Mid-American Review of Sociology, 1986, XI, No.1: Development policy and therole of technology in thecapital aceumulat ion process has beena subject of controversy since the 1960s. This paper reviews the divergent opinions on this issue, critiques development policy in sub~Saharan Africa, and analyzes how its connection to the global economy affects Africa's ability to accumulate capital and realize longt erm growth. The paper demonstrates that the urban-oriented modemizat ionist policies of

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... 1960s and 1970s havehampered sub~Saharan Africa's ability to feed its expanding population. The analysis suggests that internally directed agricultural development must proceed extemally~oriented urban~industrial development.