Christopher Dick-Sagoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 388664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Dick-Sagoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Dick-Sagoe |
| SIGNATURE | DICK-SAGOE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5295-252X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Central transfers and incentives to collect local revenue among the Central Region of Ghana’s local government officials
Local governments that rely heavily on central transfers are likely to face a laxity problem when increasing locally generated revenues. The flypaper effect identifies this overdependence by examining the relationship between local expenditures and revenues (central transfers and locally generated). Local governments in Ghana depend on central transfers and locally generated revenues to finance local development. Central transfers are important b…
Guardians of integrity
This study examines the intricate landscape of whistleblower protection, exploring the historical background, legal definitions, and evolving frameworks aimed at safeguarding whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing. This study meticulously examines Lesotho’s legislative provisions, focusing on the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offenses Act, the Lesotho Revenue Authority Whistleblowing Policy, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Anti-Corr…
Agricultural knowledge and youth participation in agriculture and agribusiness in an African context
This study examines youths’ decision to participate in agriculture and agribusiness from an agricultural knowledge lens. Data collected from 520 respondents across Ghana were analysed descriptively and inferentially. The results show the influence of different levels of science-based (objective) agricultural knowledge on youths’ participation in agriculture and agribusiness, in addition to subject knowledge. Similarly, the findings reveal that ge…
Access to Decentralised Public Healthcare Service Delivery in Rural Areas of Lesotho
Despite being a basic right for all citizens of every country, access to healthcare has been a challenge for many people globally. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for improvedhealthcare service delivery and access to healthcare globally. The need for improved access to healthcare is especially critical for developing countries as theywere the worst affected in terms of healthcare service delivery by the pan…
Interrogating Land Administration Procedures and Systems Implementation in Africa
To ensure proper administration of land in Botswana, the Government of Botswana adopted Land Administration Procedures Capacity and Systems (LAPCAS). With this system, all land in the country must be registered using digital means. Despite this unique effort to improve land administration, the implementation of the policy has faced various challenges. This research explored the challenges in the implementation of LAPCAS to propose alternative way…
The Impact of Teacher Training in Social Justice Education on Classroom Practices and Student Outcomes in Nigeria
This study investigated the impact of teacher training in social justice education (SJE) on classroom practices and student results in Nigerian schools, including cultural, economic, and sociological aspects. The research emphasized the crucial importance of teacher training in incorporating social justice ideas into education, as it acknowledges the significant impact of SJE in fostering critical thinking, empathy, and social equity. The study u…
Examining the level of public awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Promoting Gender Equality as a Strategy for Community Development in Ghana
Gender equality has gained unmatched attention in recent times in line with sustainable development goals. Globally, governments and organizations are encouraged to institute measures to promote gender equality. This study examined the efforts World Vision Ghana (WVG) made in promoting gender equality under the Cocoa Life Project, using Wassa East District as a case. The alternative development and participation theories grounded this study. Data…
Flypaper effects of Central Transfers on the spending behaviour of Ghana’s central region local governments
Fiscal system incentivises local government officials to depend on central government’s transfers to fund their budgets. This paper examines whether district and municipal status local government officials exhibit the same spending behaviour when presented with central government’s transfers. The paper uses the panel data model to estimate the flypaper effect on district and municipal status local governments in the Central Region of Ghana from 2…
Public choice and decentralised healthcare service delivery in Lesotho
Providing efficient decentralised local public services such as healthcare in hard to reach and remote areas has been the recent concern of public finance experts. Thus public finance theory, the public choice, has been devoted to explain the link between decentralised local public service delivery and efficiency. The theory argues that efficient delivery of decentralised local public service is achieved through the proximity advantage of local m…
Determinants of Covid-19 Response Strategies in Selected African Countries
Using protection motivation theory as the theoretical framework, this study investigates the factors that motivate COVID-19 response in Ghana, Cameroon, Lesotho and Uganda. Through simple random and snowball sampling techniques, 651 participants were selected. The study collected data with the aid of a survey questionnaire, which was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show high perceived COVID-19 threats among the re…
