1980 - 1989: Recent submissions

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    • Recent Experiences of Stabilisation: Argentina's Economic Policy 1976–81 

      Beccaria, Luis; Carciofi, Ricardo (Institute of Development Studies, 01/12/1981)
      SUMMARY Between April 1976 and March 1981 the Government of Argentina tried a series of stabilisation policies based upon monetarist principles involving control of wages, tight money supply, floating exchange rates and ...

    • What Happens to Economic Growth when Neo?classical Policy Replaces Keynesian? The Case of South Korea 

      Michell, Tony (Institute of Development Studies, 01/12/1981)
      SUMMARY In January 1979 Korea announced a ‘tight money policy’. This contrasted with 18 years of Keynesian policies which had resulted in high growth and double?digit inflation. This article traces the development of ...

    • Consumerism and the New Orthodoxy in Latin America 

      Filgueira, Carlos (Institute of Development Studies, 01/12/1981)
      SUMMARY The role played by imitative consumption patterns in developing countries has long been studied by Latin American economists; however, the subject has been neglected by sociologists. This article discusses the ...

    • Bela Balassa, 1981, Pergamon Press 

      Lamb, Geoff (Institute of Development Studies, 01/12/1981)

    • Do outward?looking policies really work? 

      MacBean, A. I. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/12/1981)

    • Some Thoughts on Changing Comparative Advantage 

      Boon, Gerard K. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY Automation induced by microelectronic technological change will ensure that a few Northern countries which have a lead on the basis of R and D, practical applications and faster diffusion, will have a comparative ...

    • Technology and the North?South division of labour 

      Rada, Juan F. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY Historically, too little attention has been paid to the impact of radical technical change on development strategies. In the current context of slow rates of economic growth, electronics based innovations are ...

    • Editorial 

      Kaplinsky, Raphael (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)

    • Electronics and Industrial Development 

      Braun, Ernest (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY Electronics related technologies are becoming so central to industrial development that many developing countries are tempted to make them the cornerstone of their future strategies, as the steel industry was in ...

    • The Asian Electronics Industry Looks to the Future 

      Clarke, Jeremy; Cable, Vincent (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY In recent years, the electronics industries in some Idcs have become a focus of attention, due to their success in creating employment and promoting exports. This article assesses the future of the Asian electronics ...

    • Microelectronics and the Garment Industry: not yet a perfect fit 

      Hoffman, Kurt; Rush, Howard (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY The garments sector is a major source of exports and employment in many Idcs. If automated technology were to become available, comparative advantage might revert to the developed countries. This is lent further ...

    • Electronics and the Technology Gap—the Case of Numerically Controlled Machine Tools 

      Jacobsson, Staffan (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY This article is concerned with the introduction of electronic control devices (‘numerical controls’) in machine tools. This has provided substantial benefits to firms in that it saves both capital and labour, ...

    • Is There a Skill Constraint in the Diffusion of Microelectronics? 

      Kaplinsky, Raphael (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY The primary concern of this contribution is to determine whether the skills required to use microelectronics?related innovations are a constraint to developing countries adopting these technologies. Based upon a ...

    • The UK Council for Computing Development 

      Bogod, Julian L. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/03/1982)
      SUMMARY If developing countries lack expertise in the utilisation of computers, some developed countries such as the UK may be able to provide aid in this sector. The UK Council for Development, consisting of representatives ...

    • Post?harvest Technology and the Reduction of Hunger 

      Lipton, Michael (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)
      RESUMEN La tecnología post?cosecha y la reducción del hambre La sabiduría convencional nos dice que los sistemas post?cosecha tradicionales al nivel de los agricultores son la causa de fuertes pérdidas de alimentos ...

    • Editorial 

      G., M. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)

    • Traditional Tropical Root Crop Technology: Some Interactions with Modern Science 

      Coursey, D. G. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)
      RESUMEN Tecnología tradicional de las cosechas raiceras en los trópicos: ciertas interacciones con la ciencia moderna En la humedad tropical, las cosechas raiceras tales como mandioca, ñame y batata, junto con varias ...

    • Harvest and Post?harvest Issues in Farming Systems Research 

      Maxwell, Simon (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)
      RESUMEN Los temas de la cosecha y post?cosecha en la investigaciön de sistemas agricoles La creciente literatura sobre la investigación de sistemas agricolas presta poca atención al sistema de cosecha y post?cosecha ...

    • Farm Level Storage: Orderly Marketing, the Public Distribution System and Labour Absorption 

      Tyagi, D. S. (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)
      RESUMEN Almacenamiento al nivel del agricultor: marketing ordenado, sistema de distribuciôn al pûblico y absorciôn de la mano de obra En este artículo se examina el impacto que tiene la distribución regional y estacional ...

    • Food Processing: Policy for Rice and Oil Technology in South Asia 

      Harriss, Barbara; Kelly, Claire (Institute of Development Studies, 01/06/1982)
      RESUMEN Elaboración de alimentos: política tecnológica para el arroz y el aceite en el Sur de Asia Este artículo se refiere a la política seguida al nivel nacional para modernizar la tecnología en la elaboración de ...