Monday, July 25, 2011

Comparing Extractive Industry Sectors in Ghana and the US

By Deanna Bitetti and Samantha Malone
Original blogs located at commonblog.com and fracktracker.org

In the quiet of the morning the group we have travelled to Ghana with using a grant from the US Department of State to study extractive industries find ourselves swapping stories – wistfully thinking of American life back home. We find ourselves constantly comparing and contrasting the political environment in which public policy around extractive industries are crafted in both nations.

Scratch beneath the surface and you will find that Ghana and the US are not that different after all.