Publication Details
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Digital identity, algorithmic-administrative governance and the transformation of social policy provisioning in Ghana: a political economy analysis of digitally mediated welfare systems
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Purpose
Ghana's Ghanacard covers approximately 85% of the adult population yet systematically excludes Fulani pastoralists through discriminatory citizenship scrutiny, exposing a foundational tension at the heart of the country's digital welfare project. This paper examines how Ghana's digital identity infrastructure, anchored in the Ghana Card and progressively integrated with biometric, administrative and social programme databases, is reshaping the design and delivery of social protection.