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Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade [[electronic resource] ] : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu
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
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Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade [[electronic resource] ] : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu
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
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Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development / / J. Henry Owusu
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
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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
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
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Critical Perspectives on Politics and Socio-Economic Development in Ghana / / edited by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu, Joshua Berman
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
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Culture, indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for sustainable development / / Munyaradzi Mawere
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
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Culture, Indigenous knowledge and development in Africa : reviving interconnections for sustainable development / / Munyaradzi Mawere
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
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
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Development and the debt trap : economic planning and external borrowing in Ghana / / Andrzej Krassowski
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
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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