pab6@yorku.ca
Patricia Ackah-Baidoo is a Postdoctoral Visitor with the African Extractivism and Green Transition Project. She earned her PhD in Political Studies at Queen鈥檚 University, where her research addressed the long-standing question of why widespread development has remained elusive in resource-rich African states.
Her research broadly focuses on how resource governance can contribute to inclusive and sustainable development outcomes. She has a particular interest in state-business relations in mining, and how these dynamics shape institutional architectures and inform local economic development in resource-rich Africa.
Patricia鈥檚 current project evaluates local content policies and women entrepreneurship within critical minerals value chains in Ghana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Keywords: Natural resource governance, enclave economies, critical minerals transition, inclusive resource development