|
|
Article: Ghana: 2000 and beyond.
- Article from:
- Finance & Development
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 International Monetary Fund. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
GHANA, one of the first African countries to gain independence, was the first to pursue intensive economic adjustment. Can it now become the first to accelerate growth and, at the same time, reduce poverty? The dynamic growth in East Asia provides some lessons for Ghana and for countries in sub-Saharan Africa on what needs to be done to remove the pervasive pessimism.
The Ghanaian economy stands at a crossroads. Its adjustment program is one of the most successful in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 1983, a decade of stabilizing policies has yielded broad budget balance, strong export growth, a reasonable external position, and substantial structural reforms, including some ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Marriage and sexual activity among women in 42 ...
Hopes and Realities: Closing the Gap Between Women's Aspirations and Their Reproductive Experiences;
January 1, 1995 ;
700+ words
... ... 1987 67 17 44 Cameroon, 1991 74 58 73 Ghana, 1988 70 41 63 Kenya, 1993 61 28 46 Mali ... Burundi, 1987 45 25 Cameroon, 1991 90 49 Ghana, 1988 73 55 Kenya, 1993 70 36 Mali ... 55 Burundi, 1987 1 Cameroon, 1991 27 Ghana, 1988 47 Kenya, 1993 54 Mali, 1987 6 ...
|
|