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Globalisation, Industrialisation and Sustainable Growth: The Pursuit of the Nth Rent

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Globalisation offers the potential to raise economic growth rates significantly. But at the same time, it also exposes firms and economies to intense competitive pressures. Declining terms of trade can result, and in some circumstances this may lead to immiserising growth, that is, an increase in economic activity which delivers lower standards of living.

Enterprise Clusters in Africa: On the Way to Industrialisation?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper reports the results of an analysis of eight African enterprise clusters: three in Kenya that were the subject of original research, and five others for which substantial secondary literature was available.

The East Asian Financial Crisis: A Reflection on its Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications

This paper looks into the causes and the economic and social implications of the East Asian currency crisis. It discusses various approaches to policy design for crisis prevention and better crisis management.

The Internationalisation of Higher Education: Exporting Education to Developing and Transitional Economies

Published by: IDS

This paper presents and discusses recently undertaken research that seeks to assess the extent to which higher education in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has been internationalised in two key areas.

The Reasons for the Rise in Childhood Mortality During the 1980s in Zambia

Published by: IDS

Between 1980 and 1991 the proportion of Zambian children dying before reaching five years of age rose from 15 to 19 percent. This paper explores why this happened. There are no data on trends in morbidity.

Banking in Africa. The Impact of Financial Sector Reform since Independence

This book provides a review of the evolution of the post-independence banking system in Africa. There is a strong focus on the problems...

Being Poor and Becoming Poor: Poverty Status and Poverty Transitions in Rural Pakistan

Published by: IDS

Conventional poverty profiles and poverty status regressions are often criticised by policy makers for telling them a lot about who the poor are, but very little about what to do to combat poverty. Essentially this is because the correlates of poverty status are distinct from the dynamic processes that lead households to fall into or escape from poverty.

How Can We Know What They Want? Understanding Local Perceptions of Poverty and Ill-Being in Asia

Published by: IDS

Aid donors are increasingly focused on poverty eradication and influenced by the principle of participation. They would like more insight into how poor people in poor countries understand the character, causes, correlates and cures of poverty and deprivation.

CAP Reforms: Will Developing Countries Benefit?

Published by: IDS

The UK Presidency of the EU must oversee progress on the Agenda 2000 proposals to reform the common agricultural policy (CAP). The proposed reforms are limited and will not include the substantial trade liberalisation called for by critics of the CAP. This must wait for the next round of WTO negotiations.

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: Learning from Change

Published by: IDS

Development organisations need to know how effective their efforts have been. But who should make these judgements, and on what basis? Usually it is outside experts who take charge.