Ghana-Korea Economic Relations – The Record after 40 Years and the Future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12837509 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lloyd G Adu Amoah (0000-0001-6256-2090, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Kwasi Asante (Global Ministries) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 6-39 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African and Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2094 • E-ISSN: 1569-2108 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15692108-12341414 |
| OpenAlex | W2925129994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
Over the last sixty years the economic and industrial fortunes of Ghana and Korea have proved worryingly divergent. Though Ghana and South Korea had comparatively similar GDP per capita in the 1960s, South Korea in 20171 ($29,742.839) has been able to attain a GDP per capita that is about ten times that of Ghana ($1,641.487). This work critically examines the economic relationship between Ghana and South Korea in the last forty years. It focuses on the economic miracle of South Korea and the lessons for developing countries like Ghana. The article utilizes economic, historical and policy data drawn from primary and secondary sources in an attempt to examine the economic relations between the two countries thus far and prescribe ways in which Ghana can benefit far more than ever before from her economic co-operation with Korea. The paper argues that for Ghana to benefit from its economic relations with South Korea the ideational example of this East Asian state in constructing a developmental state (DS) is critical. Flowing from this, it is recommended that this West African nation becomes more diligent and innovative in her economic relations with Korea as a matter of strategic necessity in pursuit of Ghana’s long held industrialization dream
Ancient history · China · Developing country · Development economics · Developmental state · East Asia · Economic growth · Economic miracle · Economics · Economy · Geography · Gross domestic product · Industrialisation · Per capita · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · South asia · State (computer science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Demography · History · Indian Economic and Social Development · International Development and Aid
Africa's Growth Tragedy
The curse of natural resources
Asia's Next Giant
New Media for Social Change
State-led development reconsidered
Beyond institutional fetishism
Developmental states in transition
Where do high growth political economies come from? The Japanese lineage of Korea's “developmental state”
Exports and economic growth
Aid and state transition in Ghana and South Korea
Rwanda
Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century
Problems of Industrialisation of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
Transnationalization of Korean Popular Culture and the Rise of “Pop Nationalism” in Korea
Neo-Colonialism
Taxing property in a neo-developmental state
In Search of an Innovative State
Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective
Swimming Against the Current
The Enduring Relevance of the Developmental State Paradigm Across Space and Time
Neoliberalism and Growth without Development in Ghana
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |