Time

Economic and social situation

Territorial Plan

Aim of Plan

1971-75

High territorial distortion and regional inequality

Five-year Plan

(1) Development of Economic hub, (2) agro-pastoral Development and (3) agro-industrial units around the cultivation of cotton and sugar cane

1976-80

Population concentration in the forest zone, regional disparity between north and south, inadequate control of capital city population growth,

Five-year Plan

(1) strengthening national unity; (2) the development of the entire territory; (3) the participation of people in the development process and (4) a better response to people’s aspirations

1981-85

Rapid population growth due to immigration, regional disparity, lack of coordination plan, Inadequate knowledge of the dynamism of regional agents that inhibits local initiatives,

Five-year Plan

Boost the metropolitan city Abidjan to host substantial investments to enable it to play its full role in national economic development; support Medium-sized cities capable of hosting non-structuring equipment and an industrial fabric that can play an administrative role in balancing.