Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications

This paper sets out to identify avenues for pro-poor growth in Ghana, focussing on agricultural opportunities, particularly in northern Ghana. Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of 1991/92 and...

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Autores principales: Al-Hassan, Ramatu M., Diao, Xinshen
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160178
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description This paper sets out to identify avenues for pro-poor growth in Ghana, focussing on agricultural opportunities, particularly in northern Ghana. Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of 1991/92 and 1998/99, this paper analyzes the possible poverty reduction trends up to 2015 by assuming different patterns of growth. The results show that agriculture-led growth has a larger poverty reducing effect than nonagriculture-led growth.
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spelling CGSpace1601782025-11-06T06:31:05Z Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. Diao, Xinshen policies agricultural policies poverty reduction forecasting agricultural growth This paper sets out to identify avenues for pro-poor growth in Ghana, focussing on agricultural opportunities, particularly in northern Ghana. Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of 1991/92 and 1998/99, this paper analyzes the possible poverty reduction trends up to 2015 by assuming different patterns of growth. The results show that agriculture-led growth has a larger poverty reducing effect than nonagriculture-led growth. 2007 2024-11-21T09:50:12Z 2024-11-21T09:50:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160178 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.; Diao, Xinshen. Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications. GSSP Working Paper. 2. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160178
spellingShingle policies
agricultural policies
poverty reduction
forecasting
agricultural growth
Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.
Diao, Xinshen
Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title_full Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title_fullStr Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title_full_unstemmed Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title_short Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
title_sort regional disparities in ghana policy options and public investment implications
topic policies
agricultural policies
poverty reduction
forecasting
agricultural growth
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