1.3. Problem Statement
For the last decades, SNA principles, procedures, and
practices have not been well defined and applied in Rwanda ,and SUT has been
largely viewed only as being GDP tool oriented, in addition, the lack of
professional macro-accountants and sufficient information constrains Rwandan
Institution Sectors (Non financial corporations, Financial corporations,
General government, Household, Non-profit institutions serving households and
Rest of the world) to introduce and use macro-accounting information, and to
compile Input-output Tables in the process of economic development. However the
role of SUT and I-O Table in this process has not been considered with
attention, also no formal system of accounting, practices and principles were
adopted to Rwandan situation to help disclose information used in this process.
Furthermore, comprehensive literatures in the field of National Accounting and
Economic Development are few and poor in Rwanda. Still there is a remarkable
problem of recognition of SUT/ I-O Table and their utilization in the process
of Economic Development in Rwanda.
This implies to ask the following questions:
1. Is it possible that development of SUT/I-O Table exerts an
influence on economic development? If yes, how a country like Rwanda can have
an access to this development?
2. Is it necessary to develop SUT/I-O Table in order to attain
economic development? And what are the functions of SUT/I-O Tables in the
perspective analysis of economic development?
1.4. Research hypotheses
This study lies on the following hypotheses:
1. The development of Supply and Use Tables/Input-output Table
has a significant role in the perspective analysis of economic development of
Rwanda.
2. Supply and Use tables/Input-Output Table have significant
role in economic analysis and prevision, decision taking, and policy making for
a sustained economic development of Rwanda.
1.5. Objectives of the study
Specifically, the objectives of this study are:
1. To identify an extended statistical information system for
monitoring and analyzing the interaction between SUT/I-O Tables and Economic
Development in social changes ;
2. To determine the new insight into economic and social
dynamic provided by a comparative analysis of SUT/I-O Table and other different
Satellite Accounts.
3. To identify an empirical presentation of previous themes in
economic development in the case of Rwanda.
1.6. Scope of the study
The scope of the study is limited to the Supply and Use
Table/Input-Output Table in relationship with economic development of Rwanda.
The study focuses on the use of national accounts data as cyclical indicators
and indicators ratios that are used to the maximum extent to analyze not only
the past but also how trends observed in the past can have consequences for the
future while attempting to project economic development.
1.7. Justification of the study
As far as Rwanda is concerned, our references are based only
on the structure of SUT/I-O Table of SNA, and Satellite Accounts and
Sustained Economic Development and a specific emphasis was drown on improvement
of SNA structures procedures and methods that fit the needs, aims, economic
structure and skills of a developing country like Rwanda. And in addition, the
identification of the role of SUT in Economic Development through SNA will help
other researchers and somewhat, Rwandan researchers in National Accounting will
be awoken.
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