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Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case

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The current paper, first, documents Ghana's 'success' story. Second, it identifies the strategy employed. Third, it provides a brief history of why and how the strategy was adopted. Fourth, it provides some rationale for the success of the strategy, including the roles of domestic and international actors. Fifth, it conjectures the viability of the strategy into the future. Finally, the paper draws lessons for possible application to other less successful countries.

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  • Augustin Kwasi Fosu, 2009. "Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2009-42, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    6. Wim Naudé, 2010. "Development Progress in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2010-007, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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