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The Politics of Government-Business Relations in Ghana, 1982-2008 /

Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Opoku, Darko Kwabena (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
African Culture.
African Politics.
Business and Management, general.
Development Policy.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Business.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Economic policy.
Ethnology > Africa.
International relations.
Management science.
Political science.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Since the early 1980s, the World Bank, backed by aid donor countries, has been involved in a determined effort to stimulate capitalist growth in Africa by prescribing a set of orthodox, neoliberal economic policies. Using Ghana as a case study, this book considers why this is the case.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages)
ISBN:9780230113107
DOI:10.1057/9780230113107