Ben K Fred-Mensah
Biographic Data
| ID | 2166089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben K Fred-Mensah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben K |
| FAMILY NAME | Fred-Mensah |
| SIGNATURE | FRED-MENSAH B K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ideas, Power, and Multilateral Institutions
John Maynard Keynes has often been quoted as observing that the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. This assertion was reiterated by Peter Hall (1989:14), who noted that it is ideas, in the form of economic theories and the policies developed from them, that have enabled “national leaders to chart a course through turbulent economic times, and ideas abo…
Social Capital Building as Capacity for Postconflict Development: The UNDP in Mozambique and Rwanda
In this article, I intend to conceptualize two postconflict reconstruction projects supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as efforts in social capital development in postconflict situations. I specifically focus on the UNDP's support for the creation of focus groups within the Mozambican government and for the Rwandan government's reorganization of its policing system as reform measures in the countries' systems. I argue th…
The Dynamics of Resource Tenure in West Africa
Capturing Ambiguities: Communal Conflict Management Alternative in Ghana
Capturing Ambiguities: Communal Conflict Management Alternative in Ghana
Social Capital Building as Capacity for Postconflict Development: The UNDP in Mozambique and Rwanda
In this article, I intend to conceptualize two postconflict reconstruction projects supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as efforts in social capital development in postconflict situations. I specifically focus on the UNDP's support for the creation of focus groups within the Mozambican government and for the Rwandan government's reorganization of its policing system as reform measures in the countries' systems. I argue th…
Capturing Ambiguities: Communal Conflict Management Alternative in Ghana
The Dynamics of Resource Tenure in West Africa
Social Capital Building as Capacity for Postconflict Development: The UNDP in Mozambique and Rwanda
In this article, I intend to conceptualize two postconflict reconstruction projects supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as efforts in social capital development in postconflict situations. I specifically focus on the UNDP's support for the creation of focus groups within the Mozambican government and for the Rwandan government's reorganization of its policing system as reform measures in the countries' systems. I argue th…
Ideas, Power, and Multilateral Institutions
John Maynard Keynes has often been quoted as observing that the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. This assertion was reiterated by Peter Hall (1989:14), who noted that it is ideas, in the form of economic theories and the policies developed from them, that have enabled “national leaders to chart a course through turbulent economic times, and ideas abo…
Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Government (linguistics (2 works) · International Development and Aid (2 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (2 works)