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Spatial analysis and economic development
(1973-10)
The traditional domain of economic development studies has been virtually engulfed by the contemporary focus on the problems of the developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The base of discussion has shifted ...
The role of domestic development banks in the mobilization and utilization of external resources in a developing country
(1972-03)
By its very nature, a Development Bank is, as opposed to a Commercial Bank, a development planning oriented institution concerned with the financing of fixed investment. This while the effect of a Development Bank in an ...
What are the basic needs of peasants in a modernizing liberal economy? for the NUFFIC/ECA/IDEP/CODESRIA seminar on “technology and basic needs”
(1978-05)
Every yardstick used by recent World Food Conferences shows that agriculture is falling way behind targets in Africa. Not only is population growing much faster than the rate at which food production is growing in certain ...
The third world forum and the new international economic order
(1976-01)
The Cuban socialist revolution is a clear example of the undeniable fact that the only rapid way in which Latin American countries can break out of their situation of backwardness and dependence is to completely change ...
The role of the rural sector in the capital accumulation process: the case of the Belgian Congo during the colonial period
(1974-04)
During the colonial period, there was a heavy concentration of the means of production in the hands of the foreign minority. This situation was due partly to the fact that economic initiative itself was concentrated in the ...
Proposals for a monetary association of the West African states(CEAO, ECOWAS)
(1978-04)
The present monetary system makes it impossible for any monetary policy to work in the countries of the CEAO. The Central Bank is not empowered to lend its support to the Treasury except within very narrow limits, and does ...
Peculiarities of agrarian capitalism in tropical Africa
(1973-12)
The development of capitalism in both industry and agriculture is connected with commodity production. "By capitalism", is meant that stage of the development of commodity production at which not only the production of ...
Volta river project : a case study in financial analysis
(1970-11)
The Volta River Project is the biggest single investment undertaken by Ghana. During its construction the Government was spending something of the order of a third of the country’s public sector annual capital expenditure ...
Underdevelopment and dependence in black Africa their historical origin and contemporary forms
(1971-11)
Contemporary Black Africa can be divided into wide regions which are clearly different from one another. But it is more difficult to pinpoint the differences, to study their nature, origin and effects than to see them. The ...
Socio-economic effects of two patterns of foreign capital investments
(1972-02)
The role and effects of foreign capital investments in the development of developing countries is one of the most complex questions in development theory and one of the most delicate problems in development policy. Simplified ...