%L theses_frw646
%A Wilfred Ebo Sam-Awortwi
%D 2016
%T Institutional Transformation: Redefining Institutions to Guide Municipal Solid Waste Management in Accra (Ghana)
%X The effect of society’s solid waste is very evident in Accra; and its management is understood to be knocked about. The main aim of this research was to empirically assess the institutional environment and arrangements to help propose an approach to (re)design institutions that accounts for the unknown. The qualitative approach to analysis was adopted. An area-based approach that embodies principles of what I call a ‘pro-adaptive’ approach to institutional (re)design is proposed. This is basically a consolidation of being proactive (taking preventive initiatives rather than damage control) and also being able to adjust to changing social and environmental circumstances in a specific context. The root of this proposal is in two folds: the fact that traits of area specific patterns have already been established, but are (to a large extent) restrictive in practice; and the overall limited and reactive focus of institutional environments.