Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade [[electronic resource] ] : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu |
Autore | Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1749809667 |
Soggetto topico |
Timber - Economic aspects - Ghana
Lumber trade - Ghana Neoliberalism - Ghana Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Ghana |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-58401-8
9786613896469 0-7391-7402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One. Africa, Turfs, and Trade: Theoretical and Historical Framework; Chapter Two. Turf Establishment and the Development Process: Structural Foundations of Ghana's Timber Industry; Chapter Three. Independence, Instability, and Contested Turfs: Structural Changes in the Timber Industry; Chapter Four. Turf Reclamation Strategies: Neo-Liberalism and the Timber Industry; Chapter Five. Turf Recapture and Consolidation for the Timber Trade: Ghana's Economic Recovery Program
Chapter Six. Structural Adjustment, the Timber Trade, and Turf Degradation: Political Convenience and Desperate DeforestationChapter Seven. Turf Dynamics and Conflicts, the Timber Trade, and Spatial Integration; Chapter Eight. Debt, Dependence, Turf Control, and Ghana's Economy; Chapter Nine. Conclusions and Lessons for Twenty-First Century Africa; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462152403321 |
Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade [[electronic resource] ] : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu |
Autore | Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1749809667 |
Soggetto topico |
Timber - Economic aspects - Ghana
Lumber trade - Ghana Neoliberalism - Ghana Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Ghana |
ISBN |
1-283-58401-8
9786613896469 0-7391-7402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One. Africa, Turfs, and Trade: Theoretical and Historical Framework; Chapter Two. Turf Establishment and the Development Process: Structural Foundations of Ghana's Timber Industry; Chapter Three. Independence, Instability, and Contested Turfs: Structural Changes in the Timber Industry; Chapter Four. Turf Reclamation Strategies: Neo-Liberalism and the Timber Industry; Chapter Five. Turf Recapture and Consolidation for the Timber Trade: Ghana's Economic Recovery Program
Chapter Six. Structural Adjustment, the Timber Trade, and Turf Degradation: Political Convenience and Desperate DeforestationChapter Seven. Turf Dynamics and Conflicts, the Timber Trade, and Spatial Integration; Chapter Eight. Debt, Dependence, Turf Control, and Ghana's Economy; Chapter Nine. Conclusions and Lessons for Twenty-First Century Africa; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785510503321 |
Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu |
Autore | Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1749809667 |
Soggetto topico |
Timber - Economic aspects - Ghana
Lumber trade - Ghana Neoliberalism - Ghana Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Ghana |
ISBN |
1-283-58401-8
9786613896469 0-7391-7402-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One. Africa, Turfs, and Trade: Theoretical and Historical Framework; Chapter Two. Turf Establishment and the Development Process: Structural Foundations of Ghana's Timber Industry; Chapter Three. Independence, Instability, and Contested Turfs: Structural Changes in the Timber Industry; Chapter Four. Turf Reclamation Strategies: Neo-Liberalism and the Timber Industry; Chapter Five. Turf Recapture and Consolidation for the Timber Trade: Ghana's Economic Recovery Program
Chapter Six. Structural Adjustment, the Timber Trade, and Turf Degradation: Political Convenience and Desperate DeforestationChapter Seven. Turf Dynamics and Conflicts, the Timber Trade, and Spatial Integration; Chapter Eight. Debt, Dependence, Turf Control, and Ghana's Economy; Chapter Nine. Conclusions and Lessons for Twenty-First Century Africa; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817427003321 |
Owusu J. Henry (John Henry), <1953-> | ||
Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical perspectives in politics and socio-economic development in Ghana / / edited by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu, and Bruce J. Berman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.9667 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TetteyWisdom
PuplampuKorbla P BermanBruce <1942-> |
Collana | African social studies series |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Ghana
Indigenous peoples - Ghana |
ISBN |
1-280-46659-6
9786610466597 1-4175-3895-3 90-474-0216-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes and Figures; Note on Contributors; Introduction - Ghana and the Experience of 'Development'; SECTION ONE - POLITICS, THE STATE AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION; SECTION TWO - ECONOMIC CRISIS AND NEO-LIBERAL REFORMS: RESPONSES AND IMPLICATIONS; SECTION THREE - INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS AND THE SHAPING OF DEVELOPMENT; SECTION FOUR - CULTURE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT; References; Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Critical perspectives on politics and socio-economic development in Ghana |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825647203321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical Perspectives on Politics and Socio-Economic Development in Ghana / / edited by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu, Joshua Berman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.9667 |
Collana | African Social Studies Series |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Ghana
Democratization Economic policy Indigenous peoples - Ghana |
ISBN |
1-280-46659-6
9786610466597 1-4175-3895-3 90-474-0216-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes and Figures; Note on Contributors; Introduction - Ghana and the Experience of 'Development'; SECTION ONE - POLITICS, THE STATE AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION; SECTION TWO - ECONOMIC CRISIS AND NEO-LIBERAL REFORMS: RESPONSES AND IMPLICATIONS; SECTION THREE - INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS AND THE SHAPING OF DEVELOPMENT; SECTION FOUR - CULTURE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783478403321 |
Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for sustainable development / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.9667 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Ghana
Indigenous peoples - Ghana |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 9956-791-45-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Culture, indigenous knowledge, and development in Africa : exploring the interconnections -- Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism : the silenced narrative -- Indigenous knowledge and adaptation : some showcases from Africa -- Technological knowledge as a component of indigenous knowledge systems : the resilience of African science -- Leveraging sustainable development in the twenty-first century Africa : a critical dialogue -- Indigenous knowledge, culture and education in Africa -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464104603321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi | ||
