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Introduction; Part 1 Global Perspectives; Chapter 1 On the Crisis in Socio-Economic Development; Chapter 1-I The African Development Problematique Demography, Drought, Desertification, Dependency, Disequilibrium, Debt and Destabilization or The Paralysis of Multiple Debilitating Crises Washington, D.C. 24 March 1985; Chapter 1-II Address to the 20th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity Addis Ababa, 12 November 1984; Chapter 1-III The African Economy at the Crossroads; Chapter 1-IV Statement at the Opening of the 44th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity Addis Ababa 22 July 1986; Chapter 2 On Africa in the World Economy; Chapter 2-1 Development Policy: New Perspectives in International Cooperation for Economic and Social Change International Conference on Perspectives in Afro-German Relations Bonn, 8 October 1975; Chapter 2-II Africa in a Divided and Inequitable World Economy: The Permanent Underdog? Lecture delivered in Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the International Development Research Centre of Canada, Ottawa 3 December 1980; Chapter 2-III Perspectives on Development and Economic Growth in Africa up to the Year 2000; Chapter 2-IV The Deepening International Economic Crisis and its Implications for Africa; Chapter 2-V Some Reflections on Nigeria's Economic Performance since Independence and Thoughts on Future Prospects Nigeria Silver Jubilee Independence Symposium Lagos, 27 September 1985; Chapter 2-VI Pluralism as a Factor in Africa's Development and Modernization; Chapter 2-VII Africa and the South: Forging Truly Interdependent Economic and Technical Links Indian Institute for International Affairs, New Delhi, 21 May 1979; Chapter 2-VIII The Multidimensionality of the Ecological and Environmental Aspects of Development; Chapter 3 On International Responses; Chapter 3-I Africa and the New International Economic Order: A Re-Assessment; Chapter 3-II The Crisis of Development and the Challenge of a New Economic Order in Africa; Chapter 3-III The Social Implications for Africa of the New International Economic Order; Chapter 3-IV Statement to the Sixth Session of the Conference of African Planners Addis Ababa 21 October 1976; Chapter 3-V Address at the Opening of the Meeting of the Organization of African Unity's Council of Ministers Port Louis, Mauritius 24 June, 1976; Chapter 3-VI Africa and the International Development Strategy for the United Nations Third Development Decade; Chapter 3-VII Address at the Symposium on African Perspectives on the New International Economic Order; Chapter 4 On African Responses; Chapter 4-I Collective Self-reliance in developing Africa: Scope, Prospects and Problems; Chapter 4-II After Lagos and New York What Next?; Chapter 4-III The Evolution of the Monrovia Strategy and the Lagos Plan of Action: A Regional Approach to Economic Decolonization; Chapter 4-IV The Lagos Plan of Action: Main Features and Some Other Related Issues; Chapter 4-V Statement at the Eighth Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States Lome (Togo) 4 July 1985; Part 2 Sectoral Perspectives; Chapter 5 Agriculture and the Rural Sector; Chapter 5-I Address to the Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Science in Africa University of Ibadan, Nigeria 10 April 1978; Chapter 5-II Background Notes on Africa's Food Situation and Policies and Programmes; Chapter 5-III A Structural Approach to Africa's Food Crisis Lecture delivered at the Hague Institute of Social Studies 13 January 1986; Chapter 5-IV Managing Rural Development in Africa; Chapter 5-V Statement to the Regional Meeting on Problems and Needs of Africa in Community Water and Sanitation Addis Ababa 4 August 1980; Chapter 5-VI Address to the Meeting of African Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Aspects of Application of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 17 September 1984; Chapter 6 Industry; Chapter 6-I Speech to the Third Conference of African Ministers of Industry Nairobi, Kenya 17 December 1975; Chapter 6-II Speech at the Third Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Industrialization in Africa Addis Ababa 4 November 1976; Chapter 6-III Speech at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on Industrialization in Africa Addis Ababa 10 March 1980; Chapter 6-IV Address at the Meeting of the African Regional Meeting on a Common Fund under the Integrated Programme for Commodities Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania 6 October 1977; Chapter 6-V Statement to the 7th Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry Addis Ababa 26 March 