2005
"A Few Steps Further", in: Vineetha Nenon et al., Alleviating Poverty, pp 11-16, Delhi, Centre for Development Studies/Rainbow Publishers.
"Foreword" in: Peter Goedhart, Tulips in India, pp. 5-7, Zeist, ICCO.
"Preface", in: Ange Wieberdink, Troubled Waters. The Ambivalence of South-North Partnerships in Research for Development, pp 7/8, Amsterdam, International Books
2003
"Preface", in: Gorrel Espelund et al., Reality Bites. Ann African Decade, pp. 6/7, The Hague, Cordaid.
"Preface", in: Bob van der Zwaan en Arthur Petersen (eds), Sharing the Planet. Population – Consumption – Species. Science and Ethics for a Sustainable and Equitable World, pp vii-viii, Delft, Eburon Academic Publishers.
"Voorwoord", in: Peter Goedhart, Tulpen in India en Andere Verhalen, pp. 5-7. Zeist, ICCO.
"Voorwoord", in: Qader Sharif (ed.), Een Zwijgend Lied op mijn Lippen. Het Woord aan Afghaanse Schrijvers, pp. 7-9. Arnhem, Osmose.
2002
"Foreword", in: Valpy Fitzgerald (ed.), Social Institutions and Economic Development. A Tribute to Kurt Martin, pp. ix-xi. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2000
"Ten Geleide", in: Frank van Ree, Vrijheidsstrijd, Verzet, Terrorisme. Verslag van een RAF Vertrouwensarts, pp. 7-9. Lisse, Swets & Zeitlinger.
"Foreword. The Complexities of Foreign Aid", in: Aidan Cox and John Healey, "European Development Cooperation and the Poor, pp. xiv-xvii. London, MacMillan Press Ltd.
"Epilogue", in: M.S. Oosterbaan et al., The Determinants of Economic Growth, pp. 267-272. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
"Foreword", in: Gary Sampson, "Trade, Environment and the WTO: the Post-Seattle Agenda, pp. vii-ix. Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press.
1997
"Foreword", in: Rod Burgess cs (ed.), The Challenge of Sustainable Cities. Neoliberalism and Urban Strategies in Developing Countries, pp. vii-viii. ZED Books, London & New Jersey, ZED Books.
1996
"Foreword", in: Patricia Morales (ed.), Towards Global Human Rights, pp. 11-12. Tilburg, International Centre for Human and Public Affairs.
1994
"Epilogue", with Fred van der Kraay, in: Rolph van der Hoeven and Fred van der Kraay (eds), Structural Adjustment and Beyond in Sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 186-194 The Hague, London, New Hampshire, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & James Curry Ltd/Heinemann.
"Opening Statement", in: Marie-Trees Meereboer (ed.), Social (In)security and Poverty as Global Issues, Series Poverty and Development. Analysis and Policy, nr 10, pp 13-15. The Hague, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Thuis in de Stad. At Home in the City", in: De Verborgen Opgave. The Hidden Assignment, pp. 9-11. Rotterdam, Nederlands Architectuur Instituut. pp. 9-11.
1993
"Looking backward, looking forward", in: Jan-Paul Dirkse et al., Development and Social Welfare. Indonesia’s Experiences Under the New Order, pp. 257-268. Amsterdam, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde.
"Voorwoord", in: Joost Oosthuizen (ed.), De Schulden-boemerang, pp. 5-7. Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Ravijn.
1992
"Chairman’s Summing Up" in: Max Timmerman and Jan Jaap Kleinrensink (eds), Urban Poverty Alleviation in Latin America. Series Poverty Alleviation; Analysis & Policy, nr. 3, pp 85-89. The Hague, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
