Work of the Commission since the second session

Abstract

The general impression conveyed by the survey is that, apart from the countries of North Africa, development programming in the region : has gone little beyond planning of government capital expenditure. It appears, fcowevery ;thaii a stage has now been reached where it becomes more atid more difficult to say in what direction an economy should be guided to achieve its fastest rate of growth or to foresee where bottlenecks may develop. Realizing this, many governments in Africa have moved towards the acceptance of a more comprehensive conception of planning, and economic policy, which they are now beginning to put into effect.