Ghana was one of the first African countries to adopt a comprehensive IMF reform program and the one that has sustained adjustment longest. Yet, questions of Ghana's compliance (to what extent did it comply, how did it manage compliance, what patterns of non-compliance existed, and why?) have not been systematically investigated and remain poorly understood. This book argues that understanding the domestic political environment is crucial in explaining why compliance, or the lack thereof, occurs. Akonor maintains that compliance with IMF conditionality in Ghana has had high political costs and thus, non-compliance occurred once the political survival of a regime was at stake. 144pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

An estimated 15% of Ghana's population live outside the country, and remittances from Ghanaians living overseas contribute at least a quarter of the country's income: the single most important source. But while organisations such as the World Bank and United Nations believe that effectively managed international migration can contribute to growth and prosperity, Ghana has virtually no coordinated migration/development policies. Emanating from an international conference on migration and development convened by the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon, the UNDP and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, this collection of papers considers topics such as: patterns of migration in West Africa; the Dutch perspective on contemporary migration; the macroeconomic impact of remittances; the impact of the brain drain on the health and higher education sectors in Ghana; the religious dimension of migration; and the role of diaspora-based organisations in socio-economic development. 354pp, GHANA. SUB-SAHARAN PUBLISHERS.

Traces the development of banking in Ghana from the colonial era to modern times. Includes a detailed analysis of the legislation governing activities of the banks and other financial institutions. Tables, boxes, app, notes, index, 270pp, GHANA. WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES, 9965978677

2000 Paperback

From HIPC dustbins to HIPC toilets, debt relief is not just peanuts but ties Ghana to a Western inspired agenda and parenting classes. Damned by donor diktat, for Ghanaians it’s a raw deal. After the Live8-G8 bonanza many assumed debt cancellation for indebted poor countries was great news. Was it? This short documentary argues that debt relief was never a new deal, there was no new money involved and worse than colonial conditions applied to so called debt forgiveness. DVD (PAL), 28 mins, UK. WORLDwrite.

Food, clothing and shelter form the basic needs of a population. The author discusses how past Ghanaian governments have measured up to providing these basic needs and compares its experiences with that of Malaysia. Index, app, 159pp, GHANA. WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES, 9964978952

Essays on Ghana's economy, and its experiences. The final chapter looks at the future and contains recommendations for the 90's, with policy suggestions for sectors of the economy, commodities, banking etc.

300pp, UK/GHANA. SELWYN PUBLISHERS.

A study looking at why Ghana has not achieved sustained and rapid long term growth since independence. App, tables, 110pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE, 9171065148

A study of the Ghanaian economic adjustment experience. Using interviews with Ghanaians, IMF and World Bank officials, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of the nature of economic policy actors and processes, looking in particular at how political entrepreneurs use macro economic reform and market opening to promote state reconstruction and power composition. Index, refs, notes, tables, xv, 268pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852551665

Describes the history of commodification of land and labour in Ghana linked initially to speculative activities and, more recently, to the activities of international capital, agribusiness, international agricultural centres, and agencies of the state. Research Report No. 108. 185pp, refs, map, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE. 9171064370

Presents evidence that the policies of the IMF and World Bank have failed, and calls for new and viable policies to enhance Ghana's global competitiveness and meet genuine development needs. BNS, 200pp, USA. PRAEGER, 0275961869

Questioning the benefits of Structural Adjustment Programmes, this volume critically assesses their impact from a wider perspective than a purely economic one. BNS, 464pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS, 0754613968

During the past two decades successive Ghanaian governments have implemented private sector development policies aimed at stimulating growth through internationalisation of local enterprises and attracting foreign investors. Contributors to the volume provide an overview of the impact of these policies on the Ghanaian business environment and the strategic orientations of managers. They also offer an insight into the productivity and performance of exporting firms, the financial and knowledge acquisition strategies they adopt, their degree of market orientation and corporate social responsibility and the challenges faced by African policy makers and managers learning to operate within an increasingly turbulent global economy. Index, bib, 248pp, UK. ADONIS & ABBEY.

Charts the processes and patterns of differentiation connected to land and land use and identifies intra household, generational and gender differences as well as their implications for the mobilisation of family labour and the emergence of new land and labour markets. The conclusions challenge some of the dominant theoretical approaches to the land question in contemporary Africa, particularly the evolutionary property rights and communitarian approaches. Tables, refs, 127pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE, 9171064680

Explores the appropriateness of Western models of environmental impact assessment for Third World application. The book also examines Ghana’s environmental impact assessment procedure and the potential role of indigenous knowledge and institutions in the assessment process, based on the results of a field research in Ghana. Finally, the book offers suggestions that could improve Ghana’s environmental impact assessment procedure and facilitate its adoption in other developing countries. 212pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

The Millennium Development Goals have set targets to address poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women, by the year 2015. In this volume 8 papers reflect on the attainments of some of these goals in the Ghanaian context. 190pp, GHANA. SUB-SAHARAN PUBLISHERS.

Considers the impact of planning on living standards for particular communities in Ghana. BNS, 260pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS.

Textbook style volume which introduces the securities market and investments in the Ghanaian context. Index, tables, figs, 240pp, GHANA, SEM FINANCIAL TRAINING.

An ethnographic study tracing the history of shea from a pre to post industrial commodity with the aim of providing a deeper understanding of emerging trends in tropical commodification, cosmopolitan consumption, global economic restructuring and rural livelihoods. The author challenges the assumption that globalisation makes state institutions and authority unnecessary and undercuts the neo liberal argument that streamlining state operations yields greater efficiency and accountability. She also explores how state authority, during both the colonial and post colonial periods, is sustained through various projects of market building. Index, bib, notes, maps, b/w illus, graphs, xviii, 295pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 0415944619

Three lectures on the role of development in Ghana elaborating on the processes, institutional structures and management mechanisms for the generation of indigenous technology of foreign origin. 73pp, GHANA. SELF PUBLISHED TITLES/NO IMPRINT. Paperback