Shopping mallsPrivate public partnershipsAccraGhanaEntrepreneurial and competitive city theorists have argued that in economically-challenged cities, local state and non-state actors 'develop a commitment to realizing a broadly consensual vision of urban development, devise appropriate structures for ...
Reconsidering the entrepreneurial city in an African context: Accra's shopping malls' development and the new private sector actors in a neoliberal Ghana -... Entrepreneurial and competitive city theorists have argued that in economically-challenged cities, local state and non-state actors 'develop a...
In the eighteenth century, the word “mall” was commonly used to describe a “public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walk.”17 The idea of pedestrian malls became increasingly popular as they provided islands of tranquility to cut through the ...
1. Accra Mall The Accra Mall is a state-of-the-art retail and shopping center in Accra, Ghana, located on the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange adjacent to the Tema Motorway. The mall was commissioned on July 4, 2008. It is one of the most modern shopping malls in West Africa and the first...
This paper investigates economic impact of shopping malls, and the role traditional rulers could play in enhancing poverty reduction through mall development. Using a case study methodology involving two of Accra's (Ghana) malls and relying on poverty reduction/wealth creation conceptual framework, the...
AccraGhanaContrary to common assumptions, the (re)emergence of organized shopping malls in Ghana is not a new development. Accounts of their existence date back to the pre-colonial era, when their character, status and operations were as popular as the malls of today. What is missing in ...