William F Steel
Biographic Data
| ID | 239669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William F Steel |
| GIVEN NAMES | William F |
| FAMILY NAME | Steel |
| SIGNATURE | STEEL W F |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0548-3780 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Informal financial markets under liberalization in four African countries
Recent Policy Reform and Industrial Adjustment in Zambia and Ghana
It has been argued recently that implementing a laissez-faire approach to economic development faces serious difficulties in Africa.1 This article provides some empirical evidence on the question by comparing the recent efforts of two countries to move towards less interventionist policies. Both Zambia and Ghana attempted to reverse their deteriorating economic performance by introducing major reform measures during the mid-1980s. Their different…
Female and Small-Scale Employment under Modernization in Ghana
Development of the Urban Artisanal Sector in Ghana and Cameroun
This article compares the relative size and industrial distribution of artisanal manufacturing and service enterprises in Yaoundé and Accra, the capital cities of Cameroun and Ghana. The primary purpose is to provide evidence on the hypothesis that the characteristics of small-scale production are closely related to the level of development and industrialisation, and therefore likely to be similar in countries at similar levels elsewhere. The com…
The Appropriate Measure of Wages for Analyzing Income, Employment, and Migration
Unemployment problems in urban areas of less developed countries throughout the world have stimulated increasing interest in analyzing the impact of wages on labor supply and demand and in formulating appropriate wage policies. The urban-rural wage differential is a significant variable in attempts to measure the determinants of labor supply through migration from rural areas (Beals et al., 1967; Greenwood, 1969; Knight, 1972; Rourke and Sakyi-Gy…
Discrimination in Supermarket Prices and Location in Nashville
Discrimination in Supermarket Prices and Location in Nashville
The Appropriate Measure of Wages for Analyzing Income, Employment, and Migration
Unemployment problems in urban areas of less developed countries throughout the world have stimulated increasing interest in analyzing the impact of wages on labor supply and demand and in formulating appropriate wage policies. The urban-rural wage differential is a significant variable in attempts to measure the determinants of labor supply through migration from rural areas (Beals et al., 1967; Greenwood, 1969; Knight, 1972; Rourke and Sakyi-Gy…
Development of the Urban Artisanal Sector in Ghana and Cameroun
This article compares the relative size and industrial distribution of artisanal manufacturing and service enterprises in Yaoundé and Accra, the capital cities of Cameroun and Ghana. The primary purpose is to provide evidence on the hypothesis that the characteristics of small-scale production are closely related to the level of development and industrialisation, and therefore likely to be similar in countries at similar levels elsewhere. The com…
Female and Small-Scale Employment under Modernization in Ghana
Recent Policy Reform and Industrial Adjustment in Zambia and Ghana
It has been argued recently that implementing a laissez-faire approach to economic development faces serious difficulties in Africa.1 This article provides some empirical evidence on the question by comparing the recent efforts of two countries to move towards less interventionist policies. Both Zambia and Ghana attempted to reverse their deteriorating economic performance by introducing major reform measures during the mid-1980s. Their different…
Informal financial markets under liberalization in four African countries
Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Market economy (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (1 work) · Capital (architecture) (1 work) · Cartography (1 work)