Journal of Development Studies articles from February 2004

Journal of Development Studies archives from February 2004

Tenure, diversity and commitment: community participation for urban service provision.
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION Rapid population growth in the cities of developing countries is creating an ever increasing demand for basic public services. City governments often do not have the capacity, know-how, and fiscal resources to provide...

State--community synergies in community-driven development.
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION A major development challenge facing us today is how poor developing countries can make their institutional settings more conducive to growth and poverty reduction. This has been shown to be the key to better development....

Non-farm income and employment in rural Honduras: assessing the role of locational factors.
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION The traditional theory of the role of rural non-farm (RNF) activities in the process of development has emphasised production and consumption linkages from agriculture leading to the development of labour-intensive, rurally...

Trade liberalisation and technical efficiency: evidence from Bangladesh manufacturing industries.
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION The notion of efficiency lies at the core of economics, and an improvement in technical efficiency is considered as an important source of growth of output [Leibenstein, 1966]. The degree of efficiency determines whether a...

Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION It is often argued that trade liberalisation and an export-oriented strategy increase efficiency at company level [Krugman, 1987; Rodrik, 1988, 1991; Grossman and Helpman, 1991]. However, although this is supported by some...

Interest rates and investment in East Asia: an empirical evaluation of various financial liberalisation hypotheses.
February 1, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION This article attempts to shed light on the appropriate interest rate policy in the process of economic development. To this end, we empirically examine whether higher real interest rates on bank deposits are associated with...

Rethinking Development Economics.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Rethinking Development Economics. Edited by Ha-Joon Chang. London: Anthem Press, 2003. Pp.ix + 544. [pounds sterling]18.95. ISBN 1 84331 110 'Neoliberalism has been the dominant economic doctrine of the last quarter century' (p.1). So...

Globalization and National Economic Welfare.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Globalization and National Economic Welfare. By Mica Panic. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Pp.xv + 286. [pounds sterling]60. ISBN 0 333 77283 0 This is a collection of the author's essays on globalisation, mostly from the 1980s and...

Post-Stabilization Politics in Latin America. Competition, Transition, Collapse.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Post-Stabilization Politics in Latin America. Competition, Transition, Collapse. Edited by Carol Wise and Riordan Roett. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2003. Pp.xii + 306. ISBN 0 8157 9383 9 This book is a refreshing...

Unholy Trinity: The IMF, World Bank and WTO.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Unholy Trinity: The IMF, World Bank and WTO. By Richard Peet. London: Zed Books Ltd., 2003. Pp.256. [pounds sterling]49.95 and [pounds sterling]15.95. ISBN 1 84277072 1 and 073 X In the preface to this book, the author explains that he has...

Introduction to Latin America: Twenty-First Century Challenges.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Introduction to Latin America: Twenty-First Century Challenges. By Peader Kirby. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2003. Pp.xv + 248. [pounds sterling]60 and [pounds sterling]18.99. ISBN 0 7619 7373 7 and 7372 9 The...

Explaining Growth: A Global Research Project.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Explaining Growth: A Global Research Project. Edited by Gary McMahon and Lyn Squire. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan for International Economic Association Conference Volume Number 137, 2003. Pp.xix + 263. [pounds sterling]18.99. ISBN 1 4039...

Poverty Planning and Poverty Reduction.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Poverty Planning and Poverty Reduction. Edited by David Potts, Patrick Ryan and Anna Toner. New York and Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Pp.xiii + 287. [pounds sterling]55. ISBN 0 333 97017 9 This collection of papers addresses the...

Research for Development: A Practical Guide.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Research for Development: A Practical Guide. By Sophie Laws with Caroline Harper and Rachel Marcus. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2003. Pp.xiii + 475. [pounds sterling]70 and [pounds sterling]24.99. ISBN 0 7619 7326 5 and...

Measuring Sustainability: Learning from Doing.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Measuring Sustainability: Learning from Doing. By Simon Bell and Stephen Morse. London: Earthscan Publications, 2003, Pp.xvi + 189, [pounds sterling]45 and [pounds sterling]16.95. ISBN 1 85383 839 X and 843 8 The issue of sustainable...

Tubewell Capitalism: Groundwater Development and Agrarian Change in Gujarat.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Tubewell Capitalism: Groundwater Development and Agrarian Change in Gujarat. By Navroz K. Dubash. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp.xiii + 287. Rs 895. ISBN 019565747 0 An important aspect of water resources development in India...

Aid: Understanding International Development Cooperation.(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Aid: Understanding International Development Cooperation. By John Degnbol-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pedersen. London and New York: Zed Books, 2003. Pp. 368. [pounds sterling]50/US$75 and [pounds sterling]16.95/US$27.50. ISBN 1 84277 038 1...

Books received.
February 1, 2004... The following books have been received for review. Appearance in this list does not preclude review in a subsequent issue. Anyone wishing to act as a reviewer of any of these books should contact Jonathan Atkins, Book Reviews Editor, Journal of...