The Impact of Cash Crop Export to the EU on the Economic Perfomance in Ghana

Lamptey, Samuel Nii Lante

ABSTRACT The main objective of this master's thesis is to investigate the relationship between cash crop exports to the European Union from Ghana and its impact on the economic performance of Ghana. It is also aimed at investigating the aftermath of the European Union Directive 2000/36/EC on the Economic development of Ghana by investigating and observing the trend in GDP to access the economic performance of Ghana by looking at cocoa export to the European Union. The study then provides an insight of Ghana and European Union trade relation and then also an overview of Ghana's cash crops with focus on cocoa. It is followed with comparison of the trend in economic growth before and after the implementation of European Union Directive. Econometric and Statistical analysis of secondary data from sources such as International Financial Statistics, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank countries indicators is done. This is followed by analysis of the results, discussion of the results and recommendations based on the results. A brief summary of the thesis is given in the conclusion.

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