Summary report : project objectives, methodologies, and major findings

This summary of the work consists of five parts. Part I provides an introductory statement of the project"s background and objectives. Part II outlines approaches which were examined as potentially useful in constructing a framework for identifying and assessing long-term development strategies for the Sahel-Sudan region and describes the approach followed. Part III presents our interpretation of the basic problems facing the Sahel-Sudan region, while Part IV examines alternative actions that might be taken to cope with the basic problems. Part V summarizes the findings of the various sectors into which the overall study was subdivided. These include: (1) Agricultural Development, (2) Economic Considerations, (3) Health, Nutrition, and Population, (4) Industrial and Urban Development, (5) Socio-Political Factors, (6) Technology, Education and Institutional Development, (7) Transportation, (8) Water Resources, (9) Energy and Mineral Resources.