Course on planning techniques Douala - Kinshasa (1972) : course programme

UNITED NATIONS

IDEP/ET/Cs/2366-0

AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

DAKAR

COURSE ON PLANNING TECHNIQUES DOUALA - KINSHASA (1972)

COURSE PROGRAMME

MAY 1971

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Pago 1,

The course on Planning Techniques to "be held at Douala

(Pan-African

Institute for Development,

IPD)

and at

Kinshasa

(Lovanium University),

falls within the framework

of the new policy of IDEP, henceforth intent on collaborat¬

ing with the institutions for economic research and develoo-

ment existing in Africa. Besides IDEP, the Faculty of

Economics of Lavanium University, 1RES

(institute

for

Economic and Social Studies at the same

University)

and the

IPD

(Pan-African

Institute for

Development)

will contribute

to the programme as well as the researchers and experts in planning ch/sen from Africa especially from the Central

African sub-region.

The aim of the course is to introduce a selected group of third year students from Kinshasa University

(Lovanium),

graduates of the IPD and civil servants from planning departments in the Central African sub-region, to

economic planning techniques and the problems involved in

their application. It will thus be necessary to create

actual planning conditions, hence to. devote part of the

time to the study of the economic and social structures of

the countries. Moreover, the techniques actually employed and, broadly speaking, planning experiences of the coun¬

tries will constitute the main focus of interest.

Given the _very nature of planning, it will not be possible to ignore certain fundamental economic problems

such as economic integration, the rôle of foreign capital

in the financing of development, etc.

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2 — The course will last for three weeks and about thirty

trainees are expected to participate. They will "be selec¬

ted by the Lovanium University authorities, the IPD heads and, where civil-servants are concerned, by IDEP. It is proposed to make the course quite open and at the end of

each lecture, there will be discussions between lecturers

ánd participants. Differences in the training background

of Lovanium University students, the IPD students and the

civil servants should provide an interesting exchange of

views. In addition, participants aro requested to submit

papers or short memoranda on the topics which will be dealt with.

3 ^— Each topic may serve as the basis for one or more lectures, depending on the number of papers presented. The lecturers will give talks intended to bring out the problems posed and

the solutions adopted, etc. Their talks will be in the form

of original contributions and studies in planning problems

rather than formal lectures.

4 ^— The programme will be in two parts s

1)

The first, for two weeks in Douala

(14—26

February

1972).

- 1st weeks participants from the IPD will be given

a short and intensive course to enable them to participate more fruitfully to the Kinshasa phase

of the course.

- 2nd weeks a seminar for second year students of the

IPD on Development Strategy.

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The second, for 3 weeks

(28 February-18

March

1972)

at Lovanium University, Kinshasa. The pro¬

gramme is given belows

There will be two sessions _per day, 5 days

a week. The arabic numerals indicate the sessions.

Lecturers' names are included though the list

is still incomplete. The papers should reach IDEP

(Mir.

Vanden

Reysen)

before 30 November, 1971 •

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Pago 4.

PROGRAMME

I - The economic and social framework and development efforts.

A study of the economic and political structures of each, country or group of countries of the region. For this, the period 1960-70 has "been chosen because it provides the most complete data and will focus the debates on contemporary problems.

1 ^- The Congolese

(K)

Economy: 'Mr. ITorro.

(^ovanium).

2 - The countries of Equatorial Africa.

3 — The Cameroon: Messrs Raah, Doumbe-Manga

(Planning

Office,

Cameroon).

Messrs Bissek, Dikoumé

(IP®).

— A _panorame of the region

(making

it eventually possible to study the problems of economic

integration):

Mr. Baza

(Lovanium).

4 — Social structure and its changes: several lectures

will be devoted to a study of social problems in relation to development.

They will be related to regions,

localities or particular social groups in the various countries. A general

or comprehensive survey of the pro¬

blems will be avoided.

Mr. Bissek

(iPD)

Mr. Georges Soo

(University

of

Cameroon).

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5 — Alternative strategies of developmentî using the region as a frame of reference, there -will he thorough discussions of the various possible al¬

ternatives.

- Mr. Comeliau

(Lovanium)

■ - IPD

(group paper)

II ^— Planning Techniques ?

9 ^— 10s- Data problems

- Statistics? a study of the statistical method,

and of the quality of statistical data of the region.

Mr. Vanden-Reysen

(IDEP).

- Rational Accounts? a study of the methods used in preparing national accounts and the con¬

text in which they are used.

Mr. Vanden-Reysen

(IDEP).

Mr. Bissek

(IPD).

11 ^- 18: Techniques of plan preparation ï

_ Techniques used in plan preparation in individual

countries? a study of the planning

methods actually used.

Mr. Raah

(Cameroon plan).

Mr. Vesse

(UR Tchad).

Mr. Dowidar

(IDEP).

- Methods of leading sectors.

Use of a simple development plan.

Mir. Dowidar

(IDEP)

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.» Complex mathematical models

(whole

economy

or "by

sectors)

^.

Mr. Dowidar

(IDEP)

•Mr. Boustani

(Lovanium).

í "

.. Mahalanobis model.

(Mr. Dowidar)

^- IDEP.

— Project planning techniques

Tchundjang

(University

of

Cameroon)

tir. Bissek

(IPD)

.. Conclusions to he drawn following a general

discussion on planning techniques.

Mr. Dowidar

(IDEP).

Ill — Planning Problems

( 19—27)

Case studies of one or more countries with re¬

gard to the main problems involved in development efforts

These problems will be considered from the economic point of view as well as from the point of view of the particul techniques employed

(e.g.

techniquos of financial account ings

etc.).

Sectorial planning!

_ Agriculture

(IPD

- group

paper)

_ Industry — Mr. Lacroix

(Lovanium)

— Education

_ Transport

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Planning of the whole economy s

- Employment -Mr. Goye Juvenal

(Lovanium).

Mr. Vasos

(Lovanium).

— Internal financing

(Government

budget in relation

to the plan,

etc.)

Mr. Vesse

(UN" Tchad).

Mr. Comeliau

(Lovanium).

External Financing :

— External relations and economic integration.

Mr. Baza

(Lovanium).

Mr. Eorro

(Lovanium).

— Physical planning.

Mr. Guèye

(ECA),

Mr.Ongolo

(Cameroon).

IPD

(group paper),

Mr.Lacroix

(Lovanium)

IV— Organizational problems: institutions required for the imple¬

mentation of plans, instruments available to the public

authorities to direct the economic agents.

28. Planning bodies: administrative organization in relation to planning, a study of experiments in

this field

(iPD).

29* Management of public corporations: management

problems of the government sector — Mr.Atangana

(IPD)

30. Measures taken with regard to private industries.

x — Figures indicate the serial number of the sessions.