The politics of envelopes: Why bad roads in Ghana may be a voter problem too

In community after community across Ghana, the complaints sound the same. The roads are dusty in the dry season. They become rivers of mud in the rains. Transport fares rise. Ambulances struggle. Businesses slow down. Residents point fingers at politicians and say development has failed them. But a deeper investigation across the country’s sixteen regions […]


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