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| Prof. Kofi Nketsia Afful |
Name: Prof. Kofi Nketsia Afful
Address: Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana. Tel. 233-42-35560
Mobile: 0249919326. E-mail: kenaf2@yahoo.co.uk
Date of Birth: March 15, 1940
Place of Birth: Sekondi, Ghana
Nationality: Ghanaian
Marital Status: Married
Number of Children: Four (4)
Academic QualificationsInstitution |
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Degree
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Date
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Achimota School
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Achimota (Ghana)
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Cambridge Higher School Certificate
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1955-61
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University of Ghana
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Legon, Ghana
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B.Sc. (Honours) Economics
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1962-65
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London School of
Economics |
London, U.K
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M.Sc. Economics
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1966-68
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Vanderbilt University
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Nashville, Tn. (US)
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Ph.D. Economics
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1975-81
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| Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: | "A Synthesis of the Monetarist and Structuralist Theories of Inflation - with Application to the Inflationary Experience of Ghana, (1960-1977).Stanley W. Black, Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tn. (US). |
| Advisor: | Stanley W. Black, Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tn. (US). |
| Academic Awards |
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| Areas of Specialization |
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Record of Employment and Experience 1965 - 1966 |
Appointed Teaching Assistant in the Department of Economics, University of Ghana. Gave tutorials in Development Planning and Economic Growth to final year students, and the Economy of Ghana to first year students. |
1970
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Appointed lecturer in economics at the University of Cape Coast. Taught Economic Development and Growth, History of Economic Thought, Mathematics for Economists to undergraduates.
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1980 (Fall)
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Gave tutorials in Economic principles to first year undergraduates in Vanderbilt University, US. |
1982 - 1984
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Returned to the Economics Department, University of Cape Coast, and taught Mathematical Economics, and International Trade Theory to graduates and undergraduates.
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1984 - 1988
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Seconded to the Centre for Development Studies - a research outfit of the University of Cape Coast. Served as counterpart to the team from the David Livingstone Institute of Strathclyde University (Glasgow), which, in collaboration with the Centre, organized a series of workshops on the "Choice of Technology, and the Identification, Appraisal and Implementation of Development Projects. A total of some 175 middle and higher level decision makers from the Ministries, public corporations, financial institutions, agro-industrial enterprises, university and research institutions, benefited from the workshops. Participated in the drawing up of a comprehensive syllabus for the post-graduate programme in Development Studies with emphasis on the generation, choice and use of technology. Taught economic theory to second and final year students of the Economics Department. |
| 1986 - 1987 | Promoted Senior Lecturer |
| 1988 Feb. 1989-July 1990 |
Rejoined the Economics Department in June. Studied the development and management of FAO - assisted small scale fisheries projects in South, South-east Asia, and West Africa under the Andre Mayer Fellowship. |
| 1991 - 1995 | Appointed Co-editor of the Economic Bulletin - quarterly journal of the Economics Society of Ghana.
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| 1994 | Appointment National Focal Point for the African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network (based in Nairobi, Kenya). |
| 1999 | Promoted Associate Professor. |
Membership Of Boards And Committees (University And National) |
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| 1 | Member, Superannuation Committee, University of Cape Coast (University of Cape Coast), 1982 - 1994. |
| 2 | Member of Senate/Academic Board, U.C.C, 1984 - 1989, 1991 - 1995, 1996 - |
| 3 | Member, Joint Admissions Board, U.C.C, 1984 - 1989. |
