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The Role of Government in the Finance of Business in Botswana

Published by: IDS

Human Resources and the Diffusion and Adaptation of New Quality Methods in Brazilian Manufacturing

Published by: IDS

This Research Report presents the results of a survey of the use of Japanese-inspired organization of work in 18 firms in Brazil.

Gender and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Uganda and Malawi

Published by: IDS

This report discusses the gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on Uganda and some reference to Malawi.

Towards a Learning Paradigm: New Professionalism and Institutions for Agriculture

Published by: IDS

Range Ecology at Disequilibrium: New Models of Natural Variability and Pastoral Adaptation in African Savannas

This book reviews recent biological research on African rangelands and highlights the management implications for future donor and national government policy. The relationship between livestock numbers and range degradation is debated, and more appropriate techniques for the assessment of rangeland carrying capacity and degradation are proposed.

Acknowledging Process: Challenges for Agricultural Research and Extension Methodology

Published by: IDS

The Arms Trade Today

Published by: World Council of Churches

Water Management Traditions in India

Published by: PPST Foundation

New Forms of Public Administration

Published by: IDS

One of the least contentious issues in post war development thinking was the form of public administration. There were disputes about the boundaries between public and private, but not about how the public sector should be run.

Flexible Specialization: A New View on Small Industry?

Published by: IDS

This IDS Bulletin is a product of the working group 'Industrialisation Strategies' of the European Association of Development Institutes (EADI). At the general EADI conference in Oslo, June 1990, members of the working group expressed interest in exploring the relevance of flexible specialisation for Third World industry, especially small-scale industry.