Pt. I. Reviewing development in sub-Saharan Africa
1. Development in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and problems
Pt. II. Conflict and power
2. Conflict prevention and conflict resolution: interventions and results / Oliver Furley
3. economics and political economy of conflict in sub-Saharan Africa / Christopher Cramer
4. Planning for post-conflict rehabilitation / Reginald Herbold Green
Pt. III. Agriculture and the rural sector
5. Smallholder farming in Africa: stasis and dynamics / Steve Wiggins
6. intensification of small-scale livestock enterprises: progress and prospects / Martin Upton
7. Development and change in Sahelian dryland agriculture / Michael Mortimore
8. Paying for agricultural research and extension / Stephen Akroyd and Alex Duncan
9. New institutional economics, agricultural parastatals and marketing policy / Jonathan Kydd, Andrew Dorward and Colin Poulton
10. Agricultural marketing in Africa since Berg and Bates: results of liberalisation / Paul Mosley
11. dimensions of food aid in sub-Saharan Africa: policy lessons / John Shaw
12. Rural poverty reduction in Africa: strategic options in rural development / Deryke Belshaw
13. role of non-governmental organisations in African development: critical issues / Tina Wallace
14. Prospects for rural labour force absorption through rural industry / Ian Livingstone
Pt. IV. Industry and the urban sector
15. overview of manufacturing development in sub-Saharan Africa / Michael Tribe
16. Could import protection drive manufacturing exports in Africa? / John Thoburn
17. Stimulating economic recovery through private sector development / T. W. Oshikoya and K. Mlambo
18. Economic growth, wellbeing and governance in Africa's urban sector / Carole Rakodi
19. Information needs for urban policy making in Africa / Anthony O'Connor
Pt. V. International trade and transport constraints
20. Trade policy reforms in sub-Saharan Africa: implementation and outcomes in the 1990s / Oliver Morrissey
21. non-recovery of agricultural tradables and its consequences for rural poverty / Peter Lawrence and Deryke Belshaw
22. Disadvantaged economies: Africa's landlocked countries / Ian Livingstone
23. Creating a sustainable regional framework for development: the Southern African Development Community / Carolyn Jenkins and Lynne Thomas
Pt. VI. Gender, health and education
24. Gender and development: policy issues in the context of globalisation / Marjorie Mbilinyi
25. Health and sickness: towards health systems that meet the needs of the poor / Gerald Bloom, Henry Lucas and Rosalind Goodrich
26. Achieving schooling for all: is gender a constraint or an opportunity? / Christopher Colclough
Pt. VII. Final observations
27. Final observations on strategy and policy reform.