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Oil and cocoa in the political economy of Ghana-EU relations: whither sustainable development?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Oil and cocoa represent strategic export commodities for the Ghanaian economy, prioritised within the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda. This article examines these sectors in the context of Ghana’s relations with the European Union (EU). Notably, the EU constitutes the most important market for Ghanaian exports. The European Commission, moreover, has pledged to tangibly assist private sector development in Ghana, with particular reference to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through its focus on oil and cocoa, the article problematises certain aspects of EU aid and trade interventions with respect to normative SDG development pledges.

Source: Third World Thematics A TWQ Journal

DOI: 10.1080/23802014.2016.1314768

Authors: Mark Langan, Sophia Price

Institutions: University of Leicester, Leeds Beckett University

Language: English

Topic: International Development and Aid

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2614927615