Economic Development In An African Nation

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Lever Brothers

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Explains how in many parts of Africa today, there is evidence of a new industrial and economic growth. Tells how this growth is dependent upon effective use of resources, a skilled labor force and new scientific or technological advances. Uses one industry as an example of the cyclical nature of economic development. Explains how as more workers are employed due to specialization, division of labor and mass production, more jobs are available, more wages are earned and more people are able to buy more goods.