The Economy of Ghana

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THE ECONOMY OF GHANA:
Analytical Perspectives on Stability, Growth and Poverty

Ernest Aryeetey and Ravi Kanbur, Editors
James Currey, Publishers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. OVERVIEW

Ghana’s economy at half-century
by Ernest Aryeetey and Ravi Kanbur

What drives change in Ghana?
by Tony Killick

Economic growth in Ghana: 1960-2000
by Augustin Fosu and Ernest Aryeetey

II. MACROECONOMY, TRADE AND FINANCE

Persistent public sector deficits and macroeconomic instability in Ghana
by Charles E. Youngblood and David E. Franklin

Effects of exchange-rate volatility and changes in macroeconomic fundamentals on economic growth in Ghana
by Stephen Kyereme

Ghana’s exchange-rate reform and its impact on balance of trade
by Frank W. Agbola

Export performance and investment behaviour of firms in Ghana
by Susanna Wolf and Daniel Bruce Sarpong

Household savings in Ghana: Does policy matter?
by Peter Quartey and Theresa Blankson

Banking competition and efficiency in Ghana
by Thierry Buchs and Johan Mathiesen

Rural and microfinance regulation in Ghana: Implications for development of the industry
by William F. Steel and David O. Andah

III. POVERTY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH

Ghana census-based poverty map
by Harold Coulombe

Budget implementation and poverty reduction in Ghana
by Anthony Tsekpo and Charles D. Jebuni

Does inflation in Ghana hit the poor harder?
by Andy McKay and Nii K. Sowa

Understanding poverty in Ghana: Risk and vulnerability
by Kojo Appiah-Kubi, Abena Oduro and Bernadin Senadza

Decentralization and poverty reduction
by Felix A. Asante and Joseph R.A. Ayee

Technical efficiency in Ghanaian secondary education
by Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Elizabeth N. Appiah

Maternal literacy and numeracy skills and child health in Ghana
by Niels-Hugo Blunch

Health care provision and self-medication in Ghana
by G.J.M. van den Boom, N.N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah and G.B. Overbosch