Richard Aidoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 212000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Aidoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Aidoo |
| SIGNATURE | AIDOO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8496-5787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Politics of forced eviction in China-Africa relations
Forced eviction is a political means to an economic end. • Collusions between Chinese clients and ‘uninsulated’ African patrons produces forced eviction of competing local entrepreneurs. • African patrons set up asymmetric structures and deploy coercive bureaucratic instruments to negotiate Chinese clients’ access to mineral resources. • African patrons compel dissenting artisanal and small-scale miners into capitulation to guarantee private rent…
Examining the Perception of Undergraduate Students Towards Choosing Broiler Value Chain Business as a Vocation After Graduation
The study examined the perception of undergraduate students towards choosing the broiler value chain (BVC) business as a vocation after graduation. A questionnaire was used to collect cross-sectional data from 728 students in 4 universities. The findings show that the overall perception index of students somewhat agrees that there were sociocultural, economic, government policy, and resource availability factors that constrained their ability to …
Characterising “obesogenic” versus “protective” food consumption, and their value chain among Ghanaian households
Objectives: This paper explores the characteristics of Ghanaian households’ consumption of obesogenic versus protective foods, including their retail, distribution, and origin. Design: A household food consumption survey was conducted using an adapted Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study Food Frequency Questionnaire. Product pathways for selected obesogenic (processed meat, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and biscuits) and protective (cooked…
Strengthening the governance of food systems for nutrition in Africa
Objective: To examine underlying political economy factors that enable or impede the integration of nutrition considerations into food system governance. Design: Comparative political economy analysis of data collected through (1) value chain analyses of selected healthy and unhealthy commodities and (2) food system policy analyses, using a theoretical framework focused on power, politics, interests and ideas. Setting: Ghana and South Africa. Par…
Food acquisition and consumption by Nova food classification and lived poverty index among rural and urban households in South Africa and Ghana
Objective: This study aimed to determine differences in food consumption by the NOVA food categories in South Africa and Ghana and how they relate to poverty and food supply systems. Design: This study used a cross-sectional design to assess household food acquisition and lived poverty index. Setting: The study was conducted in Khayelitsha and Mount Frere, urban and rural communities in South Africa, respectively, and Ahodwo and Ejuratia, urban a…
Hustlers and dynasties
Drivers of smoked marine fish prices and challenges along the value chain
Purpose The objectives of this paper are to analyze the drivers of smoked marine fish prices and examine the challenges along the value chain to inform policy. Design/methodology/approach The study relies on cross-sectional data from 158 fish smokers, 100 wholesalers, and 120 retailers in Ghana. The challenges faced by the actors along the chain are identified and ranked using Kendall's coefficient of concordance. The three-stage least square est…
Coevolutionary pragmatism
Journal Article Book Review Get access Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation, by Xiaoyang Tang. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. v + 278 pp. $99.99 (hardback). ISBN 978-1-108-41529-3. Richard Aidoo Richard Aidoo Coastal Carolina University, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 122, Issue 487,…
Does labour migration for cocoa production in Ghana translate into greater social benefits
A survey of 200 migrant labourers was conducted to explore whether labour migration for cocoa production in Ghana translates into greater social benefits using the net social benefit criterion. Majority of migrant labourers on cocoa farms were better off in terms of accommodation, food, medication, respect gained, social and economic impacts, and working conditions after migration. There were external benefits and costs associated with labour mig…
Migrants and non-migrants' welfare on cocoa farms in Ghana
Purpose The study assessed welfare of migrant and non-migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Ghana, using multidimensional poverty index (MPI) with four dimensions (education, health, dietary diversity, living standards) and 21 indicators. Specifically, we examined and compared non-monetary welfare of migrant and non-migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Ghana by adopting MPI approach. Also, we explored the factors affecting labourers' welfare. Design…
Migrants' satisfaction with working conditions on cocoa farms in Ghana
Purpose Poor working conditions among migrant labourers on cocoa farms may be commonplace. This could affect labour productivity and cocoa industry performance. The paper investigates migrants' satisfaction with working conditions on cocoa farms in Ghana and the key drivers of satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a five-point Likert scale to evaluate migrants' satisfaction with remuneration, working hours, welfare, health …
Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure
Purpose This study investigates implications of crop and income diversifications on consumption expenditure (welfare) of rice-producing households in Ghana. It further compares diversification by three rice production systems: two-season rain-fed, two-season irrigated and one-season rain-fed rice production. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were sourced from 225 rice farmers. Margalef index and three-stage least-squares were employed. Fin…
Participation in UTZ-RA voluntary cocoa certification scheme and its impact on smallholder welfare
Impact of oil palm-related activities on women’s empowerment in Ghana
Quantifying the impact of agricultural technology usage on intra-household time allocation
Democratic backsliding in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of China’s development assistance
The article observes 19 hybrid regimes in sub-Saharan from 2005 to 2014 and examines the influence of each country's level of economic development, short-term macroeconomic performance, and ratio of Chinese to Western official financing on the trajectory of its political development, with some regimes making improvements in the quality of democratic governance, others backsliding into greater authoritarianism, and still others remaining largely s…
Charting the Impact of Subnational Actors in China’s Foreign Relations
This article discusses the efforts of a Chinese subnational government, Guangxi Province’s Shanglin County, to support local residents as they participated in galamsey, a local reference for unregistered artisanal gold mining in Ghana. This resulted in a diplomatic crisis that complicated Sino–Ghanaian relations and threatened Beijing’s efforts to access Ghana’s energy resources
Non-Interference 2.0
China's non-interference policy has come under scrutiny in regards to its growing and deepening relations in Africa. The policy has come to represent an about-face from conditional assistance and investment associated with the Washington Consensus. Although often well received in much of the global South, this policy has drawn a lot of criticism from the West and others. These commentators have perceived non-interference as an opportunistic and o…
Chinese labour in South Africa, 1902–10
At a time when most China–Africa scholarship is largely preoccupied with the complementary–competitive debate, this precisely researched work provides a unique and much needed background to the recent and expanding relations between China and South Africa, and Africa in general. While clearly intended to fill the gaps in a crucial episode in South African historiography, this book offers an instructive case for the social construction of the Chin…
The Role of Minor Parties in Political Competition
The study of minor parties has largely focused on well-established democracies, even though these political organizations play significant roles in new and emerging democracies. With Ghana as a case study, this investigation provides a theoretical path to understanding the normative role of minor parties in political competition, especially in developing nations with single-member plurality systems. By placing emphasis on the experiences of such …
Charting the Roots of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa
In this article the authors conduct focused case studies on Zambia and Ghana to investigate the increasingly diverse popular reactions to Chinese engagement throughout the region of sub-Saharan Africa. In this effort they challenge the existing binary exploitation/opportunity paradigm through which growing Chinese engagement in sub-Saharan Africa is often analyzed. Instead, they propose an alternative framework, which centers less on the positive…
Modified taungya system in Ghana
Beyond the Rhetoric
The following paper examines the historical origins and development of China’s advocacy of the principle of noninterference in its African foreign policy and suggests that in spite of its consistent rhetorical support for noninterference over the last fifty years, the relevance of the principle in shaping Beijing’s foreign policy decisions has varied as its pragmatic interests have shifted. China’s post-Maoist leadership, in the drive to win the …
The Trouble with Aid
Charting the Roots of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa
In this article the authors conduct focused case studies on Zambia and Ghana to investigate the increasingly diverse popular reactions to Chinese engagement throughout the region of sub-Saharan Africa. In this effort they challenge the existing binary exploitation/opportunity paradigm through which growing Chinese engagement in sub-Saharan Africa is often analyzed. Instead, they propose an alternative framework, which centers less on the positive…
Democratic backsliding in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of China’s development assistance
The article observes 19 hybrid regimes in sub-Saharan from 2005 to 2014 and examines the influence of each country's level of economic development, short-term macroeconomic performance, and ratio of Chinese to Western official financing on the trajectory of its political development, with some regimes making improvements in the quality of democratic governance, others backsliding into greater authoritarianism, and still others remaining largely s…
Non-Interference 2.0
