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UNINA9910458174403321 |
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Autore |
Killick Tony |
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Titolo |
Development economics in action : a study of economic policies in Ghana / / Tony Killick |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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9780415587115 |
1-136-97352-4 |
1-136-97353-2 |
1-282-62966-2 |
9786612629662 |
0-203-85201-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (544 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in development economics Development economics in action |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Ghana |
Electronic books. |
Ghana Economic policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; Part I: 1960-72; 1 Introduction; 2 Development, disequilibrium and state interventionism; 3 The economic strategies of Nkrumah and his successors; 4 Domestic economic performance in the 1960s; 5 External performance: The foreign exchange constraint and its causes; 6 Planning, saving and economic management; 7 Modernization without growth; 8 The unbalanced growth of agriculture and industry; 9 The state as entrepreneur; 10 The state as controller |
11 After Nkrumah: Interpretations of policies, 1966-7212 Lessons from 1960-72; Part II: 1972-2008; Introduction to the new chapters; 13 From implosion to boom: 1972-2008; 14 Structural change: 1970-2008; 15 Forces for change: 1983-2008; Bibliography of works cited; Additional works cited for the second edition; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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First published in 1978, Development Economics in Action is a |
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