New publication
Project Analysis in Developing Countries: Cost Benefit Analysis for Development, with Steve Curry, Routledge, 2023 [now available on Springer Link]
"The future of manufacturing industry and its implications for developing countries", 2022
Recent academic publications
‘Neoclassical economic perspectives on industrial policy’ in Oqubay, A. Cramer, C. Chang H-J and Kozul-Wright, R (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020
‘Neoliberalism, macroeconomic policy and development’ (with Michael Tribe) in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, 2020
‘Neoliberalism and trade policy’ in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, forthcoming 2020
‘Neoliberalism in Latin America’ in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, forthcoming 2020
‘Industrial Policy: clarifying the options through taxonomy and decision trees’ Development Policy Review, forthcoming 2020
‘Competitiveness in African manufacturing: some evidence from Tanzania’ (with Hossein Jalilian) in Potts, D (ed) Tanzanian Development: A Comparative Perspective, 182-198, James Currey, London, 2019
‘Lewis on industrialisation and industrial policy’ Journal of International Development, 30, 1, 61-79, 2018
‘Implementing industrial policy: how to choose’ Oxford Development Studies, 46, 1, 71-82, 2018
“Some unresolved questions in practical project appraisal: indirect taxes and the numeraire” Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 36, 4, 2018
Books: Author
John Weiss The Economics of Industrial Development, Routledge, 2011
John Weiss Industrialisation and Globalisation: theory and evidence from developing countries, Routledge, 2002.
Steve Curry and John Weiss Project Analysis in Developing Countries Macmillan, original 1993, Revised second edition 2000.
John Weiss Economic Policy in Developing Countries: The Reform Agenda, Prentice Hall-Wheatsheaf, 1995.
John Cody, Richard Kitchen and John Weiss Policy Design and Price Reform in Developing Countries, Wheatsheaf, 1990.
John Weiss Industry in Developing Countries: Theory, Policy and Evidence, Croom Helm, 1988. Paperback edition by Routledge, 1990.
John Weiss Practical Appraisal of Industrial Projects: Application of Social Cost Benefit Analysis in Pakistan, UNIDO, UN, New York, 1980. Also versions in Spanish (published 1982) and Chinese (published 1983).
Books: Editor
John Weiss and Michael Tribe (editors) Handbook of Industrialisation in Developing in Developing Countries, Routledge, 2016.
John Weiss and David Potts (editors) Current Issues in Project analysis for Development, Edward Elgar, 2012. Available in ebook format.
John Weiss and Haider.A.Khan (editors) Poverty Strategies in Asia (with H.A. Khan), Edward Elgar, 2006
John Weiss (editor) Poverty Targeting in Asia, Edward Elgar, 2005
Hossein Jalilian, Michael Tribe and John Weiss (editors) Industrial Development and Policy in Africa Edward Elgar, 2000
Colin Kirkpatrick and John Weiss (editors) Development Projects and Cost Benefit Analysis Edward Elgar, 1996
John Weiss (editor) The Economics of Project Appraisal and the Environment, Edward Elgar, 1994.
John MacArthur and John Weiss (editors) Agricultural, Projects and Development: Essays in Honour of David Edwards Gower, 1994.
Ramesh Adhikari, Colin Kirkpatrick and John Weiss (editors) Industrial and Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries Manchester University Press, 1992.
Selected Journal articles
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss ‘Can commercially-oriented microfinance help the Millennium Development Goals: evidence from Pakistan’ World Development, January, 2011
John Weiss ‘Making Microfinance Work: Evidence from Evaluations’ Evaluation Co-operation Group, Paper 2, December 2010
John Weiss “Changing Trade Structure and Its Implications for Growth” World Economy, November, 2010 pp 1269-1279.
John Weiss ‘The Aid paradigm for Poverty Reduction: does it make sense?’ Development Policy Review, vol 26, no 4, 2008
John Weiss ‘Investment Climate in China: province estimates’ Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, vol 13, no 3, 2008
Xiao Geng and John Weiss ‘Development in North East People’s Republic of China: an analysis of enterprise performance 1995-2002’ China Economic Review, vol 18, no 2, 2007.
John Mensah, Michael Tribe and ‘The Small-scale manufacturing sector in Ghana: a source of dynamism or subsistence income?’ (with J.V Mensah and M.Tribe) Journal of International Development, 19, 253-273, 2007.
