ABSTRACT
Anglo-Saxon economic traditions dominated by neoclassical and neo-Keynesian economics ideas continue to influence the teaching of economics in Ghana. Between the 1960s and 1980s, left-leaning economic ideas made some impact on government economic policies but its acceptance in economic departments has been marginal. Developmental models have also witnessed increasing trends. Yet, the major issues confronting the country – unemployment, hunger, environmental damage, migration, and inequality – are worsening. The key issue regarding the teaching of economics in Ghana and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa is not the conflict between pluralism/heterodoxy and mainstream economics but imported knowledge from Europe and North America that is not applicable in the African context.
