Preface

Introduction: The Significance of the Human Factor in African Economic Development by Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo

Rethinking the Sources of Economic Underdevelopment

The Saturation Hypothesis and Africa's Development Problems: On the Nature of Development Theory and Its Implications for the Human Factor in Africa's Development by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah

The Human Factor and Maintenance of Democracy in Ghana by Kweku G. Folson

The Media Dimension of the African Development Malaise by Wisdom J. Tettey

Culture as the Epitome of the Human Factor in Development: The Case of Ghana's Collectivistic Ethic by Francis Adu-Febiri

Human Factor Engineering, Leadership Development, and Utilization

The Significance of Leadership Development for African Government Operations by Don Page

Indigenous Leadership Styles: Can Grapes Be Picked from an Orange Tree? by Claude G. Mararike

Leadership and Productivity Growth: A Path for Africa by Michel M. Mestre

Towards Moral and Social Development in Contemporary Africa: Insights from Dangme Traditional Moral Experience by J. N. Kudadjie

Structural Adjustment and Manpower Utilization: The Case of Nigerian Scientists and Engineers by Chikwendu C. Ukaegbu and Christian C. Agunwamba

The Relevance of Human Resource Development: The Case of Ghana's Experience in the Agricultural Sector by Edward M. Abakah

The Human Factor in Sociocultural and Political Contexts

The Polity and the University: An African Perspective by Ali A. Mazrui

Cultural Perspectives of Political Instability in Africa by Mike Oquaye

Human Context as a Critical Factor in Effective Technology Transfer for Development by Harold Harder

Managerial Practice in Privately Owned Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria and Its Implications by Chikwendu C. Ukaegbu

The Human Factor in a Free-Market Open-Economy Development Model: Educational and Cultural Attitudes in Chile by David E. Hojman

Index