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Tamir Agmon in his 1985 book states "International financial markets are shaped by politics and economics: The basic laws of economics push relentlessly toward market integration and worldwide global economy, while the political process practised by governments and other interest groups is expressed by constant jockeying for special economic privileges". The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. The Bank was created in 1944, with its official goal being the reduction of poverty – to address the imbalance of wealth and support the laws of economics which Argon refers to. Although the first recipients of the loans were European countries (the very first loan recipient was France), the focus shifted in the 70s and 80s to concentrate the lending on meeting the basic needs of developing countries (infrastructure and social) rather than on the ability of the borrower country to repay the loans.

The Hon. Editor has received the following letter commenting on Professor Kirk's and Mr. Sloyan's article on the New Covent Garden Market (Vol. 56 Spring 1978). The author is lecturer in applied economics in the Department of Social and Economic Research, University of Glasgow. Mr. Heald's letter is followed by a reply by Professor Kirk on behalf of Mr. Sloyan and himself.

Chinese Market Gardening in Australia and New Zealand -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Romanisation of Chinese -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Maps -- 1 Introduction -- Technologies of Mobility -- Multidisciplinary Approaches -- The Chinese Diaspora and Australasia -- Notes -- 2 The Human Resource -- Journeys to the Antipodes -- Chinese Horticultural Traditions -- Field Systems and Multicropping -- Manuring -- Individual Care of Plants -- Irrigation -- British Horticultural Traditions -- Indigenous Horticultural Traditions -- Chinese Horticulture in the Antipodes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 The Physical Environment -- Home Soil: The Physical Environment of Southern China -- New Soils: The Physical Environments of Australia and New Zealand -- Chinese Gardens in New Lands -- From Monsoon to Desert -- Gardens in the Tropics: Queensland and the Northern Territory -- Gardens in the Desert: Western New South Wales and South Australia -- Gardens in Cold Climates: New Zealand and Tasmania -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Making a Living in New Gold Mountain -- Settler Societies in the Southern Hemisphere -- Gardening on the Goldfields -- After the Gold Was Gone -- Notes -- 5 Small Businessmen on the Land -- Capital -- Labour -- Land -- Markets and Prices -- Marketing Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 New Ideas in New Lands -- Conservatism, Innovation and the Diffusion of Ideas -- Inventors and Innovators -- Gardening Implements -- Motor Vehicles and Tractors -- Motor Vehicle and Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers -- Transport -- Water Storage and Irrigation -- Fertilisers -- Pest Control -- New Growing Methods -- Seeds and New Crop Varieties -- Built Structures -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 The Social Environment -- Bonds of Kinship, Language and Native Place -- Chinese Market Gardeners and their Homeland