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Journal articles on the topic "Ghanaian economic policy"

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Sulemana, Iddisah, and Ibrahim Issifu. "An empirical examination of the determinants of trust in Ghana." International Journal of Social Economics 42, no. 11 (2015): 1005–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-03-2014-0060.

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Purpose – How trust affects political, social, and economic phenomena have been studied by scholars for many years. However, not many studies have examined what factors determine trust among people and trust in public institutions. There is particularly a dearth of research on trust in Ghana. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use data from the 2012 Afrobarometer Surveys to mimic four sets of variables that Alesina and La Ferrara (2002) find as significant determinants of trust – recent traumatic experiences, having been historically discriminated against, being economically unsuccessful, and living in a mixed community. The authors apply these variables to the Ghanaian context to explore how they affect generalized trust, trust in relatives, neighbors, and other people the respondent knows, as well as trust in six public institutions (i.e. The President, Parliament, Electoral Commission, Police, Army, and the Courts of Law). Findings – The authors find that trust among Ghanaians is generally low. Women are significantly less trusting of public institutions, although they do not trust people (e.g. relatives, neighbors, etc.) any less than men. Both people of the North and South are generally less trusting of public institutions compared to people of the Volta Region. The authors also find that, to a large extent, satisfaction with democracy and political affiliation are significantly correlated with trust in public institutions. Practical implications – Because trust is very crucial for political, economic, and social development, especially good governance, there is an urgent need for public policy interventions that could increase trust among Ghanaians. Originality/value – The authors provide a Ghanaian perspective on the determinants of trust.
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Addo, Rebecca, Stephen Goodall, Jane Hall, and Marion Haas. "Assessing the capacity of Ghana to introduce health technology assessment: a systematic review of economic evaluations conducted in Ghana." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 36, no. 5 (2020): 500–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320000689.

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ObjectivesGhana is in the process of formally introducing health technology assessment (HTA) for health decision making. Similar to other low- and middle-income countries, evidence suggests that the lack of data and human capacity is a major barrier to the conduct and use of HTA. This study assessed the current human and data capacity available in Ghana to undertake HTA.MethodsAs economic evaluation (EE) forms an integral part of HTA, a systematic review of EE studies undertaken in Ghana was conducted to identify the quality and number of studies available, methods and source of data used, and local persons involved. The literature search was undertaken in EMBASE (including MEDLINE), PUBMED, and Google Scholar. The quality of studies was evaluated using the Consolidated Health Economics Evaluation Reporting Standards. The number of local Ghanaians who contributed to authorship were used as a proxy for assessing human capacity for HTA.ResultsThirty-one studies were included in the final review. Overall, studies were of good quality. Studies derived their effectiveness, resource utilization and cost data mainly from Ghana. The most common source of cost data was from the National Health Insurance Scheme pricing list for medicines and tariffs. Effectiveness data were mostly derived from either single study or intervention programs. Sixty out of 199 authors were Ghanaians (30 percent); these authors were mostly involved in data collection and study conceptualization.ConclusionsHuman capacity for HTA in Ghana is limited. To introduce HTA successfully in Ghana, policy makers would need to develop more local capacity to undertake Ghanaian-specific HTA.
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Ruiter, Chelsea. "Doomed by Dumsor?" Potentia: Journal of International Affairs 7 (October 1, 2016): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/potentia.v7i0.4422.

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Many developing countries struggle with providing basic infrastructure to their citizens; however, the current electricity crisis in Ghana is particularly unique in terms of both duration and intensity. The economic impacts of these load shedding practices are currently estimated to be more than $2 million USD daily, with incalculable costs incurred to social development. There is a lack of political will among Ghanaian politicians to critically address the issue outside of short-term measures prior to elections to placate the voting public. The goal of this policy brief is to suggest a number of practical, actionable policy options that the Ghanaian government could implement to mitigate their energy crisis in both the short and long-term.
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ACKAH, CHARLES, RICHARD OSEI BOFAH, and DEREK ASUMAN. "WHO ARE AFRICA’S ENTREPRENEURS? COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE FROM GHANA AND UGANDA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 22, no. 04 (2017): 1750024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946717500248.

