African Development and Europe

African Development and Europe focuses on various areas of cooperation between Europe and Africa with respect to development, including agricultural and industrial development, technological cooperation, and political relationships. Topics covered include the diversification of African agriculture and the role of private investors in African development, along with changes in trading relations between Europe and Africa. Problems of rural development and the role of the civil service in development are also discussed. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins by providing a background on African agriculture, including its diversification and the agricultural revolution in West African countries. The discussion then turns to the establishment of an industrial complex in Africa; the contribution of the private investor to African development; the importance of manpower and management in Africa's industrial development; and changes in commercial relations between Europe and Africa. The activities carried out by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research in Africa are also discussed. The final chapter deals with the political relations between Africa and Europe, paying particular attention to Pan-Africanism and how Africa's dependence on Europe affects the pace towards Pan-African unity. This monograph will be of interest to diplomats, politicians, policymakers, and postgraduate students concerned with international relations.

Message from the Secretary-general of the United Nations Foreword Introduction The Diversification of African Agriculture Biographical Notes on the Principal Contributors The Agricultural Revolution in French West Africa The Establishment of an Industrial Complex The Private Investor in African Development Discussion Manpower and Management in the Strategy of Industrial Development Discussion The Changes in Trading Relations Between Europe and Africa Discussion The UN Institute for Training and Research, and the Administrative Problems of Development The Civil Service and Development Discussion Problems of Rural Development, Report of Commission Co-operation in the Impact of Technological Change. Report of Commission Afro-European Political Relationships, Report of Commission Bibliography Index