Limits to Growth and Development By the end of this session, you:By the end of this session, you: –Must know the main components of the Harrod- Domar Model, Lewis Model, Rostow Model and primary product dependency. –Must know facts regarding the limits to growth and development in selected African countries –Should understand how theories can be explained by examples. –Could be able to link the different theories.

Limits to Growth and Development 1.Why are investors in Kenya reluctant to build new offices? 2.What happened in Kenya at the start of 2010? 3.What is disappointing about the fact that black children in South Africa still lag behind their white counterparts in terms of educaitonal attainment? 4.How was Angola’s GDP growth between 2006 and 2009 affected by the recession? 5.How has oil helped Angola? 6.Why has a whole generation in Angola missed their education? 7.Why did hyperinflation occur in Zimbabwe? 8.Why have malaria nets campaigns damaged economic growth in many African countries? 9.How did the HIPC initiative help Uganda? 10.By 2012, what proportion of Rwandan children aged between 9 and 12 will have a laptop?

Limits to Growth and Development 1.Why are investors in Kenya reluctant to build new offices? Patchy electricity service 2.What happened in Kenya at the start of 2010? 3 new fibre-optic cables arrived 3.What is disappointing about the fact that black children in South Africa still lag behind their white counterparts in terms of educaitonal attainment? There has been significant investment 4.How was Angola’s GDP growth between 2006 and 2009 affected by the recession? 20% to 1.5% 5.How has oil helped Angola? Helped to bring peace and prosperity, the port is being modernised and new roads and railways are being built 6.Why has a whole generation in Angola missed their education? 14 year war of independence with Portugal followed by 3 decades of fighting between communists and pro-Western groups 7.Why did hyperinflation occur in Zimbabwe? Government began printing money 8.Why have malaria nets campaigns damaged economic growth in many African countries? Nets were imported, which led to the loss of local manufacturers 9.How did the HIPC initiative help Uganda? Money saved from debt relief was spent on improved education and healthcare including a programme about HIV and AIDS 10.By 2012, what proportion of Rwandan children aged between 9 and 12 will have a laptop? All

Limits to Growth and Development 1.Why are investors in Kenya reluctant to build new offices? 2.What happened in Kenya at the start of 2010? 3.What is disappointing about the fact that black children in South Africa still lag behind their white counterparts in terms of educaitonal attainment? 4.How was Angola’s GDP growth between 2006 and 2009 affected by the recession? 5.How has oil helped Angola? 6.Why has a whole generation in Angola missed their education? 7.Why did hyperinflation occur in Zimbabwe? 8.Why have malaria nets campaigns damaged economic growth in many African countries? 9.How did the HIPC initiative help Uganda? 10.By 2012, what proportion of Rwandan children aged between 9 and 12 will have a laptop?

Limits to Growth and Development 1.Patchy electricity service 2.3 new fibre-optic cables arrived 3.There has been significant investment 4.20% to 1.5% 5.Helped to bring peace and prosperity, the port is being modernised and new roads and railways are being built 6.14 year war of independence with Portugal followed by 3 decades of fighting between communists and pro-Western groups 7.Government began printing money 8.Nets were imported, which led to the loss of local manufacturers 9.Money saved from debt relief was spent on improved education and healthcare including a programme about HIV and AIDS 10.All