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1 July 1994
Published by: IDS
This paper investigates the causes of under-enrolment and low school quality in Africa, distinguishing between those related to the provision of schooling by the State, and those related to the demand for the service by households.
1 June 1994
Published by: IDS
Experience with PRA suggests that a reversal of the normally dominant behaviour and attitudes of outsiders is crucial for participatory development. To what extent would such changes resolve the problems of performance and accountability which currently concern so many NGOs?
1 May 1994
Published by: IDS
This IDS Bulletin is concerned with the use and abuse of information in development planning and policy-making. The conventional wisdom that more and better information automatically leads to improved policy an practice is challenged.
26 April 1994
Published by: IDS
The idea that ‘knowledge itself is power’ is not new; but at the global level, this dictum is now truer than ever, as a result of...
11 April 1994
Published by: IDS
Conventional measures of poverty relate household per capita income or expenditure estimates to a poverty line derived from a nutrition-based estimate of minimum income or expenditure.
1 April 1994
Published by: IDS
1 March 1994
Proposes an ideal-type model of decentralisation which consists of five interlocking and mutually reinforcing elements: localisation, flexibility, devolved management, organisational culture change, and democratisation.
23 February 1994
Published by: IDS
This paper argues that it is the rich and powerful who do most environmental damage. Blaming poor victims of environmental degradation can lead to policies which do more harm than good.
Research at IDS on industrial clusters made a major contribution to this shift in the debate. There already was agreement that clustering helped small enterprises to overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets but there was also recognition that this was not an automatic outcome.
1 January 1994
Published by: IDS
The purpose of this paper is to take stock of what is known about industrial clusters in LDCs and to put forward an agenda for further research. The paper shows that clustering (sectoral and geographical concentration) is common in a wide range of countries and sectors. The way clusters are organized varies a great deal. Socio-cultural ties seem to heighten economic performance, but there are exceptions. The relevance of clustering is brought into focus most sharply by those case studies which show the success of local producers in breaking into international markets and/or coping with domestic crisis. Other case studies, show that clustering does not necessarily lead to collective efficiency and raise competitiveness.
