ABSTRACT
At independence France's predominant role in the Cameroon economy was clearly indicated by import-export statistics. Economic growth and development in Cameroon is a primary responsibility of the government, the policies of which in this respect are important indicators of how that development is to occur. The government has established goals to be attained by the year 2000, with the major objectives of: self-sufficiency in food, health for all, and so on. Movement toward these goals is to be based on four major policies: planned liberalism, self-reliant development, balanced development, and social justice. Agriculture is the center of the Cameroon economy. Yet unlike many African states, Cameroon remains largely self-sufficient in food, it exports some food to its neighbors, and it continues to be an active exporter of industrial crops to Europe. Cameroon industry is characterized by a few relatively large organizations, frequently parastatale, and numerous small producers, most of a family-owned or individually owned nature.
