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Economy of Ghana Sixty Years after Independence

Aryeetey Ernest Kanbur Ravi
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198753438
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
770 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
167 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
436

Redaktør
Aryeetey Ernest
Kanbur Ravi

Biographical note

Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor Ernest Aryeetey was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He was also Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of University of Ghana, Legon. His research focuses on the economics of development with interest in institutions and their role in development, regional integration, economic reforms, financial systems in support of development and small enterprise development. He is well known for his work on informal finance and microfinance in Africa. He is a member of the Governing Council of United Nations University, Tokyo. He has published with leading development journals and publishers and he is a co-editor of The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa (OUP, 2012). Ravi Kanbur is well known for his role in policy analysis and engagement in international development. He has served on the senior staff of the World Bank including as Chief Economist for Africa. He is also ranked in the top 0.5% of academic economists in the world. He is President-Elect of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, Past-President of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, Co-Chair of the Scientific Council of the International Panel on Social Progress, member of the OECD High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance, and a member of the Core Group of the Commission on Global Poverty.

Economy of Ghana Sixty Years after Independence

Aryeetey Ernest Kanbur Ravi
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk
Aryeetey Ernest Kanbur Ravi
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The book works diligently through its subject matter via an assemblage of chapters pivoting around carefully selected themes, which in the main deal with sectoral analysis and economic policy theory and practice. The sectors range quite ambitiously from the financial sphere through the ever vexatious and perennial question of land reform and agriculture, to the arenas of health care, education, gender, physical infrastructure and urbanization, among others.

Lloyd Amoah, African Affairs

As Ghana approaches its 60th birthday, optimism and worries for the future continue to be present in equal measure. Economic growth in the last decade has been high by historical standards. Indeed, recent rebasing of GDP figures has put Ghana over the per capita income threshold into Middle Income Country status. However, structural transformation has lagged behind. Fiscal discipline has also eroded significantly and there is heavy borrowing, especially on the commercial market, while elements of the natural resource curse from oil have already occurred. The question most observers ask is whether the gains from two decades of reforms are being reversed. Given this background, this volume brings together leading established and young economists, from within and outside Ghana, to analyze and assess the challenges facing Ghana's economy as it enters its seventh decade and the nation heads towards three quarters of a century of independence. The chapters cover the major macroeconomic and sectoral issues, including fiscal and monetary policy, trade and industrialization, agriculture and infrastructure. The volume also covers a full range of social issues including poverty and inequality, education, health, gender, and social protection. The book also examines the implications of the oil boom for Ghanaian development, and the role of institutions.
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This volume assesses the challenges facing Ghana's economy as it enters its seventh decade and the nation heads towards three quarters of a century of independence.
PART I: OVERVIEW; PART II: MACROECONOMY AND FINANCE; PART III: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES; PART IV: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Coincides with 60th anniversary of Ghana's independence Comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic, sectoral, and social issues The editors are two of the foremost authorities on the economy of Ghana and on Africa more generally Includes contributions from authors within and outside Ghana
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Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor Ernest Aryeetey was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He was also Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of University of Ghana, Legon. His research focuses on the economics of development with interest in institutions and their role in development, regional integration, economic reforms, financial systems in support of development and small enterprise development. He is well known for his work on informal finance and microfinance in Africa. He is a member of the Governing Council of United Nations University, Tokyo. He has published with leading development journals and publishers and he is a co-editor of The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa (OUP, 2012). Ravi Kanbur is well known for his role in policy analysis and engagement in international development. He has served on the senior staff of the World Bank including as Chief Economist for Africa. He is also ranked in the top 0.5% of academic economists in the world. He is President-Elect of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, Past-President of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, Co-Chair of the Scientific Council of the International Panel on Social Progress, member of the OECD High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance, and a member of the Core Group of the Commission on Global Poverty.
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Coincides with 60th anniversary of Ghana's independence Comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic, sectoral, and social issues The editors are two of the foremost authorities on the economy of Ghana and on Africa more generally Includes contributions from authors within and outside Ghana
Les mer

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The book works diligently through its subject matter via an assemblage of chapters pivoting around carefully selected themes, which in the main deal with sectoral analysis and economic policy theory and practice. The sectors range quite ambitiously from the financial sphere through the ever vexatious and perennial question of land reform and agriculture, to the arenas of health care, education, gender, physical infrastructure and urbanization, among others.

