Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation : Past Performance and Future Prospects

Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth in recent years, yet their economic transformations display features that could constrain their future growth prospects. Particularly troublesome have been patterns of urbanization without industrialization, rapid growth...

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Other Authors: Diao, Xinshen (Editor), Hazell, Peter (Editor), Kolavalli, Shashidhara (Editor), Resnick, Danielle (Editor)
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
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