The Assembly, I am sure, is also aware of the case of Cote d'Ivoire, where the decline in cocoa and ooffee prices resulted in a 30 per cent fall in 1989 export proceeds and adversely affected the country's economic and POlitical stability. Can one reasonably expect these countries to plan or proqramme effectively in such circumstances? The answer is obviously, no. If we aqree that the fundamental purpose of adjustment is to secure sustained economic qrowth, then we must also acknowledqe that an input of resources is JSP4/dl A/S-18/PV.4 168 (Mr. Ndiaye; ·African Development ·Bank) required to make this process successful. Adjustment demands not simPlY the puttinq in Place of the necessary policies and structures but also movinq beyond demand manaqement to ensuring adequate supply responses -and hence providinq the material and financial support needed to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of these policies. To ensure that policies and programmes of reform qenerate the intended results, Africa needs to be assured that the available resources will be adequate to the task. In the present circumstances, it is clear that the resource qap needs to be met by substantial external flows; failinq that, our economies will simPlY not qrow, and as a result, the cycle of poverty will cnntinue and the reform process will fail. For instance, if we wanted low-income African countries to qrow at the same averaqe rate as did the industrial countries in the 1980s, resource flows in excess of $20 billion Per year would be required. Africa's resource requirements are therefore quite substantial. As an international community, we must continue to address this question of resource flows and qrowth, dealinq at the same time with debt Problems and international tradinq arranqements. Whatever promise current reform and restructur inq efforts nay hold, the nature 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by low-income African countries in achieving economic growth and stability, citing the example of Côte d'Ivoire's decline in cocoa and coffee prices. It emphasizes the need for external resources to support economic reform and growth, and highlights the substantial resource requirements of African countries.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade