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Resource Pointer #96

September 11, 1996

For copies of the following resources, please contact 
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Delinking Credit from Pesticide Use: Study on the Asian 
Development Bank, 1996.* Ginette Garcia. Analyzes ways 
in which the policies of the Asian Development Bank 
(ADB), borrowing countries and rural financial 
institutions link agricultural credit to pesticide use 
in Asia. Appendix includes ADB operations manuals on 
selection and use of pesticides by bank projects and 
implementation of IPM projects with ADB funds. 33 pp. 
Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural 
Development (ANGOC), P.O. Box 3107 QCCPO 1103, Quezon 
City, Metro Manila, Philippines; phone (63-2) 815-3033; 
fax (63-2) 815-1198; email angoc@igc.apc.org.

*Concentration in Agriculture: A Report of the USDA 
Advisory Committee on Agricultural Concentration, 1996.* 
Examines corporate concentration in livestock, poultry 
and meat industries in U.S. and discusses views of 
farmers, processors and government and academic studies. 
Discusses levels of concentration and problems with 
various forms of concentration, and presents 
recommendations for improving these industries. 38 pp. 
No charge. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 
Marketing Service, Information Staff, P.O. Box 96456, 
Washington, DC 20090-6456; phone (202) 720-8998; fax 
(202) 720-7135.

*New Roots: Institutionalizing Environmental Management 
in Africa, 1995.* Clement Dorm-Adzobu. Describes 
environmental institutions, management and planning 
processes in Sub-Saharan African countries. Presents 
policy recommendations for insuring that environmental 
planning leads to actual improvement, including that 
NGOs and local institutions be involved; political and 
donor commitment to the objectives be prioritized; and 
agendas for implementing plans be clearly articulated. 
57 pp. US$14.95. World Resources Institute Publications, 
P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211; 
phone (410) 516-6963 or toll free (800) 822-0504; email 
ChrisD@wri.org.

*The Market Tells Them So: The World Bank and Economic 
Fundamentalism in Africa, 1995.* John Mihevc. Presents 
critiques of World Bank and structural adjustment 
policies from perspective churches and social movements 
in Africa. Describes how Bank policies hurt poor people 
disproportionately and argues that these policies 
reflect a fundamentalist faith in free markets that 
excludes all other options from development decisions. 
Examines the African debt crisis, effects of structural 
adjustment on environment, problems with biotechnology 
in Africa and the response of African churches to these 
problems. 313 pp. Third World Network, 228 Macalister 
Road, 10400 Penang, Malaysia; phone (60-4) 366728; fax 
(60-4) 364505; email TWN@igc.apc.org.

*Survey of Ecological Economics, 1995*. Rajaram 
Krishnan, Jonathan Harris and Neva Goodwin, eds. 
Provides overview of ecological economics and surveys 
literature on this topic. Presents summaries of 95 
scholarly articles deemed critical to the field of 
ecological economics, including analyses of sustainable 
development, free trade, energy consumption, ethical 
issues and theoretical foundations. 384 pp. US$24.95. 
Island Press, 24850 East Lane, P.O. Box 7, Covelo, CA 
95428; phone (707) 983-6432; fax (707) 983-6414; email 
ipwest@igc.org.

We encourage those interested in having resources listed 
in the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of 
publications, videos or other sources to our office 
(address listed below) or to contact Information Program 
Associates Adam Kirshner or Gina Schilling for further 
information.  

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