Table of Contents

Ghana's economy at half-century - Ernest Aryeetey and Ravi Kanbur
What drives change in Ghana? - Tony Killick
Ghana's post-independence economic growth: 1960-2000 - Ernest Aryeetey and Augustin Fosu
Persistent public sector deficits &macroeconomic instability in Ghana - David L. Franklin
Persistent public sector deficits & macroeconomic instability in Ghana - Curtis E. Youngblood
Effects of exchange-rate volatility & changes in macroeconomic fundamentals on economic growth in Ghana - Stephen S. Kyereme
Ghana's exchange-rate reform & its impact on balance of trade - Frank Agbola
Export performance & investment behaviour of firms in Ghana - Daniel Bruce Sarpong and Susanna Wolf
Household savings in Ghana: does policy matter? - Theresa Blankson and Peter Quartey
Banking competition & efficiency in Ghana - Johan Mathiesen and Thierry Buchs
Rural & microfinance regulation in Ghana: implications for development of the industry - William Steel
Rural & microfinance regulation in Ghana: implications for development of the industry - David Andah
Ghana census-based poverty map - Harold Coulombe
Budget implementation & poverty reduction in Ghana - Tony Tsekpo and Charles D. Jebuni
Does inflation in Ghana hit the poor harder? - Nii Kwaku Sowa and Andy McKay
Understanding poverty in Ghana: risk & vulnerability - Bernardin Senadza
Understanding povertyin Ghana: risk & vulnerability - Abena D. Oduro
Understanding poverty in Ghana: risk & vulnerability - Kojo Appiah-Kubi
Decentralization & poverty reduction - Joseph R.A. Ayee and Felix A. Asante
Technical efficiency in Ghanaian secondary education - Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Elizabeth N. Appiah
Maternal literacy & numeracy skills & child health in Ghana - Niels-Hugo Blunch
Health-care provision & self-medication in Ghana - G.B. Overbosch and N.N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah and

Reviews

A welcome addition to the scanty literature on problems in economic development in Africa in general and Ghana in particular. The book will be useful for graduate students in African economic development. Recommended.
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