Economic Reforms in Ghana by Ernest Aryeetey PAPERBACK 9780852551646

Economic Reforms in GhanaThe Miracle and the Mirage\nAuthor(s): Ernest Aryeetey, Jane Harrigan, Machiko Nissanke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: James Currey, United Kingdom\nImprint: James Currey\nISBN-13: 9780852551646, 978-0852551646\nSynopsis\nThis work discusses the economic reforms that have taken place in Ghana since independence in 1957. It includes sections on: structure and growth; fiscal, savings and investment policies; the external sector; factor markets; sectoral performance; socio-economic development; and the future.\n\nSince independence in 1957, Ghana has tried a number of approaches to achieving acceptable rates of growth and development. A period of rapid industrialization in the 1960s, then control measures and further state interventions inthe 1970s, was followedby a comprehensive programme from the mid-1980s based on a policy of economic liberalization. However, initial growth and macroeconomic stability has not been sustained beyond the short term. This work dis