Oil and cocoa in the political economy of Ghana-EU relations: whither sustainable development?. Issue 4 (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Langan, Mark; Price, Sophia
• Is Part Of: Third world thematics. Volume 1:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 563
• Page End: 580
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Aid -- Africa -- cocoa -- European Union -- development -- oil -- private sector -- trade; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: Https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802014.2016.1314768
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-9978

Abstract

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.