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  Real wages and the demand for skilled and unskilled male labour in Ghana's manufacturing sector : 1991-1995

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1997

  Real wage rates in Ghana have fallen substantially over the last twenty years. In this paper survey data for the years 1991-1996 is used to assess whether this fall has continued in the 1990s.
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  The missing factor : entrepreneurial networks, enterprises and economic growth in Ghana

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1995

  Contains the preliminary results from an empirical investigation into the economic role played by entrepreneurial networks in the Ghanaian Manufacturing Sector. The results suggest that such networks are an important factor determining the outputs of the sampled enterprises.
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  Does "getting prices right" work? : micro evidence from Ghana

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1995

  The question posed in this paper is whether structural adjustment programs have had the consequences policy intended and theory predicts. It uses evidence from a micro survey of manufacturing firms in Ghana to assess whether policy has effected an expansion of the exportable sector within manufacturing, the growth of small firms and an increase in exports and investment.
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  Aid and Reform in Africa

  Aid Effectiveness Research, World Bank, 1999

  Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid aimed at stimulating policy reform. The results have varied enormously. Ghana and Uganda were successful reformers that grew rapidly and reduced poverty. In other countries policies changed little or even got worse.
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  Biotechnology in African Agricultural Research: Opportunities for Donor Organizations

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2000

  Based on survey in 9 countries Looks at the development of agricultural biotechnology in Africa, and this constrains donor agencies in strategically directing their funding. This survey is based on assessment studies in 9 countries of regions and crops that may be considered for increased support.
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  Volta Basin Water Balance

  Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, Bonn, 2000

  The paper presents the water balances pertaining to the flux of water through the Volta River Basin and a black box model of the rainfall/runoff relationship for estimating the river flows into the Akosombo Reservoir.As the water demand has approached supply, the tradeoffs between competing water uses are likely to intensify.
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  Aid, exports and growth in Ghana

  Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, Nottingham, 2001

  A number of recent cross-country studies have revitalised the debate on the effectiveness of aid. While there is mounting evidence that aid does contribute to growth, there is some dispute as to whether good policy is a necessary condition for aid effectiveness.This paper is a contribution to the literature, providing a time series study of Ghana.
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  Aid and reform in Africa: lessons from ten case studies

  World Bank, 2001

  This article explores comparatively, the effect and effectiveness of aid in different African countries (10 case studies).More specifically the article investigates the following questions:are there common characteristics of successful and failed reformers that enable us to understand better the political economy of reform?do donors tailor their assistance to different types of coun
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  Tertiary education for mid-career level extension personnel: Ghana case study

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2001

  This paper assesses the success of a program which allows both university diploma and certificate level MOFA mid-career level extension employees the opportunity to return for their university B.Sc. degree, in response to the need for increased levels of education amongst extension staff.
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  Child labor and schooling in Ghana

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  To improve human capital and reduce the incidence of child labor in Ghana, the country's school systems should reduce families' schooling costs, adapt to the constraints on schooling in rural areas (where most children must work at least part-time), and provide better education (more relevant to the needs of the labor market).

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