DAVID E. BELL is Clarence James Gamble Professor of Population Sciences and International Health, Harvard University School of Public Health, where he also serves as Chairman of the Department of Population Sciences.MICHAEL R. REICH is Associate Professor of International Health, Harvard University School of Public Health.

• Introduction and Overview by David E. Bell and Michael R. Reich Economic Adjustment: Effects on Health and Nutrition Macro Effects of Myriad Shocks: Developing Countries in the World Economy by Lance Taylor Sri Lanka: A Case Study from the Third World by S.W.R. de A. Samarasinghe A UNICEF Perspective on the Effects of Economic Crises and What Can Be Done by Richard Jolly The Impact of Economic Adjustment Programs by Jere R. Behrman Approaches to Food and Nutrition Policy Assuring Food Security and Adequate Nutrition for the Poor by Per Pinstrup-Andersen Food Policy and Economic Adjustment by C. Peter Timmer The Special Case of Africa by Andrew M. Kamarck Epidemiology of Hunger in Africa by Takateru Ohse Towards Basic Human Needs in Relation to Public Health and Nutrition by Yukio Kaneko and Koh'ichi Nidaira A Public Health Approach to the "Food-Malnutrition-Economic Recession" Complex by Leonardo Mata Approaches to Health Policy Health Policy Responses: An Approach Derived from the China and India Experiences by Lincoln C. Chen Weathering Economic Crises: The Crucial Role of Women in Health by Joanne Leslie, Margaret Lycette, and Mayra Buvinic Drug Supply and Use in Developing Countries: Problems and Policies by Adrian Griffiths Selecting Medical Technologies in Developing Countries by Seymour Perry and Flora Chu User Fees and Health Financing in Developing Countries: Mobilizing Financial Resources for Health by Donald S. Shepard and Elisabeth R. Benjamin