Journal of Development Studies articles from June 2000

Journal of Development Studies archives from June 2000

Labour Supply and Wages Among Nuclear and Extended Households: The Surinamese Experiment.
June 1, 2000... This article explores labour market behaviour of members of extended and nuclear households in Suriname. Previous analyses have found that co-operative childcare opportunities within the extended household increase female labour force...

Co-operation and the Urban Environment: An Exploration.
June 1, 2000... Many urban environmental problems (such as littering of streets) arise from the open access character of the resource concerned and can be analysed in the framework of co-operation. Studies in the context of rural commons have indicated that...

Social Movements amidst Democratic Transitions: Lessons from the Brazilian Countryside.
June 1, 2000... Democratic transitions represent unique opportunities in which movements of the poor can coalesce, place their demands on the national agenda, and institutionalise their access to authoritative decision-making centres. The opportunities and...

Manufactured Exports and Terms of Trade of Developing Countries: Evidence from Sri Lanka.
June 1, 2000... Terms of trade implications of diversification into manufactured exports in a traditional primary-exporting country are examined in the light of the Sri Lankan experience over the past two decades. The empirical analysis focuses on trends in...

Village Politics: Heterogeneity, Leadership and Collective Action.
June 1, 2000... When comparing stratified Fulani village societies, little direct relationship between the degree of heterogeneity and the success in collective action was found, except when heterogeneity among leadership and elite groups was compared. Small...

Bad Banking in Thailand? An Empirical Analysis of Macro Indicators.
June 1, 2000... It appears to be common wisdom that the basic cause of Thailand's crisis is its extraordinarily weak financial institutions. The article questions this proposition from an empirical viewpoint. It is well established that the long-term...

Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South Africa: Volume One: Western Cape & Volume Two: KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South Africa: Volume One: Western Cape. Edited by Michael Lipton, Mike de Klerk and Merle Lipton. Durban: Indicator Press, 1996. Pp.496. ISBN 1 86840 234 7 Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South...

Political Ecology, Mountain Agriculture, and Knowledge in Honduras.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Political Ecology, Mountain Agriculture, and Knowledge in Honduras. By Kees Jansen. Amsterdam: Thela Publishers, 1998. Pp.277. NP. ISBN 90 5538 030 X This book is the outcome of a prolonged period of residence among small-scale farmers in...

Cultural Politics in the Third World.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Cultural Politics in the Third World. By Mehran Kamrava. London: UCL Press, 1999. Pp.viii + 182. [pound]13.95. ISBN 1 85728 265 5 The major theme of this book is best formulated about half way through: economic and political differences no...

Global Public Goods: International Co-operation in the 21st Century.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Global Public Goods: International Co-operation in the 21st Century. Edited by Inge Kaul, Isabelle Grunberg and Marc A. Stern. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp.xxviii + 546. [pound]24.99 (hardback); [pound]13.99 (paperback). ISBN 0...

Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done. By Carol Lancaster. Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press for the Century Foundation, 1999. Pp.xiv + 303. $55 and $22. ISBN 0 226 46838 0 and 46839 9 After nearly four decades and several...

Geographies of Development.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Geographies of Development. By Robert B. Potter, Tony Binns, Jennifer A. Elliott, and David Smith. London: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999. Pp.288. [pound]17.99. ISBN 0582 29825 3 This book promises a 'fresh approach to the study of...

Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises.(Review)
June 1, 2000... Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises. By Carl Liedholm and Donald C. Mead. London: Routledge, 1999. Pp.viii + 176. [pounds]50. ISBN 0415 193 516 Value for Money? Impact of Small Enterprise...