Decolonization, Development, and Nation Building in Ghana-Asia Relations, 1957-1966

Decolonization, Development, and Nation Building in Ghana-Asia Relations, 1957-1966

Author: 
Sackeyfio-Lenoch, Naaborko
Publisher: 
African Studies Centre, Boston University
Date published: 
2016
Record type: 
Journal article
Region: 
Africa
Western Africa
Journal Title: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Source: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016, pp. 235-253
Subject: 
GHANA-HISTORY
FOREIGN RELATIONS
DECOLONIZATION
NATION BUILDING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Abstract: 

The article examines the relationship between Ghana and Asia from 1957 to 1966, highlighting decolonization, development, and nation-building. Topics include several African leaders' strategies for development, autonomy, and modernization, Ghanan political party Convention People's Party's development model, postcolonial elites' promotion of self-determined development approaches. Also discussed are Ghana's economic and political history, foreign expertise, and technical assistance.

Language: 
English
Country focus: 
Ghana
Catagory URL: 
http://www.bu.edu/

CITATION: Sackeyfio-Lenoch, Naaborko. Decolonization, Development, and Nation Building in Ghana-Asia Relations, 1957-1966 . : African Studies Centre, Boston University , 2016. The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016, pp. 235-253 - Available at: https://library.au.int/decolonization-development-and-nation-building-ghana-asia-relations-1957-1966