Publication: Public Opinion

The IEA Corruption Survey was made possible with funding from The Royal Danish Embassy through the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). The report was prepared by the IEA research team, comprising Dr. Michael Ofori-Mensah (Senior Research Fellow), Mr. Samuel B. Manu (Research Officer) and Mr. Evans Nelson-Dziwornu (Research Officer). Public opinion on critical national issues…

The IEA Women As Economic Actors Survey was made possible with funding from The Royal Danish Embassy through the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). The report was prepared by the IEA research team, comprising Dr. Michael Ofori-Mensah (Senior Research Fellow), Dr. Rose Mensah-Kutin (Senior Adjunct Fellow), Mr. Samuel B. Manu (Research Officer) and Mr. Evans…

The 1992 Constitution enjoins Parliament to enact laws and constitutional instruments to govern the country. In addition, Parliament is empowered by the Constitution to act as a check on the excessive powers of the Executive. To ensure that the right calibre of people are elected into Parliament, Chapter 10 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution sets out…

(This edition is sponsored by The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)/ Think Tank Initiative.) The 2015 Socio-economic and Governance Survey (SEGS 3) is the third in the series of surveys conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on public perception and assessment of socio-economic and governance conditions in the country. The survey was carried…

The IEA Socio Economic and Governance Survey Report was made possible with funding from the Intemational Development Research Centre/ Think Tank Initiative (IDRC/TTI). The report was prepared by the IEA research team, comprising Prof. Joseph R.A. Ayee (Senior Adjunct Fellow), Dr. Michael Ofori-Mensah (Senior Research Fellow), Mr. Samuel B. Manu (Research Officer) and Mr. Evans…

The Ghanaian Legislature plays an integral Constitutional role in Ghana’s system of government. In particular, the Constitution gives to the Legislature and her members a fundamental role in acting as an important check on the exercise of Executive power. This paper presents the results from the Survey on Public Perceptions of Members of Parliament conducted…

(This edition is sponsored by the United Nation Democracy Fund.) This paper analyses the results of a survey undertaken by the IEA on the 1992 Constitution. To inform the ongoing review process of Ghana’s Constitution, the survey explores a broad range of constitutional issues including allocation of power and responsibility between the executive, legislature and…