Journal of Development Studies articles from April 1996

Journal of Development Studies archives from April 1996

The emergence of new technology enterprises in China: a study of endogenous capability building via restructuring.
April 1, 1996... I. INTRODUCTION This article examines how a non-state sector has emerged in the computer and information industry(1) in China since the mid-1980s. The emergence of the sector has revolutionised techniques for compiling and publishing texts in...

Manufacturing output, employment and real wages in the 1980s: labour's loss until the century's end.
April 1, 1996... INTRODUCTION The 1980s were supposedly a decade of industrial restructuring world-wide. Long-standing production inefficiencies in developing countries were expected to vanish as manufacturing firms were forced to face more competition as a...

Liberalisation and seigniorage revenue in Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania.
April 1, 1996... 1. INTRODUCTION Governments raise seigniorage revenue by issuing unbacked financial liabilities at near-zero cost of production. This revenue consists of two parts, the first flowing from the willingness of the private sector to hold...

The determinants of teenage schooling in Jamaica: rich vs. poor, females vs. males.
April 1, 1996... 1. INTRODUCTION The belief that schooling is an important tool for reducing inequality and equalising adult socio-economic status is one of the primary motivations for the impressive amount of research and expenditure on education policies.(1)...

Industrialisation and the factor content of Latin American exports of manufactures.
April 1, 1996... I. INTRODUCTION The industrialisation process that took place in Latin America until the 1980s has been criticised because of the extent, level and duration of the protection granted to manufacturing industry. Some analysts have stressed the...

Local technological capability and productivity spillovers from FDI in the Uruguayan manufacturing sector. (foreign direct investment)
April 1, 1996... I. INTRODUCTION The predominant view in the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) is that various types of spillovers may provide important benefits for the countries that host foreign multinational corporations (MNCs). For instance,...

An empirical study of the patterns and sources of technical inefficiency in traditional and HYV rice cultivation in Bangladesh. (high-yielding variety)
April 1, 1996... The aim of this study is to examine a sample of rice farmers from the Bangladeshi village of Khilghati, in order to investigate the inter- and intra-crop patterns of technical efficiency using frontier methods, as well as to assess the role of...

Money-Go-Rounds: The Importance of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations for Women.
April 1, 1996... There can be no doubt that Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) constitute a subject to be studied at greater depth in all its aspects. They seem to be ubiquitous, found practically in every nook and corner in the world and at most...

Rural Poverty in Asia: Priority Issues and Policy Options.
April 1, 1996... These studies are the first two of a three-volume series on poverty in Asia, the result of a conference and symposium organised by the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Development Cooperation of Norway in 1990. Weighing in at just a nip...

Rural Poverty in Developing Asia: Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, vol. 1.
April 1, 1996... These studies are the first two of a three-volume series on poverty in Asia, the result of a conference and symposium organised by the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Development Cooperation of Norway in 1990. Weighing in at just a nip...

Caste and Capitalism in Colonial India: The Nattukottai Chettiars.
April 1, 1996... This book will speak to two different audiences. David Rudner is a social anthropologist. He is overtly addressing academic members of his profession. The volume, and the field research that underlies it, conform broadly to our expectations of...

Boom, Crisis, and Adjustment: The Macroeconomic Experience of Developing Countries.
April 1, 1996... The aim of this book is to examine whether macroeconomic policy can make a difference to country performance in the face of internal and external shocks. It is part of a World Bank research project on 'Macroeconomic Policies, Crisis, and Growth...

Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought.
April 1, 1996... It came as no surprise to me to learn recently that the first print run of this invaluable book is already exhausted. Here I found a text I had long been seeking, one that furthered recent feminist insights into development in the context of some...