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Public choice and decentralised healthcare service delivery in Lesotho
Providing efficient decentralised local public services such as healthcare in hard to reach and remote areas has been the recent concern of public finance experts. Thus public finance theory, the public choice, has been devoted to explain the link between decentralised local public service delivery and efficiency. The theory argues that efficient delivery of decentralised local public service is achieved through the proximity advantage of local m…
Determinants of Covid-19 Response Strategies in Selected African Countries
Using protection motivation theory as the theoretical framework, this study investigates the factors that motivate COVID-19 response in Ghana, Cameroon, Lesotho and Uganda. Through simple random and snowball sampling techniques, 651 participants were selected. The study collected data with the aid of a survey questionnaire, which was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show high perceived COVID-19 threats among the re…
Promoting Gender Equality as a Strategy for Community Development in Ghana
Gender equality has gained unmatched attention in recent times in line with sustainable development goals. Globally, governments and organizations are encouraged to institute measures to promote gender equality. This study examined the efforts World Vision Ghana (WVG) made in promoting gender equality under the Cocoa Life Project, using Wassa East District as a case. The alternative development and participation theories grounded this study. Data…
Flypaper effects of Central Transfers on the spending behaviour of Ghana’s central region local governments
Fiscal system incentivises local government officials to depend on central government’s transfers to fund their budgets. This paper examines whether district and municipal status local government officials exhibit the same spending behaviour when presented with central government’s transfers. The paper uses the panel data model to estimate the flypaper effect on district and municipal status local governments in the Central Region of Ghana from 2…
Examining the level of public awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
Interrogating Land Administration Procedures and Systems Implementation in Africa
To ensure proper administration of land in Botswana, the Government of Botswana adopted Land Administration Procedures Capacity and Systems (LAPCAS). With this system, all land in the country must be registered using digital means. Despite this unique effort to improve land administration, the implementation of the policy has faced various challenges. This research explored the challenges in the implementation of LAPCAS to propose alternative way…
The Impact of Teacher Training in Social Justice Education on Classroom Practices and Student Outcomes in Nigeria
This study investigated the impact of teacher training in social justice education (SJE) on classroom practices and student results in Nigerian schools, including cultural, economic, and sociological aspects. The research emphasized the crucial importance of teacher training in incorporating social justice ideas into education, as it acknowledges the significant impact of SJE in fostering critical thinking, empathy, and social equity. The study u…
Central transfers and incentives to collect local revenue among the Central Region of Ghana’s local government officials
Local governments that rely heavily on central transfers are likely to face a laxity problem when increasing locally generated revenues. The flypaper effect identifies this overdependence by examining the relationship between local expenditures and revenues (central transfers and locally generated). Local governments in Ghana depend on central transfers and locally generated revenues to finance local development. Central transfers are important b…
Guardians of integrity
This study examines the intricate landscape of whistleblower protection, exploring the historical background, legal definitions, and evolving frameworks aimed at safeguarding whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing. This study meticulously examines Lesotho’s legislative provisions, focusing on the Prevention of Corruption and Economic Offenses Act, the Lesotho Revenue Authority Whistleblowing Policy, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Anti-Corr…
Agricultural knowledge and youth participation in agriculture and agribusiness in an African context
This study examines youths’ decision to participate in agriculture and agribusiness from an agricultural knowledge lens. Data collected from 520 respondents across Ghana were analysed descriptively and inferentially. The results show the influence of different levels of science-based (objective) agricultural knowledge on youths’ participation in agriculture and agribusiness, in addition to subject knowledge. Similarly, the findings reveal that ge…
Access to Decentralised Public Healthcare Service Delivery in Rural Areas of Lesotho
Despite being a basic right for all citizens of every country, access to healthcare has been a challenge for many people globally. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for improvedhealthcare service delivery and access to healthcare globally. The need for improved access to healthcare is especially critical for developing countries as theywere the worst affected in terms of healthcare service delivery by the pan…
Political science (10 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Decentralization (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (3 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (3 works)