Papers in this issue include: Ideologies and rural development. Neo-Fabians in the 1970s: Redistribution with Growth. Neo-Liberal in the 1980s: Structural adjustment without a human face contrasts and commonalities. A Counter-ideology of reversals. What the state must do. Maintain peace and the democratic rule of law. Provide basic infrastructure and services. Manage the economy. An agenda for abstention. Forced collective agriculture and villagisation. Shining island of salvation. Borderline big projects. Standard packages for diverse conditions. Controls which harm or exclude the poor. An agenda for action. Normal bureaucracy: Doing the do-able Safety nets. Changing rules. Secure rights and information.