Regional Disparities in Ghana: Policy Options and Public Investment Implications
Regional Disparities in Ghana: Policy Options and Public Investment Implications
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加纳的区域差异：政策选择和公共投资影响
DOI：
10.22004/ag.econ.42421
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发表时间：
2007
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通讯作者：
X. Diao
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作者：
R. Al;X. Diao
“加纳发展模式的特点是南北分化，北方远远落后于南方.。本文件旨在确定加纳有利于穷人的增长途径，重点是农业机会，特别是在加纳北方。本文采用一个经济范围内的多市场模型，根据1991年至2000年的时间序列生产数据和1991/92年和1998/99年加纳生活水平调查数据，通过假设不同的增长模式，分析了到2015年可能的减贫趋势。结果表明，农业主导型增长的减贫效应大于非农业主导型增长。对文献的审查表明，虽然北方一般是一个净移徙地区，但移徙的回报有限，因为移徙者没有技能，因此只能进入工资低的非正规就业市场。这意味着要通过教育和技能来加强这一劳动力。最终，这些地区必须吸引生产投资，以促进经济活动和当地增长。国家必须在投资于生产和社会基础设施方面发挥主导作用，以促进私营部门经营者的环境。作者摘要Authors' Abstract
"The development pattern in Ghana is characterised by a north-south divide in which the north lags far behind the south... This paper sets out to identify avenues for pro-poor growth in Ghana, focussing on agricultural opportunities, particularly in northern Ghana. Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of 1991/92 and 1998/99, this paper analyzes the possible poverty reduction trends up to 2015 by assuming different patterns of growth. The results show that agriculture-led growth has a larger poverty reducing effect than nonagriculture-led growth... A review of the literature shows that while the north generally is a net migration area, the rewards of migration have been limited because people who migrate have no skills and are, therefore, limited to entering the informal job market where wages are low. The implication is to enhance this labour with education and skills. Ultimately, the regions must attract production investment to boost economic activity and generate local growth. The state must play a leading role in investing in productive and social infrastructure as a way of facilitating the environment for private sector operators.: from Authors' Abstract