Journal of Development Studies articles from February 2000

Journal of Development Studies archives from February 2000

Can an Evolutionary Approach to Development Predict Post-War Economic Growth?
February 1, 2000... Might differences in levels of development prior to the era of industrialisation explain some of the dramatic differences in rates of economic growth across developing countries in recent decades? This article explores the logic behind such a...

Aid Instability as a Measure of Uncertainty and the Positive Impact of Aid on Growth.
February 1, 2000... This article contributes to the literature on aid and economic growth. We posit that uncertainty, measured as the instability of aid receipts, will influence the relationship between aid and investment, how recipient governments respond to aid,...

Estimating the Health Impact of Industry Infant Food Marketing Practices in the Philippines.
February 1, 2000... The decline in the prevalence and duration of breast-feeding in less developed countries and the accompanying increase in bottle feeding is a concern. Little research has been done tracing the links from infant food marketing to infant and...

Trade Liberalisation in Brazil: Creating or Exporting Jobs?
February 1, 2000... Using the growth accounting and factor content approaches, this article looks at the impact of trade liberalisation on the structure and level of employment in Brazil over the 1990--97 period. The results support the argument that trade...

Public Investment, Social Services and Productivity of Chinese Household Farms.
February 1, 2000... This article examines the impact of village-sponsored infrastructural investment and social services on the productivity of Chinese farm households, using detailed farm-level data for the period 1986-90. The main findings are that the public...

Entrepreneurship and Growth of Entrepreneurial Firms in Cote d'Ivoire.
February 1, 2000... This article analyses the determinants of individuals' choice for self-employment and entrepreneurial success in C[hat{o}]te d'Ivoire. Entrepreneurial activity is found to be undertaken by individuals who succeed in increasing their...

Firm Size, Age and Efficiency: Evidence from Kenyan Manufacturing Firms.
February 1, 2000... Translog stochastic frontier production functions are estimated using an unbalanced panel of 235 Kenyan manufacturing firms in the food, wood, textile and metal sectors. The sectors are estimated individually in order to investigate whether...

Poverty, Progress and Exclusion: an Economic History of Latin America in the Twentieth Century.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Poverty, Progress and Exclusion: an Economic History of Latin America in the Twentieth Century. By Rosemary Thorp. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press for the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union, 1998. Pp.xiv + 369....

Economic Dynamism in the Asia-Pacific: The Growth of Integration and Competitiveness.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Economic Dynamism in the Asia-Pacific: The Growth of Integration and Competitiveness. Edited by Graham Thompson. London: Routledge, 1998. Pp.402. [pounds]50 and [pounds]14.99. ISBN 0415 17273 X and 17274 8 Although it was written shortly...

India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years.(Review)
February 1, 2000... India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years. Edited by Selig S. Harrison, Paul H. Kreisberg, and Dennis Kux. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, Pp.xii + 217. [pounds]32.50 and [pounds]10.95. ISBN 0 521 64185 3 and 64585 9 It is a...

Agencies in Foreign Aid: Comparing China, Sweden and the United States in Tanzania.(Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Agencies in Foreign Aid: Comparing China, Sweden and the United States in Tanzania. Edited by Goran Hyden and Rwekaza Mukandala. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Pp.ix + 246. $69.95. ISBN 0 312 22098 7 Development economists have long...

Market Integration, Regionalism and the Global Economy.(Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Market Integration, Regionalism and the Global Economy. Edited by Richard E. Baldwin, Daniel Cohen, Andr[acute{e}] Sapir and Anthony Venables. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. xix + 344. [pounds]45 and [pounds]16.95. ISBN 0 521...

Instruments of Change: Motivating and Financing Sustainable Development.(Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Instruments of Change: Motivating and Financing Sustainable Development. By Theodore Panayotou. Earthscan in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, 1998. Pp.240. [pounds]19.95. ISBN 1 85383 467 X This book is a...

Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses and Prevention.(Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses and Prevention. By Joachim von Braun, Tesfaye Teklu and Patrick Webb. Baltimore, MD and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Pp.xvii + 218. [pounds]32.50. ISBN 0 8018 6121 7 According to...

The East Asian Welfare Model: Welfare Orientalism and the State.(Review)
February 1, 2000... The East Asian Welfare Model: Welfare Orientalism and the State. Edited by Roger Goodman, Gordon White and Huck-ju Kwon. London and New York: Routledge, 1998. Pp.206. [pounds]17.99. ISBN 0 415 17211 X The past three decades have witnessed...

Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm. Edited by Ronaldo Munck and Denis O'Hearn. London and New York: Zed Books, 1999. Pp.xx + 217. [pounds]39.95 and [pounds]22.50. ISBN 1 85649 637 6 and 638 4 UK-based sociologists...

Streetlife China: Transforming Culture, Rights and Markets.(Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Streetlife China: Transforming Culture, Rights and Markets. By Michael Dutton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp.xvi + 304. [pounds]13.95 (US$19.95) and [pounds]37.50 (US$54.95). ISBN 0 521 63719 8 and 63141 6 After the onset...