pt. I. Reviewing development in sub-Saharan Africa -- 1. Development in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and problems -- pt. II. Conflict and power -- 2. Conflict prevention and conflict resolution: interventions and results / Oliver Furley -- 3. The economics and political economy of conflict in sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher Cramer -- 4. Planning for post-conflict rehabilitation / Reginald Herbold Green -- pt. III. Agriculture and the rural sector -- 5. Smallholder farming in Africa: stasis and dynamics / Steve Wiggins -- 6. The intensification of small-scale livestock enterprises: progress and prospects / Martin Upton -- 7. Development and change in Sahelian dryland agriculture / Michael Mortimore -- 8. Paying for agricultural research and extension / Stephen Akroyd and Alex Duncan -- 9. New institutional economics, agricultural parastatals and marketing policy / Jonathan Kydd, Andrew Dorward and Colin Poulton -- 10. Agricultural marketing in Africa since Berg and Bates: results of liberalisation / Paul Mosley -- 11. The dimensions of food aid in sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons / John Shaw -- 12. Rural poverty reduction in Africa: strategic options in rural development / Deryke Belshaw -- 13. The role of non-governmental organisations in African development: critical issues / Tina Wallace -- 14. Prospects for rural labour force absorption through rural industry / Ian Livingstone -- pt. IV. Industry and the urban sector -- 15. An overview of manufacturing development in sub-Saharan Africa / Michael Tribe -- 16. Could import protection drive manufacturing exports in Africa? / John Thoburn -- 17. Stimulating economic recovery through private sector development / T.W. Oshikoya and K. Mlambo -- 18. Economic growth, wellbeing and governance in Africa's urban sector / Carole Rakodi -- 19. Information needs for urban policy making in Africa / Anthony O'Connor -- pt. V. International trade and transport constraints -- 20. Trade policy reforms in sub-Saharan Africa: implementation and outcomes in the 1990s / Oliver Morrissey -- 21. The non-recovery of agricultural tradables and its consequences for rural poverty / Peter Lawrence and Deryke Belshaw -- 22. Disadvantaged economies: Africa's landlocked countries / Ian Livingstone -- 23. Creating a sustainable regional framework for development: the Southern African Development Community / Carolyn Jenkins and Lynne Thomas -- pt. VI. Gender, health and education -- 24. Gender and development: policy issues in the context of globalisation / Marjorie Mbilinyi -- 25. Health and sickness: towards health systems that meet the needs of the poor / Gerald Bloom, Henry Lucas and Rosalind Goodrich -- 26. Achieving schooling for all: is gender a constraint or an opportunity? / Christopher Colclough -- pt. VII. Final observations -- 27. Final observations on strategy and policy reform.