Concise Social Studies for the Common Core Programme for Basic 9 has been specifically written and designed in conformity with the current approved curriculum of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) of the Ghana Education Service (September 2020). What makes this book different from other books is that it covers in detail all the strands and sub-strands in the new GES Common Core Programme for Social Studies. The book has also provided content standards which learners are to achieve at the end of each strand.