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All is Quiet

Published by: VPRO

This fiction film examines the trajectory of a woman in a suburb who decides to kill her husband.

Environmental Change, Development Challenges

Published by: IDS

The late 1980s saw a phenomenal growth of international concern over the global environment. It has begun to influence politics both in industrially advanced countries and in the newly democratising countries of Eastern Europe.

Food Security and the Environment

Published by: IDS

There is an obvious connection between poor people's food security and the preservation of the environment in which they live. Yet there is little consensus about the nature of this relationship. Unless their interactions are better understood, there is a danger that policies for environmental protection - in an increasingly environmentally-concerned aid climate - will unknowingly compromise food security.

Gender, Production and Well-Being: Rethinking the Household Economy

Published by: IDS

This paper pulls together various criticisms of the neo-classical household model, from both within and outside the field of economics in order to move towards a more empirically-relevant approach to household analysis.

Reduction of Absolute Poverty: A Priority Structural Adjustment

Published by: IDS

The Developmental Uses of Counterpart Funds

Published by: IDS

Macroeconomic Aspects of Commodity Aid and Counterpart Funds in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published by: IDS

Commodity Aid and Counterpart Funds in Africa

Published by: IDS

The paper reports on a workshop on commodity aid and counterpart funds in Africa, held at IDS, Sussex, in January 1991.  Counterpart...

Development Periodicals Index 1990

It contains articles dealing with economic and social conditions, problems and theory: works on education and agriculture are also included. Geographical coverage is limited to works on the Third World with special emphasis given to works published in the Third World itself.

Early Warning in the Sahel and Horn of Africa: The State of the Art: A Review of the Literature

Published by: IDS

An early warning system can be defined as a system of data collection to monitor access to food in order to provide timely notice when a food crisis threatens and thus to elicit appropriate response. This study reviews the prolific literature on early warning systems.