Journal of Development Studies articles from June 2001

Journal of Development Studies archives from June 2001

Not Necessarily in the Same Boat: Heterogeneous Risk Assessment Among East African Pastoralists.(focus on Kenya and Ethiopia)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... This article studies variation in risk assessment by pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. Despite superficial homogeneity among east African pastoralists, we show that there exists considerable...

The Determinants of Gender Differentials in Income in Trinidad and Tobago.(comparisons with other Caribbean nations and Africa)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The present study employs 1993 Continuous Sample Survey of the Population data for Trinidad and Tobago to investigate the causes of gender income differentials. The findings suggest that such differentials are not well explained by differences...

What's Different about Exporters? Evidence from Colombian Manufacturing.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Using a large panel of Colombian manufacturing plants, this article finds that exporters are significantly larger more capital-intensive, have higher labour productivity, and pay higher wages than non-exporters three years before exporting for...

World Bank Lending and Other Financial Flows: Is There a Connection?(impact on developing countries)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... At a time when there is a serious debate about reforming the international financial architecture, it is important to understand how existing multilateral agencies affect financial flows to emerging and less-developed countries. This article...

Capability Failure and Group Disparities: Some Evidence from India for the 1980s.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... This article advances a particular measure of deprivation -- called the Capability Failure Ratio (CFR) -- on the dimensions of longevity, knowledge and income, and suggests how an (inequality-) 'adjusted' version of the CFR may be derived....

Supply Response and Risk in Chinese Agriculture.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... The main objective of this article is to model the production and supply response in Chinese agriculture, which includes not only the standard arguments like expected prices but also risk. We extend Lin's work [1991, 1992] by modelling supply...

War and Underdevelopment. Volume 1: The Economic and Social Consequences of Conflict & War and Underdevelopment. Volume 2: Country Experiences.(Review)
June 1, 2001... War and Underdevelopment. Volume 1: The Economic and Social Consequences of Conflict. By Frances Stewart, Valpy FitzGerald and Associates. Queen Elizabeth House Series in Development Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.267....

War, Hunger and Displacement: The Origins of Humanitarian Emergencies. Volume 1 & 2 & The Kosovo Report: Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned.(Review)
June 1, 2001... War, Hunger and Displacement: The Origins of Humanitarian Emergencies. Volume 1: Analysis. Edited by E. Wayne Nafziger, Frances Stewart and Raimo Vayrynen. Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xv + 356. [pound]55. ISBN 0 19 8297394 ...

Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence in Asia.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence in Asia. Edited by Mushtaq H. Khan and Jomo K.S. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp.xiv + 338. [pound]42.50 and [pound]15.95. ISBN 0 521 78302 X and 78866 8 The...

Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?(study produced by the World Bank)(Review)
June 1, 2001... Can Africa Claim the 21st Century? By The World Bank, Washington DC: The World Bank, 2000. Pp.xiv + 278. [Euro]19.50. ISBN 0 8213 4495 1 The question posed by the title of this book is a challenging one, although its meaning is never...

Reconciling Trade and the Environment: Lessons from Case Studies in Developing Countries & Trade, Environment and the WTO: The Post-Seattle Agenda.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Reconciling Trade and the Environment: Lessons from Case Studies in Developing Countries. By Veena Jha, Anil Markandya and Rene Vossenaar. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1999. Pp.xviii + 359. [pound]59.95. ISBN 1 84064 072 3 Trade, Environment...

Workers Without Frontiers: The Impact of Globalization on International Migration.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Workers Without Frontiers: The Impact of Globalization on International Migration. By Peter Stalker. London and Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2000. Pp.xii + 163. [pound]12.95. ISBN 92 2 1108546 While the globalisation of trade and financial...

Colonial State and Social Policy: Social Welfare Development in Hong Kong 1842-1997.(Brief Article)(Review)
June 1, 2001... Colonial State and Social Policy: Social Welfare Development in Hong Kong 1842-1997. By Kwong-Leung Tang. Lanham, MD and Oxford: University Press of America, 1998. Pp.xviii + 167. NP. ISBN 0 7618 12040 Social policy is an issue often...

Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries.
June 1, 2001... Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries. By Frank Ellis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp.xviii + 273. [Euro]40. and [Euro]15.99. ISBN 0 19 829696 7 and 829695 9 Written to stimulate discussion on policy to reduce...

50 Years of Pakistan's Economy: Traditional Topics and Contemporary Concerns.
June 1, 2001... 50 Years of Pakistan's Economy: Traditional Topics and Contemporary Concerns. Edited by Shahrukh Rafi Khan. Karachi: Oxford University Press Pakistan, 2000. Pp.vi + 500. [pound]18.99 and [pound]5.99. ISBN 0 19 577826 X and 579442 7 ...