Sanjaya Lall, John Weiss and Jinkang Zhang “The Sophistication of exports: a new trade measure” World Development, vol 34, no 2, 2006
David Roland Holst and John Weiss “People’s Republic of China and its neighbours: evidence on regional trade and investment effects” Asia Pacific Economic Literature, vol 19, no 2, 2005
Sanjaya Lall, Hiroshi Oikawa and John Weiss “People’s Republic of China’s competitive threat to Latin America: an analysis for 1990-2002” Oxford Development Studies, vol 32, no 2, 2005
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss “Great Expectations: microfinance and poverty reduction in Asia and Latin America” Oxford Development Studies, vol 33, nos 3 and 4, 2005
David Roland Holst and John Weiss “ASEAN and China: export rivals or partners in regional growth” World Economy, vol 27, no 8, 2004
John Weiss and Hossein Jalilian “Industrialization in an age of globalization: some comparisons between East and South East Asia and Latin America” Oxford Development Studies, vol 32, no 2 2004.
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss ‘Modalities of microfinance delivery in Asia and Latin America: lessons for the People’s Republic of China’ China and the World Economy, vol 14, no 1, 2006
Hossein Jalilian and John Weiss “Foreign direct investment and poverty in the ASEAN region” ASEAN Economic Bulletin, vol 19, no 3, 2003
John Weiss “Trade Reform and Manufacturing Performance in Mexico: from import substitution to dramatic export growth” Journal of Latin American Studies, Feb 1999.
K Jayanthakumaran and John Weiss "Export Processing Zones in Sri Lanka: A Cost-Benefit Appraisal" Journal of International Development, vol. 5, no 9, 1997.
Geoffrey Mulaga and John Weiss “Trade reform and manufacturing performance in Malawi” World Development, 24, 7, 1996
Ramesh Chirakar and John Weiss "Foreign Investment in Nepal in the 1980's: A Cost Benefit Evaluation" Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 31, No. 3, 1995.
John Weiss "Trade liberalization in Mexico in the 1980's: Concepts, Measures and Short-Run Effects" Weltwirtshaftliches Archiv December 1992.
John Weiss "Trade Policy Reform and Performance in Manufacturing: Mexico 1975-88" Journal of Development Studies, Oct.1992.
John Weiss "Export Response to Trade Reform: Recent Mexican Experience" Development Policy Review Vol. 10, 1992.
John Weiss“ Japan’s post-war protection policy: some implications for less developed countries” Journal of Development Studies, 22, 2 1986
John Weiss “Alliance for Production: Mexico’s incentives for private sector development” World Development, 12, 7 1984.
Project Analysis in Developing Countries: Cost Benefit Analysis for Development, with Steve Curry, Routledge, 2023 [now available on Springer Link]
"The future of manufacturing industry and its implications for developing countries", 2022
Recent academic publications
‘Neoclassical economic perspectives on industrial policy’ in Oqubay, A. Cramer, C. Chang H-J and Kozul-Wright, R (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020
‘Neoliberalism, macroeconomic policy and development’ (with Michael Tribe) in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, 2020
‘Neoliberalism and trade policy’ in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, forthcoming 2020
‘Neoliberalism in Latin America’ in Michael Tribe (ed) Economic Neoliberalism and International Development, Routledge, forthcoming 2020
‘Industrial Policy: clarifying the options through taxonomy and decision trees’ Development Policy Review, forthcoming 2020
‘Competitiveness in African manufacturing: some evidence from Tanzania’ (with Hossein Jalilian) in Potts, D (ed) Tanzanian Development: A Comparative Perspective, 182-198, James Currey, London, 2019
‘Lewis on industrialisation and industrial policy’ Journal of International Development, 30, 1, 61-79, 2018
‘Implementing industrial policy: how to choose’ Oxford Development Studies, 46, 1, 71-82, 2018
“Some unresolved questions in practical project appraisal: indirect taxes and the numeraire” Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 36, 4, 2018
Books: Author
John Weiss The Economics of Industrial Development, Routledge, 2011
John Weiss Industrialisation and Globalisation: theory and evidence from developing countries, Routledge, 2002.
Steve Curry and John Weiss Project Analysis in Developing Countries Macmillan, original 1993, Revised second edition 2000.
John Weiss Economic Policy in Developing Countries: The Reform Agenda, Prentice Hall-Wheatsheaf, 1995.
John Cody, Richard Kitchen and John Weiss Policy Design and Price Reform in Developing Countries, Wheatsheaf, 1990.
John Weiss Industry in Developing Countries: Theory, Policy and Evidence, Croom Helm, 1988. Paperback edition by Routledge, 1990.
John Weiss Practical Appraisal of Industrial Projects: Application of Social Cost Benefit Analysis in Pakistan, UNIDO, UN, New York, 1980. Also versions in Spanish (published 1982) and Chinese (published 1983).
Books: Editor
John Weiss and Michael Tribe (editors) Handbook of Industrialisation in Developing in Developing Countries, Routledge, 2016.
