Records of the Economic Survey of Liberia 1956-1962

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Records of the Economic Survey of Liberia 1956-1962

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This series is made up of the records generated by an economic survey of Liberia as conducted by Northwestern University between January 1961 and August 1962 and initiated by the Government of Liberia through the International Cooperation Administration (ICA). The purpose of the survey was to “analyze the structure of the Liberian economy and measure its performance in order to suggest policies for development.” The papers are arranged in five categories: Project Administration, Project Correspondence, Project Papers, Resource Material, and Miscellany.

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United States Operations Mission to Liberia

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United States. International Cooperation Administration

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Economic Survey of Liberia (Project)

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Between January 1961 and August 1962 a team of researchers from Northwestern University conducted an economic survey of Liberia in West Africa. Their purpose was to “analyze the structure of the Liberian economy and measure its performance in order to suggest policies for development.” (Robert W. Clower, George Dalton, Mitchell Harwitz, and A. A. Walters, Growth Without Development (Evanston, 1966, p. v.) The project was initiated by the Government of Liberia through the Internation...