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Local economic development in Ghana: From the ‘lost decades’ to a policy ‘maturing’ stage

James Kwame MensahDepartment of Business Administration, University of Professional Studies, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Justice Nyigmah BawoleDepartment of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana
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Albert AhenkanDepartment of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana
Pages 607-621 | Published online: 28 Apr 2017

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James Kwame Mensah. (2023) Urban agriculture, local economic development and climate change: conceptual linkages. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development 15:1, pages 141-151.
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Richardson Azunu & James Kwame Mensah. (2019) Local economic development and poverty reduction in developing societies: The experience of the ILO decent work project in Ghana. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit 34:5, pages 405-420.
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