Notes for Contributors 
All correspondence should be addressed to: 
The Editor 
Journal of Social Development in Africa 
School of Social Work 
P Bag 66022 
Kopje, Harare 
Zimbabwe. 
Manuscripts 
Contributions that further the aims of the journal are welcomed, and will be refereed. 
Manuscripts should be typed single-sided on A4 paper, double-spaced, with large margins 
all round. Two copies of the article should be submitted and the author's name, affiliation and 
address should be attached to the cover, to facilitate anonymity in the refereeing of the article. 
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 Makola A (ed), Training for 
Social Work, Mambo Press, Gweru. 
Authors receive ten free off-prints, and the appropriate issue of the Journal. 
Submission of an article implies that it has not been published already nor is it being 
considered for publication elsewhere. Copyright of all the contents of the Journal is assigned 
to the School of Social Work, Harare. Permission to reprint original articles should be sought 
from the Editor of the Journal at the above address. 
This Journal is being assisted financially by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, West Germany.
Economic Policy, Equity and Health Network 
The Africa Network on Economic Policy, Equity and Health was started in February 
1991 at a workshop, with Africa-wide participation, held in Harare, Zimbabwe. The 
network was formed to address the need for a link between the needs and activities of 
grassroots organisations, and the research and professional debate on economic policy 
and health on the continent, particularly given the shared view that improvements in 
health as an outcome of economic conditions depend on grassroots organisation and 
action. 
The Network consists of individuals and organisations, particularly grassroots 
organisations (eg women organisations, unions), involved in research, information 
dissemination and action on Economic Policy, Equity and Health. 
Activities of the Network 
* collection and dissemination of information on economic policy and health in 
Africa, particularly that of relevance to social action 
* production of a bimonthly newsletter on economic policy and health 
* enhancing communication between researchers and grassroots organisations 
involved with economic policy and health issues 
* facilitating research in economic policy, equity and health through allocation 
of research grants and communication of the findings of research on economic 
policy and health in Africa 
* enhancing links with organisations and individuals involved in similar activities 
in other regions, eg Latin America. 
Research Grants 
Thenetwork will allocate research grants of up to CADS 10 000. Smaller grants can also 
begivenforworkshops held atnationallevelbetweenresearchersandmass organisations 
to discuss the issues and define the research agenda. The research should: 
* be in the area of economic policy, equity and health 
* give evidence that it came from a research agenda defined by mass/grassroots 
organisations in Africa 
* empower people/mass organisations to take social action 
* enhance the capacity of grassrooots/mass organisations to identify research 
and/or organise action on issues affecting their membership in relation to 
economic policy, equity and health 
* be carried out in Africa. 
The Network Secretariat 
The Network secretariat is based at the Health Department of the Zimbabwe Congress 
of Trade Unions, at the following address: 
Economic Policy and Health Network (Attention: Dr R Loewenson) 
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions 
PO Box 3549 
Harare 
Zimbabwe 
Telephone: 263^-793092 
Please send in your research proposals, information, research findings and activities in 
this area. We welcome your active participation in the Network!
Books Received and Abstracting Services 111 
List of Books Received 
Charlick Robert B (1991) Niger. Personal Rule and Survival in the Sahel, Dartmouth, 
Aldershot, UK (189pp, £20, ISBN 1 85521 2226). 
Commins Stephen K (ed) (1988) Africa's Development Challenges and the World Bank. 
Hard Questions. Costly Choices, Lynne Rienner, London (243pp, £27,50 hbk, 1 
55587116 X). 
De Haan Cornelis and Bekure Solomon (1991) Animal Health Services in SubSaharan 
Africa. Initial Experiences with Alternative Approaches, World Bank, Washington 
DC (49pp, US$5,95, ISBN 0 8213 1773 3). 
Glewwe Paul and Twum-Baah Kwaku (1991) The Distribution of Welfare in Ghana, 
1987-88, ISMS Working Paper No 75, IBRD/World Bank, Washington DC (94pp, 
price not stated, ISBN 0 8213 1763 6). 
Journal of Couples Therapy (1990) Haworth Press, Vol 1 No 1 (104pp, Institution US$32). 
WorldBank (1991) The African Capacity Building Initiative. Towards Improved Policy 
Analysis and Development Management in SubSaharan Africa, Washington DC 
(56pp, US$5,95, ISBN 0 8213 1735 0). 
WorldBank (1990) The World Bank Atlas 1990, Washington DC (29pp, US$6,95, ISBN 
0 821316494). 
Abstracting Services to which this Journal is 
Submitted 
Abstracts on Rural Development in the Tropics (Amsterdam) 
Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture (Amsterdam) 
African Book Publishing Record (Oxford) 
Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) (London) 
CODESERIA (Dakar) 
Human Resources Abstracts (London) 
Humanities Index (New York) 
International African Bibliography (London) 
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (London) 
International Development Abstracts (Norwich) 
Rural Development Abstracts (Wallingford) 
Social Sciences Index (New York) 
Sociological Abstracts (San Diego) 
Social Work Research and Abstracts (New York) 
Index 
An Index (by article and review book author, article title, review book title, and reviewer) is 
produced for this Journal every two years as part of the appropriate issue, ie 2/2,4/2, etc.
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Journal of 
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Social Development 
School of Social Work, Harare, Zimbabwe 
originating in Africa, distributed from Africa 
publishing critical analyses of 
issues affecting development and poverty 
popular participation 
equity and social justice 
cross-disciplinarian, with wide appeal for practitioners, 
policy makers and academics. 
Published in February and July each year. 
Subscription rates available on request (lower rates for Third 
World countries). 
The Journal welcomes contributions, which will be refereed, 
from those who are interested in issues of social development 
in Africa and the Third World. 
Other publications of the Journal: 
Social Development and Rural Fieldwork (1986) 
JoeHampsonSJand BrigidWiUmore (eds) US$5 
Zimbabwe Action Plan on the Elderly (1986) 
School of Social Work US$5 
Workshop Report: Health Manpower Issues in Relation to 
Equity in and Access to Health Services in Zimbabwe (1989) 
BrigidWiUmore and Nigel Hall (eds) US$5 
Social Work Training in Africa: A Fieldwork Manual (1990) 
Nigel Hall General US$20 
Third World US$10 
Please address all correspondence to: 
The Editor, Journal of Social Development In Africa 
School of Social Work, P Bag 66022, Kopje 
Harare, Zimbabwe