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CHAPTER 11: (continued) Page
The Tubman Administration 374
The Educational Situation in 1963 378
Training of Teachers (1963) 381
Vocational-Education (1963) 382
Higher Education (1963) 382
Adult Education and Other Educational Activities
of the Government 383
Testing and Evaluation 384
Beneficiaries of Scholarships (1963 - 1964) 385
The Number of Schools, Teachers and Students
(selected years 1944 - 1974) 385
The 1978 National Education Survey 387
Physical Facilities and Equipment 393
Conclusion 396
CHAPTER 12: TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION:
1900 - 1979 397
Transportation 397
Road Transport 401
Railroad Transport 410
Water Transport 411
Air Transport 414
Conclusion 4-16
Communication 417
CHAPTER 13: THE CHANGE FROM A SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY
INTO A DEVELOPING ECONOMY 1900 - 1979 420
The Increase in International Trade 420
The Early 20th Century 420
The Firestone Era 421
The 1960 - 1979 Period 423
Conclusion 426
The Growth of the Domestic Product 428
The Liberian National Accounts:
Estimates and Guesstimates 428
The Monetary Economy at the End of the 1970's 430
The Remuneration of Foreign Capital and Manpower 436
The Distribution of National Income and
the Incidence of Taxes 438
Forced Recruitment of Labour 440
Slave Trade and the Export of Labour 1830 - 1930 440
Firestone's -Labour Recruitment Policy 1926 - 1962 442
The Interests of the Liberian Rubber Producers 445
CHAPTER 14: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 448
Conclusions 448
Policy Recommendations 451
Recommendations to Improve the Concession Policy 454
ADDENDUM 459