Creating New Regions in Ghana: Populist or Rational Pathway to Development?

Abstract

The proposal for regional reorganization and the creation of four additional ones seem feasible and have the needed popular support. However, a thorough and detailed analysis of the processes leading to the creation of additional regions reveals imponderable challenges likely to be encountered. This paper argues that popular support for governmental policy proposals is not necessarily coterminous with feasibility, effectiveness and relevance. The paper therefore examines the feasibility and relevance of the proposal for the creation of additional regions in Ghana and proffer policy recommendations to re-focus the attention of policy makers on the critical challenges and barriers to rural development and how they could be effectively tackled.