Economies after colonialism : Ghana and the struggle for power / Lindsay Whitfield.

Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Map of Ghana; Introduction: The Ghanaian Economy, Fragile Still; 1 Ghanaian Political Economy and the Politics of Industrial Policy; 2 Origins of Competitive Clientelism and Weak Domestic Capitalists; 3 Return to Competitive Clientelism in the Fourth Republic; 4 Economic Growth, But Return to the Colonial Trading Economy; 5 Challenges to Diversifying Exports: Accessing Global Markets and Learning to Learn

6 Challenges to Modernizing Agro-Processing: Struggles over Inputs, Organizing Smallholders and Enforcing Contracts7 NPP Government and the Not So "Golden Age of Business"; 8 NDC II Government and Managing the New Oil Wealth; Conclusion: Can Industrial Policy Work in Ghana?; Appendix A: MCA Compact; Appendix B: Interviews; Bibliography; Index