Greetings, I am writing to let you know that the journal Studies in Comparative International Development has just moved to Berkeley under the editorship of Ruth Berins Collier, professor of political science. I have joined seven others as a member of the Executive Board, which is based at Berkeley and which will participate in setting the overall direction of the journal. We are actively seeking first-rate manuscripts and to encourage you to submit a contribution. We view this as an exciting opportunity to build an innovative, interdisciplinary journal. As you may know, the hallmark of the journal when it was founded was its attention to alternative perspectives on fundamental issues facing developing economies, polities, and societies. This is a tradition that the new editorial team is eager to draw on and strengthen. The Executive Board represents a range of social science disciplines, regional interests, analytic themes, and methodological approaches. It consists of: Pranab Bardhan, Manuel Castells, Kiren Chaudhry, David Collier, Steven Fish, James Robinson, Michael Watts and me. Gerardo Munck of the University of Illinois is the new book review editor. I have attached our new editorial statement below. I hope you will take advantage of the new direction of the journal and help us make it a leading outlet for articles on comparative political economy and development. We would welcome your submissions. Best regards, Peter Evans Editorial Statement Studies in Comparative International Development is an interdisciplinary journal, which addresses issues concerning political, social, and economic change in national, comparative, and international contexts. It focuses on political and state institutions, the relationship between national and international economies, contrasting political-economic models of growth, the interaction between the economy, social structure, and politics, and related cultural and ideological issues. The journal has a tradition of presenting critical, alternative, and innovative analytical perspectives that challenge prevailing orthodoxies. It publishes original research articles on all world regions and is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches. In addition to research articles, the Research Forum section is an outlet for: State-of-the-Literature Surveys that summarize and evaluate significant, thematically linked bodies of literature; Methodological Essays that evaluate and/or make an original contribution to the debates about the conduct of social science research; Concept and Indicator Analyses that critically analyze the ways key concepts have been employed or key variables have been operationalized through alternative, usually quantitative indicators; Research and Data Notes that present more limited findings or discuss data sets, including sources, collection, and issues of sampling and reliability. Finally, the Book Review section publishes Review Essays as well as reviews of individual books. Manuscript Submissions should be sent in both hardcopy (3 copies) and electronic form (disk or email attachment). Research articles and contributions to the Research Forum should be submitted to: SCID, Department of Political Science, 210 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1950 and scid@socrates.berkeley.edu. Authors should put name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address on a separate cover sheet and remove identifying information from the title page and body of the manuscript. They should also include an abstract of up to 150 words and a brief biographical statement. Proposals for book review essays should be sent to: Gerardo Munck, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois, 361 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801.