Papers from the First Congress of the Organization for Social Scienc e Research in Eastern Africa held in Alemaya, Ethiopia, in June 1983.

Includes index.

Introduction / Fassil G. Kiros. -- The socioeconomic consequences of famine / Mesfin Wolde-Mariam. -- Approaches to the problem of rural po verty in Africa / Jossy R. Bibangambah. -- Women commodity producers an d proletariets ; the case of African women / Asseny Muro. -- Pitfalls i n rural development : the case in Tanzania / Wilfred Mlay. -- The impac t of population growth on food production in Tanzania / Mark R. Mujwahu zi. -- The pathology of institution building: the Tanzanian case / Dan M. Mudoola. -- Organization for development : Tanzania's search for app ropriate local level organizational forms / G.R. Mutahaba. -- Centre-pe riphery linkages in the development process : an assessment of the Keny an experience / W.O. Oyugi. -- Administration of cooperatives for rural development in Kenya / P.O. Alila. -- The integrated development appro ach within the context of decentralization in Zambia / M.C. Bwalya. -- The Ethiopian experience in agrarian reform / Dessalegn Rahmato. -- Ope ning address / Taye Gulillat.

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