Technological Innovation and Capital Accumulation in Sub..Saharan Africa
Implications for Rural Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12463581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harland Prechel (0000-0002-0147-6217, SUNY New Paltz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Thought and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-5830 • E-ISSN: 2469-8466 |
| Publisher | The University of Kansas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17161/str.1808.4996 |
| OpenAlex | W2168640956 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Development policy and therole of technology in thecapital aceumulat ion process has beena subject of controversy since the 1960s. This paper reviews the divergent opinions on this issue, critiques development policy in sub~Saharan Africa, and analyzes how its connection to the global economy affects Africa's ability to accumulate capital and realize longt erm growth. The paper demonstrates that the urban-oriented modemizat ionist policies of the 1960s and 1970s havehampered sub~Saharan Africa's ability to feed its expanding population. The analysis suggests that internally directed agricultural development must proceed extemally~oriented urban~industrial development
Agriculture · Capital (architecture · Capital accumulation · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Rural development · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · World Systems and Global Transformations
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“Growth” and “Development”
Attitudinal and Political Implications of Diffusion of Technology The Case of North Indian Youth
Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America
The divergence of private from social costs in rural‐urban migration
The Wretched of the Earth
Settlement policies and the transformation of traditional economies∗
Intermediate technology
Migration of Agricultural Manpower in Sierra Leone
Science and the Villager
Markets and States in Tropical Africa
Rural Development Problems in Africa
Dependency and development in Latin America
The Implications of an Induced Innovation Model
The Economics of African Development
Rural Nonfarm Employment in Developing Countries
Labor Migration from Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
Agricultural Policy and Production in Africa
Multinationals, State-Owned Corporations, and the Transformation of Imperialism
Modernity and Industrial Culture of Indian Elites
Dependency and Imperialism
Attitudinal and Political Implications of Diffusion of Technology
The Effects of Exports, Public Debt, and Development on Income Inequality
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |