Ghana Has Its 24-Hour Economy Law. Now Comes the Harder Test
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Ghana Has Its 24-Hour Economy Law. Now Comes the Harder Test

Daniel Kojo HOLLIE
Published July 15, 20266 min read

A new statutory Authority and a GH¢110 million start-up budget give the government's flagship jobs programme legal teeth. But the gap between institutional architecture and 1.7 million promised jobs remains wide, and history offers little comfort.

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