Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
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- Al-Hassan, Ramatu M. & Diao, Xinshen, 2007. "Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications," GSSP working papers 2, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Pro-poor growth; Pro-poor policies; Regional inequality; Poverty reduction; Agricultural growth; Economywide modeling; Public investment;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2008-03-25 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2008-03-25 (Development)
- NEP-GEO-2008-03-25 (Economic Geography)
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