| Description |
1 online resource (1302 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables, figures and annexes; List of abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Notes on the editors and contributors; Introduction; Part One: Africa's Response to the African Economic Crisis and Recovery Programmes; Introductory Note; 1. From the Lagos Plan of Action to the Thirteenth Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly; Introduction; The Basic Pillars of Africa's Development Strategy; Problems and Constraints in the Implementation of LPA and FAL; The Worsening International Economic Environment |
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Domestic Policy ShortcomingsThe Impact of the Deteriorating Climatic Conditions; Efforts to Cope with the Escalating Crisis of the 1980s; The Individual Adjustment Efforts of African Countries; Africa's Collective Response to the Multi-dimensional Crisis; Africa and the Thirteenth Special Session of the UN General Assembly; Africa's Submission to the Thirteenth Special Session of UN; The United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development, 1986-1990; Conclusion; Failure to Address the Structural Nature of the Crisis |
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Failure to Reflect Declared Strategies and Policies in the Countries' Political and Socio-economic StructuresFailure to Translate African Solidarity into Concrete Collective Actions; Debilitating Effects of the Unfavourable External Economic Environment; Notes; 2. Survey on the Implementation of APPER and UN-PAAERD Economic Commission for Africa; Introduction; Responses; Analysis; General Issues Related to the Implementation of APPER and UN-PAAERD; Immediate Measures; Short/Medium-Term Measures; Financial Resource Mobilization |
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Modalities and Mechanisms for Implementation and Monitoring of APPER and UN-PAAERDConclusions and Recommendations; 3. Country Case Studies; Introduction; Botswana; Agricultural Development; Food Security Measures; Long-term Measures to Combat Drought; Transport and Communications; Employment and Human Resources Development; Industry and Trade; Congo; Monitoring Mechanism; The Gambia; Guinea; Economic and Financial Measures; Structural Reforms; Nigeria; Demand Management Measures; Policy Measures to Stimulate Domestic Production; Food and Agriculture |
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Development of Other Sectors Supporting Agriculture, Exports and Agro-based IndustriesMobilization of Domestic and External Financial Resources; Rwanda; Senegal; Zambia; Food and Agriculture; Other Sectors in Support of Agriculture; Human Resources Development; Policy Reform; Financial Resources Mobilization; Modalities and Mechanism for Implementation and Monitoring of APPER and UN-PAAERD; 4. The Contribution of Subregional Institutions Towards Intra-African Trade, Economic Recovery and Development; Introduction; Types of Subregional Trade Institutions; Customs Unions |
| Summary |
A special session of the UN General Assembly was held in Abuja, the new Nigerian capital in May 1988. This volume reproduces the major papers, lines of discussion and conclusions of the conference |
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Preferential Trade Areas |
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Print version record |
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Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Africa -- Congresses
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Loans, Foreign -- Africa -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic history
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Loans, Foreign
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Politics and government
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Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
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Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960- -- Congresses
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bugembe, Patrick
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Teriba, O
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| ISBN |
9781135185015 |
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1135185018 |
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9781135184940 |
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1135184941 |
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