"Assembling Export Markets explores the origins of global agrifood chains through an examination of the new frontier regions of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in the West African Republic of Ghana over the past decade"--

Introduction -- The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of colonialism -- Big men, personal rule and patronage politics -- Violent conflict and civil war -- Political change and democratization -- Core development questions -- Africa's...