ABDULAI, A.I <br/><br/>
Human resource managemnt in Ghana - prescriptions and issues raised by the Fourth Republican Constitution 

 -  2000 
<br/><br/> Human resource management in the public sector does not take place in a vacuum. It is carried out within a regulatory framework of laws, rules and regulations. Recents times have witnessed commendable efforts by many African coutries to embrace democratic constitutionalism, which its trappings of constitutionalism, which requires that the behaviour of politicians, public officials, public institutios and citizens should conform to the strictures of the Constitution of the land. This study examines the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana and Identifies constituional provisions or prescriptions which have some relevance for human resource management in the Ghanaian public sector. Constitutional provisions idetified in this regard deal with the following issues - human resource management policy, laws, rules and regulations, recruitment and selection, equal employment opportunity, employee rights and welfare, compensation and benefits, state of the economy, human resource development,, work environment, commission for human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), decentralisation and ethical issues. The paper discusses the relevance and implications of issues raised and concludes that the Fourth Republican Constitution contins important provisions which make for sound human resource management in the Ghanaian public sector 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gestão de Recursos Humanos<br/>Direito Constitucional<br/>Legislação<br/>Descentralização<br/>Política<br/>Governo