Format:
1 online resource (544 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415473835
,
9780203852019
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Development Economics Series
Content:
First published in 1978, Development Economics in Action is a renowned study of policies in Ghana, one of Africa's most closely watched economies. In this new edition three additional chapters provide a detailed account of 1978-2008
Note:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface to second edition -- Preface to first edition -- Part I: 1960-72 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development, disequilibrium and state interventionism -- 3 The economic strategies of Nkrumah and his successors -- 4 Domestic economic performance in the 1960s -- 5 External performance: The foreign exchange constraint and its causes -- 6 Planning, saving and economic management -- 7 Modernization without growth -- 8 The unbalanced growth of agriculture and industry -- 9 The state as entrepreneur -- 10 The state as controller -- 11 After Nkrumah: Interpretations of policies, 1966-72 -- 12 Lessons from 1960-72 -- Part II: 1972-2008 -- Introduction to the new chapters -- 13 From implosion to boom: 1972-2008 -- 14 Structural change: 1970-2008 -- 15 Forces for change: 1983-2008 -- Bibliography of works cited -- Additional works cited for the second edition -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Killick, Tony Development Economics in Action Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2010 ISBN 9780415473835
Language:
English
Keywords:
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