This issue of the Bulletin comprises a digest of some of the research completed during the past two years by members of the Planning and Government Problem Area Group (PGPAG), at the Institute of Development Studies. It does not include descriptions of all the work which was done over this time. There was, for example, research into rural development policies in Ghana, regional developments funds in Tanzania and a comparison of local government systems in Tanzania and Cameroon. In addition, work was also done on the use and development of decision-making games and simulations.