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Market Participation and Rural Poverty in Ghana in the Era of Globalization
Author(s) -
Oduro Abena D.,
OseiAkoto Isaac
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
african development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1467-8268
pISSN - 1017-6772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00178.x
Subject(s) - premise , poverty , economics , globalization , poverty reduction , development economics , rural economy , rural area , economic growth , political science , market economy , philosophy , linguistics , law
: This paper investigates the factors that influence market participation in rural economies. This is based on the premise that participation in the market is an important channel through which the global economy impacts on the rural areas and can have a positive impact on poverty reduction through increased incomes. A case study approach is adopted using four rural communities in three ecological zones of Ghana.