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 valuable lake fishery. The study cound that the socio-economic preconditions for a rise in the standard of living had been building up over some time and many social, economic and political forms of change had been introduced to change the previous static equlibrium. Such influences began to erode the hitherto unquestioned acceptance of traditional institutions and the stability and security they offered.
By:
Rowena M. Lawson Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 362g ISBN:9781138591110 ISBN 10: 1138591114 Series:African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century Pages: 144 Publication Date:22 August 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 1. Introduction 2. Methodology Part 2: The Empirical Study 1. General Features of the Economy 2. Agriculture 3. Volta Fisheries 4. The Clam Industry 5. Cattle 6. Changes in Trading Activities in the Lower Volta, 1954-64 7. Changes in Income and Wealth, 1954-64 Part 3: Economic Processes of Change
