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1 online resource |
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Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Growth strategy in Japan and Malaysia -- a review; 2.1 Japan (1954-1970); 2.2 Malaysia; 2.3 Summary of growth strategy; 3 The Ghanaian economy: Structure and performance; 3.1 The political economic setting in Ghana; 3.2 Post-independence economic structure; 3.3 Growth performance of the economy; 3.4 Summary and conclusion; 4 Modeling the Ghanaian economy; 4.1 Macro models for developing economies; 4.2 Macroeconometric models on Ghana |
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4.3 The theoretical structure of current model4.4 Basic blocks of the model and quality of data; 5 Econometric results; 5.1 Econometric estimation methods; 5.2 List of variables and estimated equations; 5.3 Discussion of econometric results; 6 Model validation and policy simulations; 6.1 Simulation techniques and model evaluation; 6.2 Goodness-of-fit measures employed in model evaluation; 6.3 Validating the model; 6.4 Forecast simulations of the model, 1988-1997; 6.5 Appraising the model's projections: forecast vs actual data; 6.6 Forecast simulation experiments |
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6.7 Summary of principal findings6.8 East Asian experiences in agricultural development; 6.9 Some considerations for domestic agricultural policy; 7 Conclusion; 7.1 Summary and main findings; 7.2 Recommendations for future research; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Published in 1997, this text is set in a context where Ghana has experienced improvements in aggregate output performance over the past decade (1986-1996) yet agriculture's performance remains sub-optimal. The author focuses on agriculture's fragmentation as attributable to space (storage, transportation and marketing), form (rudimentary production methods in general) and content (stagnent productivity and poor organization of production) and notes that whilst current policies have impinged on the space fragmentation, issues on form and content seem to have been left to the dictates of the market. The author calls for a strategy of government plan in promoting modern technology in agriculture to enhance its linkage to industry for rapid and sustainable economic growth |
| Notes |
Originally published 1997 by Ashgate Publishing |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 24, 2019) |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Ghana -- Econometric models
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Econometric models
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Economic history
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Economic policy -- Econometric models
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| SUBJECT |
Ghana -- Economic conditions -- 1979- -- Econometric models
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Ghana -- Economic policy -- Econometric models
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| Subject |
Ghana
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429842405 |
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0429842406 |
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