Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Edward, Clay and Olav, Stokke (eds) Food Aid and Human Security Action Against, Hunger The Geopolitics of Hunger 2000‐2001: Hunger and Power Lavan, Mahadeva and Gabriel, Sterne (eds) Monetary Policy Frameworks in a Global Context Ahmed, Al‐Kawaz (ed.) New Economic Developments and their Impact on Arab Economies Jeffrey, Kentor Capital and Coercion: The Economic and Military Processes that have Shaped the World Economy, 1800‐1990 Carlos M., Correa Intellectual Property Rights, the WTO and Developing Countries: The TRIPS Agreement and Policy Options V., Santaniello; R.E., Evenson; D., Zilberman and G.A., Carlson (eds) Agriculture and Intellectual Property Rights: Economic, Institutional and Implementation Issues in Biotechnology Sheila, Page Regionalism Among Developing Countries Sheila, Page (ed.) Regions and Development: Politics, Security and Economics Pierre, Engelbert State Legitimacy and Development in Africa Mats, Berdal and David M., Malone (eds) Greed and Grievance: Economic Agendas in Civil Wars M. Shahid, Alam Poverty from the Wealth of Nations: Integration and Polarization in the Global Economy since 1760 Lester R., Brown; Gary, Gardner and Brian, Halweil Beyond Malthus: Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge Richard, Drayton Nature's Government: Science, Imperial Britain and the ‘Improvement of the World’ Frank, Ellis Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries Philip, Woodhouse; Henry, Bernstein and David, Hulme (eds) African Enclosures? The Social Dynamics of Wetlands‐in‐Drylands Peter P., Schweitzer; Megan, Biesele and Robert K., Hitchcock (eds) Hunters and Gatherers in the Modern World: Conflict, Resistance and Self‐Determination Edna P., Bonacich and Richard P., Appelbaum Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry Ian F., Grant and Chris, Sear (eds) Decision Tools for Sustainable Development Claude, Markovits The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750‐1947: Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama     

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Alexandratos, Nikos (ed.) World Agriculture: Towards 2010. An FAO Study Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique and Marglin, Stephen A. (eds) Decolonizing Knowledge: From Development to Dialogue Brown, Lester R. Tough Choices. Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet Brown, Lester R., Renner, Michael and Flavin, Christopher Vital Signs 1997 Datt, Gaurav Bargaining Power, Wages and Employment: An Analysis of Agricultural Labour Markets in India Eyzaguirre, Pablo Agriculture and Environmental Research in Small Countries FAO The Sixth World Food Survey Garnaut, Ross, Shutian, Guo and Guonan, Ma (eds) The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside Georgiou, Stavros, Whittington, Dale, Pearce, David and Moran, Dominic Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World Hermes, Niels and Lensink, Robert (eds) Financial Development and Economic Growth: Theories and Experiences from Developing Countries Howe, John Transport for the Poor or Poor Transport? Hulme, David and Edwards, Michael (eds) NGOs, States and Donors: Too Close for Comfort? International Food Policy Research Institute, A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Laothamatas, Anek (ed.) Democratization in Southeast and East Asia Ling, Zhu and Zhongyi, Jiang Public Works and Poverty Alleviation in Rural China MacPherson, Stewart and Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (eds) Economic and Social Development in South China Manzungu, Emmanuel and van der Zaag, Pieter (eds) The Practice of Smallholder Irrigation: Case Studies from Zimbabwe Mitchell, Donald O., Ingco, Merlinda D. and Duncan, Ronald C. The World Food Outlook Peebles, Gavin and Wilson, Peter The Singapore Economy Rapley, John Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World Roett, Riordan (ed.) The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives Schelhas, J. and Greenberg, Russell (eds) Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes Schlyter, Ann (ed.) A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Sumberg, J. and Okali, C. Farmers’ Experiments: Creating Local Knowledge Worldwatch Institute The State of the World 1997 Young, E.M. World Hunger Yugandhar, B.N. (ed.) Land Reforms in India. Vol. 3: Andhra Pradesh — People’s Pressure and Administrative Innovations     

