June 2009
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace -Work - Fatherland
MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE, DE LA PLANIFICATION ET DE L'AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CAMEROUN VISION 2035
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SUMMARY
SUMMARY
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ACRONYMS
III
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IV
GOVERNMENT'S DECLARATION
VIII
INTRODUCTION
- Rationale of the vision
- Preparation process
- Validation and adoption process
PART ONE. DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
I.1 CONTEXT OF THE VISION
- I.1.1 Economic and social perspective
- I.1.2 Human and cultural perspective
- I.1.3 Political and administrative perspective
I.2 DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
- I.2.1 National unity and democratization challenge
- I.2.2 Demographic challenge
- I.2.3 Economic growth and employment challenge
- I.2.4 Urban and regional development challenge, and environmental protection
- I.2.5 Governance challenge
I.3. DEVELOPMENT STAKES
- I.3.1 Human capital formation
- I.3.2 Wealth distribution
- I.3.3 Space control
- I.3.4 Insertion into global economy and attraction of foreign direct investments
- I.3.5 Political participation
PART TWO. FORMULATION OF THE VISION
II.1 SCENARIOS
- II.1.1 Forward-looking themes/assumptions
- II.1.2 Reference scenario: Cameroon's emergence and influence
- II.1.3 Alternative scenarios
II.2 THE VISION
II.3 GENERAL OBJECTIVES
- II.3.1 Reducing poverty to minimal levels
- II.3.2 Becoming a middle-income country
- II.3.3 Becoming a newly industrialized country
- II.3.4 Consolidating democracy and enhancing national unity
II.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- II.4.1 Macro-economic objectives
- II.4.2 Social and demographic objectives
- II.4.3 Sector objectives
II.5 TARGETS OF THE VISION OBJECTIVES
PART THREE: VISION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
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III.1 STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL INTEGRATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY 33 III.1.1 National Integration 33 III.1.2 Consolidation of the democratic process 34
III.2 URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 35
III.3 INDUSTRIALIZATION STRATEGY 37 III.3.1 Promotion of the manufacturing sector 37 III.3.2 Development of industrialization infrastructure 38 III.3.3 Social development 41
III.4 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY 41 III.4.1 Regional integration strategy 41 III.4.2 International integration strategy 42
III.5 GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN THE ECONOMY AND PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY 43 III.5.1 Government's role in the economy 43 III.5.2 Public and private partnership 44 III.5.3 Partnership with civil society 45 III.5.4 Partnership with technical and financial partners 45
III.6 GOOD GOVERNANCE STRATEGY 45
PART FOUR. FINANCING THE VISION 47
IV.1 POTENTIAL RESOURCES 48
IV.2 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION 48 IV.2.1 Mobilization strategies for the State 48 IV.2.2 Mobilization strategies for the private sector and households 49
IV.3 REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF RESOURCES 51 IV.3.1 Overall issue of resource use 51 IV.3.2 Rationalizing public resource allocation 51
PART FIVE. THREATS, RISK FACTORS AND OBSTACLES 52
V.1 AT THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL LEVEL 53
V.2 AT THE SOCIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL LEVEL 55 V.2.1 At the sociological level 55 V.2.2 At the social level 56
V.3 AT THE ECONOMIC LEVEL 56 V.3.1 Currency issues 56 V.3.2 Climate change and other environmental threats 57
V.5 AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL 57
APPENDICES 59 Appendix 1: Selected variables and indicators 59