The intention of this study is to search for answers to three basic questions: whether regional inequality charges are supported by material evidence; what factors account for variations among regional shares; and what ought to be done about regional inequality. Inequality charges are made by regional political analysts who investigated regional political discontent in the Sudan. The author uses the 1971-1980 budgetary data, looking at both grants to regions and regional shares of development projects (measured by total costs) to test the first hypothesis. Hard data makes it absolutely clear that regional shares are markedly different in per capita terms. Empirical evidence also supports the position of some analysts who have perceived Sudanese regions as divided into two categories, the "haves" and the "have nots", with resources being distributed in favor of the "haves" (Section (A) Chapter IV). / Having established the fact that regional inequalities do exist among the Sudanese regions and that certain regions are justified in their complaint about their fair share of national resources, the next step is to explore factors that account for variations in regional shares. Expectedly, several factors appear to be influential in determining resource allocations. However, incrementalism appears to be the key factor in grant allocations while being a region of the modern agricultural sector is the most important factor in project locations (Section (B) Chapter IV). / In Chapter V it is argued that the present pattern of resource allocations be discontinued for several reasons. Above all, evidence is shown that the pattern serves neither the objectives of rapid economic development nor those of distributive justice. Two things are called for by the author: the heaviest investment in the regions of the traditional agricultural sector and the distribution of annual grants according to a criterion that is acceptable to the recipients. The view is expressed that maintaining distributive justice will help eradicate regional discontent and promote national cohesion. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4571. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74653 |
| Contributors | MOHAMED, ADAM AZZAIN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 161 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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