1984; Chapter 6-VI Statement at the Joint OAU/ECA Meeting of African Experts on Energy Addis Ababa 24 March 1980; Chapter 6-VII Speech to the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts on an African Regional Centre for Consulting Engineering and Management Addis Ababa 14 September 1981; Chapter 7 Trade; Chapter 7-I Statement to the Fourth Meeting of the African Ministers of Trade Algiers 24 November 1975; Chapter 7-II Address to the Joint Symposium of Presidents and Secretaries-General of African Chambers of Commerce Addis Ababa 16 June 1981; Chapter 7-III U.S. Trade Policy and Developing Countries: Special Measures for the Least Developed and Other Low Income Countries Overseas Development Council, Washington, D.C. 28 September 1984; Chapter 8 Banking and Finance; Chapter 8-I Speech to the Working Party of the African Group at IMF/World Bank Addis Ababa 21 July 1975; Chapter 8-II Speech to the High Level Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Establishment of an African Monetary Fund Addis Ababa 4 October 1982; Chapter 8-III Towards an African Monetary Fund; Chapter 8-IV The African Development Bank and Africa's Current Economic Crisis: The Perspective of the Economic Commission for Africa; Chapter 8-V Foreign Debt and the Prospects for Growth in the Developing Countries of Africa in the 1980s; Chapter 9 Science and Technology; Chapter 9-I Address to the Intergovernmental Meeting of African Experts on Aspects of Technology Development in Africa Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania 3 October 1977; Chapter 9-II Statement to the Regional Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development Cairo, Egypt 24 August 1978; Chapter 9-III Keynote Address at the International Symposium of Commission VI of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Ascon, Badagry, Nigeria 22 September 1986; Chapter 10 Transport and Communications; Chapter 10-I Address to the Conference of Ministers of Transport of Central Africa Kinshasa, Zaire 8 September 1976; Chapter 10-II Statement to the Fourth Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning Conakry, Guinea 7 Feburary 1984; Chapter 10-III Statement to the Joint Seminar on Regional Co-operation in the Use of Satellite Communication for Education and Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 September 1976; Chapter 10-IV Address to the Port Operations Seminar Odessa, USSR 2 August 1982; Chapter 10-V Statement to the PADIS Intergovernmental Meeting of African Computer, Documentation and Information Scientists Harare, Zimbabwe 19 October 1981; Chapter 11 Public Management; Chapter 11-I The Political Class, The Higher Civil Service and the Challenge of Nation-Building; Chapter 11-II African Public Services and Prospects for the 1980s; Chapter 11-III Statement to the Conference of Ministers Responsible for Human Resources Planning, Development and Utilization Monrovia, Liberia 5 October 1981; Chapter 12 Education; Chapter 12-I Speech to the Conference of Ministers of Education of African Member States Lagos, Nigeria 27 January - 4 February 1976; Chapter 12-II The Role of Higher Education in Development Public Lecture - Addis Ababa University in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of the University 1 January 1981; Chapter 12-III Address to the Conference of Vice-Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors of Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa and the Lagos Plan of Action Addis Ababa 25 January 1982; Chapter 13 Social and Environmental Development; Chapter 13-I The Prospects of Family Planning in Africa Conference on Family Welfare and Development in Africa University of lbadan, Nigeria 29 August 1976; Chapter 13-II Speech to the Second Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Social Affairs Alexandria, Egypt 10 January 1977; Chapter 13-III Speech to the International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa (ICARA II) Geneva 9 July 1984; Chapter 13-IV African Youth and the Challenge of Socio-Economic Development in Africa; Chapter 13-V Address to the Regional Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace and Third African Regional Conference on the Integration of Women in Development Arusha 8 October 1984; Chapter 13-VI The Impact of Development, Modernization and Social Change on the Style and Quality of Life in Africa Lancaster University, England 8 September 1982; Chapter 13-VII Statement to the Third Meeting of the Intergovernmental Regional Committee on Human Settlements and First Meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Regional Committee on Human Settlement and Environment Addis Ababa 28 June 1982;