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Contemporary national development policy in many parts of the world is focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship. This is because policy makers see entrepreneurship as an important driver of economic development. Drawing on in-depth research in Ghana and Uganda, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the characteristics of entrepreneurs and their enterprises, their motives for choosing self-employment and the constraints to their businesses in Ghana and Uganda. Using a sample of over 1,000 micro and small entrepreneurs in each country, we found that Ghanaian entrepreneurs are much more motivated by necessity-driven motives while Ugandans are motivated by a combination of opportunity- and necessity-driven motives. Specifically, the factor analysis indicated that whereas Ghanaian entrepreneurs are significantly motived by “Work-family consideration” and “Low opportunity,” entrepreneurs in Uganda rated “Career consideration” and “Survival consideration” as their main motives for engaging in self-employment activities. On success, a much higher fraction of Ugandan entrepreneurs are found to be more successful than their Ghanaian counterparts. Comparatively, we found that Ghanaian businesses are significantly challenged with access to finance or credit; however, their counterparts in Uganda significantly face problems related to institutional weaknesses. Thus, from the factor analysis, “Financial problem” and “Institutional problem” were found to be significantly higher for Ghana and Uganda respectively. Hence, among others, Ghanaian policy makers can stimulate entrepreneurship by taking steps to reduce the level of financial constraints facing its entrepreneurs while in Uganda, much effort should be geared toward improving the business institutional environment.
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Salari, Paola, Patricia Akweongo, Moses Aikins, and Fabrizio Tediosi. "Determinants of health insurance enrolment in Ghana: evidence from three national household surveys." Health Policy and Planning 34, no. 8 (2019): 582–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czz079.

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Abstract In 2003, Ghana implemented a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to move towards Universal Health Coverage. NHIS enrolment is mandatory for all Ghanaians, but the most recent estimates show that coverage stands under 40%. The evidence on the relationship between socio-economic characteristics and NHIS enrolment is mixed, and comes mainly from studies conducted in a few areas. Therefore, in this study we investigate the socio-economic determinants of NHIS enrolment using three recent national household surveys. We used data from the Ghanaian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2014, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in 2011 and the sixth wave of the Ghana Living Standard Survey conducted in 2012–13. Given the multilevel nature of the three databases, we use multilevel logistic regression models to estimate the probability of enrolment for women and men separately. We used three levels of analysis: geographical clusters, household and individual units. We found that education, wealth, marital status—and to some extent—age were positively associated with enrolment. Furthermore, we found that enrolment was correlated with the type of occupation. The analyses of three national household surveys highlight the challenges of understanding the complex dynamics of factors contributing to low NHIS enrolment rates. The results indicate that current policies aimed at identifying and subsidizing underprivileged population groups might insufficiently encourage health insurance enrolment.
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Mawutor, John Kwaku Mensah, Eric Boachie Yiadom, and Richard Fosu Amankwa. "Investment and Growth Amidst Widening Government Debt: “The Ghanaian Story”." Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting 11, no. 1 (2019): 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v11i1.14679.

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The study revisits the debt-growth nexus and broadens the argument to examine the unique effect of government debt on investment in Ghana. Data from World Development Indicators on the Ghanaian economy were sampled from 1990 to 2015. The empirical results from the Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) suggest an inverse relationship between government debt and economic growth in Ghana. In addition, a percentage increase in government debt reduces investment by 0.65%; implying that government debt harms investment due to fungibility of debt and accompanying debt repayment responsibilities. Policy ramifications resulting from the study are that the Ghanaian government should restructure public debt management to eliminate debt fungibility and reduce debt to GDP ratio as well.
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Senadza, Bernardin, Babette Never, Sascha Kuhn, and Felix A. Asante. "Profile and Determinants of the Middle Classes in Ghana: Energy Use and Sustainable Consumption." Journal of Sustainable Development 13, no. 6 (2020): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v13n6p11.

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High and sustained economic growth rates of the Ghanaian economy in the past two to three decades have been accompanied by a growing urban middle class. With a rapidly growing middle class, overall consumption is not only increasing but changing too. This paper analyses the asset ownership patterns among the Ghanaian middle class, and examines the effect of household wealth, environmental concern and environmental knowledge on carbon dioxide emissions emanating from energy use and transport based on urban household survey data collected in Accra, the capital city, in 2018. We find that middle class households consume a variety of energy intensive consumer goods, and the intensity of consumption increases with household wealth. Regression results reveal statistically significant relationship between household wealth and carbon emissions from energy and transport use. We also find that environmental knowledge has a statistically negative effect on carbon emissions from transport. The policy implications are discussed.
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Quagrainie, Kwamena K., and Jingjie Chu. "Determinants of Catch Sales in Ghanaian Artisanal Fisheries." Sustainability 11, no. 2 (2019): 298. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11020298.

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The study examined the determinants of catch sales of artisanal fishers through wealthy middle women in fishing communities of Ghana, often known as fish mothers or “fish mongers”. The effects of selected variables were examined with a double hurdle model. Self-financing was found to negatively affect the fishers’ sale of fish catch through fish mothers. The fishers were 19% less likely to sell to fish mothers if they self-finance, and that self-financing will result in a 10% downward unconditional change on the percentage of fish sold to the fish mothers. Factors that positively influenced the sale of fish catch through the fish mothers were price, percentage of high value fishes, size of boat, fishing experience, and number of fishing trips conducted in a year. The estimated average partial effects of boat size had the strongest effect with about 146% and 91% change, respectively on conditional and unconditional effect on the percentage of catch sales sold through the fish mothers. Overall, the study shows that long-term consistent economic and investment considerations such as investing in larger boats are important drivers for fishers’ choice of selling catches through fish mothers. The main implication of the results is that fishers need some economic leverage such as access to formal capital and financial resources to incentivize them to exercise control over their marketing activities so that they can receive a higher profit from their fishing operations. This is important for the sustainability of coastal fisheries communities and the sector as a whole. Artisanal fishers need resources such as low interest loans and market information systems that will enable them to negotiate prices for their fish catch with fish mothers.
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Dovie, Delali A. "Articulation of the shallow inclusion and deep exclusion of older adults from the Ghanaian policy terrain." Studia z Polityki Publicznej, no. 2(26) (October 1, 2020): 59–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.33119/kszpp/2020.2.3.

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The paper examines how the Ghanaian policy environment shapes access inequalities in well-being at old age, utilizing qualitative and quantitative datasets obtained from individuals aged 50+ (n = 230). The results show from older people (70%) that aged policy extensively excludes older adults. This denotes an incomprehensible policy domain that comprises the constitution, social protection policy, the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) act, and the national ageing policy. The challenge is the mandatory retirement age is 60 years; while the compartmentalization of the NHIS free healthcare provision is for those aged 70+, the Welfare Card (EBAN) provides access to social amenities, including transportation, to older people 65+ at a discount of 50%. However, older adults are not a homogenous group. These policies address needs of the aged incoherently, with currency across the spheres of social exclusion and inclusion. However, a policy is a key resource, the limitation of which may have dire repercussions, including ageism. This has broader implications for social, economic, political exclusion regarding multi-dimensional facets of healthcare and labor force participation. These are discussed in light of the three pillars of ageing social policy, namely healthcare, paid work, and social care. The paper argues that government policy is skewed towards children, youth, gender, and education, despite older adults' increasing population, without an appreciation for concrete and determinate policies.
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Damoah, Isaac Sakyi, and Anthony Ayakwah. "Exploring the Drivers of Corrupt Practices and Non-Adherence to Ethical Values in Public-Sector Management: Focusing on Public Policy and Programme Implementation." Urban Studies and Public Administration 4, no. 2 (2021): p53. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/uspa.v4n2p53.

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This study explores the drivers of corrupt practices and non-adherence to ethical values in public management operations by focusing on public policy and programmes implementation within the Ghanaian context. Evidence based on an in-depth semi-structured interview (32) and focus-group discussions (2) found several drivers of corrupt practices and non-adherence to ethical values; which suggests an intertwined and cyclical relationships among the drivers. We find institutions, administration systems and political as fundamental drivers whilst socio-culture and economic as secondary drivers. However, political leadership is fundamental whilst management leadership from contracting firms are secondary drivers.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Ghanaian economic policy"

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Frimpong-Ansah, Jonathan Herbert. "The state and the economy in Ghana." Thesis, University of Salford, 1989. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/43043/.

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This thesis examines Ghana's failed attempt to develop in an interpretative model of a political economy of decline. The definition of political economy in this thesis stresses the factors influencing decision-making, particularly, the conflicts and power of the interest groups controlling the state. The thesis argues that at the eve of decolonization, there were identified weaknesses which imposed a limitation on the pace of economic development. The most important of these weaknesses was the low and stagnant productivity of the predominant peasant agriculture. By imposing an excessive predatory taxation on the cocoa industry to finance accelerated development, under these conditions, the cocoa sector, whose savings could have supported a moderate pace of development, was destroyed without achieving development. A major economic decline has occurred in Ghana in which the collapse of the cocoa industry has played a significant part. The process of decline has been dominated by political economy conflicts both within interest groups in the urban sector, created by the aborted modernization, and between urban and rural interests. Cocoa supply functions have been generated for different periods over the entire history of the industry, to determine the nature of the decline of that principal economic sector. Short-run and long-run price elasticities in the period before 1955 were found to be negligible. Supply elasticities have increased in recent periods, and have been estimated as follows for the period since 1944: Short-run price: 0.18; Long-run price: 0.42; Short-run capacity base: 0.88; Long-run capacity base: 1.685. The loss of production due to short-run, long-run and very long-run direct and indirect producer price distortions from the equilibrium border price, have been estimated, at the peak, as 40%, 51.5% and 62.6% respectively. The current attempts at economic recovery have concentrated on monetary and fiscal policies and on the export sector. Significant successes have been achieved since 1983, but these are still below performance in 1976. The thesis concludes that the economic recovery programme faces major challenges from two sources. The fundamental problems of the food production sector have so far been ignored. The conflicts in the political economy also remain a major threat to the productive sectors.
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Pettersson, Fredrik. "Mineral policies and the Ghanaian economy /." Luleå, 2002. http://epubl.luth.se/1404-5508/2002/070.

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Arku, Godwin Harris Richard S. "The evolution of ideas about the relationship between housing and economic development: Ghanaian policy in an international context, 1945--2000 /." *McMaster only, 2004.

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Kodj, Grace Dede. "The role of women in poverty reduction in Ghana." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27560.

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Various governments in post-independent Ghana have attempted to alleviate poverty among the citizenry. In furtherance of this, several poverty reduction strategies have been employed with different results. Even though the rate of poverty has fallen over the years, it is still high at 21,4% (Molini and Paci, 2015) with women unfortunately bearing most of the brunt of this (National Development Planning Commission, 2012). This dissertation looks at filling the gap in information by exploring the role women can play in poverty reduction, using Ghana as a case study. In doing that, the study analyses poverty and the underlying reasons for endemic poverty among Ghanaians. The objective of this study was to contextualize and make a dimension of poverty broadly in Africa and Ghana in particular. It also sought to critique the current policy alleviation policies and programmes, in relation to various factors contributing to endemic poverty among Ghanaian women, with the aim of identifying the roles that women can play in poverty reduction and making recommendations. In this regard, a descriptive research design coupled with qualitative research methodological technique was employed, where relevant publications in the form of government reports, journals, textbooks and internet were used to collect data. Inferences were extracted based on the requirements of the research topic. The study found that women play an important role in food production, trade, and business. It also emerged from the study that there are numerous factors inimical to the reduction of poverty among women in Ghana. They included their inability to negotiate labour matters; a lack of, or limited education; patriarchal culture or customs; and economic sabotage. In addressing the aforementioned factors, the study recommended that in its pre-assessment of NGOs, government tailor their intervention to synchronize with the development strategies to alleviate poverty among women. It also advised educational awareness and public-public partnerships in the establishment of schools targeted most especially at women for empowerment purposes. Finally, there was an emphasis on advocacy for the reservation of land exclusively for women through land reforms.<br>Public Administration and Management<br>M. Admin. (Public Administration)
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Eshun, Samuel Nuamah. "Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) Programme as an empowerment tool for youth development : the Ghanaian experience." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26796.

