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Development Burden and Benefits
This book reflects Professor Aboyade's thoughts and concerns about the development process, the failure of that process in Nigeria over nearly three decades, his modest attempts to explain the failure of development in Nigeria in particular and in Africa in general, and his humble suggestions for resolving the paradox of underdevelopment in the midst of abundant natural and human resources. Many of the works contained in this book have not appeared in print and it is therefore an attempt to make the writings accessible to a wider audience.
A Road to Development
States that the emerging vision in Africa is toward the development of an adaptive and diversified economy, with an increased role for the private sector and a reduced role for the state in directly productive economic activities. This vision must incorporate : a growing, diversified and flexible economy; incorporation of poverty alleviation in any strategy to improve conditions; a competitive private sector; and, a low profile for the state in production. Stresses that appropriate structural adjustme.
Administering Food Producer Prices in Africa
Introduction; The incentives system; Some african cases; Toward policy restructuring.
Integrated Economics
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Issues in the Development of Tropical Africa
Africa in the world economy; The pre-colonial economy; Impact of colonialism; The neo-colonial economy; The economic distance; Focus on development strategy; Characteristics and development performance; Natural resources; Human resources; Financial resources; Economic organization; Beyond mechanistic growth; Influence of development theorizing; Theory in disarray; Evolution of development theorizing; Problem of relevance; Problem of realism; Ingredients for economic design; Lessons from comparative experience; Resource base and market size; Growth without development; Economic institutions and social control; Rural transformation; Manpower development; Regional balance; Balance of payments; Inflation and structural change; Stunted growth and distroted development; Formulating policies and programmes; Contradictions in the development process; Characteristics of capital distortion; External relations and development strategy; Objetives and goalds; Institution building; Policy instruments; Programmes and projects; Perspectives for social debate; Central themes; Approaches to economic decolonization; Limits of revolutionary rhetoric; Issues and non-issues; Information and knowledge.
