13 June 1987
13 June 1987
This study looks at the direct and indirect effects of micro-electronics, and attempts to show how patterns of employment are linked to various aspects of the micro-electronic revolution.
1 January 1987
Brazil, one of the Third World's most industrialized countries, is used as the focus for this in-depth case study which looks at domestic labour, family ideologies, and the distinctive working careers of women and men.
1 January 1987
Food aid has played a key role in responding to the extreme poverty and disasters afflicting millions of people in the developing world. It is at the centre of much political discussion, both nationally and internationally. Despite notable successes there is doubt and criticism about the...
1 January 1987
After three decades of progress in improving child welfare, there was a marked reversal in many parts of the world in the 1980s, associated with the deteriorating economic situation. This study illustrates the extent of the crisis and indicates ways to avoid or alleviate the ill-effects of...
1 January 1987
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In theory – and in project and country experience – aid has proved its potential to stimulate growth, and sometimes to reduce poverty. But the record has been worsening, for four reasons.
16 April 1986
1 January 1986
1 January 1986
This book, written by a former IDS Fellow, analyses the development and transformation of international organizations through the post-war boom, the ensuing recession, the changing strengths of the capitalist countries and the evolving crisis of development experienced in the Third World.
1 January 1985
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The papers in this IDS Bulletin focus on different aspects of the historical experience of state economic involvement in three East Asian NICs, one socialist (China) and two capitalist (Taiwan and South Korea).
17 August 1984
This book explores the issues of industrial growth in the 1980s.
1 January 1984
IDS Discussion Paper;189
This paper is about the unreliability of crime statistics in
developing countries. There are many operational, technical,
institutional, social and cultural reasons for these
inaccuracies. What the police do when an offence is reported and
whether they treat it as a crime is the most...
1 July 1983