John Weiss and David Potts (editors) Current Issues in Project analysis for Development, Edward Elgar, 2012. Available in ebook format.
John Weiss and Haider.A.Khan (editors) Poverty Strategies in Asia (with H.A. Khan), Edward Elgar, 2006
John Weiss (editor) Poverty Targeting in Asia, Edward Elgar, 2005
Hossein Jalilian, Michael Tribe and John Weiss (editors) Industrial Development and Policy in Africa Edward Elgar, 2000
Colin Kirkpatrick and John Weiss (editors) Development Projects and Cost Benefit Analysis Edward Elgar, 1996
John Weiss (editor) The Economics of Project Appraisal and the Environment, Edward Elgar, 1994.
John MacArthur and John Weiss (editors) Agricultural, Projects and Development: Essays in Honour of David Edwards Gower, 1994.
Ramesh Adhikari, Colin Kirkpatrick and John Weiss (editors) Industrial and Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries Manchester University Press, 1992.
Selected Journal articles
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss ‘Can commercially-oriented microfinance help the Millennium Development Goals: evidence from Pakistan’ World Development, January, 2011
John Weiss ‘Making Microfinance Work: Evidence from Evaluations’ Evaluation Co-operation Group, Paper 2, December 2010
John Weiss “Changing Trade Structure and Its Implications for Growth” World Economy, November, 2010 pp 1269-1279.
John Weiss ‘The Aid paradigm for Poverty Reduction: does it make sense?’ Development Policy Review, vol 26, no 4, 2008
John Weiss ‘Investment Climate in China: province estimates’ Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, vol 13, no 3, 2008
Xiao Geng and John Weiss ‘Development in North East People’s Republic of China: an analysis of enterprise performance 1995-2002’ China Economic Review, vol 18, no 2, 2007.
John Mensah, Michael Tribe and ‘The Small-scale manufacturing sector in Ghana: a source of dynamism or subsistence income?’ (with J.V Mensah and M.Tribe) Journal of International Development, 19, 253-273, 2007.
Sanjaya Lall, John Weiss and Jinkang Zhang “The Sophistication of exports: a new trade measure” World Development, vol 34, no 2, 2006
David Roland Holst and John Weiss “People’s Republic of China and its neighbours: evidence on regional trade and investment effects” Asia Pacific Economic Literature, vol 19, no 2, 2005
Sanjaya Lall, Hiroshi Oikawa and John Weiss “People’s Republic of China’s competitive threat to Latin America: an analysis for 1990-2002” Oxford Development Studies, vol 32, no 2, 2005
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss “Great Expectations: microfinance and poverty reduction in Asia and Latin America” Oxford Development Studies, vol 33, nos 3 and 4, 2005
David Roland Holst and John Weiss “ASEAN and China: export rivals or partners in regional growth” World Economy, vol 27, no 8, 2004
John Weiss and Hossein Jalilian “Industrialization in an age of globalization: some comparisons between East and South East Asia and Latin America” Oxford Development Studies, vol 32, no 2 2004.
Heather Montgomery and John Weiss ‘Modalities of microfinance delivery in Asia and Latin America: lessons for the People’s Republic of China’ China and the World Economy, vol 14, no 1, 2006
Hossein Jalilian and John Weiss “Foreign direct investment and poverty in the ASEAN region” ASEAN Economic Bulletin, vol 19, no 3, 2003
John Weiss “Trade Reform and Manufacturing Performance in Mexico: from import substitution to dramatic export growth” Journal of Latin American Studies, Feb 1999.
K Jayanthakumaran and John Weiss "Export Processing Zones in Sri Lanka: A Cost-Benefit Appraisal" Journal of International Development, vol. 5, no 9, 1997.
Geoffrey Mulaga and John Weiss “Trade reform and manufacturing performance in Malawi” World Development, 24, 7, 1996
Ramesh Chirakar and John Weiss "Foreign Investment in Nepal in the 1980's: A Cost Benefit Evaluation" Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 31, No. 3, 1995.
John Weiss "Trade liberalization in Mexico in the 1980's: Concepts, Measures and Short-Run Effects" Weltwirtshaftliches Archiv December 1992.
John Weiss "Trade Policy Reform and Performance in Manufacturing: Mexico 1975-88" Journal of Development Studies, Oct.1992.
John Weiss "Export Response to Trade Reform: Recent Mexican Experience" Development Policy Review Vol. 10, 1992.
John Weiss“ Japan’s post-war protection policy: some implications for less developed countries” Journal of Development Studies, 22, 2 1986
John Weiss “Alliance for Production: Mexico’s incentives for private sector development” World Development, 12, 7 1984.