24-Hour Economy in Ghana

In the bid to have a more efficient usage of time cities in developed countries have transitioned from day societies to 24-hour (24h) or night societies. Several factors trigger the need for cities to aim for the provision of 24h operations such as the congestion that occurs as a result of day activities the need to maximize economic activities and also to provide an enabling social environment where people can engage in and also the need to improve the competitiveness of cities in the global landscape among others. Very little scholarly attention has been given to this concept in Ghana. In fact the basic structure to accommodate transformative activities such as 24/7 operations in the country remains absent. Moreover the services available remain either as temporal lock-ups or at best gentle yet responsive to gentrified service hours.