Publications

Horticulture Commodity Chains: The Impact on the UK Market of the African Fresh Vegetable Industry

IDS Working Paper 96

Production of fresh vegetables for export has grown rapidly in a number of countries in sub-Saharan African over the past decade. The fresh vegetables trade has many of the characteristics of a buyer-driven global commodity chain. In such chains, retailers play the key role in governing the...

John Humphrey

The Emergence of Chinese Civil Society and its Significance to Governance

Anti-Poverty Programs

Civil Society and Governability in Mexico

Participatory Budgeting

How Do Bangladeshi Elites Understand Poverty?

The poverty of most Bangladeshis is viewed as an important - but not urgent - issue by Bangladesh's elites. They do not feel threatened by the extent of poverty, or by poor people. Some sections of the elite appear to know little about the poor

Naomi Hossain

Responding to Global Competitive Pressure: Local Co-operation and Upgrading in the Sinos Valley, Brazil

This paper investigates whether enterprises in the export-oriented Sinos Valley (South of Brazil) have stepped up co-operation in response to intensified global competition in leather footwear. Recent cluster literature suggests that joint action is essential for responding successfully to...

Hubert Schmitz

Food-for-Work in Ethiopia: Challenging the Scope of Project Evaluations

Evaluations of the numerous Food-for-Work (FFW) projects in operation across Ethiopia are designed to assess their effectiveness, and are often defined by the objectives stated in the terms of reference.

East Asia: What Happened to the Development Miracle?

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This IDS Bulletin presents the key background papers from a major conference on the East Asian Crisis held at IDS in July 1998. A group of experts from different backgrounds, including international finance, macroeconomic and social policy, and development strategy, came together to discuss the...

Stephany Griffith-Jones

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa: Participation, Accountability and Performance

The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local fieldwork. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the...

Economic Reform, Poverty and Equity in Access to Health Care: Case Studies in Viet Nam

Household Coping Strategies in Response to the Introduction of User Charges of Social Services: A Case Study on Health in Uganda

This study examines approaches to health care seeking and financing by households living in communities in two poor rural districts of Uganda.

Henry Lucas