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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962269103321

Autore

Killick Tony

Titolo

Development economics in action : a study of economic policies in Ghana / / Tony Killick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

9786612629662

9780415587112

9781136973529

1136973524

9781136973536

1136973532

9781282629660

1282629662

9780203852019

020385201X

9780415587115

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, b, 515 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 79

Disciplina

330.9667/05

Soggetti

Economic development - Ghana

Ghana Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-506) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Development, disequilibrium and state interventionism -- The economic strategies of Nkrumah and his successors -- Domestic economic performance in the 1960s -- External performance : the foreign exchange constraint and its causes -- Planning, saving and economic management -- Modernization without growth -- The unbalanced growth of agriculture and industry -- The state as entrepreneur -- The state as controller -- After Nkrumah : interpretations of policies, 1966-72 -- Lessons from 1960-72 -- From implosion to boom : 1972-2008 -- Structural change : 1970-2008 -- Forces for change : 1983-2008.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1978, Development Economics in Action is a



renowned study of policies in Ghana, one of Africa's most closely watched economies. In this new edition three additional chapters provide a detailed account of 1978-2008.