| 4 | Member, Student Affairs Committee, U.C.C, 1984 - 1989 |
| 5 | Chairman, Audio-Visual Aids Committee, U.C.C, 1985 - 1988. |
| 6 | Member, Board of Directors, Twifo Oil Palm Plantation Ltd., 1985 - 1992. |
| 7 | Member, Technical Committee on Technology Transfer of the Ghana Investment Centre (GIC), 1986 - 1989. |
| 8 | Member, Management Board of the Technology Transfer Centre of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 1986 - 1989. |
| 9 | Member, Appointments and Promotions Board for Non-Teaching Senior Staff, U.C.C, 1986 - 1988. |
| 10 | Member, Hospital Board, U.C.C, 1987 - 1988. |
| 11 | Head of Economics Department, UCC, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2006- |
| 12 | Member, Finance Committee of the University Council. 1991 - 2000 |
| 13 | Chairman, Bookshop Board, U.C.C, 1992 - 2000 |
| 14 | Member of Academic Board of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Collaborative Masters Programme in Economics, 1993 – 2000. Resumes 2006 - |
| 15 | Chairman, Purchasing Advisory Committee, U.C.C, 1995 - 2003 |
| 16 | Vice-Chairman, University Business Management Board, U.C.C, 1995 - 2000 |
| 17 | Member, Board of Graduate Studies, UCC, 1996 - 2000 |
| 18 | Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, 1996 - 2000 |
| 19 | External Examiner, Economics Department, University of Ghana, Legon, 1996 – |
| 20 | External Examiner, Economic Policy Management Programme, Legon, 2000 – |
| 21 | External Examiner, Methodist University College, Ghana, 2004 - |
| 22 | External Examiner, University of Education, Winneba, 2007- |
Publications And Research Reports/Articles |
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| 1 | "Unemployment in Ghana", Legon Observer, Vol. VII, Nos 8 & 9, 1972. |
| 2 | "The Political Economy of African Economic Integration", African Studies Journal, Vol. 1 No. 1 (U.C.C), 1975. |
| 3 | 'Economic Organization of the Rural Fishing Industry - A Case Study of Elmina, Bantama and Moree Areas'. Research Report Series, No. 19, Centre for Development Studies, U.C.C, 1979. Co-author, K. Osafo-Gyima. |
| 4 | “The University and Rural Development”, in ARBEITSBERICHTE UND MATERIALIEN Nr. 15, Universitat und Landliche Entwichlung, 1988. |
| 5 | Intermediate Microeconomics, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast, 1992. |
| 6 | The Concept of Sustainability in Artisanal Fisheries Development”, Special Edition of Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF) Newsletter, 1993. |
| 7 | “Fiscal Policies under the Structural Adjustment Programme and the Fisheries Sector in Ghana”, IDAF News, Cotonou, Benin, May 1995 |
| 8 | “Participation and Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries”, in Evans, S.M., Vanderpuye, C. J. and Armah, A. K. (eds.), The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management', Penshaw Press, Sunderland, U.K., 1997. |
| 9 | “Research Needs in the Socioeconomics of Fisheries in the West African Subregion”, in Annala, J. H. (ed), Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Planning Needs for Africa and West Asia. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 50, 80 p. |
| 10 | Economic Reforms and Technological Capability Accumulation in Ghana: Some Theoretical Considerations. CDS Discussion Paper Series No. 6, March 1997. |
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| 12 | Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa: Past Experiences and Future Possibilities in Bulletin of Ghana Geographical Association, No 21, July 1999. |
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| 14 | The Development and Management of Science and Technology Policy in Ghana. Final Report on Phase 1 of the Carnegie Project (Strengthening National Capacities for S&T Policy Formulation in Selected African Countries). Feb. 1998. Co-authors – J.O.Gogo and J.A.Micah. |
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Research Reports |
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| 1 | 'Foreign Aid and Priorities within National Agricultural Policies'. Part of multi-country research on the “Impact of Bilateral and Multilateral Aid on African Agriculture”. CODESRIA, Dakar, 1987. |
| 2 | Integrated Small-Scale Fisheries Development in Asia and West Africa, FAO, Rome, July 1990. |
Unpublished articles |
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| 1 | “Import Substitution Industrialisation: A Comparison of Policies and Performance - Ghana and Brazil”, Mimeo. Vanderbilt University, 1976. |
| 2 | “Women in the Urban Economy of Ghana - A Critique of Dependency Theory”, Mimeo. 1978. Vanderbilt University, Co-author, Prof. W. F. Steel. |
| 3 | “Getting Ghana's Agriculture off the Ground”, Mimeo. April 1982, U.C.C. |
| 4 | “Estimating the Adequacy of Food Supplies in LDCs with Inadequate Data”, Mimeo. June 1983, University of Cape Coast. |
| 5 | “The Flexibility of Ghana's Tax System”, Mimeo. June 1984, U.C.C. |
| 6 | “The Demand for Money Function in Developing Countries”, Mimeo. December 1984, University of Cape Coast. |
Conferences, Seminars, Symposia, Workshops Attended And Papers Presented |