China's non-interference policy has come under scrutiny in regards to its growing and deepening relations in Africa. The policy has come to represent an about-face from conditional assistance and investment associated with the Washington Consensus. Although often well received in much of the global South, this policy has drawn a lot of criticism from the West and others. These commentators have perceived non-interference as an opportunistic and o…
Charting the Impact of Subnational Actors in China’s Foreign Relations
This article discusses the efforts of a Chinese subnational government, Guangxi Province’s Shanglin County, to support local residents as they participated in galamsey, a local reference for unregistered artisanal gold mining in Ghana. This resulted in a diplomatic crisis that complicated Sino–Ghanaian relations and threatened Beijing’s efforts to access Ghana’s energy resources
Modified taungya system in Ghana
Beyond the Rhetoric
The following paper examines the historical origins and development of China’s advocacy of the principle of noninterference in its African foreign policy and suggests that in spite of its consistent rhetorical support for noninterference over the last fifty years, the relevance of the principle in shaping Beijing’s foreign policy decisions has varied as its pragmatic interests have shifted. China’s post-Maoist leadership, in the drive to win the …
Quantifying the impact of agricultural technology usage on intra-household time allocation
Participation in UTZ-RA voluntary cocoa certification scheme and its impact on smallholder welfare
Impact of oil palm-related activities on women’s empowerment in Ghana
The Trouble with Aid
Beyond the Rhetoric
The following paper examines the historical origins and development of China’s advocacy of the principle of noninterference in its African foreign policy and suggests that in spite of its consistent rhetorical support for noninterference over the last fifty years, the relevance of the principle in shaping Beijing’s foreign policy decisions has varied as its pragmatic interests have shifted. China’s post-Maoist leadership, in the drive to win the …
Modified taungya system in Ghana
Charting the Roots of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa
In this article the authors conduct focused case studies on Zambia and Ghana to investigate the increasingly diverse popular reactions to Chinese engagement throughout the region of sub-Saharan Africa. In this effort they challenge the existing binary exploitation/opportunity paradigm through which growing Chinese engagement in sub-Saharan Africa is often analyzed. Instead, they propose an alternative framework, which centers less on the positive…
Non-Interference 2.0
China's non-interference policy has come under scrutiny in regards to its growing and deepening relations in Africa. The policy has come to represent an about-face from conditional assistance and investment associated with the Washington Consensus. Although often well received in much of the global South, this policy has drawn a lot of criticism from the West and others. These commentators have perceived non-interference as an opportunistic and o…
Chinese labour in South Africa, 1902–10
At a time when most China–Africa scholarship is largely preoccupied with the complementary–competitive debate, this precisely researched work provides a unique and much needed background to the recent and expanding relations between China and South Africa, and Africa in general. While clearly intended to fill the gaps in a crucial episode in South African historiography, this book offers an instructive case for the social construction of the Chin…
The Role of Minor Parties in Political Competition
The study of minor parties has largely focused on well-established democracies, even though these political organizations play significant roles in new and emerging democracies. With Ghana as a case study, this investigation provides a theoretical path to understanding the normative role of minor parties in political competition, especially in developing nations with single-member plurality systems. By placing emphasis on the experiences of such …
Charting the Impact of Subnational Actors in China’s Foreign Relations
This article discusses the efforts of a Chinese subnational government, Guangxi Province’s Shanglin County, to support local residents as they participated in galamsey, a local reference for unregistered artisanal gold mining in Ghana. This resulted in a diplomatic crisis that complicated Sino–Ghanaian relations and threatened Beijing’s efforts to access Ghana’s energy resources
Democratic backsliding in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of China’s development assistance
The article observes 19 hybrid regimes in sub-Saharan from 2005 to 2014 and examines the influence of each country's level of economic development, short-term macroeconomic performance, and ratio of Chinese to Western official financing on the trajectory of its political development, with some regimes making improvements in the quality of democratic governance, others backsliding into greater authoritarianism, and still others remaining largely s…
Participation in UTZ-RA voluntary cocoa certification scheme and its impact on smallholder welfare
Impact of oil palm-related activities on women’s empowerment in Ghana
Quantifying the impact of agricultural technology usage on intra-household time allocation
Migrants' satisfaction with working conditions on cocoa farms in Ghana
Purpose Poor working conditions among migrant labourers on cocoa farms may be commonplace. This could affect labour productivity and cocoa industry performance. The paper investigates migrants' satisfaction with working conditions on cocoa farms in Ghana and the key drivers of satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a five-point Likert scale to evaluate migrants' satisfaction with remuneration, working hours, welfare, health …
Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure
Purpose This study investigates implications of crop and income diversifications on consumption expenditure (welfare) of rice-producing households in Ghana. It further compares diversification by three rice production systems: two-season rain-fed, two-season irrigated and one-season rain-fed rice production. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were sourced from 225 rice farmers. Margalef index and three-stage least-squares were employed. Fin…
Does labour migration for cocoa production in Ghana translate into greater social benefits
A survey of 200 migrant labourers was conducted to explore whether labour migration for cocoa production in Ghana translates into greater social benefits using the net social benefit criterion. Majority of migrant labourers on cocoa farms were better off in terms of accommodation, food, medication, respect gained, social and economic impacts, and working conditions after migration. There were external benefits and costs associated with labour mig…
Migrants and non-migrants' welfare on cocoa farms in Ghana
Purpose The study assessed welfare of migrant and non-migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Ghana, using multidimensional poverty index (MPI) with four dimensions (education, health, dietary diversity, living standards) and 21 indicators. Specifically, we examined and compared non-monetary welfare of migrant and non-migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Ghana by adopting MPI approach. Also, we explored the factors affecting labourers' welfare. Design…
Drivers of smoked marine fish prices and challenges along the value chain
Purpose The objectives of this paper are to analyze the drivers of smoked marine fish prices and examine the challenges along the value chain to inform policy. Design/methodology/approach The study relies on cross-sectional data from 158 fish smokers, 100 wholesalers, and 120 retailers in Ghana. The challenges faced by the actors along the chain are identified and ranked using Kendall's coefficient of concordance. The three-stage least square est…
Coevolutionary pragmatism
Journal Article Book Review Get access Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation, by Xiaoyang Tang. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. v + 278 pp. $99.99 (hardback). ISBN 978-1-108-41529-3. Richard Aidoo Richard Aidoo Coastal Carolina University, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 122, Issue 487,…
Strengthening the governance of food systems for nutrition in Africa
Objective: To examine underlying political economy factors that enable or impede the integration of nutrition considerations into food system governance. Design: Comparative political economy analysis of data collected through (1) value chain analyses of selected healthy and unhealthy commodities and (2) food system policy analyses, using a theoretical framework focused on power, politics, interests and ideas. Setting: Ghana and South Africa. Par…
Food acquisition and consumption by Nova food classification and lived poverty index among rural and urban households in South Africa and Ghana
Objective: This study aimed to determine differences in food consumption by the NOVA food categories in South Africa and Ghana and how they relate to poverty and food supply systems. Design: This study used a cross-sectional design to assess household food acquisition and lived poverty index. Setting: The study was conducted in Khayelitsha and Mount Frere, urban and rural communities in South Africa, respectively, and Ahodwo and Ejuratia, urban a…
Hustlers and dynasties
Examining the Perception of Undergraduate Students Towards Choosing Broiler Value Chain Business as a Vocation After Graduation
The study examined the perception of undergraduate students towards choosing the broiler value chain (BVC) business as a vocation after graduation. A questionnaire was used to collect cross-sectional data from 728 students in 4 universities. The findings show that the overall perception index of students somewhat agrees that there were sociocultural, economic, government policy, and resource availability factors that constrained their ability to …
Characterising “obesogenic” versus “protective” food consumption, and their value chain among Ghanaian households
Objectives: This paper explores the characteristics of Ghanaian households’ consumption of obesogenic versus protective foods, including their retail, distribution, and origin. Design: A household food consumption survey was conducted using an adapted Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study Food Frequency Questionnaire. Product pathways for selected obesogenic (processed meat, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and biscuits) and protective (cooked…
Politics of forced eviction in China-Africa relations
Forced eviction is a political means to an economic end. • Collusions between Chinese clients and ‘uninsulated’ African patrons produces forced eviction of competing local entrepreneurs. • African patrons set up asymmetric structures and deploy coercive bureaucratic instruments to negotiate Chinese clients’ access to mineral resources. • African patrons compel dissenting artisanal and small-scale miners into capitulation to guarantee private rent…
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