Critical Economic Issues for National Development. /
Acquah-Sam, Emmanuel
Critical Economic Issues for National Development. / Emmanuel Acquah-Sam - 2nd ed. - Accra: Samico Mega Printing Press, 2022. - xvii, 436.: 21cm
Content: A comparative analysis of the contributions of the public and private sectors to sustainable economic growth: Background -- Determinants of the roles of the public sectors in economies -- The roles of governments in economies -- Conclusion -- The ramifications of rising national debt: Background -- The budget and components of national debts -- Causes of rising national debts -- Adverse effects of rising national debts -- Benefits of rising national debts -- conclusion -- Financial independence and economic growth: The moderating role of the development of the financial sector: Background --The financial sector or the financial system -- Financial structures -- Access to finance --Reasons for adequate access to finance in developing economies -- Benefits of Financial sectors development -- Conclusion -- Alternative source of financing government fiscal budget: Benefits and Challenges: Background -- Sources of finance for governments' expenditure -- Conclusion -- The effects of foreign direct investments on economic growth: Background -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into sub-Saharan Africa -- Determinants of FDI's inflows -- Positive effects of FDIs on host nations -- Adverse effects of FDIs flows on host countries --Sub- Saharan African countries' difficulties in attracting FDIs --Conclusion -- Understanding the power of inflation: Background -- Inflationary trend in Ghana -- Method of measuring inflation rates -- Causes of inflation --Effects of inflation --Controlling inflation -- Conclusion -- Oil and gas production and management in Ghana: Background --Ghana before oil and gas discovery and production -- Expected economic benefits of oil and gas production and management in Ghana -- Managing negative effects of oil and gas production -- Conclusion -- The discussion on the financing of small and medium enterprises (SMES) and startups in Ghana -- Background -- Benefits of growth of SMEs and startups -- factors that limits the growth of SMEs and startups -- External sources of finance for SMEs and startups -- Factors that influence capital structure of firms -- The capital market in Ghana -- The Ghana alternative market (GAX) -- Conclusion -- The evaluation of the effects of uncompleted government infrastructure projects -- Background -- importance of governments' infrastructural projects development -- Reasons why some government infrastructural projects are not completed -- consequences of uncompleted government infrastructural projects -- Conclusion -- Developing an economy beyond development aid: Background -- Net official development assistance and official aid received by Ghana -- Positive Effects of foreign aid -- Negative effects of foreign aid -- Ghana beyond aid --Is Ghana late for economic development? -- Ways to develop an economy beyond development aid -- Conclusion --Promoting economic growth of developing economies: Reflections on capital accumulation, state planning, and self-sufficiency -- Background -- The power of indigenous governments through national planning -- Capital accumulation irrespective of how it would be used by governments -- Autarky (self-sufficiency) -- Conclusion -- The obstacles to Ghana's economic growth and development: Background -- Factors that have militated against Ghana's economic development -- Conclusion -- The promotion of agriculture and food security in Ghana: Background -- Factors militating against the development of the food and agricultural sector -- Benefits of sustaining growth and development of the food and agricultural sector -- Measures to promote and sustain growth of the food and agricultural sector -- Conclusion --Economic analysis of shutting down business enterprises: Background -- Factors that lead to business's shut downs and existing of markets -- Promoting continuous existence of firms in competitive markets -- Economic rules for shutting down firms and existing markets -- Negative consequences of shutting down firms -- The need to revamp collapsed state enterprises -- Conclusion --Understanding the industrial development trajectory in Ghana: background -- Ghana's Quest to industrialise -- The benefits of industralisation -- Measures to promote and maximise the benefits of industralisation -- Conclusion -- Sports development and economic growth and development of developing economies -- Background -- Theories of the service economy -- The linear stages of economic growth and development -- The interrelationship between sports development and economic growth and development -- Reasons for the underdevelopment of sports in developing nations -- Long-Term complementary strategies or cardinal pillars of sports development -- Benefits of sports development -- Conclusion --
9789988137366
