- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Achieving Development Success: Synthesis of Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World
- 2 How Can Korea be a Role Model for Catch-Up Development? A ‘Capability-Based View’
- 3 Lessons from Post-Colonial Malaysian Economic Development
- 4 Thailand’s Development Strategy and Growth Performance
- 5 Vietnam as a Role Model for Development
- 6 Development Strategies: Lessons from the Experiences of South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- 7 Democracy, Diversity, and Development: India’s Strategy and Outcomes
- 8 The Disinterested Government: An Interpretation of China’s Economic Success in the Reform Era
- 9 Country Role Models of Development Success: Lessons from China and India
- 10 Botswana as a Role Model for Country Success
- 11 The Mauritian Success Story and its Lessons
- 12 Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Economic Success Story?
- 13 Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case
- 14 Development Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, and South Africa
- 15 Brazil’s Growth Performance: Achievements and Prospects
- 16 Three Decades of Neoliberal Economics in Chile: Achievements, Failures, and Dilemmas
- 17 Country Role Models for Development Success: The Case of Costa Rica
- 18 Economic Development Strategies in the Dominican Republic
- 19 Between Past and Future of Latin America: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic
- 20 The Omani and Bahraini Paths to Development: Rare and Contrasting Oil-Based Economic Success Stories
- 21 Tunisia’s Development Experience: A Success Story?
- 22 The United Arab Emirates: Some Lessons in Economic Development
- 23 ‘Successful’ Development Models: Lessons from the MENA Region
- Index
Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case
Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case
- Chapter:
- (p.265) 13 Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case
- Source:
- Achieving Development Success
- Author(s):
Augustin Kwasi Fosu
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
There was a reversal in the trend in the mid 1980s when Ghana embarked on a new development strategy of economic liberalization, based on the Washington Consensus. Economic growth improved considerably. Although rather modest in comparison to the spectacular growth of the East Asian and Pacific countries or the African countries of Botswana and Mauritius, growth has continued. The relatively high per capita income evident in the immediate post-independence period has at least been restored. This study documents Ghana’s ‘success’ story. It identifies the strategy employed, providing a brief history of why and how the strategy was adopted, with some rationale for the success of the strategy, including the roles of domestic and international actors. Finally, the chapter draws lessons for possible application to other less successful countries.
Keywords: Ghana, development strategy, economic liberalization, Washington Consensus, economic growth, independence
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Achieving Development Success: Synthesis of Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World
- 2 How Can Korea be a Role Model for Catch-Up Development? A ‘Capability-Based View’
- 3 Lessons from Post-Colonial Malaysian Economic Development
- 4 Thailand’s Development Strategy and Growth Performance
- 5 Vietnam as a Role Model for Development
- 6 Development Strategies: Lessons from the Experiences of South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- 7 Democracy, Diversity, and Development: India’s Strategy and Outcomes
- 8 The Disinterested Government: An Interpretation of China’s Economic Success in the Reform Era
- 9 Country Role Models of Development Success: Lessons from China and India
- 10 Botswana as a Role Model for Country Success
- 11 The Mauritian Success Story and its Lessons
- 12 Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Economic Success Story?
- 13 Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case
- 14 Development Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, and South Africa
- 15 Brazil’s Growth Performance: Achievements and Prospects
- 16 Three Decades of Neoliberal Economics in Chile: Achievements, Failures, and Dilemmas
- 17 Country Role Models for Development Success: The Case of Costa Rica
- 18 Economic Development Strategies in the Dominican Republic
- 19 Between Past and Future of Latin America: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic
- 20 The Omani and Bahraini Paths to Development: Rare and Contrasting Oil-Based Economic Success Stories
- 21 Tunisia’s Development Experience: A Success Story?
- 22 The United Arab Emirates: Some Lessons in Economic Development
- 23 ‘Successful’ Development Models: Lessons from the MENA Region
- Index