Title: Implementing the Root-Based Development
Author: Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng
Publisher: PageTurner, Press and Media LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64908-559-7
Genre: Non-Fiction
Pages: 333
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Pacific Book Review
Books are amazing because the concept is so simple; they are simply just words on a page. Yet, words can take you to far off lands, make your heart race, and provide you with information that you otherwise would never encounter. This book falls into the latter category; you will learn a lot in this book about ideas and places that you probably don’t think of regularly.
Implementing the Root-Based Development covers a variety of topics, but they are all centered on the idea of improving Ghana for the people. Mr. Boateng lays out what has worked for Ghana and other African countries in the past and present and areas of improvement for Ghana. As the book’s title implies, it all ties in with his idea of root-based development to create a strong foundation for Ghana to grow. This book’s information is often enlightening, sometimes disheartening, but always fact-based, and it is clear that Mr. Boateng has good intentions.
Although this book is often technical with many graphic and complex concepts, it does not feel challenging to read. Mr. Boateng presents the information clearly and precisely, which makes it easy to digest, and delivers it in words and graphs for a better overall understanding. The book is also impeccably structured, breaking the material down into bite-sized pieces, thus enabling readers to return to the material as they may see fit.
There is no way around the fact this book definitely reads like a textbook — as it should. It is not meant to entertain as much as inform, and it does a great job at that. This book likely has a niche audience, but you will enjoy this book if you are interested in Ghana’s past and future potential. I certainly took a lot away from this book, including the fact that Ghana is more technologically advanced than I thought, and some of the issues they face are the same as we meet in rural America. Overall, I found this book to be well written, educational, and an easy enough read.
