Ghana: Progress, Problematics and Limitations of the Success Story

Abstract

The small boy who breaks a pot goes to tell his mother 'It got broken' not 'I broke the pot' but 'It got broken'. .. and who did this? We did. We broke the pot.-Jerry John Rawlings, Chairman PNDC IDS Bulletin. I 998. s sil t 9 no t, tnsiiiuie o! Ds'velopnieni Studies. Susses Black Star Rising-and Setting? with an Inhuman Face'-the presumptive mirror image of UNICEF's 'Adjustment with a Human Face'?

High HIV/AIDS Prevalence in a Suburban Area in Ghana: A Context Analysis of Its Relationship to Human Trafficking

“…Clearly, the neo-liberal development policies (SAPs) introduced in Ghana led to a general deterioration of the economy and an unprecedented impoverishment of the people. Green (1988), observed an overall rise in poverty levels in Ghana during the Adjustment period. The number of urban people living below the poverty line according to Green (1988), increased from between 30% and 35% in the late 1970s to an average of 45% -50% in the mid-1980s.…”

“…Green (1988), observed an overall rise in poverty levels in Ghana during the Adjustment period. The number of urban people living below the poverty line according to Green (1988), increased from between 30% and 35% in the late 1970s to an average of 45% -50% in the mid-1980s. Worse trends were identified in rural areas where poverty levels rose from between 60% -65% in the late 1970s to a range of 67% -72% in the mid-1980s (Green, 1988).…”

“…The number of urban people living below the poverty line according to Green (1988), increased from between 30% and 35% in the late 1970s to an average of 45% -50% in the mid-1980s. Worse trends were identified in rural areas where poverty levels rose from between 60% -65% in the late 1970s to a range of 67% -72% in the mid-1980s (Green, 1988). Moreover, the economy was in such a bad state that basic necessities such as food, detergents and fuel were in short supply (Anafi, Kwankye et.…”

Governance, the State and the Politics of Development

“…They all had something to fear from reduction in the size of the public service, diminution of the power of the party-state, more competition, withdrawal of subsidies and freer trade. But the poor also lost, for they often experienced sharp increases in basic food prices as well as medical and education services (Bienen and Waterbury, 1989;Demery and Addison, 1987;Glewwe and de Tray, 1988; R. H. Green, 1986Green, ,1988Longhurst et al, 1988).…”

Macroeconomic adjustments, economic growth and the balance of payments in Ghana, 1983‐88

“…The pattern of income distribution and the social impact of the adjustment also continues to threaten the sustainability of the adjustment process. These issues have been examined in detail by various studies (see for example , Loxley, 1988;Green, 1988;Commander et al, 1989;Toye, 1990;Weissman, 1990). The general conclusion from these studies is that despite the rising per-capita income and consumption growth, the adjustment process has created a wide gap between the wealthy and the poor, thereby producing little enduring poverty alleviation in the country.…”