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All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, Journal of Social Development 
in Africa. School of Social Work, P/Bag 66022, Kopje, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
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copies of the article should be submitted and the author's name, affiliation and address 
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The article should begin with a summary of less than 100 words of the contents and 
conclusion of the article. In general the use of footnotes is discouraged. Essential 
footnotes should be kept to a minimum and typed consecutively at the end of the article. 
Within the body of the text references to authors is made by author, date and page 
number in the following way: 
We find that Makola (1982a:67) argues the view taken by Nkosana (1981). 
Another study (Makola, 1982b), however. . . 
Bibliographical references follow the body of the text and should be double spaced. 
listed alphabetically and chronologically by author and date: in the case of books, by 
title, publisher and place of publication; in the case of articles by full journal name, 
volume, and first plus last page numbers; in the case of chapters, by title, collection title, 
editor, publisher and place of publication. Examples follow: 
References 
Makola A (1982a) Social Development, Prentice Hall, New York. 
Makola A (1982b) "The Relevance of Social Work", in Journal of Zimbabwe 
Social Work, II, 2. 10-12. 
Nkosana Z (1981) "The Meaning of Social Development" in Training for Social 
Work, ed by A Makola, Mambo Press, Gweru. 
Authors receive ten free off-prints. 
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considered for publication elsewhere. Copyright of all the contents of the journal is 
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should be sought from the Editor of the journal at the above address. 
Abstracts 
Abstracts of articles are published in Sociological Abstracts (SA) and Social 
Planning, Policy and Development (SOPODA) 
This Journal is being assisted financially by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, West 
Germany.
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List of Books Received 
Ardayifo-Schandorf Elizabeth (1983) Rural Development Strategies in Northern Ghana: 
Problems and Prospects for Reaching the Small Farmer, Centre for Development Studies, 
University College of Swansea, Occasional Paper No. 18, Geo Books, £1,30. 
Baynham Simon ed (1986) Military Power and Politics in Black Africa, Croom Helm Ltd. 
UK, £19,95. 
Booth William and Melamed-Gonzales Rona (1986) A Directory of NGOs in the Forestrj 
Sector: Africa Edition, for the Tree Project, NGLS, ITFC, New York. 
Korn David A (1986) Ethiopia, the United States and the Soviet Union, Croom Helm Ltd. 
UK, £19,95. 
Kursany Ibrahim (1985) "Eritrean Refugees in Kassala Province of Eastern Sudan: Ar 
Economic Assessment" in Refugee Issues Vol 2 No 1, October, £2,50. 
Leach Gerald and Jarass Lorenz, Oberman Gustav and Hoffman Lutz (1986) Energy and 
Growth: A Comparison of Thirteen Industrial and Developing Countries, Butterworths, 
London, no price quoted. 
Miagros de Gonzales Gladys (1980) Regional Planning under the Transition to Socialism, 
Centre for Development Studies, University College of Swansea, Monograph XI, £2,50. 
Moyo Sam (1985) The Socio-Econoraic Status and Needs of Ex-Combatants: The Cast 
of Masvingo Province, ZIDS (Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies), Harare 
Zimbabwe, noprice given. 
Senouana M P, Turner S D and Van Apeldorn G J (1984) Research on Rural Non-Farm 
Employment in Lesotho, Report No. 6, Institute of Southern African Studies, National 
University of Lesotho, no price given. 
Swindell Kenneth (1982) The Strange Farmers of the Gambia: A Study in the Redistribution 
. of African Population, Centre for Development Studies, University College of Swansea. 
Monograph XV, £4,00. 
Widstrand Carl G (1972) African Co-operatives and Efficiency, Scandanavian Institute ol 
African Studies, Uppsala, no price given.