The Journal of Development Studies was the first and is one of the best known international journals in the area of development studies. Since its foundation in 1964, it has published many seminal articles on development and opened up many new areas of debate. We invite articles from across academic disciplines, but priority is given to papers which are:

• interdisciplinary
• provide critical tests, based on empirical work, of alternative theories, perspectives or schools of thought
• relevant to important issues in development economics, politics and policy.

The editors also welcome critical surveys of the literature in important fields of development policy and practice. Each issue keeps the reader up-to-date with the latest research and also contains reviews of recently-published books on development.

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