Ghana Country Assistance Review: A study in Development Effectiveness

Bank assistance was generally effective in helping Ghana make considerable economic progress over the past decade. But this progress cannot be sustained unless (a) the implementation of a large unfinished agenda of adjustment is accelerated in the short run; and (b) the government and donors alike mount a concerted effort to address the key long-term "sustainability issues." The watchword is sustainability. And the criteria for assessing the success of future Bank assistance should be focused largely on the performance of a specific set of sustainability indicators. [author]