Regional Policy in Under-Developed Countries

Abstract

The issue of policy implementation is important for the development of any country. The type of policy, plan and process of implementation helps in the success of the policy. Many underdeveloped (Least Developed Countries) are faced with the problem of policy development and implementation. The study aims at examining regional development policies in least developed countries in Africa. Focusing on the definition of Least Developed Countries (LDC) by the United Nations, the study will investigate critically, the plan and implementation process of regional development policies in Zambia, Mozambique South Africa. The study examined the success of various educational as well as agricultural policies that have been implemented in the chosen countries and compared their various approaches in regional development policies. Education and agricultural policies were chosen as the former is key to development and the later the backbone of many African countries and the development in each area would harness the economic growth of the studied countries.