Ghanaian businesses are not pragmatic – Dr. Ha-Joon Chang

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• Adika 8 years ago

  This guy have critically observed the Ghanaian mentality and has concluded this statement.

  This guy have critically observed the Ghanaian mentality and has concluded this statement.

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• Kwasi 8 years ago

  That is not your business. Go to your country and talk that nonesense and see where you will sleep that night.

  That is not your business. Go to your country and talk that nonesense and see where you will sleep that night.

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• Anchester Lawerteh -UK 8 years ago

  Kwesi, it will be worthy to listen to his advice instead of IMFs. We are always being dictated to by IMF and other people we go begging for money whiles we have the resouces to raise fund for big national projects and JOB cre ...
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  Kwesi, it will be worthy to listen to his advice instead of IMFs. We are always being dictated to by IMF and other people we go begging for money whiles we have the resouces to raise fund for big national projects and JOB creation. Eg. Is the ban on employing OUR CITIZENS to the government sector.Apart from agriculture our continent by now should be busy in manufacturing. Even Vietnam Cambodia, Phillipines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are getting there.

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• ibrahim 8 years ago

  I have read your books especially "politics of industrial policy in Africa" and "bad samaritans" and I have seen that you're genuinely concern about Africa. Thanks

  I have read your books especially "politics of industrial policy in Africa" and "bad samaritans" and I have seen that you're genuinely concern about Africa. Thanks

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• James 8 years ago

  There goes another one,Kwasi,what's your beef.You are being given a good advice and you will not even consider it.DrHa-Joon's comments are spot on and yet Kwasi's reaction tell it all AFRICAN MENTALITY

  There goes another one,Kwasi,what's your beef.You are being given a good advice and you will not even consider it.DrHa-Joon's comments are spot on and yet Kwasi's reaction tell it all AFRICAN MENTALITY

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• Paa Joe 8 years ago

  ANY TRUE GHANAIAN WILL CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR RIGHT WORDS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF EVENTS, THE ECONOMIC BACKWARDNESS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY IN GHANA.
  
  WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE CVS OF PAST AND PRESENT STATE MINISTERS A ...
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  ANY TRUE GHANAIAN WILL CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR RIGHT WORDS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF EVENTS, THE ECONOMIC BACKWARDNESS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY IN GHANA.
  
  WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE CVS OF PAST AND PRESENT STATE MINISTERS AND DEPUTIES APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF RAWLINGS, KUFFOUR, MILLS, MAHAMA AND OF LATE AKUFFO-ADDO, YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF, WHY HAVE ALL THESE FOLKS FAILED TO USE THEIR ACQUIRED ACADEMIC QALALIFICATIONS TO PROPEL AND TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY TO PROSPERITY IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  DO YOU KNOW WHAT, THE SO CALLED EDUCATED WITH BIG DEGREES AND PHD TITLES DO NOT STILL HAVE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INNOVATIVE SKILLS AND TECHNICAL-KNOW HOW TO CREATE MIDDLE LEVEL DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES,MANUFACTURING FIRMS AND PROCESSING PLANTS AND TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND TO STIMULATE JOB CREATION, INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GHANA.
  
  EVEN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE QUALITY PRECISION SKILLED WORKFORCE, THE BACKBONE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD,ARE BEING TURNED INTO MINES AND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW, SOUTH KOREA BECAME ONE OF THE WORLDS LOBAAL PLAYER IN THE MANUFACTURING, BECAUSE THEIR EDUCATED GRADUATES, HAD TO APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE BE TAUGHT AT THE CLASSROOMS IN MATHMATICS, PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING, AND EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE USED TO TURN THE WHEELS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION AND MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTS AND COMMODITIES FOR VITAL SERVICES IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR EXPORT TO THE WORLD MARKETS.
  
  TO THE GHANAIAN SO CALLED EDUCATED, POLITICS HAVE ONLY BECOME THEIR PREOCCUPATION AND TO BE APPOINTED FOR A POSITION AT THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR NON-PRODUCTIVE WORK AND TO EARN THEIR CHEAP SALARIES.
  
  THIS MEANS THEY HAVE ALL BECOMNE PARASITES ON THE GOVERNMENT TO FEED AND CLOTH THEM.IT AT THEE PUBLIC SECTORS WHERE THEY ENCOURAGE TOO,BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION, MANIPULATION,EMBEZZLEMENT AND STEALING OF STATE RESOURCES AND FNDS FOR THEIR GREEDY LIFSTYLES.
  
  EVEN TILL TODAY, IT IS THE HARDWORKING ILLTERATE COCOA FARMERS AND UNSKILLED MINE WORKERS THAT CONTINUES TO EARN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO SERVICE NATIONAL BUDGETS AND DEBTS, WAGES AND SALARIES, IMPORTATION OF FOOD ITEMS AND COMMODITIES AND MOST ABOVE ALL, THE IMPORTATION OF EXPENSIVE LUXURY CARS AND JEEPS FOR USE BY THESE LAZY FOLKS IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  AND WHEN ANY OF THE TWO PARTIES NDC AND NPP ARE VOTED OUT OF POWER THEIR SO CALLED LAWMAKERS THEN STEAL THESE CARS FOR THEIR OWN PRIVATE USE.
  
  ARE WE NOT OBLIGED TO CALL THEM USELESS, HOPELESS, DISGRACEFUL AND SHAMEFUL PEOPLE ON EARTH.
  
  THESE FOLKS HAVE INDEED UNDERDEVELOPED THE NATION, GHANA.

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