Papers by Oliver January
Unblocking the blockchain , 2021
What is blockchain? As technology makes unstoppable and almost irreversible evolution the world o... more What is blockchain? As technology makes unstoppable and almost irreversible evolution the world over, one cannot but wonder how it has transformed through spectrums of laying cables and fibers on the seabed into the clouds. With the advent of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), it's now the turn to entrust fellow men to take control of transactions and storage. DLT is gaining grounds across all continents from the most developed to the less developed despite the paralleling polar views on the nascent technology. Undoubtedly, Blockchain has the budding to transform the functioning of various industries for the better. This technology has at its crux the storage of encrypted transaction among users conducted through an agreed network protocol. The advantages are innumerable, from the elimination of intermediaries, to enhancement of swift and secured transaction. DLT in its basic sense is a distribution of transaction ledgers to trusted people for immutable keeping in chronology just as a normal accounting ledger.
Financial Deregulation and the Demise of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Not in Sight
Thesis Chapters by Oliver January
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Refugees are counted amongst the vulnerable the world over because of reasons nationally... more Abstract
Refugees are counted amongst the vulnerable the world over because of reasons nationally and internationally defined. However repatriation, local integration and resettlement are the standardized durable options for the treatment of refugees. As time goes by, generosity and care from host countries dwindles, which is not only reflected in absence of governmental support but also portrayed in rapid decline in social capital amongst refugees themselves. Against this backdrop, resettlement seemed both temporary and permanently durable a solution to protracted social and economic life enhancement for Liberian refugees in Ghana. Theoretically, in resettlement of the Liberian Refugees at the Buduburam Camp of Ghana, their strengths such as educational level, health, ambition to work, amongst others were explored which informed establishments of vocational training centres by both private international organizations and government efforts. Years after commencement of such vocational trainings, the achievement of its aims has eluded trainers, trainees and sponsors alike. This is because information on assessments of the impact of the vocational training is almost non-existence whilst evidence on social and economic improvement in the lives of beneficiaries is near insignificant. Social capital mirrored in strong ties with relatives in home country offers soothing and better livelihoods to refugees at the Buduburam camp rather than vocational skill trainings being offered. The cause of this ineffectiveness is multifaceted- problem with curricula for training, qualification and experiences of trainers, duration of training, lack of adequate material capital (Start-up kits) after training, limited access to market, unsupportive host country policies and attitudes of citizens coupled with others impede realization of the aims of the vocational training centres. More and more refugees are training to acquire vocational skills at the camp each day whereas these problems remain aggravated and sharpened to confront trainees who complete each year. This study focused on the livelihood and vocational training of Liberian refugees in Ghana who were not repatriated their experiences with various vocational training centres at the camp, and skills usage after the training. How livelihoods of beneficiaries are enhanced after vocational training remained imperative to this study.
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Papers by Oliver January
Thesis Chapters by Oliver January
Refugees are counted amongst the vulnerable the world over because of reasons nationally and internationally defined. However repatriation, local integration and resettlement are the standardized durable options for the treatment of refugees. As time goes by, generosity and care from host countries dwindles, which is not only reflected in absence of governmental support but also portrayed in rapid decline in social capital amongst refugees themselves. Against this backdrop, resettlement seemed both temporary and permanently durable a solution to protracted social and economic life enhancement for Liberian refugees in Ghana. Theoretically, in resettlement of the Liberian Refugees at the Buduburam Camp of Ghana, their strengths such as educational level, health, ambition to work, amongst others were explored which informed establishments of vocational training centres by both private international organizations and government efforts. Years after commencement of such vocational trainings, the achievement of its aims has eluded trainers, trainees and sponsors alike. This is because information on assessments of the impact of the vocational training is almost non-existence whilst evidence on social and economic improvement in the lives of beneficiaries is near insignificant. Social capital mirrored in strong ties with relatives in home country offers soothing and better livelihoods to refugees at the Buduburam camp rather than vocational skill trainings being offered. The cause of this ineffectiveness is multifaceted- problem with curricula for training, qualification and experiences of trainers, duration of training, lack of adequate material capital (Start-up kits) after training, limited access to market, unsupportive host country policies and attitudes of citizens coupled with others impede realization of the aims of the vocational training centres. More and more refugees are training to acquire vocational skills at the camp each day whereas these problems remain aggravated and sharpened to confront trainees who complete each year. This study focused on the livelihood and vocational training of Liberian refugees in Ghana who were not repatriated their experiences with various vocational training centres at the camp, and skills usage after the training. How livelihoods of beneficiaries are enhanced after vocational training remained imperative to this study.