North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Culture, Indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for sustainable development / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.9667 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Ghana
Indigenous peoples - Ghana |
ISBN | 9956-791-45-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Culture, indigenous knowledge, and development in Africa : exploring the interconnections -- Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism : the silenced narrative -- Indigenous knowledge and adaptation : some showcases from Africa -- Technological knowledge as a component of indigenous knowledge systems : the resilience of African science -- Leveraging sustainable development in the twenty-first century Africa : a critical dialogue -- Indigenous knowledge, culture and education in Africa -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787985403321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi | ||
North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Culture, Indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for sustainable development / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.9667 |
Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Ghana
Indigenous peoples - Ghana |
ISBN | 9956-791-45-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Culture, indigenous knowledge, and development in Africa : exploring the interconnections -- Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa since colonialism : the silenced narrative -- Indigenous knowledge and adaptation : some showcases from Africa -- Technological knowledge as a component of indigenous knowledge systems : the resilience of African science -- Leveraging sustainable development in the twenty-first century Africa : a critical dialogue -- Indigenous knowledge, culture and education in Africa -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814567003321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi | ||
North West Region, Cameroon : , : Langaa RPCIG, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Development and the debt trap : economic planning and external borrowing in Ghana / / Andrzej Krassowski |
Autore | Krassowski Andrzej |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
Disciplina | 336.343509667 |
Collana | Routledge library editions. Development |
Soggetto topico | Debts, External - Ghana |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-88788-1
0-203-83990-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Root of the Problem: Economic and Political Conditions and Objectives in the Decade before Independence; 1. Strengths and weaknesses of Ghana's economy in the run-up to the 1951 elections; 2. The Ten-Year Plan of 1951: the government's response to economic discontent; 3. The evolution of Nkrumah's economic programme for independence; 4. Aid and foreign private investment up to independence; 3. The Transition from Financial Self-reliance to External Dependence 1957-1961
1. Preparations for Ghana''s first post-independence Plan2. The formulation of the Five-Year Plan (1959-1964); 3. The 1961 crisis and its effect on policy; 4. The forging of new links with suppliers of external resources; i) Official aid from the West; ii) The Volta River Project; iii) Private foreign investment; iv) East European loans; v) Supplier credits; 4. The Plunge into Insolvency (1962-1965); 1. Government control over the economy; 2. The formulation of the Seven-Year Plan (1964-70); 3. The relationship between public investment, state enterprise and external finance 4. External credits: origins, types, terms and uses i) Official aid from the West; ii) Private foreign investment; iii) Supplier credits and East European loans; 5. The Nkrumah Legacy; 1. Ghana's public finances, balance of payments and economy at the time of the coup; 2. Major changes in Ghana's economy between 1950-53 and 1962-5; i) Employment and the supply of skills; ii) Trends in domestic income and expenditure; iii) Changes in the sectoral distribution of income; iv) The growth of the public sector; v) The balance of payments; 3. The hard-core problems left from the Nkrumah era 6. Post-Nkrumah Efforts at Rehabilitation and Debt Settlement1. The programme of stabilisation under the NLC; 2. Economic reforms under the NLC and Busia administrations; 3. Efforts to reschedule the foreign debt; 4. Aid from the West; 7. Summary and Lessons; 1. Nkrumah's economic programme; 2. The debt; Statistical Appendix; 1. Note on Ghana's statistics; 2. Currency and exchange rates; 3. Sources for Appendix and other Tables; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463522303321 |
Krassowski Andrzej | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Development and the debt trap : economic planning and external borrowing in Ghana / / Andrzej Krassowski |
Autore | Krassowski Andrzej |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
Disciplina | 336.343509667 |
Collana | Routledge library editions. Development |
Soggetto topico | Debts, External - Ghana |
ISBN |
1-136-88788-1
0-203-83990-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Root of the Problem: Economic and Political Conditions and Objectives in the Decade before Independence; 1. Strengths and weaknesses of Ghana's economy in the run-up to the 1951 elections; 2. The Ten-Year Plan of 1951: the government's response to economic discontent; 3. The evolution of Nkrumah's economic programme for independence; 4. Aid and foreign private investment up to independence; 3. The Transition from Financial Self-reliance to External Dependence 1957-1961
1. Preparations for Ghana''s first post-independence Plan2. The formulation of the Five-Year Plan (1959-1964); 3. The 1961 crisis and its effect on policy; 4. The forging of new links with suppliers of external resources; i) Official aid from the West; ii) The Volta River Project; iii) Private foreign investment; iv) East European loans; v) Supplier credits; 4. The Plunge into Insolvency (1962-1965); 1. Government control over the economy; 2. The formulation of the Seven-Year Plan (1964-70); 3. The relationship between public investment, state enterprise and external finance 4. External credits: origins, types, terms and uses i) Official aid from the West; ii) Private foreign investment; iii) Supplier credits and East European loans; 5. The Nkrumah Legacy; 1. Ghana's public finances, balance of payments and economy at the time of the coup; 2. Major changes in Ghana's economy between 1950-53 and 1962-5; i) Employment and the supply of skills; ii) Trends in domestic income and expenditure; iii) Changes in the sectoral distribution of income; iv) The growth of the public sector; v) The balance of payments; 3. The hard-core problems left from the Nkrumah era 6. Post-Nkrumah Efforts at Rehabilitation and Debt Settlement1. The programme of stabilisation under the NLC; 2. Economic reforms under the NLC and Busia administrations; 3. Efforts to reschedule the foreign debt; 4. Aid from the West; 7. Summary and Lessons; 1. Nkrumah's economic programme; 2. The debt; Statistical Appendix; 1. Note on Ghana's statistics; 2. Currency and exchange rates; 3. Sources for Appendix and other Tables; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788589403321 |
Krassowski Andrzej | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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