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Achieving Accelerated and Shared Growth in Ghana : A MAMS-Based Analysis of Costs and Opportunities

dc.contributor.author Bogetić, Željko
dc.contributor.author Medvedev, Denis
dc.contributor.author Bussolo, Maurizio
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-24T21:59:15Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-24T21:59:15Z
dc.date.issued 2008-02
dc.description.abstract This paper relies on the recently developed Maquette for Millennium Development Goals Simulations (MAMS) model to assess the consistency of alternative scaling-up and policy packages for growth and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Ghana. In the baseline scenario, Ghana's strong near and medium-term growth outlook puts it in a good position to achieve the poverty Millennium Development Goal ahead of schedule, but other goals are likely to remain elusive before 2015. In the accelerated growth scenario-which addresses the major gaps in water and sanitation and other infrastructure-even more rapid growth and poverty reduction are possible, but important targets in the areas of education, health, and environment remain unattainable. Although growth is complementary to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the authors also find important growth-human development trade-offs in the near term. The estimates show that the resource requirements for achieving the key Millennium Development Goals by 2015 are large, reaching US$82 per capita in an illustrative foreign-grant financed scenario. Increased intake and retention of students contribute to rising scarcity of unskilled labor, buttressing unskilled wages, while high demand for skills from the sectors related to the Millennium Development Goals raises the returns to human capital. These developments lead to improvements in the welfare of the poorest members of Ghanaian society and contribute to a small reduction in overall inequality. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9021834/achieving-accelerated-shared-growth-ghana-mams-based-analysis-costs-opportunities
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6396
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4523
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL
dc.subject ADDITIONAL FINANCING
dc.subject ALLOCATION
dc.subject ANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subject ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subject ANNUAL RATE
dc.subject AUDITOR GENERAL
dc.subject AVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subject AVERAGE INCOME
dc.subject AVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subject BASELINE SCENARIO
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject BORROWING
dc.subject BUDGET DOCUMENTS
dc.subject BUDGETING
dc.subject CALCULATION
dc.subject CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subject CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject CONSUMER
dc.subject CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject CURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DEBT RELIEF
dc.subject DEBT SERVICE
dc.subject DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject DEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subject DEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
dc.subject DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subject DONOR ASSISTANCE
dc.subject EARNINGS
dc.subject ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject EDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EFFICIENCY GAINS
dc.subject ELASTICITIES
dc.subject ESTIMATED ELASTICITY
dc.subject EXPORT TAXES
dc.subject EXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subject EXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL STABILITY
dc.subject FISCAL PRUDENCE
dc.subject FOREIGN BORROWING
dc.subject FOREIGN GRANTS
dc.subject GINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subject GINI INDEX
dc.subject GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
dc.subject GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject GROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subject GROWTH EFFECT
dc.subject GROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subject GROWTH PROCESS
dc.subject GROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject GROWTH RATES
dc.subject HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject HIGH GROWTH
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject IMPORT TAXES
dc.subject IMPROVEMENTS IN POLICIES
dc.subject INCOME DISPARITIES
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject INCOMES
dc.subject INCREASE IN INCOME
dc.subject INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subject INFANT
dc.subject INFANT HEALTH
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject INTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject INVESTING
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject LOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subject LONG RUN
dc.subject LONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subject LOW-INCOME
dc.subject LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject LOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject MARKET PRICES
dc.subject MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject MEAN GROWTH
dc.subject MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject MEDIUM TERM
dc.subject MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subject NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subject NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA
dc.subject NUMERICAL TARGETS
dc.subject OIL PRICES
dc.subject PER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subject PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject POLICY PACKAGES
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject POLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subject POLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject POVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCING
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject PRIVATE GOODS
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
dc.subject PRO-POOR
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROSPERITY
dc.subject PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
dc.subject PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject PUBLIC BUDGET
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject PUBLIC PROGRAMS
dc.subject PUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subject PUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject RAPID GROWTH
dc.subject RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject REAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject REDUCED FORM EQUATION
dc.subject REDUCING POVERTY
dc.subject RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subject RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RISING DEMAND
dc.subject SAFE WATER
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subject SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SCHOOL FEES
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECTORAL ANALYSES
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SET OF GOALS
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject SOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject SOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subject SOURCE OF INFORMATION
dc.subject SPILLOVER
dc.subject SPILLOVER EFFECTS
dc.subject STOCKS
dc.subject STRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subject SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject TOTAL COST
dc.subject TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject TRADE OFFS
dc.subject TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject UNSKILLED WORKER
dc.subject UNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WAGE
dc.subject WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WORLD MARKETS
dc.title Achieving Accelerated and Shared Growth in Ghana : A MAMS-Based Analysis of Costs and Opportunities en
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okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9021834/achieving-accelerated-shared-growth-ghana-mams-based-analysis-costs-opportunities
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4523
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20080220114714
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9021834
okr.identifier.report WPS4523
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okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Ghana
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Public Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic Public Sector Development
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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