Handbook of development studies / Siddhartha Sarkar.

1. Democratisation and corruption in a religious society: The Nigerian experience
2. Impacts of social capital on household consumption expenditure in rural Kenya: An instrumental variable approach
3. Computerization of rural and community in Southern Ghana: Clients perception
4. Urbanization and loss of traditional ecological knowledge: Lessons from Rumuodomaya community in river state
5. Macroeconomics convergence in Economic community of West African states: Evidence from cointegration test
6. Re-examining export - led growth hypothesis: A review of literature
7. Corruption and the size of the Government: A panel analysis
8. How does the processors vertical integration impact the Ivorian coffee producer Price?
9. Implementation of social security and national insurance trust student loan scheme in the university of cape coast
10. Performance appraisal of a specific energy intensive industry: An analysis on Indian paper industry
11. Determinants of commercial bank interest rate margins in Swaziland
12. New banking technology and service quality in Indian Public sector banks: A micro level study
13. Supply response of perennial crops: A case of Balochistan Apricots
14. Government Debt and long-term interest rate: Application of an extended open-economy loanable funds model to South Africa
15. Eradication of rural poverty through women self-help groups in Karnataka

The development studies mainly focus on social transformation or change. The problems of social transformation are urgent, immense, complex and often transcend the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines. To study comparative development effectively, one must draw upon many disciplines and construct a balanced understanding of historical and contemporary processes.