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	Economy of Ghana Network - Supporting Policy with Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		From the period immediately after independence, when Ghana was seen as the fl star of Africa, there has been a gradual deterioration in the economy leading to a near collapse in the early 1980s.
		June 21, 2007: Frontiers of Social Policy in Ghana: Innovative Approaches to Improving Pupil's School Attendance and Performance in Ghana.
		The Spatial Dimensions of the Informal Economy - Prof.
	www.egnghana.org (755 words)

	Economy of Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghana also has established a successful program of nontraditional agricultural products for export, including pineapples, cashews, and pepper.
		The economy's response to these reforms was initially hampered by the absorption of one million returnees from Nigeria, the onset of the worst drought since independence, which brought on widespread bushfires and forced closure of the aluminium smelter and severe power cuts for industry and decline in foreign aid.
		Ghana intends to achieve its goals of accelerated economic growth, improved quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduced poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Ghana (1756 words)

	Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghana is divided into 10 regions, which are then subdivided into a total of 138 districts.
		The Larabanga Mosque in Larabanga, Ghana is one of the oldest Mosques in West Africa.
		Ghana has 12,630 primary schools, 5,450 junior secondary schools, 503 senior secondary schools, 21 training colleges, 18 technical institutions, two diploma-awarding institutions and five universities serving a population of 18 million; this means that most Ghanaians have relatively easy access to good education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghana (1654 words)

	Ghana - MSN Encarta
		Ghana has one of the strongest economies in West Africa, yet the country’s economic base continues to be agriculture and the people remain poor.
		Ghana is generally characterized by flat plains and gently rolling hills.
		The country’s main river is the Volta, which is formed in the center of the country by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta.
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	Ghana, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Ghana’s population is composed of many ethnolinguistic groups, the principal of which are the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), Mole-Dagbani, Ewe, and Ga-Adangme.
		Operating under the constitution of 1992, Ghana is a multiparty republic with a president who serves as both chief of state and head of government.
		In precolonial times the area of present-day Ghana comprised a number of independent kingdoms, including Gonja and Dagomba in the north, Ashanti in the interior, and the Fanti states along the coast.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gh/Ghana.html (1313 words)

	Ghana - Economy
		Agriculture, primarily small-scale, is the mainstay of the economy, accounting for 36% of GDP (2000) and some 60% of the workforce.
		Ghana's labour force numbered 8.7m in 1998 and is projected to grow by 50% to reach 12m by 2001.
		Ghana’s relations with the World Bank and IMF were good from the late 1980s with Ghana closely following policy advice in a series of structural adjustment programmes.
	www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/Ghana/Economy.html (786 words)

	Ghana
		Ghana is approximately 238,500 square kilometers and the population is approximately 18 million with an overall population density of 75 persons per square kilometer.
		Ghana is a lowland country except for a range of hills on its eastern border.
		The economy is largely based on agriculture, and Ghana was once the world’s largest producer of cacao.
	web.mit.edu /urbanupgrading/upgrading/case-examples/overview-africa/country-assessments/Ghana.html (896 words)

	Ghana - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		It is bound by the Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
		Nkrumah declared Ghana a single party socialist state and in Feb. 1966 when Nkrumah was visiting China, the military overthrew the government, suspended the constitution and installed a transitional government in preparation for a return to civilian rule.
		On March 6, 1992 Rawlings proposed that Ghana be returned to civilian rule on Jan. 7, 1993 with the draft constitution being approved in a referendum held in April, 1992.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/ghana.htm (1205 words)

	RECENT PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY OF GHANA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Against the impressive performance in 1998, the policy measures adopted in 1999 were designed to improve on the achievements of 1998 and set the economy on the path to attaining the medium term objectives of Vision 2020.
		The economy experienced major shocks that affected performance in all sectors.
		During the year, the Bank of Ghana reduced the bank rate to 27 percent in April.
	www.bog.gov.gh /news/review2000.htm (1062 words)

	Economy of Ghana: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In social sciences, superstructure is the set of socio-psychological feedback loops that maintain a coherent and meaningful structure in a given society,...
		The economy's response to these reforms was initially hampered by the absorption of one million returnees from Nigeria, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The cedi is the unit of currency of ghana, africa....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_ghana.htm (2962 words)

	Brockport Ghana Program
		The University of Ghana was established in 1948 as an affiliate college of the University of London.
		Ghana is a small, tropical country peopled with a well-educated citizenry who are open and welcoming to Europeans and Americans.
		Ghana is a beautiful, tropical country boasting rain forests, wildfire parks, and pristine beaches.
	www.brockportabroad.com /thirdlvl/ghana_3rd.html (327 words)

	Ghana - The Economy
		The transformation of Ghana's economy undertaken in the 1980s was considered a test case for "structural adjustment" prescriptions advocated by international banking institutions.
		Foremost among the changes enacted in Ghana were the disengagement of the government from an active role in the economy and the encouragement of free-market forces to promote the efficient and productive development of local resources.
		In addition to cocoa, Ghana's leading export commodities are gold, a nonrenewable resource, and timber, the harvesting of which has included more than eighteen endangered species of trees and has led to alarming deforestation.
	countrystudies.us /ghana/62.htm (692 words)

	Ghana - Economy
		The domestic economy continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 34% of GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders.
		Ghana opted for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) program in 2002, but was included in a G-8 debt relief program decided upon at the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005.
		Ghana also remains a candidate country to benefit from Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funding that could assist in transforming Ghana's agricultural export sector.
	www.exxun.com /Ghana/e_ec.html (551 words)

	country insights > region: africa > ghana > economy @ globalEDGE
		The economy's response to these reforms was initially hampered by the absorption of 1 million returnees from Nigeria, compounded by the decline of foreign aid and the onset of the worst drought since independence, which brought on widespread bushfires and forced closure of the aluminum smelter and severe power cuts for industry.
		The Government of Ghana, working with multilateral lending institutions, developed a detailed plan to use funds made available through debt relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative for increased expenditures on education and health programs to improve services and infrastructure in the rural sector, and improved governance.
		Ghana’s stated goals are to accelerate economic growth, improve the quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduce poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts.
	globaledge.msu.edu /countryInsights/economy.asp?countryID=95®ionID=5 (1643 words)

	Ashesi University College, Ghana - Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Due to constraints on government resources, Ghana's public universities struggle to operate with deteriorating buildings, inadequate computer facilities, outdated libraries, and scientific equipment that is unusable due to lack of supplies.
		It would also ripple through the entire educational system in Ghana, as fewer graduates are produced to teach in secondary and primary schools.
		For current economic and political reforms to succeed, it is imperative that Ghana's educational system be expanded and empowered to produce graduates who can lead the country into a brighter future.
	www.ashesi.org /HOME/challenge.html (604 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Ghana
		Ghana's monetary policy score and banking and finance score are both 1 point better this year; however, its trade policy score is 1 point worse, its fiscal burden of government score is 0.9 point worse, and its government intervention score is 0.5 point worse.
		According to the World Bank, Ghana's weighted average tariff rate in 2004 was 14.8 percent, up from the 9.5 percent in 2000 reported in the 2005 Index, based on World Bank data.
		From 1995 to 2004, Ghana's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 16.89 percent, down from the 24.03 percent from 1994 to 2003 reported in the 2005 Index.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Ghana (1034 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Ghana including economic and travel overviews and directories of ...
		Ghana is an independent republic with a democratic government which lies on the Gulf of Guinea and forms part of the West African Region.
		The mining industry in Ghana is the key sector in the economy with the principle minerals produced being gold and diamonds.
		The economy faces a number of challenges, the main focus being the country's high population growth (the population in 2002) was 20.1 million and high illiteracy rates.
	www.mbendi.co.za /land/af/gh/p0005.htm (912 words)

	business.iafrica.com \| business in africa How 'free money' is oiling Ghana’s economy
		Ghana has already undergone first generation reforms in its enlarged parastatal sector initiated in the 1980s.
		Ghana is implementing the second generation reforms with a renewed mandate of making the public sector efficient, effective and robust to partner the private sector for accelerated economic growth.
		Ghana marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2007 and it seems certain that Ghanaian businesses will mark the occasion with an economic liftoff for the country as an emerging marketplace for business.
	business.iafrica.com /african_business/289054.htm (1726 words)

	THE MINERAL ECONOMY OF GHANA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		From the 5th to 13th century, the ancient Kingdom of Ghana, was a major trading empire, trading gold for salt, swords, and textiles from North Africa.
		During the period 1963-80, fifty Peace Corps Volunteer Geologists were assigned to the Ghana Geological Survey, chiefly involved with geologic quadrangle mapping and reconnaissance geochemistry.
		Ghana is the second largest gold producer in Africa after South Africa, and a significant producer of aluminum, bauxite, diamond, and manganese, although power shortages have been a constraint on aluminum smelter production.
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_59687.htm (401 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Ghana
		A well-administered country by regional standards, Ghana is often seen as a model for political and economic reform in Africa.
		Although Ghana has largely escaped the civil strife that has plagued other West African countries, in 1994-95 land disputes in the north erupted into ethnic violence, resulting in the deaths of 1,000 people and the displacement of a further 150,000.
		Ghana enjoys a high degree of media freedom, and the country's private press and broadcasters operate without major restrictions.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm (558 words)

	Economy Of Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The domestic economy continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 35% of GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders.
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/ghana_country_economy.shtml (455 words)

	GHANA - Economy
		I particularly hope that apparel and textile manufacturers in the United States will relocate parts of their manufacturing units to Ghana to take advantage of the lower costs of production we offer, and the opportunity to export finished items to the United States duty-free and quota-free,” he says.
		He expects that by the end of the government’s fourth year in office, the economy should be growing at seven to eight percent.
		He says the IMF has played a role that is not its usual one and inaugurated the Ghanaian Investment Advisory Council to identify areas of improvement in government policy.
	www.unitedworld-usa.com /reports/ghana/economy.asp (1099 words)

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