Lloyd Amoah, African Affairs

As Ghana approaches its 60th birthday, optimism and worries for the future continue to be present in equal measure. Economic growth in the last decade has been high by historical standards. Indeed, recent rebasing of GDP figures has put Ghana over the per capita income threshold into Middle Income Country status. However, structural transformation has lagged behind. Fiscal discipline has also eroded significantly and there is heavy borrowing, especially on the commercial market, while elements of the natural resource curse from oil have already occurred. The question most observers ask is whether the gains from two decades of reforms are being reversed. Given this background, this volume brings together leading established and young economists, from within and outside Ghana, to analyze and assess the challenges facing Ghana's economy as it enters its seventh decade and the nation heads towards three quarters of a century of independence. The chapters cover the major macroeconomic and sectoral issues, including fiscal and monetary policy, trade and industrialization, agriculture and infrastructure. The volume also covers a full range of social issues including poverty and inequality, education, health, gender, and social protection. The book also examines the implications of the oil boom for Ghanaian development, and the role of institutions.
Les mer
This volume assesses the challenges facing Ghana's economy as it enters its seventh decade and the nation heads towards three quarters of a century of independence.
PART I: OVERVIEW; PART II: MACROECONOMY AND FINANCE; PART III: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES; PART IV: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Coincides with 60th anniversary of Ghana's independence Comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic, sectoral, and social issues The editors are two of the foremost authorities on the economy of Ghana and on Africa more generally Includes contributions from authors within and outside Ghana
Les mer
Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor Ernest Aryeetey was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He was also Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of University of Ghana, Legon. His research focuses on the economics of development with interest in institutions and their role in development, regional integration, economic reforms, financial systems in support of development and small enterprise development. He is well known for his work on informal finance and microfinance in Africa. He is a member of the Governing Council of United Nations University, Tokyo. He has published with leading development journals and publishers and he is a co-editor of The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa (OUP, 2012). Ravi Kanbur is well known for his role in policy analysis and engagement in international development. He has served on the senior staff of the World Bank including as Chief Economist for Africa. He is also ranked in the top 0.5% of academic economists in the world. He is President-Elect of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, Past-President of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, Co-Chair of the Scientific Council of the International Panel on Social Progress, member of the OECD High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance, and a member of the Core Group of the Commission on Global Poverty.
Les mer
Coincides with 60th anniversary of Ghana's independence Comprehensive coverage of macroeconomic, sectoral, and social issues The editors are two of the foremost authorities on the economy of Ghana and on Africa more generally Includes contributions from authors within and outside Ghana
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198753438
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
770 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
167 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
436

Redaktør
Aryeetey Ernest
Kanbur Ravi

Biographical note

Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor Ernest Aryeetey was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He was also Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of University of Ghana, Legon. His research focuses on the economics of development with interest in institutions and their role in development, regional integration, economic reforms, financial systems in support of development and small enterprise development. He is well known for his work on informal finance and microfinance in Africa. He is a member of the Governing Council of United Nations University, Tokyo. He has published with leading development journals and publishers and he is a co-editor of The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa (OUP, 2012). Ravi Kanbur is well known for his role in policy analysis and engagement in international development. He has served on the senior staff of the World Bank including as Chief Economist for Africa. He is also ranked in the top 0.5% of academic economists in the world. He is President-Elect of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, Past-President of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, Co-Chair of the Scientific Council of the International Panel on Social Progress, member of the OECD High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance, and a member of the Core Group of the Commission on Global Poverty.

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