This contribution to the Africa seminar 'Beyond adjustment', organized by the Directorate General for International Cooperation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Maastricht, The... Show moreThis contribution to the Africa seminar 'Beyond adjustment', organized by the Directorate General for International Cooperation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Maastricht, The Netherlands, on June 30, 1990, summarizes the distinctive features of the African economic crisis, discusses the relevance of adjustment policies to remedy the crisis situation, and examines how the basic policy objective of 'food security' is affected by the IMF/World Bank structural adjustment programme. In this respect, it is important to observe that IMF/World Bank programmes do not take the purchasing power of different socioeconomic groups into account, while the food supply effect of policy instruments such as devaluation is variable. Show less
In a critical overview of the anthropology of law in the Netherlands in the 1970s (NNR, 4 (1983), 2, p.132/140) Griffiths levels a very specific and violent attack on research and research policy... Show moreIn a critical overview of the anthropology of law in the Netherlands in the 1970s (NNR, 4 (1983), 2, p.132/140) Griffiths levels a very specific and violent attack on research and research policy at the African Studies Centre, Leiden. This article is a reply to what he says about the Centre. In his turn, Griffiths comments on Van Binsbergen's remarks, p. 208/210 Show less
Aim of this chapter is to present a picture of anthropological work on sub-saharan Africa as undertaken in the Netherlands during the 1970s. After the introduction follows, in section 2, a... Show moreAim of this chapter is to present a picture of anthropological work on sub-saharan Africa as undertaken in the Netherlands during the 1970s. After the introduction follows, in section 2, a discussion of the discipline and its predicaments. In section 3 the author discusses the resources and background of Africanist anthropology in the Netherlands. Section 4 is a rather succinct presentation of the current Dutch work, while, in section 5, some general trends as well as blind-spots are identified. Bibliogr., notes Show less
Avant-propos de P.J.C. van Dijk. Résultats d'une enquête effectueé dans une région de la province d'Al Hocaime, surpeuplée, montagneuse et sujette à l'érosion, sélectionnée pour une contribution... Show moreAvant-propos de P.J.C. van Dijk. Résultats d'une enquête effectueé dans une région de la province d'Al Hocaime, surpeuplée, montagneuse et sujette à l'érosion, sélectionnée pour une contribution néerlandaise au développement. Il paraît que tout politique de développement visant les plus déshérités se heurte à des difficultés majeures, problème qui dans une large mesure s'explique par le fonctionnement plutôt médiocre des instances marocaines. Atténuer cette dépendance serait la meilleure contribution qu'une aide extérieure pourrait apporter. Show less
