The economy of Ghana sixty years after independence /
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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; The Economy of Ghana Sixty Years after Independence; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Part I: Thematic Issues; 1: Ghana at Sixty: Learning from a Developing African Nationś Past; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 From Guggisberg to Independence (1919-1957); 1.3 Economic Policymaking in the Early Post-Independence Years (1957-1983); 1.4 Economic Policymaking after Economic Reforms (1984 to Date); 1.5 Moving from Policies to Action; References; 2: W. Arthur Lewis and the Roots of Ghanaian Economic Policy; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 Before Ghana: The Decolonization Imperative2.3 Ghana: The Balance of Economics; 2.4 After Ghana: Politics and Economics; 2.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 3: Property and Freedom; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Property and Illusory Freedom in the Twenty-First Century; 3.3 Property in The Long Twentieth Century, 1874-2000; 3.4 The Next Sixty Years: Market, State, or Commons?; Acknowledgements; References; Part II: Macroeconomy and Finance; 4: Economic Growth in Ghana: Trends and Structure, 1960-2014; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Growth and Macroeconomic Performance, 1960-1983.
- 4.2.1 Sectoral Policy and Growth in the Early Years4.2.2 Early Fiscal Performance; 4.2.3 Early Monetary Sector Performance; 4.2.4 The Influence of External Factors; 4.2.5 Managing the Exchange Rate; 4.3 Growth and Macroeconomic Performance under Reforms (1983-1992); 4.3.1 ERP Sectoral Policy and Growth; 4.3.2 Fiscal Performance under ERP; 4.3.3 Monetary Sector Performance under ERP; 4.3.4 The External Sector under ERP; 4.4 Growth and Macroeconomic Performance, 1992-2009; 4.4.1 Sectoral Policy and Growth under Democratic Rule; 4.4.2 Fiscal Performance under Democratic Rule.
- 4.4.3 Monetary Sector Performance4.4.4 External Sector Performance; 4.5 Growth and Macroeconomic Performance (2010-14); 4.5.1 Sectoral Growth after Global Financial Crisis; 4.5.2 Fiscal Performance after the Financial Crisis; 4.5.3 Monetary Sector Performance after the Financial Crisis; 4.5.4 External Sector Performance after the Financial Crisis; 4.5.5 Energy Crisis; 4.6 Conclusion; References; 5: Sixty Years of Fiscal Policy in Ghana: Outcomes and Lessons; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Broad Fiscal Outcomes; 5.2.1 Deficits; 5.2.2 Expenditures and Revenues.
- 5.2.3 Role of Fiscal Policy in Ghanaś Economy History5.3 `Fiscal Slippages ́and a Lack of Fiscal Cycles in Ghana; 5.3.1 Nature and Degree of Slippages in Ghana; 5.3.2 Factors Driving Fiscal slippages; 5.4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth; 5.5 Summary and Conclusions; References; 6: Monetary Policy and Inflation Management in Ghana: Inflation Targeting and Outcomes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Monetary Policy Strategies and Transmission; 6.2.1 Monetary Policy Strategies; 6.2.2 Monetary Policy Transmission Channels; 6.3 Inflation Targeting Policy Regime and Outcomes.