Topics such as individualism, communal obligation, tradition and change, and humanity’s relationship with the divine and nature from 1500 to the present. figure prominently in this book. These chronologically and geographically grouped selections are drawn exclusively from historical sources and are arranged into three broad historical periods to allow for greater flexibility. Educators are recommending …

In this comparative study of programmes against poverty in developing countries, the authors argue that building sustainable, target group-oriented financial institutions is important and feasible, and that it is likely to have greater development impact than the channelling of external funds to poor target groups (small and micro-scale business, small farmers, and women). The analysis …

Debt, Deficits and Exchange Rates resents recent work by Helmut Reisen on current intemational monetary problems in East Asia and Latin America. Written over the last four years, these papers are readily accessible and of immediate policy relevance. The first part is concerned with developing country debt problems, including the growth of domestic public debt, …