Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation
Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth...
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| description | Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth of low-productivity jobs in the informal economy, and a neglected agricultural sector with increased need for imported foods. Using Ghana as a case study, this book explores the challenges and opportunities of these patterns of transformation. By combining a historical and political perspective with in-depth empirical analysis of the performance of the broader economy and the agricultural sector since the economic reforms of the 1980s, the book considers viable policy options for Ghana and discusses the implications for other African countries. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-267912025-07-30T08:59:24Z Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation Diao, Xinshen Hazell, Peter Kolavalli, Shashidhara Resnick, Danielle agricultural transformation economic transformation Ghana industrialization political economy public investments public policy structural change thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth of low-productivity jobs in the informal economy, and a neglected agricultural sector with increased need for imported foods. Using Ghana as a case study, this book explores the challenges and opportunities of these patterns of transformation. By combining a historical and political perspective with in-depth empirical analysis of the performance of the broader economy and the agricultural sector since the economic reforms of the 1980s, the book considers viable policy options for Ghana and discusses the implications for other African countries. 2021-02-10T13:06:34Z 2021-02-10T13:06:34Z 2020-04-28T12:36:30Z 2019 book OCN: 1112255488 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37377 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26791 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37377/1/9780198845348.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37377/1/9780198845348.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37377/1/9780198845348.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/oso/9780198845348.001.0001 10.1093/oso/9780198845348.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 320 Oxford open access |
| spellingShingle | agricultural transformation economic transformation Ghana industrialization political economy public investments public policy structural change thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title | Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title_full | Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title_fullStr | Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title_short | Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation |
| title_sort | ghana s economic and agricultural transformation |
| topic | agricultural transformation economic transformation Ghana industrialization political economy public investments public policy structural change thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
| topic_facet | agricultural transformation economic transformation Ghana industrialization political economy public investments public policy structural change thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVD Agricultural and rural economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
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