Journal of Development Studies articles from October 2002

Journal of Development Studies archives from October 2002

Inclusion by design? Rethinking health care market regulation in the Tanzanian context.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION: INCLUSION BY GOVERNMENT OR BY DESIGN? There is a paradox at the heart of health care reform programmes in low income countries. Their stated motivation is egalitarian: to widen access to decent primary care by 'freeing...

Parental preferences for nutrition of boys and girls: evidence from Africa.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION This paper examines the determinants of nutritional and health status of preschool age children in Africa in an effort to address the question of whether there exist differences in the preferences of mothers and fathers for...

On the duration of self-employment: the impact of macroeconomic conditions.
October 1, 2002... 1. INTRODUCTION An important empirical question yet to be fully addressed has to do with factors influencing the duration of self-employment, particularly in developing countries. So far, the focus has been on the impact of the initial...

The effect of incentive reforms upon productivity: evidence from the Vietnamese rice industry.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The reasons for the decline of many centrally planned economic systems has been widely debated in recent years [e.g., Easterley and Fisher, 1995]. The explanations put forward are many and varied, but almost all authors...

Accumulating technology and location spillovers among firms in Taiwan's electronics industry.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION As in many developing countries, the earliest and most common source of new technology for Taiwan comes from abroad in the form of direct foreign investment (DFI). Over time as foreign technology became more complex,...

Process of cluster formation in China: a case study of a garment town.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION It has been increasingly recognised that industrial clusters play a significant role in industrial development, not only by economists interested in the economic geography of industrialisation but also by development...

Trade liberalisation and export performance in selected developing countries.
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of trade liberalisation on export growth in a series of developing countries over the period 1972-98. Liberalisation is measured in two ways. First, by the removal of...

Have lower real wages helped industrial restructuring in Romania?
October 1, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION A World Bank study of seven eastern European countries defines industrial restructuring as a complex process whereby 'firms in all countries must continuously restructure to maintain profitability in the face of a changing...

African Democracies and African Politics. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By M.A. Mohamed Salih. London: Pluto Press, 2001. Pp 234. [pounds sterling]50 and [pounds sterling]15.99. ISBN 0 7453 1725 1 and 1724 3 In the early 1990s the wave of transitions to multi-party electoral systems in Africa raised a lot of...

Women's Movements in International Perspective: Latin America and Beyond. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By Maxine Molyneux. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.ix + 244. [pounds sterling]42.50. ISBN 0 333 71476 8 In this book Maxine Molyneux brings together her work on women's movements in Latin America, but also in post-communist States...

Crisis and Recovery in Malaysia: The Role of Capital Controls. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By Prema-chandra Athukorala Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2001. Pp.xii + 159. [pounds sterling]45. ISBN 1 84064 621 7 The decision by the Thai authorities to float the baht in early July 1997 had dramatic, and totally unpredicted, effects not...

Working on the Margins: Black Workers, White Farmers in Postcolonial Zimbabwe. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By Blair A. Rutherford. London and New York: Zed Press; Harare: Weaver Press, 2001. Pp.xx + 268. [pounds sterling]/US$69.95 and [pounds sterling] 15.95/US$25. ISBN 1 84277 0004 and 001 2 Blair Rutherford obviously found himself in a very...

The Companion to Development Studies. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... Edited by Vandana Desai and Robert B. Potter. London: Arnold, 2001. Pp.xiv + 562. [pounds sterling]60 and [pounds sterling]24.99. ISBN 0340 76050 8 and 76051 6 For students and scholars alike, Development Studies owes much of its...

Dynamics and Diversity: Soil Fertility and Farming Livelihoods in Africa. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... Edited by Ian Scoones. London: Earthscan, 2001. Pp.xii + 244. [pounds sterling]40 and [pounds sterling]16.95. ISBN 185383 820 9 and 819 5 This is a book about soil management. However, it is not so much about scientific and technical...

Joseph Stiglitz and the World Bank: The Rebel Within. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... Edited with a commentary by Ha-Joon Chang. London: Anthem Press, 2001. Pp.320. [pounds sterling]39.95/US$65 and [pounds sterling]/US$29.95. ISBN 1 8988 5591 9 and 5553 6 Shakespeare's depiction of Julius Caesar is an apt introduction to...

The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Italy and Taiwan. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... Edited by Paolo Guerrieri, Simona Iammarino and Carlo Pietrobelli. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2002. Pp.xii + 196. [pounds sterling]45. ISBN 1 84064 698 5 This book is organised into six chapters, the first three being an overall...

Charting Caribbean Development. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By Anthony Payne and Paul Sutton. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 2001. Pp.x + 284. US$55. ISBN 0 8130 2092 1 Perhaps the most intriguing statement in this volume comes as the final riposte of Payne's introduction titled 'The...

Markets, Class and Social Change: Trading Networks and Poverty in Rural South Asia. (Book Reviews).
October 1, 2002... By Ben Crow. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xvii + 265. [pounds sterling]47.50. ISBN 0 333 94600 6 Economics textbooks provide an idealistic picture of a market: numerous sellers and buyers engaged in an exchange of products, with such...

Books received.
October 1, 2002... The following books have been received for review. Appearnace 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...