Journal of Development Studies articles from February 2003

Journal of Development Studies archives from February 2003

Market returns, transfers and demand for schooling in Malaysia, 1976-89.
February 1, 2003... 1. INTRODUCTION Investment in education yields returns competitive with returns on investments in physical capital in developed and developing countries [Schultz, 1993]. Yet, in many countries, a large proportion of children never enter...

Public sector restructuring and democracy: the state, labour and trade unions in India.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION The relationship between economic development and political regimes has been a long-standing concern in political science, particularly, the complex relationship between free market capitalism and political democracy....

Structural and behavioural characteristics of informal service employment: evidence from a survey in New Delhi.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Service employment is growing in India. But what is striking about urban India is the proliferation of low-skill service employment, mostly self-created, in what is termed in the development literature as the 'informal...

The incidence of visible underemployment: evidence for Trinidad and Tobago.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION While policy-makers and economists alike have focused extensively on the incidence of unemployment as an indicator of labour market slack, studies of the underemployed as an underutilised labour resource have been scarce....

The welfare effects of balance of payments reform: a macro-micro simulation of the cost of rent-seeking.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION Over the more than two decades that Latin America and the Caribbean have been implementing structural adjustment programmes, there has been much concern over the human impact of policy reform [Addison, 1994; Prasad, 1998]....

Agglomeration advantages and capability building in industrial clusters: the missing link.
February 1, 2003... 1. INTRODUCTION Since the early 1980s, a large number of studies have documented the importance of firm-level acquisition of technological capability for long-term competitiveness and growth of firms and nations. (1) Technological...

The stability of M3 money demand and monetary growth targets: the case of South Africa.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION In recent years several countries such as New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Spain and Australia have adopted an inflation targeting strategy as their official monetary policy framework. In 2000 South...

Poverty and inequality in a rapid growth economy: Chile 1990-96.
February 1, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION This article takes a multi-faceted approach to the empirical analysis of poverty and income inequality in Chile. Using data from the period 1990-96 the analysis examines the evolution of these variables. This period is of...

Group Behaviour and Development: Is the Market Destroying Cooperation? (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Group Behaviour and Development: Is the Market Destroying Cooperation? Edited by Judith Heyer, Frances Stewart, and Rosemary Thorp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. 382. [pounds sterling]50 and [pounds sterling]19.99. ISBN 0 19...

Farmers and Markets in Tanzania: How Policy Reforms Affect Rural Livelihoods in Africa. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Farmers and Markets in Tanzania: How Policy Reforms Affect Rural Livelihoods in Africa. By Stefano Ponte. Oxford: James Currey, 2002. Pp.xix + 204. [pounds sterling]40 and [pounds sterling]17.95. ISBN 0 852555 169 X and 168 1 The subject...

Plight of the Power Sector in India: Inefficiency, Reform and Political Economy. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Plight of the Power Sector in India: Inefficiency, Reform and Political Economy. By K.P. Kannan and N. Vijayamohanan Pillai. Thiruvananthapuram: St Joseph's Press, 2002. Pp. xii + 490. Rs 400/US$40. ISBN 81 86353 02 X The electricity...

Development, Poverty and Fiscal Policy: Decentralisation of Institutions. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Development, Poverty and Fiscal Policy: Decentralisation of Institutions. Edited by M. Govinda Rao. Oxford/New Delhi: Oxford University Press/OUP India, 2003. Pp.xvi + 358. [pounds sterling]25.99. ISBN 0 19 566060 9 In India 400 million...

Saving, Investment, and Growth in India. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Saving, Investment, and Growth in India. By Prema-chandra Athukorala and Kunal Sen. Oxford/New Delhi: Oxford University Press/OUP India, 2002. Pp.xiii + 181. [pounds sterling]19.99. ISBN 0 19 565857 4 This book aims to examine 'the...

Agrarian Environments: Resources, Representation, and Rule in India. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Agrarian Environments: Resources, Representation, and Rule in India. Edited by Arun Agrawal and K. Sivaramakrishnan. Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2001. Pp.336. [pounds sterling]14.50 (paperback). ISBN 0 8223 2574 8 This...

Financial Crises. And What To Do About Them. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Financial Crises. And What To Do About Them. By Barry Eichengreen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp.194. [pounds sterling]35. ISBN: 0 19 9257434 Barry Eichengreen has produced an illuminating and timely book that will be of great...

The Nature of Economic Growth: An Alternative Framework for Understanding the Performance of Nations. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... The Nature of Economic Growth: An Alternative Framework for Understanding the Performance of Nations. By A.P. Thirlwall. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2002. Pp.ix + 111. [pounds sterling]35. ISBN 1 84064 8643 This book is a series of lectures...

Books received.(Directory)
February 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...