MSU IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION MSU INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAPERS

The MSU International Development Paper series is designed to further the comparative analysis of international development activities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Near East. The papers report research findings on historical, as well as contemporary, international development programs. The series includes papers on a wide range of topics, such as alternative rural development strategies; nonfarm employment and small-scale industry; housing and construction; farming and marketing systems; food and nutrition policy analysis; economics of rice production in West Africa; technological change, employment, and income distribution; computer techniques for farm and market-ing surveys; and farming systems research. While the papers mainly convey the research findings of MSU faculty and visiting scholars, a few papers will be published by researchers and policy makers working together with MSU scholars on research and action programs in the field. The papers are aimed at teachers, researchers, policy makers, donor agencies, and international development practitioners. Selected papers will be translated into French, Spanish, or Arabic. A list of available papers and their prices may be obtained from