Zaire - The economy (Vol. 1 of 4) : Main report (English)

Zaire achieved substantial economic progress until independence in 1960. But turmoil resulted from the social, political, and organizational vacuum left by the precipitous departure of the European cadres and settlers. A decline in agricultural production induced a process of rural emigration on one hand and a return to subsistence farming on the other. New investment in industry has had a limited employment creation effect because of high capital...

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Ear,Sophal;
Document Date
1975/07/23
Document Type
Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
Report Number
821
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
4 (See all volumes)
Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/06/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Main report
Keywords
copper price

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Ear,Sophal.

Zaire - The economy (Vol. 1 of 4) : Main report (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/113151468026689538

Zaire - The economy (Vol. 1 of 4) : Main report (English)

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