Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of economic unions? Should countries in Africa tend towards economic unions? Is timing an important factor in the formation of economic unions? Dr. A. J. Brown

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Paper given at the Nyasaland Economic Symposium.

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Peter Mackay ArchiveUSASC/MK

Political activism and developmental workUSASC/MK/1

United Central Africa AssociationUSASC/MK/1/1

Capricorn SocietyUSASC/MK/1/2

Nyasaland/MalawiUSASC/MK/1/3

Nyasaland 1959-1963USASC/MK/1/3/1

Political prisonersUSASC/MK/1/3/2

Nyasaland Economic SymposiumUSASC/MK/1/3/3

ProgrammeUSASC/MK/1/3/3/1

PostcardUSASC/MK/1/3/3/2

Nyasaland Economic Symposium 18th - 28th July 1962: training and tradition mould the character of AfricaUSASC/MK/1/3/3/3

Question: What, in a nutshell, are the measures that must be taken to increase agricultural productivity and raise money incomes in the subsistence sectors of African economies? Dr. W. O. JonesUSASC/MK/1/3/3/4

Question: Having regard to the low money incomes of Africans and the scarcity of foreign capital for development purposes, what contribution financial and otherwise can Africans make towards the economic development of their countries? Dr. R. E. BaldwinUSASC/MK/1/3/3/5

Question: What role should adult education play in the process of economic development? Mr. P. G. H. HopkinsUSASC/MK/1/3/3/6

Question: What are the political implications of economic development? What pitfalls must be avoided by political leaders in developing countries? Dr. Eugene StaleyUSASC/MK/1/3/3/7

Question: Is an expert advisory group a necessity to a young government? What can such a group advise on and what can it not advise on? What should be the link between the group and the government? Would the retention of an expert group reduce in any way the confidence which a popular government may enjoy among the masses? Dr. G. M. MeierUSASC/MK/1/3/3/8

Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of economic unions? Should countries in Africa tend towards economic unions? Is timing an important factor in the formation of economic unions? Dr. A. J. BrownUSASC/MK/1/3/3/9

Question: In general terms, what is the taxable capacity of an under-developed country? What fiscal measures can a young country in Africa take to encourage foreign investments? Dr. D. WalkerUSASC/MK/1/3/3/10

Question: What lessons does the economic development of Sweden (1850-1950) offer the developing countries of today? Dr. T. GaardlundUSASC/MK/1/3/3/11

Question: What can be done to promote the emergence of a corps of African entrepreneurs? What training and facilities must they be given? Dr. B. F. HoselitzUSASC/MK/1/3/3/12

Question: What can be done to promote the emergence of a corps of African entrepreneurs? What training and facilities must they be given? Dr. B. F. HoselitzUSASC/MK/1/3/3/13

Notes on governmental measures to promote industrialization. Ben W. LewisUSASC/MK/1/3/3/14

Question: What is a national budget? What are its historical origins? Why was it necessary? How is it prepared and executed? Is a yearly financial procedure of universal applicability possible? If so, what would be its main stages? Dr. K. N. RajUSASC/MK/1/3/3/15

What type of statistics are needed for planning purposes in an under-developed country? E. F. JacksonUSASC/MK/1/3/3/16

What type of statistics are needed for planning purposes in an under-developed country? E. F. JacksonUSASC/MK/1/3/3/17

What should socialism mean in the new countries of Africa? [George Thomson]USASC/MK/1/3/3/18

What should socialism mean in the new countries of Africa? [George Thomson]USASC/MK/1/3/3/19

Question: What does recent experience tell us about investment in labour manpower and education in developing societies? Dr. F. HarbisonUSASC/MK/1/3/3/20

Question: What does recent experience tell us about investment in labour manpower and education in developing societies? Dr. F. HarbisonUSASC/MK/1/3/3/21

Question: What role should commerce play in the process of economic development? What is wrong with commerce in Africa at present? How can it be rationalized and streamlined? P. T. BauerUSASC/MK/1/3/3/22

Question: In the context of an under-developed country, what are the most appropriate taxes that can be relied upon for maximum revenue? Dr. N. KaldorUSASC/MK/1/3/3/23

Question: In the context of an under-developed country, what are the most appropriate taxes that can be relied upon for maximum revenue? Dr. N. KaldorUSASC/MK/1/3/3/24

Question: In the context of an under-developed country, what are the most appropriate taxes that can be relied upon for maximum revenue? Dr. N. KaldorUSASC/MK/1/3/3/25

Under-employment. Dr. [Andrew] KamarckUSASC/MK/1/3/3/26

The Temper, aspiration and problems of contemporary Africa. D. K. ChisizaUSASC/MK/1/3/3/27

What is the outlook for African exports of primary commodities and what measures are available to deal with problems arising in African export trade? Walter A. ChudsonUSASC/MK/1/3/3/28

Malawi independence publicity preparationsUSASC/MK/1/3/4

Publications and pamphlets relating to Nyasaland / MalawiUSASC/MK/1/3/5

YKC Lake Nyasa surveyUSASC/MK/1/3/6

YKCUSASC/MK/1/3/7

Southern Rhodesia/ZimbabweUSASC/MK/1/4

Northern Rhodesia/ZambiaUSASC/MK/1/5

South Africa, Namibia, AngolaUSASC/MK/1/6

TanzaniaUSASC/MK/1/7

Institute for Race RelationsUSASC/MK/1/8

African PoliticsUSASC/MK/1/9

Journalism and publicationsUSASC/MK/2

Personal papersUSASC/MK/3

Personal memorabiliaUSASC/MK/4

PhotographsUSASC/MK/5

Press cuttings and newspapersUSASC/MK/6

OmayUSASC/MK/7