Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana - the Political Economy Perspective

• Autorzy: Joseph Yaw Abodakpi

Warianty tytułu

Bezpośrednie inwestycje zagraniczne w Ghanie z perspektywy ekonomii politycznej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Every developmental and economic agenda must seek to attract FDI. Both developed and emerging economies put in place various institutional, legal frameworks and other mechanisms to implement and execute investment agendas. This paper discusses Ghana's situation by examining various programmes the country's government has implemented and institutions that have been established to foster inward investment. Institutions like the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), the Gateway Programme and other reforms within institutions are also presented. The article concludes with a brief overview of the current investment trends in Ghana, the relevance of FDI and the importance of policy direction to protect sensitive sectors of the Ghanaian economy. (original abstract)

Każdy kraj, bez względu na poziom rozwoju (rynki rozwinięte, wschodzące czy rozwijające się), wprowadza w swojej polityce różnorodne ramy prawne i instytucjonalne oraz inne formy rozwiązań, w celu wdrożenia i realizacji własnych planów rozwojowych i inwestycyjnych. Zauważyć można, że stabilna gospodarka i sukcesywne wprowadzanie przyjaznych rozwiązań przyciąga inwestorów oraz przyczynia się do wzrostu bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych. Celem artykułu jest omówienie przypadku Ghany, poprzez analizę różnych programów wprowadzanych przez rząd oraz przegląd instytucji powołanych w celu wspierania wewnętrznych inwestycji. Przedstawione zostały m.in. takie instytucje, jak Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), centrum promocji inwestycji w Ghanie, the Gateway Programme (tj. program centrum inwestycyjnego), a także przeprowadzane reformy strukturalne. Omówione zostały również obecne trendy inwestycyjne w Ghanie, znaczenie bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych oraz kierunki polityki gospodarczej mającej na celu ochronę kluczowych sektorów ghańskiej gospodarki. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Political economy; Foreign investment; Direct investments; Economic growth

PL

Ekonomia polityczna; Inwestycje zagraniczne; Inwestycje bezpośrednie; Wzrost gospodarczy

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe / Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie
• Rocznik: 2017
• Numer: nr 10 (970)
• Strony: 5--20

Twórcy

autor

Joseph Yaw Abodakpi

• Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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DOI

10.15678/ZNUEK.2017.0970.1001