Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead?
In the context of the Ghanaian government’s objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sectoral transformation, and agglomeration. We document and examine why, despite i...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2012
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| author | Kolavalli, Shashidhara Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. Diao, Xinshen Alpuerto, Vida Folledo, Renato Slavova, Mira Ngeleza, Guyslain K. Asante, Felix Ankomah |
| author_browse | Alpuerto, Vida Asante, Felix Ankomah Diao, Xinshen Folledo, Renato Kolavalli, Shashidhara Ngeleza, Guyslain K. Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. Slavova, Mira |
| author_facet | Kolavalli, Shashidhara Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. Diao, Xinshen Alpuerto, Vida Folledo, Renato Slavova, Mira Ngeleza, Guyslain K. Asante, Felix Ankomah |
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| description | In the context of the Ghanaian government’s objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sectoral transformation, and agglomeration. We document and examine why, despite impressive growth and poverty reduction figures, Ghana’s economy has exhibited less transformation than might be expected for a country that has recently achieved middle-income status. Ghana’s reduced share of agriculture in the economy, unlike many successfully transformed countries in Asia and Latin America, has been filled by services, while manufacturing has stagnated and even declined. Likely causes include weak transformation of the agricultural sector and therefore little development of agroprocessing, the emergence of consumption cities and consumption-driven growth, upward pressure on the exchange rate, weak production linkages, and a poor environment for private-sector-led manufacturing. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1538152025-11-06T06:55:04Z Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? Kolavalli, Shashidhara Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. Diao, Xinshen Alpuerto, Vida Folledo, Renato Slavova, Mira Ngeleza, Guyslain K. Asante, Felix Ankomah economic growth economic development agricultural sector private sector In the context of the Ghanaian government’s objective of structural transformation with an emphasis on manufacturing, this paper provides a case study of economic transformation in Ghana, exploring patterns of growth, sectoral transformation, and agglomeration. We document and examine why, despite impressive growth and poverty reduction figures, Ghana’s economy has exhibited less transformation than might be expected for a country that has recently achieved middle-income status. Ghana’s reduced share of agriculture in the economy, unlike many successfully transformed countries in Asia and Latin America, has been filled by services, while manufacturing has stagnated and even declined. Likely causes include weak transformation of the agricultural sector and therefore little development of agroprocessing, the emergence of consumption cities and consumption-driven growth, upward pressure on the exchange rate, weak production linkages, and a poor environment for private-sector-led manufacturing. 2012 2024-10-01T13:57:48Z 2024-10-01T13:57:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153815 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Diao, Xinshen; Alpuerto, Vida; Folledo, Renato; Slavova, Mira; Ngeleza, Guyslain K.; Asante, Felix Ankomah. 2012. Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? IFPRI Discussion Paper 1161. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153815 |
| spellingShingle | economic growth economic development agricultural sector private sector Kolavalli, Shashidhara Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. Diao, Xinshen Alpuerto, Vida Folledo, Renato Slavova, Mira Ngeleza, Guyslain K. Asante, Felix Ankomah Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title | Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title_full | Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title_fullStr | Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title_short | Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? |
| title_sort | economic transformation in ghana where will the path lead |
| topic | economic growth economic development agricultural sector private sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153815 |
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