Journal of Development Studies articles from December 2001

Journal of Development Studies archives from December 2001

Gender, networks and Mexico-US migration.(rural female migration versus rural male migration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... ********** In this article, we examine whether the causes and patterns of Mexican rural female migration differ significantly form rural male migration. A number of hypotheses are discussed to explain why female migration may differ from...

Is Africa a net creditor? New estimates of capital flight from severely indebted Sub-Saharan African countries, 1970--96.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... ********** This article presents estimates of capital flight from 25 low-income sub-Saharan African countries in the period 1970 to 1996. Capital flight totalled more than $193 billion (in 1996 dollars); with imputed interest earnings, the...

The cultural logic of work: Explaining labour deployment and piece-rate contracts in Matar Taluka, Gujarat -- parts I and II.
December 1, 2001... ********** This two-part essay seeks to explain why group-based and individual piecework arrangements have become the modal form of payment for a variety of agricultural tasks in central Gujarat, India. Part I of the essay reviews New...

Wage differentials in Brazil: Theory and evidence.
December 1, 2001... ********** The investigation of wage determination and wage differentials in developing countries has concentrated on the effects of human capital and different sources of segmentation associated with institutional arrangements and...

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Colombia: Effects on the Real Exchange Rate in the 1990s.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... ********** This article examines the causes and effects of the real exchange rate appreciation in Colombia during the 1990s. The substantial appreciation of the real exchange rate during the 1990s was an important factor contributing to...

Regional growth in China under economic reforms.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... ********** This article uses both cross-section and panel data approaches to study regional growth in China. Inter-regional income inequality increased (a divergence), the rich regions became richer but poor regions poorer ([beta]...

Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy.
December 1, 2001... Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy. By Keith Maskus. Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics, 2000. Pp. xvii + 266. $18.95. ISBN 0 88132 282 2 The self-described central message of Keith Maskus's recent book,...

Poverty and undernutrition: Theory, measurement, and policy.
December 1, 2001... Poverty and Undernutrition: Theory, Measurement, and Policy. By Peter Svedberg. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.348. [pounds sterling]45. ISBN 0 19 829268 6 In November 1996, the World Food Summit adopted a target of halving...

Exchange rate politics in Latin America.
December 1, 2001... Exchange Rate Politics in Latin America. Edited by Carol Wise and Riordan Roett. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. Pp.vii + 178. $14.95 ISBN 08157 9487 8 'Increased levels of financial and commercial integration drive...

India: Reducing poverty, accelerating development. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... India: Reducing Poverty, Accelerating Development. By the World Bank. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xxii + 260. Rs 495/[pounds sterling]l0.99. ISBN 019 565503 6 This report claims to be among the first in the World Bank's...

Combating Corruption in Latin America.
December 1, 2001... Combating Corruption in Latin America. Edited by Joseph S. Tulchin and Ralph H. Espach. Baltimore, MD: The Woodrow Wilson Center Press/The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. [pounds sterling]35 and [pounds sterling]13. ISBN 1 930365 01 2 and...

The new imperialism: Crisis and confrontation in North/South relations. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The New Imperialism: Crisis and Confrontation in North/South Relations. By Robert Biel. London: Zed Books, 2000. Pp.xi + 355. [pounds sterling]45.00/$69.50 and [pounds sterlings]16.95/$27.50. ISBN 1 85649 746 1 and 747 X This is the best...

Capital flows, capital controls, and currency crises: Latin America in the 1990s. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Capital Flows, Capital Controls, and Currency Crises: Latin America in the 1990s. Edited by Felipe Larrain B. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2001. Pp.x + 305. [pounds sterling]39.00/$62.50. ISBN 0 472 11098 5 The analysis of...

Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress. Edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington. Boulder, CO: Basic Books, 2001. Pp.384. [pounds sterling]12.99/$18. ISBN 0 465 031765 Lawrence E. Harrison (an associate at the...

Industrial Development and Policy in Africa: Issues of De-Industrialisation and Development Strategy. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Book Reviews. Industrial Development and Policy in Africa: Issues of De-Industrialisation and Development Strategy. Edited by Hossein Jalilian, Michael Tribe and John Weiss. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2000. Pp.xiv + 302. [pounds...