Changing Economy of the Lower Volta 1954-67 - A Study in the Dynanics of Rural Economic Growth

Informationen zum Autor Rowena M. Lawson Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1972 this study analyses the process of economic growth and social change in the riparian communities of the Lower Volta River in Ghana, which came about in large part due to the construction of the Volta dam in 1963. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 1. Introduction 2. Methodology Part 2: The Empirical Study 1. General Features of the Economy 2. Agriculture 3. Volta Fisheries 4. The Clam Industry 5. Cattle 6. Changes in Trading Activities in the Lower Volta, 1954-64 7. Changes in Income and Wealth, 1954-64 Part 3: Economic Processes of Change

Product details

• Authors: Rowena M. Lawson, Lawson Rowena M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138591110
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59111-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Ghana, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Economic history, economic growth, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1950 to c 1959, c 1960 to c 1969, C 1945 To C 1960, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies