existing between facts and the theories which conceive space as a per se entity| it is on the contrary an illustration of the fact that the organization of space implies both the interpretation of a natural environment through an economicsystem
, and the evolution of the balance between the terms inherent to the social system. Established by upper-class tradesmen, who had the leadership in a given political context, Rufisque, a town based on the groundnut economy, became a meaningless entity the moment
the colonial Government imposed Dakar as a new instrument. These conditions outlived the Independence of the nation. Despite its economic downfall, Rufisque is a town with a high demographic growth rate, which results in a double problem: the remodelling
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and reproduction especially of the agricultural sector. The export-orientated programme of the present military government rather is perpetuating the outward orientation of the economy and continuing the neglect of the traditional economic and social structures.
The socio-economic consequences of demographic trends in Nigeria
An analysis of the effect on economic growth of projected high and low fertility between the years 1963 and 2003 shows that reduced fertility would facilitate socio-economic progress. (EMS).
Regional economic disparities and population change in Morocco
The paper examines patterns of population change in Morocco for the decade 1971-1981. They do not mirror those which might have been expected in view of the national economic and spatial structure of this country. The differences are attributed
to international economic forces which have transcended national forces in shaping population patterns in parts of the country. - (Les AA.).
Economic integration: the Nigerian experience since independence
An assessment of the effect of associate membership of the EEC and membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on development within Nigeria. (EMS).
'n Ruimtelike en sosio-ekonomiese profiel van ekonomies aktiewe vroue in Kaapstad A spatial and socio-economic profile of economically active women in Cape Town
The increasing numbers of married women entering the active economic work force in Cape Town have different work patterns to men and different personal variables to fulltime housewives. - (AJC)
The political economy of an African public enterprise: a longitudinal case study of the administrative and economic operations of the Sierra Leone port organization
A case study of the administrative and economic operations of Freetown in colonial and post-colonial Sierra Leone provides background for students interested in port development. (EMS).
Some economic effects of cargo unitization in Nigeria
Ghana and Nigeria are included in a general article on the effects, both social and economic, of the use of containers and pallets instead of break-bulk methods in ports in African countries. New methods could reduce congestion in particular
External economic relations in The geography of tropical African development. A study of spatial patterns of economic change since Independence. Second edition.