A GREAT input of investment capital and of production equipment f i now generally is regarded as one of the pre-conditions of accelerated development in the less advanced countries. This is a basic theme of public exhortations to potential lenders and aid givers to afford more help.
Abbott, J.c., 1987. Institutional reform of marketing and related services to agriculture, with particular reference to Africa. Agric. Econ., Over the decades to 1980 agricultural marketing and input supply systems came increasingly under official monopolies. Dissatisfaction with the incentives offerred to producers and with the costs to governments has sparked interest in reform. Practicable ways of introducing more competition and mobilizing potential individual initiatives are presented. Obstacles to progress in this direction include political commitments of governments, ethnic concerns and patronage interests. External aid can help ease these constraints.
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