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| Title: | The State, Private Sector Development, and Ghana's 'Golden Age of Business' |
| Author: | Arthur, Peter |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Periodical: | African Studies Review |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Period: | April |
| Pages: | 31-50 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Ghana |
| Subjects: | private sector economic policy 2000-2009 Development and Technology Economics and Trade Politics and Government History and Exploration |
| External link: | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/african_studies_review/v049/49.1arthur.pdf |
| Abstract: | The promotion of the private sector has become an integral part of Ghana's economic development strategy since it embarked on its structural adjustment programme (SAP) in 1983. Private sector development, which involves the improvement of the investment climate and the enhancing of basic service delivery, is considered one of the necessary factors for sustaining and expanding businesses, stimulating economic growth, and reducing poverty. This article examines the policies of Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and its strategies for making the private sector the bedrock of economic development and for achieving what it calls the 'Golden Age of Business'. It argues that while the policies and initiatives being pursued have the potential to help in the development of the private sector in Ghana, the government has to play a more central role in this process, not only by creating the enabling environment for private businesses, but also by providing business with support and protection. While the 'Golden Age of Business' is a neoliberal concept, its effective implementation requires a robust statist input. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |
