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oapen-20.500.12657-373772020-04-29T00:59:45Z Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation Diao, Xinshen Hazell, Peter Kolavalli, Shashidhara Resnick, Danielle agricultural transformation economic transformation Ghana industrialization political economy public investments public policy structural change bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCT Agricultural economics bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCG Economic growth bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth of low-productivity jobs in the informal economy, and a neglected agricultural sector with increased need for imported foods. Using Ghana as a case study, this book explores the challenges and opportunities of these patterns of transformation. By combining a historical and political perspective with in-depth empirical analysis of the performance of the broader economy and the agricultural sector since the economic reforms of the 1980s, the book considers viable policy options for Ghana and discusses the implications for other African countries. 2020-04-28T12:36:30Z 2020-04-28T12:36:30Z 2019 book http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37377 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9780198845348.pdf https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ghanas-economic-and-agricultural-transformation-9780198845348 Oxford University Press 10.1093/oso/9780198845348.001.0001 10.1093/oso/9780198845348.001.0001 b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 320 Oxford open access
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Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth of low-productivity jobs in the informal economy, and a neglected agricultural sector with increased need for imported foods. Using Ghana as a case study, this book explores the challenges and opportunities of these patterns of transformation. By combining a historical and political perspective with in-depth empirical analysis of the performance of the broader economy and the agricultural sector since the economic reforms of the 1980s, the book considers viable policy options for Ghana and discusses the implications for other African countries.
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