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Auty, R.M. and Toye, J. (eds) Challenging the Orthodoxies Bamberger, Michael, Yahie, Abdullahi M. and Matovu, George (eds) The Design and Management of Poverty Reduction Programs and Projects in Anglophone Africa Culpeper, Roy Titans or Behemoths? Edwards, Michael and Hulme, David (eds) Beyond the Magic Bullet: NGO Performance and Accountability in the Post-Cold War World English, E. Philip and Mule, Harris M. The African Development Bank Fry, Maxwell, J., Goodhart, Charles, A. E. and Almeida, Alvaro Central Banking in Developing Countries Gilpin, Alan Dictionary of Environment and Sustainable Development Hadjimichael, Michael T., Nowak, Michael, Sharer, Robert, Tahari, Amor and a Staff Team from the IMF African Department Adjustment for Growth: the African Experience Hardy, Chandra The Caribbean Development Bank Hilling, David Transport and Developing Countries Kappagoda, Nihal, The Asian Development Bank King, Kenneth, Jua Kali Kenya: Change and Development in an Informal Economy 1970–95 Lal, Deepak and Myint, H. The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth Mishra, Pramod K. Agricultural Risk, Insurance and Income: A Study of the Impact and Design of India’s Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme Ndulu, Benno and van de Walle, Nicholas (eds) Agenda for Africa’s Economic Renewal Raffer, Kunibert and Singer, H.W. The Foreign Aid Business: Economic Assistance and Development Co-operation Roeleveld, A.C.W. and van den Brook, A. (eds) Focusing Livestock Systems Research Simon, David Transport and Development in the Third World Tussie, Diana The Inter-American Development Bank     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Public Accountability and the Schooling System: A Sociology of School Board Democracy by William Bacon The Alternative in Eastern Europe by Rudolph Bahro (translated by David Fernbach A Sociology of Industrialisation: An Introduction by David Brown and Michael J. Harrison Farm Life m Northeast Scotland, 1840–1914: The Poor Man's Country by Ian Carter. Pp. xiv + 258, John Donald Computer Models in the Social Sciences by R. B. Coats and A. Parkin Deviant Interpretations by David Downes and Paul Rock (eds.) Poverty and Social Change by Kirsten Grobjerg, David Street and Gerald D. Suttles Main Currents of Marxism by Leszek Kolakowski (translated by P. S. Falla Class and Status in France: Economic Change and Social Immobility Ideology and the Labour Movement by David E. Martin and David Rubinstein (eds.) Property, Paternalism and Power: Class and Control in Rural England by Howard Newby, Colin Bell, David Rose and Peter Saunders The Making of Symbolic Interactionism by Paul Rock Land, Labour and Economic Discourse by Keith Tribe     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Galston , William A., and Karen J. Baehler . Rural Development in the United States: Connecting Theory, Practice and Possibilities. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Gringeri , Christina E. Getting By: Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Shuman , Michael . Toward a Global Village: International Community Development Initiatives. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Christenson , James A., Richard C. Maurer, and Nancy L. Strang (eds.). Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Martin , Philip L., and David A. Martin . The Endless Quest: Helping America's Farm, Workers. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Mc Murry , Sally . Transforming Rural Life: Dairying Families and Agricultural Change, 1820–1885. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Riney -Kehrberg , Pamela . Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Bray , Francesca . The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: De Haan , Henk . In the Shadow of the Tree: Kinship, Property and Inheritance among Farm Families. Environmental and Other Issues: Peterson , D. J. Troubled Lands: The Legacy of Soviet Environmental Destruction. Environmental and Other Issues: errard , Michael . Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting. Environmental and Other Issues: Murray , Douglas L. Cultivating Crisis: The Human Cost of Pesticides in Latin America. Environmental and Other Issues: Wright , Scott D., Thomas Dietz , Richard Borden , Gerald Young, and Gregory Guagnano (eds.) Environmental and Other Issues: Obermiller , Phillip J., and William W. Philliber (eds.).     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Peter Kenen, The International Financial Architecture: What's New? What's Missing? Servaas Storm and C. W. M. Naastepad (eds.), Globalization and Economic Development: Essays in Honour of J. George Waardenburg Alain Durand–Lasserve and Lauren Royston (eds.), Holding Their Ground: Secure Land Tenure for the Urban Poor in Developing Countries The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Cities in a Globalizing World: Global Report on Human Settlements 2001 Christian Grootaert and Thierry van Bastelaer (eds.), The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment Tony Hodges, Angola from Afro–Stalinism to Petro–Diamond Capitalism Minu Hemmati (ed.), Multi–Stakeholder Processes for Governance and Sustainability: Beyond Deadlock and Conflict Dirk Hansohm, Christian Peters–Berries, Willie Breytenbach and Peter Meyns (eds.), Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook, Vol. 1 (2001) Bertin Martens, Uwe Mummert, Peter Murrell, Paul Seabright and Elinor Ostrom, The Institutional Economics of Foreign Aid Melanie Gow (ed.),A Safe World for Children: Ending Abuse, Violence and Exploitation Moses Dombo, Joe Muwonge and Don Brandt, HIV/AIDS and Human Development in Africa Dele Olowu, Decentralization Policies and Practices under Structural Adjustment and Democratization in Africa     

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Yujiro Hayami, Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations John Dixon and David Macarov (eds.), Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality Santosh Mehrotra and Richard Jolly (eds.), Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth Neil Middleton and Phil O’Keefe, Disaster andDevelopment: The Politics of Humanitarian Aid Nancy Birdsall and Frederick Jaspersen (eds.), Pathwaysto Growth: Comparing East Asia and Latin America Jan Joost Teunissen (ed.), Regional Integration andMultilateral Co-operation in the Global Economy Jan Joost Teunissen (ed.), The Policy Challenges ofGlobal Financial Integration Dirk Messner, The Network Society. Economic Development andInternational Competitiveness as Problems of Social Governance A.K.B. Asante, Regionalism and Africa’s Development:Expectations, Reality and Challenges Gunmar M. Sørbø and Peter Vale (eds.), Out of Conflict.From War to Peace in Africa Sarath Rajapatirana, Trade Policies in Latin Americaand the Caribbean: Priorities, Progress and Prospects Terje Tvedt, Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats? NGOs and Foreign Aid Richard Grant and Jan Nijman (eds.), The Global Crisisin Foreign Aid Patricia Feeney, Accountable Aid. Local Participationin Major Projects Peter Strachan with Chris Peters, Empowering Communities. A Casebook from West Sudan Jacques B. Gelinas, Freedom from Debt: The Reeappropriation of Development through Financial Self-Reliance Aili Mari Tripp, Changing the Rules. The Politics of Liberalizationand the Urban Informal Economy in Tanzania Michael Kaufman and Haroldo Dilla Alfonso (eds.), Community Power and Grassroots Democracy: The Transformation of Social Life J.E. Michael Arnold and Peter A. Dewees (eds.), Farms, Trees and Farmers Diana Carney and John Farrington, Natural Resources Management and Institutional Change A. Dorward, J. Kydd and C. Poulton, (eds.), SmallholderCash Crop Production Under Market Liberalisation Donald Q. Innis, Intercropping and the Scientific Basis ofTraditional Agriculture Keith Tribe (ed.), Economic Careers: Economics and Economists in Britain 1930-70     

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Books Reviewed: Norwegian Refugee Council, Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey Jonathan Crush and David A. McDonald, Transnationalism and New African Immigration to South Africa Tony Vaux, The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War Christian Morrisson, Education and Health Expenditure and Poverty Reduction in East Africa: Madagascar and Tanzania Christian Morrisson, Education and Health Expenditure and Development: The Cases of Indonesia and Peru EFA Global Monitoring Report 2002, