The Politics of Reform in Ghana, 1982-1991

by Jeffrey Herbst

Book Overview

Economic reform was the most pressing question for African and other Third World countries during the 1980s. In this first full-length examination of the political economy of adjustment in Ghana, Jeffrey Herbst describes the causes of Ghana's dramatic economic decline and reviews the politics of reform that began in 1983. Since Ghana was one of the first African countries to adopt a comprehensive reform program and the one that has sustained adjustment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520304756
• ISBN13: 9780520304758
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"