant roles in the policy process.
Rosina K Foli
Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
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This page is a summary of: Transnational actors and policymaking in Ghana: The case of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty, Global Social Policy, November 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1468018115615643.
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