ABSTRACT
The dominant view of development has, traditionally, been presented in terms of economic programmes. These reflect advances in the improvement of basic amenities in the lives of the people as well as provision of means for the attainment of those luxuries that contribute towards the improvement of the quality of life. While economic development may dwell on attraction of increased investments, production and marketing of material goods, the development of the infrastructure requisite for trade, both nationally and internationally, contributing to a healthy balance of payments, the programme of national development normally includes more. National development includes determination of the means by which the society regenerates itself, improves the production capabilities of the populace through the education and improved health of its youth, the diversification of its economic base, improved agricultural methods to guarantee food security, technological innovation and its integration into the cultural heritage of the people, adaptation of cultural practices to altered circumstances or change, et cetera. Thus, the programme of national development encompasses more than just improved living conditions.
