Forests and Livelihoods: The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in Developing Countries. By Solon L. Barraclough and Krishna B. Ghimire. Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1995. Pp.xiii + 259. £45 and £14.95. ISBN 0 333 62889 6 and 62890 X Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa. Edited by...

One frequently encounters the argument that trade liberalisation and deregulation of domestic markets in developing countries result in increased incentives for agriculture. This proposition is considered for the Central American countries, all of which passed through fundamental policy change...