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Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010

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  • Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
  • Yingfa Lu

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In spite of growing awareness among strategy, business history, and entrepreneurship scholars of the benefits of entrepreneurial development, our understanding of the evolution of entrepreneurial development in developing nations remains limited. A historical analysis of the issue in post-colonial Ghana from 1957 to 2010 led to the identification of three distinctive phases. The first phase represented the immediate post-colonial reforms (1957–66), where large-scale nationalization and establishment of state-owned enterprises hampered development of private enterprises. The second phase was the turbulent period (1967–79), where totalitarianism and confiscation of assets deterred private investments and ownership, thereby creating a harsh economic and institutional environment. These culminated in the last phase, the renaissance of social entrepreneurship (1980–2010) where different entrepreneurial models flourished, including the diaspora philanthropy and the ‘philanthropic chief’.

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  • Joseph Amankwah-Amoah & Yingfa Lu, 2019. "Historical evolution of entrepreneurial development in the global South: The case of Ghana, 1957–2010," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 46(2), pages 161-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:46:y:2019:i:2:p:161-172.
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    1. Adomako, Samuel & Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph & Frimpong, Kwabena, 2022. "Human capital, reverse engineering and new venture growth: The moderating role of competitive strategy," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    2. Francoise Contreras & Utz Dornberger, 2022. "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as a Field of Knowledge: Analyzing the Global South," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-28, December.

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