 | The Courier - N°159 - Sept- Oct 1996 Dossier Investing in People Country Reports: Mali ; Western Samoa source ref: ec159e.htm |
 |  | Acnowledgements |
|  | Meeting points |
| | Ieremiah Tabai, Secretary General of the Forum Secretariat |
| | ACP |
| | A success story for African mining |
| | Joint Assembly to consider climate problem |
| | ACP-EU Council in Apia |
| | Kenya's economy in the 1990s |
| | Country report |
| | Mali : An omnipresent sense of history |
| | Three republics to create one democracy |
| | Interview with Ali N. Diallo, President of the National Assembly |
| | Profile |
| | Interview with Amadou Seydou Traoré, opposition leader and USRDA spokesman |
| | The magnetism of the unfamiliar... but unexotic |
| | Mali-EU cooperation |
| | NGOs finally achieve tangible results |
| | Western Samoa |
| | A new spirit of enterprise |
| | An interview with Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| | Profile |
| | Marketing a tropical idyIl |
| | Interview with opposition leader Tupua Tamasese Efi |
| | Western Samoa-EU cooperation |
| | Dossier |
| | Investing in people |
| | A much needed new focus for SAPs |
| | Capacity building for management and development |
| | The role of international academic cooperation |
| | Brain drain : Colossal loss of investments for developing countries |
| | 'Brain gain' : A cost - effective UNDP programme |
| | Mobilising Commonwealth skills for Commonwealth development |
| | EU's investments in education and training in the ACP states |
| | Analysis |
| | EU-ACP relations : Building for tomorrow |
| | The view of civil society on the future after Lomé IV |
| | 'Democratising democracy' |
| | Close-up |
| | Growing rice at high altitude in Burundi |
| | Developing world |
| | Freedom of expression: the heartbeat of democracy |
| | Campaigning for free expression in the SADC region |
| | Volunteers show their worth |
| | Structural adiustment, the environment, and sustainable development |
| | Culture and society |
| | Why a Biennial Festival of Contemporary African Art? |
| | Acting against AIDS |
| | CTA-Bulletin |
| | Earthen architecture |
| | The courier’s mailbag |
| | Bibliography |
| | News round-up |
| | In brief |
| | The institutions at work |
| | Visits |
| | Support for human rights |
| | Aid for rehabilitation |
| | European development fund |
| | European investment bank |
| | Humanitarian aid |
| | Food aid |
The Courier - N°159 - Sept- Oct 1996 Dossier Investing in People Country Reports: Mali ; Western Samoa
AFRICA-CARIBBEAN-PACIFIC - EUROPEAN-UNION
Country report
Mali
Mali, which used to be the centre of great appears hemmed in by its frontiers, colonisation having culminated in the break-up of the old 'French Sudan'. Following the marxist regime of Modibo Keita (the 'founder' of the nation) and the dictatorship of Mousse Traoré, Mali has discovered democracy. It is still one of the world's poorest countries but recent macro-economic trends are highly encouraging and there is a new dynamism. It seems that the ending of the Tuareg conflict has provoked a surge of optimism- even among ordinary citizens whose wallets have yet to feel the effects of an improving national economy.
Country report
Western Samoa
Pacific island nations have a reputation for idyllic scenery and rich cultural traditions. Western Samoa has both of these assets in abundance, but it also faces many development challenges. With a population of just 165 000, the country has a limited local market, and it is a very long way from potential overseas customers. It is also susceptible to destructive tropical storms. Despite these constraints, there have been some promising signs of economic progress in recent years.
Dossier
Investing in people
To say that investing in people makes economic sense is to state the obvious. But to what extent are the implications of this statement fully understood in the developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, in these days of constantly shifting development theories? We look at this subject in our Dossier.
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