Fieldwork in Developing Countries

Practical, realistic, and based on firsthand experiences, this sorely needed resource addresses theoretical concerns at the same time that it reflects the important fact that the context within which fieldwork is conducted is absolutely integral to the research process.

• FIELDWORK FROM START TO FINISH.
• The Context of Fieldwork—the Editors.
• Issues in Data Collection—the Editors.
• EXPERIENCES IN AFRICA AND ASIA.
• Observers Are Worried: Learning the Language and Counting the People in Northeast Ghana—S. Devereux.
• Random Sampling and Repeat Surveys in South India—W. Olsen.
• Fieldwork Under Time Constraints—J. Hoddinott.
• Qualitative Research: Collecting Life Histories—E. Francis.
• Field Methods for Economic Mobility—L. da Corta and D. Venkateshwarlu.
• Sensitive Information: Collecting Data on Livestock and Informal Credit—G. Christensen.
• Talking to Traders About Trade—B. Harriss.
• Fieldwork in a Familiar Setting: The Role of Politics at the National, Community, and Household Levels—S. Razavi.
• Facts or Fictions? Fieldwork Relationships and the Nature of Data—M. Lockwood.
• Thinking About the Ethics of Fieldwork—K. Wilson.
• Contrasts in Village- Level Fieldwork: Kenya and India—J. Heyer.