TY - BOOK AU - Pearson,Scott R. AU - Cownie,John TI - Commodity exports and African economic development SN - 0669919594 AV - HF3876.5 .P4 U1 - 382.6'096 PY - 1974/// CY - Lexington, Mass. PB - Lexington Books KW - Commercial products KW - Exports KW - Africa N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book examines the relationship between commodity exports and economic development with reference to some African countries. The book first of all discussed commodities of several African countries: timber, coffee, and cocoa (Ivory Coast); cocoa and timber (Ghana); coffee (Ethiopia); cotton (Uganda); oil (Nigeria); copper (Zambia); copper (Zaire); and diamonds (Sierra Leone). Secondly the book provides a comparative framework for measuring net social gain from commodity exports. ER -