Journal of Development Studies articles from August 2003

Journal of Development Studies archives from August 2003

The Dudley Seers Prize.
August 1, 2003... Two Dudley Seers Prizes are awarded annually for the best two articles published in The Journal of Development Studies. The value of each prize is 500 [pounds sterling]. All articles published in the relevant volume are eligible, excluding...

The role of education in facilitating risk-taking and innovation in agriculture.
August 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Education has been shown to have strong positive effects upon farm production and efficiency in rural Ethiopia [Weir, 1999]. Benefits may accrue not only to those who are educated, hut also to those with whom educated...

The spatial division of labour in Nepal.(developmental studies)
August 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION After decades of neglect, the economics profession has rekindled its interest in geographical phenomena. Much recent work has been devoted to agglomeration effects across regions and countries [Krugman, 1991b; Fujita, Krugman...

Theoretical and empirical foundations of HIPC debt sustainability targets.(Heavily Indebted Poor Country)
August 1, 2003... This article traces the origins of HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Country) debt sustainability targets. These targets are interpreted as 'switching values', below which countries are expected to avoid debt service problems but, as such, they do...

The influence of elections on IMF programme interruptions.(International Monetary Fund)
August 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION When the IMF was founded in Bretton Woods in 1944, there was no consideration of intrusive conditionality now common under its programmes. The Fund was assigned the task to provide short-term balance of payments credits and...

Privatisation and economic growth in developing countries.
August 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Privatisation accelerated in the 1990s. In Europe this was sparked by the liberalisation of markets at the European Union level and budgetary constraints faced by government [Parker, 1999]. Privatisation particularly gained...

Real and nominal determinants of real exchange rates in Latin America: short-run dynamics and long-run equilibrium.
August 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Real exchange rates have fluctuated widely in many countries since the end of the Bretton Woods regime in 1973. Because real exchange rates have important effects on production, employment, and trade, it is important to...

Macroeconomics in Emerging Markets.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Peter J. Montiel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Pp.x + 446. 65 [pounds sterling] and 23.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0 521 78060 8 and 78551 0 Peter Montiel's book is directed to the study of macroeconomics in emerging...

Common Ground or Mutual Exclusion? Women's Movements and International Relations.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Edited by Marianne Braig and Sonja Wolte. London and New York: Zed Books, 2002. Pp.xiii + 226. 45 [pounds sterling] and 14.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 184277 158 2 and 159 0 International Relations (IR) as a discipline has been slow in...

Give and Take: What's the Matter with Foreign Aid?(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By David Sogge. London: Zed Books, 2002. Pp.xii + 236. 32.95 [pounds sterling] and 9.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1 84277 068 3 and 069 1 With the collapse of the Soviet Union beginning in 1989 and declining OPEC aid, the OECD group of rich...

Water: Perspectives, Issues, Concerns.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Ramaswamy R. Iyer. London: Sage, 2003. Pp.368. 35 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0 7619 9759 8 It is almost a truism that water lies at the centre of all development. Poverty reduction is not possible without delivery of clean water to over a...

Imagine There's No Country: Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in an Era of Globalization.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Surjit S. Bhalla. Washington: Institute for International Economics, 2002. Pp.248. $28. ISBN 0 88132 348 9 In a thorough and interesting treatise, Bhalla overturns many dimensions of the 'received wisdom' of the World Bank regarding...

Reviving Democracy: Citizens at the Heart of Governance.(Active Social Capital: Tracing the Roots of Development and Democracy)(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Barry Knight, Hope Chigudu and Rajesh Tandon. London: Earthscan, 2002. Pp.xviii + 214. 45 [pounds sterling] and 15.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1 85383 881 0 and 884 5 Active Social Capital: Tracing the Roots of Development and Democracy....

Regional Integration and Development.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By Maurice Schiff and L. Alan Winters. Oxford: World Bank and Oxford University Press, 2003. Pp.xvii + 321. 22.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0 8213 5078 1 Early ideas on regional integration and developing countries focussed on its potential...

World Transport: Policy and Practice.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... By John Whitelegg and Gary Haq. London: Earthscan, 2003. Pp.xxxi + 304. 19.95 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1 85383 851 9 World Transport Policy and Practice is a book with a clear mission: to motivate and set out clear guidelines for the...

Books received.
August 1, 2003... The following books have been received for review. Appearance in this list does not preclude review is a subsequent issue. Anyone wishing to act as a reviewer of any of these books should contact Jonathan Atkins, Book Reviews Editor, Journal of...