Ghana; Selected Issues

This Selected Issues paper reviews trends in GDP and their impact on poverty reduction in Ghana. It highlights structural constraints that are believed to have affected output growth, along with potential sources of increases in output in future years. The paper analyzes trends in the main production sectors, and presents an assessment of the underlying determinants of growth and poverty reduction. It also explores the key elements of the authoritiesâ€™ strategy to raise GDP per capita growth as set out in the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy.

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Year of publication:	2003-05-21
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Economic conditions \| national accounts \| incidence of poverty \| poverty reduction strategy \| fixed investment \| neighboring countries \| income growth \| indirect taxes \| income distribution \| data sources \| poverty line \| financial system \| free trade \| free trade zone \| acquisition of technology \| trade agreements \| export industries \| incentive structures \| member country \| external debt \| world investment \| preferential access \| export sectors \| multilateral organizations \| gross capital formation \| income levels \| macroeconomic framework \| domestic prices \| trade growth \| trade regime \| impact analysis \| skilled labor \| household survey \| export opportunities \| household survey data \| export trade \| social impact analysis \| per capita income \| per capita growth rate \| intermediate goods \| poverty reduction strategy paper \| exchange rate regime \| reform program \| trade arrangements \| fixed capital formation \| living standards \| value-added tax \| export processing \| balance of payments \| trade deficits \| infrastructure spending \| output growth \| duty drawbacks \| terms of trade \| export processing zones \| economic community \| domestic production \| household surveys \| open market

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 03/134 14 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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