Killick, Tony.

Development economics in action: A case study of economics policies in Ghana. / Tony Killick - 2nd ed. - London: Routledge, 2010. - xxvi, 515 p: 24cm.

Includes index

Contents: Introduction --Development, disequilibrium ans state interventionism -- The economic strategies of Nkrumah and his successors -- Domestic economic performance in the 1960's -- External performance: The Foriegn exchange constraint and its causes -- Planning, saving and economic management -- Modernization without growth -- The Unbalanced growth of agriculture and industry -- The State as enterpreneur -- The State as controller -- After Nkrumah: Interpretations of policies, 1966-72 -- Lessons from 1960-72 -- 1972-2008: Introduction to the new chapters -- From implosion to boom: 1972-2008 -- Structural change: 1972-2008 -- Forces for change: 1983-2008.

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Ghana -- Economic policy.
Economic development -- Case studies.

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