Rowena M Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 91630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rowena M Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rowena M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1957 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Changing Economy of the Lower Volta 1954–67
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. With its completion many of the riparian communities were denied the ecconomic advatages of natural irrigation and water flow for inland fisheries, although they did benefit through the emergence of a valuabl…
Marine policy in southeast Asia
Journal Article Marine policy in southeast Asia Get access Marine policy in southeast Asia. Edited by George Kent and Mark J. Valencia. Berkeley, Calif., London: University of California Press. 1985. 425pp. Index. £41.25. ISBN 0 520 05366 4. Rowena Lawson Rowena Lawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 62, Issue 3, summer 1986, Page 554, https://doi.org/10.2307/2617958 Published…
Incompatibilities and Conflicts in Fisheries Planning in Southeast Asia
Women in Africa
African Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth
The Volta Resettlement Scheme
Journal Article THE VOLTA RESETTLEMENT SCHEME Get access ROWENA LAWSON ROWENA LAWSON Department of Economics, University of Ghana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 267, April 1968, Pages 124–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095722 Published: 01 April 1968
Innovation and growth in traditional agriculture of the lower Volta, Ghana
The distributive system in Ghana
Conference on Ghana's Seven-Year Development Plan
A panel of international economists recently assembled at the University of Ghana in response to a unique invitation to discuss the draft of Ghana's latest Development Plan. The distinguished guests included Professor C. Z. Bobrowski (Poland), Professor J. Bognar (Hungary), Professor H. C. Bos (Netherlands), Professor A. O. Hirshman (United States), Mr N. Kaldor (England), Professor W. A. Lewis (West Indies), Dr Abdel Rahman (Egypt), Professor K.…
The structure, migration and resettlement of Ewe fishing units
SYNOPSIS Ewe fishermen have a tradition of migration. On the coast of Ghana this migration takes place in companies of up to sixty men who may live away from their homes for some eight months of the year. The coastal fishermen are noted for their skill in the operation of the beach seine net, but owing to the high cost of these nets, the migration of fishing companies depends largely on the initiative of the net owners. These are often not Ewe bu…
Ghana in Economic Transition
The Volta Resettlement Scheme
Journal Article THE VOLTA RESETTLEMENT SCHEME Get access ROWENA LAWSON ROWENA LAWSON Department of Economics, University of Ghana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 267, April 1968, Pages 124–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095722 Published: 01 April 1968
The structure, migration and resettlement of Ewe fishing units
SYNOPSIS Ewe fishermen have a tradition of migration. On the coast of Ghana this migration takes place in companies of up to sixty men who may live away from their homes for some eight months of the year. The coastal fishermen are noted for their skill in the operation of the beach seine net, but owing to the high cost of these nets, the migration of fishing companies depends largely on the initiative of the net owners. These are often not Ewe bu…
The Changing Economy of the Lower Volta 1954–67
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. With its completion many of the riparian communities were denied the ecconomic advatages of natural irrigation and water flow for inland fisheries, although they did benefit through the emergence of a valuabl…
Marine policy in southeast Asia
Journal Article Marine policy in southeast Asia Get access Marine policy in southeast Asia. Edited by George Kent and Mark J. Valencia. Berkeley, Calif., London: University of California Press. 1985. 425pp. Index. £41.25. ISBN 0 520 05366 4. Rowena Lawson Rowena Lawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 62, Issue 3, summer 1986, Page 554, https://doi.org/10.2307/2617958 Published…
Ghana in Economic Transition
Ghana in Economic Transition
The structure, migration and resettlement of Ewe fishing units
SYNOPSIS Ewe fishermen have a tradition of migration. On the coast of Ghana this migration takes place in companies of up to sixty men who may live away from their homes for some eight months of the year. The coastal fishermen are noted for their skill in the operation of the beach seine net, but owing to the high cost of these nets, the migration of fishing companies depends largely on the initiative of the net owners. These are often not Ewe bu…
Conference on Ghana's Seven-Year Development Plan
A panel of international economists recently assembled at the University of Ghana in response to a unique invitation to discuss the draft of Ghana's latest Development Plan. The distinguished guests included Professor C. Z. Bobrowski (Poland), Professor J. Bognar (Hungary), Professor H. C. Bos (Netherlands), Professor A. O. Hirshman (United States), Mr N. Kaldor (England), Professor W. A. Lewis (West Indies), Dr Abdel Rahman (Egypt), Professor K.…
Innovation and growth in traditional agriculture of the lower Volta, Ghana
The distributive system in Ghana
The Volta Resettlement Scheme
Journal Article THE VOLTA RESETTLEMENT SCHEME Get access ROWENA LAWSON ROWENA LAWSON Department of Economics, University of Ghana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 67, Issue 267, April 1968, Pages 124–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095722 Published: 01 April 1968
African Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth
Incompatibilities and Conflicts in Fisheries Planning in Southeast Asia
Women in Africa
Marine policy in southeast Asia
Journal Article Marine policy in southeast Asia Get access Marine policy in southeast Asia. Edited by George Kent and Mark J. Valencia. Berkeley, Calif., London: University of California Press. 1985. 425pp. Index. £41.25. ISBN 0 520 05366 4. Rowena Lawson Rowena Lawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 62, Issue 3, summer 1986, Page 554, https://doi.org/10.2307/2617958 Published…
The Changing Economy of the Lower Volta 1954–67
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. With its completion many of the riparian communities were denied the ecconomic advatages of natural irrigation and water flow for inland fisheries, although they did benefit through the emergence of a valuabl…
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