Journal of Development Studies articles from February 2002

Journal of Development Studies archives from February 2002

Targeting poverty through community-based public works programmes: Experience from South Africa.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Unemployment stands out among the persistent development problems that have beset the South African government since the transition to democracy in 1994. According to official statistics, 30 per cent of working age South...

How South African citizens evaluate their economic obligations to the state.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. ECONOMIC OBLIGATIONS TO THE STATE AND WHY PEOPLE PAY Why are some people inclined to pay their taxes, while others are not? The question is of enormous importance because the costs of collection may be prohibitive when citizens actively...

Equal contributions and unequal risks in a north-east Thai village funeral society.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Village funeral societies in the northeast of Thailand collect the same contributions from all households, even though some households have a much higher probability of receiving a payout from the society than others. In...

Remitting behaviour of Nepalese rural-to-urban migrants: Implications for theory and policy.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Remittances, or the transfer of cash or other resources from migrants to their kin at their rural place of origin, play an important role in the family-linked migration process in developing countries [Tisdell, 1990: Ch.9;...

Policy reforms and evolution of market structure in an emerging economy: The case of India.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION In recent times, the industrial structure in many developing economies has been subjected to competitive forces through rapid policy reforms. In India, the removal of industrial licensing policies and the liberalisation of...

Liberalisation, multinational enterprises and export performance: Evidence from Indian manufacturing.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION In the globalised world of the 1990s, MNEs have assumed a major role in international trade. According to an estimate [UNCTAD, 19993 two-thirds of total world trade was accounted for by MNEs in 1996; over a third was intra...

'Perspiration' versus 'inspiration' in Asian industrialisation: Indonesia before the crisis.
February 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Total factor productivity growth (TFP) and its determinants are one of the most studied and debated issues in Asian economic development. Several influential and widely cited papers have challenged the foundations of rapid...

The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa: Ivory Coast 1880-1995. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa: Ivory Coast 1880-1995. By Thomas J. Bassett. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, African Studies 101, 2001. Pp.xix + 243. [pounds sterling]45. ISBN 0 521 78313 5 In the middle of the 1990s,...

The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea: A Fragile Miracle. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... The Politics of Economic Reform in South Korea: A Fragile Miracle. By Tat Yan Kong. London: Routledge, 2000. [pounds sterling]65. Pp. 280. ISBN 0 415 14503 1 If one wishes to avoid being misled by ideologically driven, noisy controversies...

Han Unbound: The Political Economy of South Korea. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Han Unbound: The Political Economy of South Korea. By John Lie. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1998. Pp.255. [pounds sterling]13.95. ISBN 0 8047 4015 1 John Lie's account of South Korean development came at a very unfortunate...

Debating Development: NGOs and the Future. (Books Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Debating Development: NGOs and the Future. Co-edited and Introduced by Deborah Eade and Ernst Ligteringen (essays from Development in Practice). London: Oxfam, 2001. Pp.421. [pounds sterling]12.95/$18.95. ISBN 0 85598 444 9 As...

Pakistan: Founders' Aspirations and Today's Realities. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Pakistan: Founders' Aspirations and Today's Realities. Edited by Hafeez Malik. Oxford: Oxford University Press/OUP Pakistan, 2001. Pp.xi + 469. [pounds sterling]9.99 (hardback). ISBN 0 19 579333 1 Pakistan is currently the focus of...

The Impact of EMU on Europe and the Developing Countries. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... The Impact of EMU on Europe and the Developing Countries. Edited by Charles Wyplosz. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. 410. [pounds sterling]45. ISBN 0 19 924531 2 This collection of papers present the results of the UNU/WIDER...

Women and Politics in Uganda. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Women and Politics in Uganda. By Aili Marl Tripp. Oxford: James Currey Publishers, Kampala: Fountain Publishers/Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000. Pp.xxiii + 239. [pounds sterling]40 and [pounds sterling]16.95. ISBN 0 85255 833 3...

Globalization and Development Studies: Challenges for the 21st Century. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Globalization and Development Studies: Challenges for the 21st Century. Edited by Frans J. Schuurman. London: Sage, 2001. Pp.212. [pounds sterling]50 and [pounds sterling]15.99. ISBN 0 7619 7267 8 and 7267 6 This edited collection is...

Economic Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Developing Countries. (Book Reviews).
February 1, 2002... Economic Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Developing Countries. Edited by Bob Baulch and John Hoddinott. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass Publishers, 2000. Pp.192. [pounds sterling]39.50 and [pounds sterling]16.50. ISBN 07146 5131 1 and...