Dealing with mining companies—the experience of Ghana and Liberia

Abstract

In most of todays export dependent, primary commodity producing countries in the “Third world” the economy is dominated by transnational companies. However, there are significant differences in their approach to foreign capital.

In this article Jerker Carlsson looks at the development objectives and mineral strategies developed by two West African countries, Ghana and Liberia, during the period 1950 to 1980.