Economic Development In Ghana And Malaysia

Author : Samuel K. Andoh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351047272
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Development in Ghana and Malaysia written by Samuel K. Andoh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic Development in Ghana and Malaysia investigates why two countries that appeared to be at more or less the same stage of economic development at one point in time have diverged so substantially. At the time of their independence from the UK in 1957, both Ghana and Malaysia were at roughly the same stage of economic development; in fact, Ghana’s real per capita income was slightly ahead of Malaysia’s. Since then, Ghana’s development has been sluggish, while Malaysia’s economy has taken off into sustained growth and today, the real per capita income of Malaysia is about five times that of Ghana. This volume examines the pre-colonial and colonial economies of both countries, and the economic policies pursued after independence. In doing so, it aims to identify policies which might have contributed to Malaysia’s development and those which might have slowed Ghana’s. The authors ask whether lessons can be learned from the successes of countries such as Malaysia. This detailed comparative analysis will be useful to students and researchers of development economics as well as public policy makers in developing countries. It is written in language which makes it accessible to the general reader.

Author : Kwaku Appiah-Adu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317109309
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Determinants of National Development written by Kwaku Appiah-Adu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those wishing to acquire knowledge on national development issues, this comprehensive compendium traverses a spectrum of subjects that the audience ought to be well acquainted with. The Editors provide instructive findings regarding national development, economic growth and their determinants, but they also offer historical perspectives on the subject and the implications for developing countries. The book addresses a suite of critical themes regarded by development experts to be germane in considering the pertinence of policies and their effective execution. These seven general thematic areas are explored: ¢ Leadership, governance, policy and strategy ¢ Public sector and public financial management ¢ Culture, institutions and people ¢ Natural resources ¢ Science, technology and infrastructure ¢ Private sector and financial markets ¢ Marketing, branding and service delivery This thematic approach enables the contributors to explore the impact of the constituents of each subject area on national development, within the context of a developing economy. The significance of the findings for the relevant stakeholders is consequently reviewed. The combination of theory and practice makes the book and its contents unique.

Author : Mozammel Huq
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137602430
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economy of Ghana written by Mozammel Huq and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book follows a first edition published in 1989, which focused on the severe economic crisis Ghana faced during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. In this second edition, the authors extend the review up to the mid-2010s, covering the entire period since independence, with a special focus on shifts in economic policy, starting with the adoption of the Economic Recovery Programme in 1983. Huq and Tribe provide systematic coverage of Ghanaian economic development since its independence, reviewing the two main modes of development that have been practiced; and offer an updated, rich data bank. By analyzing the wider macroeconomy of Ghana; its individual sectors; money, banking and trade; infrastructure and environmental policies; and Ghana’s poverty, welfare and income distribution, the authors are able to draw vital lessons from the country’s economic development. ​

Author : Augustin K. Fosu
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199671559
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achieving Development Success written by Augustin K. Fosu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to the country cases, it presents regional and overall syntheses that cover orthodox vs.

Author : Roger Genoud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nationalism and Economic Development in Ghana written by Roger Genoud and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Bruce Sarpong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429842406
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growth in Ghana written by Daniel Bruce Sarpong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1997, this text is set in a context where Ghana has experienced improvements in aggregate output performance over the past decade (1986-1996) yet agriculture's performance remains sub-optimal. The author focuses on agriculture's fragmentation as attributable to space (storage, transportation and marketing), form (rudimentary production methods in general) and content (stagnent productivity and poor organization of production) and notes that whilst current policies have impinged on the space fragmentation, issues on form and content seem to have been left to the dictates of the market. The author calls for a strategy of government plan in promoting modern technology in agriculture to enhance its linkage to industry for rapid and sustainable economic growth.

Author : Kodwo Ewusi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Development Planning in Ghana written by Kodwo Ewusi and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on national planning for economic development (economic planning) in Ghana - covers historical and financial aspects, techniques and strategies, etc. Bibliography pp. 79 to 81, references and statistical tables.

Author : Clemens Breisinger
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896297888
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Era of Transformation in Ghana written by Clemens Breisinger and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several Sub-Saharan African nations have experienced increased economic growth and political stability in recent years compared with the stagnation and turmoil of previous decades. Ghana is one of the biggest success stories of the region; the nation has enjoyed an annual average of five percent economic growth for the past 20 years and will probably be the first Sub-Saharan African country to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015.This study examines how Ghana can build on its achievements and possibly serve as a model for other African countries. By drawing on existing literature and applying a highly disaggregated dynamic general equilibrium model to Ghana's experiences, the authors identify certain necessary factors for further economic development in the country. These requirements include continued political stability, growth in manufacturing, improved domestic services such as transportation, and agricultural development that goes beyond past reliance on cash crops such as cocoa to include major staples and livestock. This kind of broad-based growth will benefit the entire economy, thereby reducing poverty. The authors' analysis provides an economic development strategy for Ghana, and possibly other countries in the region, to policymakers, development specialists, and others concerned with Sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351793136
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghana in Search of Development written by Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001. When Ghana became independent in 1957, becoming the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to banish colonialism, there was a general optimism that irreversible socio-economic development was about to unfold. But by the end of the 1970s Ghana paradoxically became the first country in Twentieth Century Africa to have experienced socio-economic decline. What failed Ghana? This book seeks to answer this question. By combining sociological, economic, political and institutional perspectives, this book focuses on the interplay between state politics and socio-economic development. It provides a model, which suggests that Ghana’s postcolonial development has suffered mainly as a result of the failure or inability of governing elites to develop consensual politics and a clearly specified long-term development objective that could be widely understood, accepted and have relevance for policy making. This book presents a much-needed self-assessment of the post-colonial development experience which contends that governance, economic management and institution building are basic challenges without which the search for development is likely to falter.

Author : Ukandi G. Damachi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349027553
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Development Paths in Africa and China written by Ukandi G. Damachi and published by Springer. This book was released on 1976-06-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: