The question as to which economic sectors can play a leading role in a development process has given rise to two schools of thought. The author presents a survey of the “balanced” and “unbalanced” growth theories paying special regard to their practical applicability in the framework of...

The purpose of this paper is to present a survey of the Cameroonian experience in development planning with emphasis on the regional dimension. In the course of analysing the planning process and implementation, an attempt will be made to shed light on some of the major problems which have been...

The study will attempt to critically analyze the real and potential economic problems of these regional groupings in the light of the provisions, of the various treaties and agreements, which deal with the objectives of trade liberalization, financial, fiscal and monetary harmonization,...