21 newly recruited public officers of the Botswana public service in September 1984. It included public financial administration and budgetary management. In October 1984 a training workshop on the "Management of public finances for development in Socialist Ethiopia" was organized for Ethiopian Government officials. 117. A report to the Association of African Tax Administrators (AATA) on the feasibility study on the development or establishment of subregional tax training facilities and centres in Africa was completed. It reviewed and evaluated existing national taxation policies, systems and structures in West African States, identified existing taxation policies which impede inter-country and intra-regional movements of investment resources and recommended taxation policies conducive to the economic integration of the subregion which would attract investment from outside. A study on the feasibility of introducing and operating efficiency audit systems for public resources was completed, and included a field mission to Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. (b) Public administration and management 118. An important consequence of the socio-economic crisis in Africa is a growing awareness that it is urgent to improve the performance of public administration and management systems. ECA's assistance to member States continued to aim primarily at increasing the capacity and capability of public services through strengthening major institutions responsible for formulating and implementing development plans, programmes and policies. - 36 - Advisory services, technical co-operation, and publication of research findings were the three main methods employed. Eighteen direct advisory services were provided to 14 member States (Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe). Three of these missions involved general surveys of public sector management services with a view to identifying specific problem areas for which remedial programmes are to be formulated in collaboration with member States. Other advisory missions included training of local government 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of public services and administration in African countries, with a emphasis on budgetary management, taxation policies, and public resource management. This suggests that the main focus is on the governance and management of resources, rather than specific sectors such as industry or agriculture.

**Category**
Economic development, Public Administration