Dr. Boako said economic performance should ultimately be judged by the experiences of unemployed graduates, traders, farmers, contractors and households rather than solely by figures such as inflation, fiscal balances and economic growth. He said Ghana needed to move beyond headline economic improvements towards broad-based and inclusive growth that creates opportunities and raises living standards. According to him, sustainable economic stability should provide the foundation for stronger productivity, employment and improved livelihoods rather than become an achievement in itself. The MP criticised what he describes as an excessive focus on macroeconomic indicators, arguing that economic growth must ultimately translate into jobs, higher incomes and improved living standards. Still, the country’s recurring economic challenges showed that stability must be converted into productive investment, industrialisation, employment and rising incomes.