Kuragu, Joseph Kwame Ofori and Manu , De Graft Owusu and Ayarkwa, Joshua
(2016)
The Case for a Construction Industry Council in Ghana.
Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 21 (2).
pp. 131-149.
ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
The Ghanaian construction industry faces major problems that undermine its
potential and contribution to overall national development. There is a general acceptance
of the need to develop structures and improve regulations within the Ghanaian construction
industry. However, the fragmentation of stakeholders has resulted in the absence of a clear
agenda within the industry to address apparent problems that affect performance within the
industry. Whilst there have been previous initiatives to help deliver industry-wide
improvements in the Ghanaian construction industry, they have not received direct
sustained attention from a single organisation with broad stakeholder participation. This
undermines progress in the efforts to improve the overall environment and performance in
the industry. This paper explores the development of a multi-stakeholder representative body
for the Ghanaian construction industry to provide leadership in the pursuit of reform in the
Ghanaian construction industry. The literature on developments within the global
construction industry and industry initiatives to improve performance have been reviewed.
This provides new pathways to ongoing efforts to achieve industry-wide regulation. It has
been recognised in this paper that the ultimate objective towards the attainment of industrywide improvements in the Ghanaian construction industry remains the establishment of an
Industry Development Agency
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