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Towards a Political Analysis of Markets

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The author argues that conventional economics ignores or marginalises the role of power and politics which are crucial factors in conditioning the variable structure and performance of markets.

Quality and Productivity in Industry: New Strategies in Developing Countries

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Studies of reorganization among large firms, the focus of this IDS Bulletin, has been stimulated by the increasing dominance of Japanese industry and the attempts to introduce Japanese methods into Europe and North America.

The Effects of Sanctions on Formal Sector Employment in South Africa

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From Mass Production to Flexible Specialization: Micro-Level Restructuring in a British Engineering Firm

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The Role of Commercial Banking in Recovery from Economic Disaster in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

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Trade Policy Reform and Tropical Beverages: The Fallacy of Composition and Policy Advice

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The Inter-Country Distribution of UK Overseas Development Assistance

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Small Shoemakers and Fordist Giants: Tale of a Supercluster

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This paper investigates a success story from a country in crisis: the shoe industry of the Sinos Valley in Brazil. The main question is to what extent the industrial district model captures the reality of the Sinos Valley. In many ways it does. The sectoral and geographical concentration of shoe manufacturers is formidable. Even more striking is the depth of the local economy which includes almost the entire range of supply industries and producer services.

Challenging the Populist Perspective: Rural People’s Knowledge, Agricultural Research and Extension Practice

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Retos Metodológicos para la Investigacióny Extensión Agrícolas: Valorando los Procesos

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