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| 1 | IDEP Seminar on 'Regionalisation of Development Planning', at Ibadan, Nigeria, April 16 - May 12, 1973. Paper presented: “The Volta River Project as a Growth Pole in the Development |
| 2 | Center for Development Studies/David Livingstone Institute Workshop on 'Choice of Technology and Project Appraisal' held at University of Cape Coast in the month of September, 1982 Paper presented: “From Technological Dependence to Technological Self Reliance. |
| 3 | Workshop on Technology Policy, organized by the International Development Research Centre in Monrovia, Liberia, October 2nd to 30th, 1982. |
| 4 | Second CDS/DLI Workshop on 'Choice of Technology and Project Appraisal', U.C.C, February 1983. |
| 5 | East African Technology Policy Studies (EATPS) Workshop on Small Scale Industry, held in Nairobi, Kenya, October 3rd to 6th, 1983.Paper presented: “The Changing Status, Scope and Technology of Small Scale Industry in Response to Foreign Exchange Shortage in Ghana”. |
| 6 | Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Symposium on the occasion of the 24th annual celebrations held at the British Council, Accra, November 25, 1983. |
| 7 | Fifth CDS/DLI Workshop on 'Choice of Technology and Project Appraisal' held at U.C.C, March 1984.Paper Presented: “The Role of Technology in Development - An Historical Perspective. |
| 8 | CODERSRIA Methodological Seminar on 'Effects of Aid on African Agriculture', held in Dakar, Senegal, January 27th to 29th, 1986. Resulting Monograph: 'Foreign Aid and Priorities within National Agricultural Policies'. (1987) |
| 9 | Ninth Session of the Sub-Committee on Fishery Development of the FAO Fishery Committee of the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAP), held in Accra, April 22nd to 24th, 1992. (b)“Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in Africa: Past Experiences and Future Possibilities”. |
| 10 | Seminar on Fisheries Sector Development Strategy, organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana) at Akosombo, 7th and 8th June, 1993. |
| 11 | Workshop on the 'Study of Capital Requirements in Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa', organized by the Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF) based in Cotonou, and held in Cotonou, March 8th to 10th, 1994. |
| 12 | Workshop on the Teaching of Core Courses (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Methods) in the Collaborative MA (Economics) Programme, held in Nairobi Kenya, August 15th to 18th, 1994. |
| 13 | Workshop on 'Structural Adjustment and Technological Development in Sub- Saharan Africa', organized by the International Development Research Centre, at Nyeri, Kenya, October 3rd to 7th, 1994. Proposal Presented: “Effects of Economic Reform on Technological Capacity in Ghana”. (Co-author - J. A. Micah). |
| 14 | Workshop on 'Financing Micro-Agricultural Enterprises', organized by the World Bank and the Bank and the Bank of Ghana at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, February 24th to 26the, 1993. |
| 15 | ICLARM Workshop on the Abbassa Facility in Cairo, Egypt, held in Cairo, September 23rd to 27the, 1995. |
| 16 | Workshop on the 'Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management', organized by the Universities of Ghana and Newcastle, U.K. March 25th to 29the, 1996. |
| 17 | Workshop on 'Techno-Economic Viability of Sustainable Fishing Practices', organized by FAO and the Malaysian Fisheries Department (LKIM), and held in Kuala Lumpur, December 15th to 18th, 1997. |
| 18 | Conference on “Science and Technology for African Development”, organised by the New York Academy of Sciences, and held in Harare, Zimbabwe, March, 15th to 18th, 1998. |
| 19 | ‘The Possible Effects of the HIPC Initiative on Children in Ghana’. Paper presented at the Seminar organized by the Coalition on the Rights of the Child (an international NGO) at the Savoy Hotel, Cape Coast. May 3, 2001. |
| 20 | “Searching for a Rationale for Micro-Finance Programmes”, Paper presented at the Micro-Finance Workshop held at the Sasakawa Centre at the University of Cape Coast, 3-5th January 2006. |
Consultancies |
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| 1 | Valuation of Assets of the Twifo Oil Palm Plantation Ltd. January, 1986. |
| 2 | 'The Present and Future State of Market for poultry. Pork, Maize and Cowpeas in the Cape Coast Area'. Prepared for the U.C.C Farm Committee, June, 1986. |
| 3 | 'Terminal Report' on the Model Project -Benin, March 1994. Prepared for the IDAF Programme in Benin. |
| 4 | 'Fisheries Sub-Sector Capacity Building Project: Preparation Report'. Team leader in the preparation of report submitted to the Fisheries Department and the World Bank, May, 1994. |
| 5 | “Fiscal Policies under the Structural Adjustment Programme and the Fisheries
Sector in Ghana”. Commissioned by and submitted to the Integrated |
| 6 | 'Evaluation Mission Report' on the Project No. GHA/90/008 (The Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in Yeji). Ghana Government Consultant, May - June, 1996. |


