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Household Food Security in Malawi

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Malawi is characterised in food security discourse as a paradigmatic case of incipient malthusian crisis in rural Africa. Malawians enjoy few employment alternatives to agriculture, economic liberalisation has created new patterns of opportunity for some but increased marginalisation for others.

Introduction

Published by: Freedom House

In Search of Alternatives to Prison Sentencing

Published by: Freedom House

Health in Transition: Reforming China’s Rural Health Services

Published by: IDS

This issue of the IDS Bulletin asks whether China will be able to maintain cost-effective rural health services as it is transformed into a market economy. The papers were prepared as contributions to an intense debate underway in China.

Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last

Published by: Practical Action Publishing

In this sequel to 'Rural Development: Putting the Last First', Robert Chambers argues that central issues in development have been overlooked, and that many past errors have flowed from domination by those with power.

Educational Attainments and Household Characteristics in Tanzania

Published by: IDS

This paper uses multivariate regression techniques to analyse household survey data collected in rural Tanzania in 1992. It focuses on how household and individual characteristics affect whether or not a child goes to primary school, completes primary and attends secondary.

A Simulation Model for Education Development

This simulation model has been developed to help educational planners and researchers analyse the financial impacts of policy...

Gender and Primary Schooling in Ethiopia

Published by: IDS

The report examines the causes of low participation, persistence and performance of girls in primary schools in Ethiopia, both absolutely, and relatively to boys; identifies the most promising policy options; and investigates the cost and resource implications of a carefully designed set of policy options to achieve schooling for all over a fifteen year period.

Has Jomtien Made Any Difference? Trends in Donor Funding for Education and Basic Education Since the Late 1980s

Published by: IDS

The Education For All Conference, which was co-sponsored by three United Nations agencies (UNESCO, UNICEF and UNDP) and the World Bank, was held in Jomtien, Thailand in March 1990.

Rules, Norms and the Pursuit of Sustainable Livelihoods

Published by: IDS

The central aim of this Paper is to review the current understanding of how institutional arrangements can either encourage or discourage the pursuit of sustainable livelihoods.