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Textbooks in Developing Countries
Prospects (Paris), volume 13, issue 3 (1983), pp. 315-369
"Detailed presentation of all aspects of textbook development, production, and distribution under the specific conditions of developing countries; one regional and two country-specific examples are used to go beyond the general information to show the concrete problems and possible solutions." (GIZ
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Sierra Leone: Developing the Textbook Industry and the National Book Development Council
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 43 pp.
"A UNESCO mission report whose purpose was to assist the Sierra Leone Ministry of Education in the review of existing facilities for the preparation, production, printing and distribution of textbooks in Sierra Leone (particularly those for primary schools); identify any inherent weaknesses and reco
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Textbook Production in Developing Countries: Some Problems of Preparation, Production and Distribution
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 66 pp.
"One of a series of background materials prepared for the World Congress on Books held in London in 1982. Deals with the various stages of textbook publishing, which is the mainstay of the book industry in most less developed countries. Discusses the difficulties faced by both government and private
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The Future of the Book. Part I: The Impact of New Technologies
Paris: UNESCO (1982), 115 pp.
The Book Today in Africa
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 210 pp.
"Sam Kotei’s book was one of the first major in-depth studies on the state of the book and publishing in Africa, in which the author looked back on a decade of special efforts to alleviate the “acute shortage of books” identified at the UNESCO meeting on books in Accra in 1968. The author note
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Publishing for Schools: Textbooks and the Less Developed Countries
Washington, DC: World Bank (1980), ii, 79 pp.
"Concentrating on the complexities of large scale primary and secondary school textbook production, this paper aims to provide guidelines and information for creating viable publishing industries in developing countries. Statistical analysis, personal experience, case studies, and responses to a que
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Educational Publishing in Developing Countries
New Dehli: National Book Trust (1980), 284 pp.
"Report of a four-day Seminar on Educational Publishing in Developing Countries organized in connection with the Third World Book Fair, 1978, in which 83 participants from 24 countries, representing the public and private sectors in developed as well as developing countries, discussed relevant aspec
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Textbooks and Materials for Africa
International Social Science Journal (Paris), volume 31, issue 1 (1979), pp. 10-20
Appropriate Technology for Learning Aids Production: A Case Study of a Cuban Project
International Review of Education (The Hague), volume 23, issue 1 (1977), pp. 132-137
"Two projects to produce learning aids are being implemented. The first is a textbook factory (a graphical industry) which at full capacity will have an annual output of some 30 millions books. The second project is also designed to produce learning aids, mainly plastic, metal and optical products.
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La promotion du livre en Asie: Rapport sur la production et la distribution des livres dans la région
Paris: UNESCO (1968), 74 pp.
"La Conférence générale de l'Unesco a décidé de convoquer une série de réunions régionales sur la promotion et la distribution du livre, dont la première consacrée à l'Asie s'est réunie à Tokyo, du 25 au 31 mai 1966. Dans le présent document, on trouve le rapport de cette réunion (pp.
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A Book Development Project in Nigeria 1964-1968
New York: Franklin Book Programs (1968), 248 pp.
Schul- und Lehrbücher in West-, Zentral- und Ostafrika
Hamburg: Verlag für Buchmarkt-Forschung (1968), 108 pp.
Book Development in Asia: A Report on the Production and Distribution of Books in the Region
Paris: UNESCO (1967), 70 pp.
"The General conference of Unesco decided to convene a series of regional conferences on the promotion and distribution of books, the first of which, on Asia, was held in Tokyo from 25th to 31st May 1966. The present document presents a report on this conference (pp. 5-32), dealing with the problems
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A Study of Present and Needed Book Activities in National Development: Peru
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh (1967), 141 pp.
Contains materials on textbook production, national book policy and three directories (members of book trade association, publishers, specialists).
