Political consciousness and political action of industrial workers in Ghana: a case study of Valco workers at Tema
What is the political consciousness of Ghanaian workers in large-scale foreign and state enterprises and what action have they engaged in? The present study, based on fieldwork in Ghana in 1975, attempts to answer these questions with regard to answer these questions with regard to industrial workers in a multi-national corporation at Tema, Valco (Volta Aluminium Company). Notes, ref., tab.
Power and Independence: Urban Africans' Perception of Social Inequality
1. Introduction 2. Social Rank in Traditional Yoruba Society 3. The Developing Social Structure 4. Social Mobility 5. Social Interaction 6. Yoruba Attitudes 7. An Overview
Contractor Failure: Analysis
The possibility exists for any construction contractor to fail to filfill the contract requirements associated with a facility. Contractor failure occurs when a contractor is unable to perform his/her contractual duties, thus requiring the facility owner to invoke the contract's nonperformance clause. This paper provides aggregate contractor business failure statistics and outlines potential causes for failure. A framework to identify and quantify the associated costs is also introduced. Several case studies are presented to examine the cause and cost of failure and the means by which the facilities were completed. Alternatives available for project completion when contractor failure occurs are discussed. Recommendations to identify and monitor contractors at high risk for failure are outlined as well. This paper provides facility owners with a greater awareness of the possibility of contractor failure, how to quantify costs of contractor failure, and avoidance techniques.