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The Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) programme under the Ghana Social Opportunity Project (GSOP), is a social protection programme initiated by the Government of Ghana, to offer jobs and income earning opportunities to some targeted rural residents, especially the youth, through the application of labour intensive technology in the construction of community infrastructure that has the potential of generating secondary employment. This is a mixed method study sought to provide an account on the Ghanian version of LIPW programmes. The study assessed and identified the challenges facing the programme implementation from beneficiary and implementers’ perspective in order to set the platform for an interactive feedback between project implementers and community members for the smooth implementation of future LIPW programmes. The study also assessed the impact of the programme on poverty and migration among the youth in Ghana. In identifying the challenges facing the programme from implementers’ perspective, 15 key project implementers were interviewed. An interview guide and a questionnaire were also developed to collect data from 500 beneficiaries of the programme to know their challenges. In assessing the impact of the programme on migration among the youth, questionnaires were administered to 239 households in beneficiary communities and 189 households from non-beneficiary communities of the LIPW programme. Finally, data was collected from 90 youth who benefited from the programme and 90 youth who did not benefit from the programme to compare and determine the extent to which the programme has contributed in reducing poverty among the youth. The study revealed that the key challenge facing the programme implementation from the implementers’ perspective is capacity problem involving, inadequacy of staff to implement the programme at the district level, frequent breakdown of vehicles for monitoring, and delays in the release of funds for commencement of project. Beneficiaries of the programme also indicated that they were not satisfied with the amount of money they were receiving as wage for their labour. They were also unhappy with the delays in payment of their wages and the period of engagement in the programme. The study found out that the LIPW programme under the GSOP has not contributed in reducing migration among the youth. However, the programme has contributed to reducing poverty among the youth. The study therefore recommends that capacity gap analysis conducted before project initiation should include adequacy of staff and logistics to cater for any deficiency. It is strongly recommended that beneficiaries of the programme should be consulted in setting the wage rate to avoid resentment provoking misunderstanding between beneficiaries and project implementers. The study further recommended that the government should scale up the programme to cover more communities in order to reduce poverty among the youth in Ghana. Finally, the study proposed a new model for LIPW for the youth known as ‘LIPW +3Cs’. This model incorporates three Cs, that is ‘C’ompetence’, ‘C’onnections’ and ‘C’haracter’ into LIPW programmes. ‘LIPW +3Cs’ will not only train youth to secure jobs after the programme (Competence) but will assist them to establish a network among themselves and other supporting institutions (Connections). Issues of character which encompases a sense of right and wrong will also be inculcated in the youth to assist them to function effectively in the society (Character).<br>Adult Basic Education (ABET)<br>D. Phil. (Adult Education and Youth Development)
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Books on the topic "Ghanaian economic policy"

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Baah-Nuakoh, Amoah. Studies on the Ghanaian economy. Ghana Universities Press, 1997.

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Studies on the Ghanaian economy. Ghana Universities Press, 1997.

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Asamoa, Ansa. Socio-economic development strategies of independent African countries: The Ghanaian experience. Ghana Universities Press, 1996.

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Mireku, Ebenezer. Which way Ghana?: Restoring hope and confidence in the Ghanaian. Asuo Peabo, 1991.

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Arthiabah, P. B. Trade unions and economic structural change in Ghana: The Ghanaian experience. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 1994.

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Tutu, Kwadwo Adjei. Structural adjustment programmes and their effects on Ghanaian workers. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 1994.

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Quaye, Randolph. Underdevelopment and health care in Africa: The Ghanaian experience. Mellen University Press, 1996.

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University of Ghana. Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research. and Merchant Bank (Ghana), eds. The liberalisation of the Ghanaian economy: Whither are we going? : proceedings of Annual Economic Lecture and Roundtable Discussion. Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon, 2000.

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K, Nyanteng V., and University of Ghana. Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research., eds. Policies and options for Ghanaian economic development. 2nd ed. Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research, University of Ghana, 1997.

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K, Nyanteng V., and University of Ghana. Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research., eds. Policies and options for Ghanaian economic development: Proceedings of a workshop organized by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, (ISSER) of the University of Ghana with finanacial assistance from Konrad Adenauer Foundation, held at the GIMPA, near Legon, March 10-11, 1993. Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, 1993.

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Book chapters on the topic "Ghanaian economic policy"

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Kanbur, Ravi. "W. Arthur Lewis and the Roots of Ghanaian Economic Policy." In The Economy of Ghana Sixty Years after Independence. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198753438.003.0002.

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