Monetary Integration in west Africa=Integration monetaire en Afrique de l'ouest Development Bulletin

Abstract

This issue of the Development Bulletin of the ECA Sub regional Development Centre for West Africa (SRDC-WA) continues with the debate on the subject initiated in Issue no.7. The first article addresses the broader subject of development financing . It begins with an overview of the major development paradigms and their implications for development financing, and explores some lessons for Africa on the basis of the Asian experience. The ideas contained in the article should serve as reference points for the second article.