External Trade

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Walter Birmingham, I. Neustadt, E.N. Omaboe
DOI: 10.4324/9781003743538-19
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Abstract

The main concern of this chapter is to trace the recent history of Ghana’s balance of payments with the rest of the world and by doing so to draw attention to one of the most pressing problems facing the economy and conditioning its record of growth. Earlier chapters 2 have dealt with Ghana’s major export commodities and with the pattern of imports. We do not, therefore, propose to discuss in any detail the composition of Ghana’s external trade. Nevertheless, it makes a convenient starting-point to give the main outlines of this, for the composition of trade has implications for policies designed to cope with the balance of payments position.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Global trade and economics Economic Theory and Policy International Development and Aid

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
332–362
Publication date
16 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter