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The Emergence of Chinese Civil Society and its Significance to Governance

South Asia’s Export Structure in a Comparative Perspective

Published by: IDS

World-wide cross-country regressions are used to examine South Asia's export structure through the lens of Heckscher-Ohlin trade theory. By comparison with other regions, South Asia's exports are unusually concentrated on labour-intensive manufactures.

How Can We Know What They Want? Understanding Local Perceptions of Poverty and Ill-Being in Asia

Published by: IDS

Aid donors are increasingly focused on poverty eradication and influenced by the principle of participation. They would like more insight into how poor people in poor countries understand the character, causes, correlates and cures of poverty and deprivation.

Water, Difference and Power: Kutch and the Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project

Published by: IDS

This report examines the relationship between the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP), a controversial dam under construction in western India, and Kutch, which is supposed to benefit from the dam.

Commons and Collectives: The Lack of Social Capital in Central Asia’s Land Reforms

Published by: IDS

Current debate about land and agrarian reform in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics tends to be couched in terms of stark choices between state, collective and private ownership. There is little discussion of the full range of potential tenure arrangements in the 'middle ground' between private and state ownership.

Rates of Return to Education in Asia: A Review of the Evidence

Published by: IDS

The evidence for rates of return to education in Asian countries is examined in this paper.