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

• Autore: Killick Tony
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9667/05
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Ghana
• Soggetto geografico: Ghana Economic policy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Development economics in action
• ISBN: 9780415587115; 1-136-97352-4; 1-136-97353-2; 1-282-62966-2; 9786612629662; 0-203-85201-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791128003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 79.