The Spatial Dynamics of Development Planning in Sierra Leone : An Analysis of the Second Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development 1974/75-1978/79

The Spatial Dynamics of Development Planning in Sierra Leone : An Analysis of the Second Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development 1974/75-1978/79

A discussion of Sierra Leone's Five-Year Plan & its impact on regional development, highlighting the consistency between the allocation of resources & the regional objectives of the Plan. The historical & political background of the Plan is presented, & its attempt to develop an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Asian and African studies (Leiden) 1990-07, Vol.25 (3-4), p.181-196
1. Verfasser: Logan, Bernard I
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AFRICA
Development Programs
Development Strategies
Economic Development
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Planning
POLITICAL ECONOMY
Regional Development
Resource Allocation
SIERRA LEONE
Social Development
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Zusammenfassung:A discussion of Sierra Leone's Five-Year Plan & its impact on regional development, highlighting the consistency between the allocation of resources & the regional objectives of the Plan. The historical & political background of the Plan is presented, & its attempt to develop an integrated social welfare infrastructure & provisions for health facilities, education, & road transport are described. Long-term implications of the Plan are elaborated, as well as regional problems that surfaced during the 1980s. It is concluded that all of the economic & regional problems have been aggravated by the policies & implementation of the Plan. 4 Tables, 3 Figures, 21 References. S. G. Yates
ISSN:0021-9096
1745-2538
1568-5217
DOI:10.1163/156852190X00049