Small-scale industry development and decentralization in Ghana

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Title:	Small-scale industry development and decentralization in Ghana
Author:	Mensah, John V.
Year:	2001
Periodical:	The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies
Volume:	43
Issue:	2
Pages:	279-297
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Ghana
Subjects:	enterprises decentralization industrial policy
Abstract:	Since the early 1980s, there have been increasing efforts in Ghana to support small-scale industries (SSIs). This is evidenced by the establishment of institutions, credit schemes, technical and management services, and infrastructure development under the decentralization policy. This article reviews various SSI promotion strategies, such as the development approach, supply and demand-side policy approach, the ILO model, the GTZ model of new business creation, the extension approach, and the workshop cluster approach. The article identifies the activities of important actors related to SSI operations within the framework of the decentralization programme in Ghana. It calls for more coordinated participatory planning and management of SSI development programmes among the national and district authorities, traditional rulers, entrepreneurs, researchers and support institutions. Bibliogr., note, sum. [Journal abstract]