Journal of Development Studies articles from April 2002

Journal of Development Studies archives from April 2002

World poverty and the role of agricultural technology: direct and indirect effects.
April 1, 2002... I. DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS As demonstrated by the experience of the Green Revolution, which led to a doubling or tripling of yields for the major foodgrains in the 1960s and 1970s, technological change in agriculture can be a powerful...

The social outcomes of education and feedbacks on growth in Africa.
April 1, 2002... Effects of education on economic growth as well as on measures of non-market social outcomes of education relevant to human welfare such as lower fertility rates, better health, and improved democratic processes have been found in prior...

Structural convergence in manufacturing industries between leaders and latecomers.
April 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Recent debates on economic convergence between development leaders and latecomers have focused on convergence in 'level' variables such as per capita income, productivity, or factor intensity (see Wolff [1997] for a concise...

Frustrated achievers: winners, losers and subjective well-being in new market economies.
April 1, 2002... 'Mill wrote: "men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men".' Pigou [1920] INTRODUCTION A number of recent studies evaluating individuals' subjective well-being, or -- broadly speaking -- 'happiness' suggest that...

How efficient are Africa's emerging stock markets?
April 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION A broad consensus has emerged in recent decades emphasising the critical role of financial systems in the process of economic development. Since the seminal work of McKinnon [1973], volumes of research have underscored the...

The role of FDI, exports and spillover effects in the regional development of China.(foreign direct investments)
April 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to explain the provincial growth of China (PRC) taking into account the effects of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), domestic capital accumulation, export expansion and labour on the...

Agricultural policy reform and rural livelihoods in Central Mexico. (Discussion).
April 1, 2002... INTRODUCTION Poverty remains pervasive in the developing world. At least one-third of the population of the developing world live in poverty, and most of these live in rural areas. Although the incidence of poverty tends to be higher in...

Global Citizen Action. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Global Citizen Action. Edited by Michael Edwards and John Gaventa. London: Earthscan, 2001. Pp.327. [pounds sterling]45 and [pounds sterling]14.95. ISBN 1 85383 834 9 and 833 0 This highly readable collection focuses on the issue of global...

Tourism and the Less Developed World: Issues and Case Studies. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Tourism and the Less Developed World: Issues and Case Studies. Edited by David Harrison. Wallingford and New York: CABI Publishing, 2001. Pp.vii + 272. [pounds sterling] 49.95/US$90. ISBN 085199 433 4 This book is divided into four parts....

Finance for Growth: Policy Choices in a Volatile World. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Finance for Growth: Policy Choices in a Volatile World. A World Bank Policy Research Report. Oxford: Oxford University Press and World Bank, 2001. Pp.xv + 211. [pounds]45. ISBN 0 19 521605 9 This book has been produced by the Development...

Globalization and Trade: Implications for Exports from Marginalised Economies. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Globalization and Trade: Implications for Exports from Marginalised Economies. Edited by Oliver Morrissey and Igor Filatotchev. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2001. Pp. 215. [pound sterling]35/$49.50. ISBN 0 7146 5159 1 There are...

Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa. By Elizabeth Francis. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp.xii + 212. [pounds sterling]60 and [pounds sterling]18.99. ISBN 0 415 14495 7 and 14496 5 Making a Living: Changing...

Market or Government Failures? An Asian Perspective. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Market or Government Failures? An Asian Perspective. By A.S. Bhalla. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xvii + 230. [pounds]45. ISBN 033 366 240 7 Based on an extensive bibliography. Market or Government Failures? An Asian Perspective is a...

Structural Change and International Migration in East Asia: Adjusting to Labour Scarcity & Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia: Structural Change in the Greater Mekong Countries. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Structural Change and International Migration in East Asia: Adjusting to Labour Scarcity. By Prema-chandra Athukorala and Chris Manning. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp.xvi + 256. [pound sterling]19.99. ISBN 0 19 554173 1 Growth,...

Development Theory and Practice: Critical Perspectives. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Development Theory and Practice: Critical Perspectives. Edited by Uma Kothari and Martin Minogue. Basingtoke: Palgrave, 2002. Pp.x + 222. [pounds sterling]47.50 and [pounds sterling]15.99. ISBN 0 333 80070 2 and 800710 What are the...

Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops & The Politics of Precaution: Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries. (Book Reviews).
April 1, 2002... Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops. By Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schioler. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. Pp.xii + 164. [pounds sterling]9. ISBN 0 8018 6826 2 The Politics...