Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects

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. Patterns of urbanization without industrialization, the rapid growth of low productivity jobs in
the informal economy and a neglected agricultural sector with an increased need for important foods are all areas of concern as Africa continues to develop.

 

Using Ghana as a case study, Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects integrates economic and political analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities of Africa's transformation. It examines Ghana's overall economic performance since it went
through a major Structural Adjustment Program in the early 1980s, and provides an in-depth empirical analysis of the broader economy and the agricultural sector over the last four decades. It explains why Ghana has not transformed its economy more substantially, why its agriculture sector has not
played a greater role beyond cocoa production, and what must be done in the future to achieve a successful transformation. In addressing these puzzles Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation considers what the rest of the world can learn from Ghana's experience.


Author: Xinshen Diao
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 10/22/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780198845348