--Critical Economic Issues for National Development
Critical Economic Issues for National Development. / Emmanuel Acquah-Sam - 2nd ed. - Accra: Samico Mega Printing Press, 2022. - xvii, 436.: 21cm
Content: A comparative analysis of the contributions of the public and private sectors to sustainable economic growth: Background -- Determinants of the roles of the public sectors in economies -- The roles of governments in economies -- Conclusion -- The ramifications of rising national debt: Background -- The budget and components of national debts -- Causes of rising national debts -- Adverse effects of rising national debts -- Benefits of rising national debts -- conclusion -- Financial independence and economic growth: The moderating role of the development of the financial sector: Background --The financial sector or the financial system -- Financial structures -- Access to finance --Reasons for adequate access to finance in developing economies -- Benefits of Financial sectors development -- Conclusion -- Alternative source of financing government fiscal budget: Benefits and Challenges: Background -- Sources of finance for governments' expenditure -- Conclusion -- The effects of foreign direct investments on economic growth: Background -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into sub-Saharan Africa -- Determinants of FDI's inflows -- Positive effects of FDIs on host nations -- Adverse effects of FDIs flows on host countries --Sub- Saharan African countries' difficulties in attracting FDIs --Conclusion -- Understanding the power of inflation: Background -- Inflationary trend in Ghana -- Method of measuring inflation rates -- Causes of inflation --Effects of inflation --Controlling inflation -- Conclusion -- Oil and gas production and management in Ghana: Background --Ghana before oil and gas discovery and production -- Expected economic benefits of oil and gas production and management in Ghana -- Managing negative effects of oil and gas production -- Conclusion -- The discussion on the financing of small and medium enterprises (SMES) and startups in Ghana -- Background -- Benefits of growth of SMEs and startups -- factors that limits the growth of SMEs and startups -- External sources of finance for SMEs and startups -- Factors that influence capital structure of firms -- The capital market in Ghana -- The Ghana alternative market (GAX) -- Conclusion -- The evaluation of the effects of uncompleted government infrastructure projects -- Background -- importance of governments' infrastructural projects development -- Reasons why some government infrastructural projects are not completed -- consequences of uncompleted government infrastructural projects -- Conclusion -- Developing an economy beyond development aid: Background -- Net official development assistance and official aid received by Ghana -- Positive Effects of foreign aid -- Negative effects of foreign aid -- Ghana beyond aid --Is Ghana late for economic development? -- Ways to develop an economy beyond development aid -- Conclusion --Promoting economic growth of developing economies: Reflections on capital accumulation, state planning, and self-sufficiency -- Background -- The power of indigenous governments through national planning -- Capital accumulation irrespective of how it would be used by governments -- Autarky (self-sufficiency) -- Conclusion -- The obstacles to Ghana's economic growth and development: Background -- Factors that have militated against Ghana's economic development -- Conclusion -- The promotion of agriculture and food security in Ghana: Background -- Factors militating against the development of the food and agricultural sector -- Benefits of sustaining growth and development of the food and agricultural sector -- Measures to promote and sustain growth of the food and agricultural sector -- Conclusion --Economic analysis of shutting down business enterprises: Background -- Factors that lead to business's shut downs and existing of markets -- Promoting continuous existence of firms in competitive markets -- Economic rules for shutting down firms and existing markets -- Negative consequences of shutting down firms -- The need to revamp collapsed state enterprises -- Conclusion --Understanding the industrial development trajectory in Ghana: background -- Ghana's Quest to industrialise -- The benefits of industralisation -- Measures to promote and maximise the benefits of industralisation -- Conclusion -- Sports development and economic growth and development of developing economies -- Background -- Theories of the service economy -- The linear stages of economic growth and development -- The interrelationship between sports development and economic growth and development -- Reasons for the underdevelopment of sports in developing nations -- Long-Term complementary strategies or cardinal pillars of sports development -- Benefits of sports development -- Conclusion --
9789988137366
--Critical Economic Issues for National Development