Kwame Nkrumah, Disability, and Rehabilitation in Ghana, 1957–66
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8976266 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff Grischow (0000-0001-8868-8142, Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author), Jeff D Grischow |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-199 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853711000260 |
| OpenAlex | W2120030947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article examines a rehabilitation program for disabled Ghanaians developed by Kwame Nkrumah's government between 1961 and 1966. Arising at a time when Nkrumah was moving away from welfarism in favor of a ‘big push’ for industrialization, rehabilitation sought to integrate disabled citizens into the national economy as productive workers. Nkrumah's program was preceded by a colonial rehabilitation project during the 1940s for disabled African soldiers. The colonial initiative drew heavily on the British model of social orthopaedics, which equated citizenship with work. This philosophy resonated with Nkrumah's vision of national development based on full employment. Although its economic focus had troubling implications for citizenship and welfare, Nkrumah's rehabilitation program was unique among newly independent African states, and it arguably produced a positive legacy
Citizenship · Colonialism · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Industrialisation · Kwame · Physical therapy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Welfare · African history and culture studies · Demography · Disability Rights and Representation · Law · Medicine · Public Administration · Rehabilitation
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |