Journal of
African Studies and Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Afr. Stud. Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2189
  • DOI: 10.5897/JASD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Enhancing the middle class as a development resource in Africa: Insights from Northern Ghana

Vincent Amanor-Boadu*
  • Vincent Amanor-Boadu*
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, 306 Waters Hall, United States.
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Kara Ross
  • Kara Ross
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, 306 Waters Hall, United States.
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Yacob Zereyesus
  • Yacob Zereyesus
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, 306 Waters Hall, United States.
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  •  Received: 15 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 08 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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