In Ghana, Jerry Rawlings facing the Bretton Woods institutions (5 & 6)

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Jerry Rawlings, Former President of the Republic of Ghana.

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By: Alain Foka

50 min

Despite his Third World ideological flights, Jerry Rawlings is a pragmatist.

He capitulated to the laws of the market and Ghana became, in 1983, the first African country to negotiate with international donors and to implement a structural adjustment plan.

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