Structural Transformation, Productivity, and Employment in Ghana 1991-2012

Paci, Pierella ; Pavelesku, Dan

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: productivity;    employment;    economic growth;    services;    industrial structure;   

DOI  :  10.1596/K8484

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Ghana’s recent economic growth wasaccompanied by significant structuraltransformation. Over the past twodecades Ghana has enjoyed sustained economicgrowth combined with some degree oftransformation away from agriculture. Thisshift was associated with a considerableincrease in the relative share of services.In recent years, the industry share of GDPhas also picked up although the growth ofemployment in that sector has been comparativelyslow.