TY - BOOK AU - O'Connor,A.M. TI - The geography of tropical African development: a study of spatial patterns of economic change since independence SN - 0080218474 (hardcover) AV - HC800.A5 OCO PY - 1978/// CY - Oxford PB - Pergamon Press KW - Tropics KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Economic conditions KW - Africa KW - 1945 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1 Introduction, 2 - Agricultural change, 3 - Fishing and forestry, 4 - Mining, 5 - Industrial development, 6 - The supply of power, 7 - The role of transport, 8 - Urbanization, 9 - External economic relations, 10 - Conclusions N2 - In this 2nd edition, the text and maps have been updated to provide a comprehensive and detailed description of economic development from 1956 the year in which the process of transfer of power began, to present day independence. The book concentrates on all aspects of the economy with chapters on Agricultural change, fishing and forestry, mining, industrial development, The supply of power, the role of transport, urbanization, and external economic relations ER -