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Why does caste still influence access to agricultural credit?
Kumar, Sunil Mitra - 2016
In India, caste shapes access to a variety of resources and outcomes mainly through its influence on inter-generational prosperity, but also the linked phenomenon of discrimination. This paper examines whether caste-based differences in access to formal agricultural loans reflect discrimination...
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Understanding Ghana's growth success story and job creation challenges
Aryeetey, Ernest; Baah-Boateng, William - 2015
Ghana's status as one of the African Lions is linked to the country's remarkable growth performance, which culminated …
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Employment status and educational attainment among disabled Ghanaians
Afoakwah, Clifford; Dauda, Fatima - 2016
People with disabilities in Ghana and other developing economies are discriminated against in many fundamental elements …
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South African gold mining and local procurement in Tanzania and Ghana
Smith, Michael Nassen; Osborne, Carilee; Moola, Zunaid; … - 2019
We examine the extent to which two of Africa’s leading gold mining economies, Ghana and Tanzania, have adopted … investments in Ghana and Tanzania are used to illustrate policy impact and the state-capital relations that shape policy …
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Effect of non-farm work on agricultural productivity : Empirical evidence from northern Ghana
Anang, Benjamin Tetteh - 2017
farmers' productivity, using survey data from 300 smallholder farm households in northern Ghana. The study employs an …
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Capturing economic and social benefits at the community level : opportunities and obstacles for civil society
Slack, Keith - 2017
cases of Ghana and Peru provide examples of these dynamics. Strategies for overcoming them include strengthening the …
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Explaining gender differences in preference for self-employment among tertiary graduates in Ghana
Ajayi, Kehinde; Anyidoho, Nana Akua - 2017
proposed option for youth in economies with limited wage employment. Analysing survey data on 2,036 tertiary graduates in Ghana …
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The agro-processing industry and its potential for structural transformation of the Ghanaian economy
Owoo, Nkechi S.; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica P. - 2017
The paper explores the potential of Ghana's agro-processing industry in contributing to the development and structural …
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Poverty and happiness : an examination of the factors influencing happiness among the extreme poor in rural Ghana
Ayerakwa, Hayford M.; Osei, Robert Darko; Osei-Akoto, Isaac - 2015
the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty survey in Ghana, we analyse the factors that influence happiness among the …
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Ghana : Poverty reduction over thirty years
McKay, Andrew D.; Pirttilä, Jukka; Tarp, Finn - 2015
Ghana is relatively rare among Sub-Saharan African countries in having had sustained positive growth every year since …
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