The Contribution of Strong Institutions in Promoting Good Governance in Ghana

Abstract

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) defines governance as the complex mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, mediate their differences and exercise their legal rights and obligations. The 1992 Constitution of Ghana lays a foundation for strong institutions to ensure good governance. To this end it establishes institutions such as the Electoral Commission, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and the National Media Commission. The true strength of these institutions is the subject of the chapter. Using a doctrinal analysis, it is argued that the institutions discussed are performing their functions and contributing towards good governance although more can be done to strengthen them.