SELF SUFFICIENCY, DELINKAQE AND FOOD PRODUCTION: LIMITS ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA |
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| Authors: | Louis A. Plcard |
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| Affiliation: | Associate Professor of Political Science at the Univers i t y of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has published articles on development administration, political economy, arms control and arms transfers. Recent articles have appeared in Polity, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Journul of Modern African Studies and Journal of Political and Military Sociology. He i s editor of a forthcoming book on the political economy of Botswana. |
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| Abstract: | Development strategies exist in conflict with international economic and market constraints for much of Africa. Third World commodltles in general have been in less demand, and agriculture has suffered as a result. Given the current nature of the economic system, there are few solutions for these resourcefully abundant countries other than food dependency. Development needs to occur within that context . |
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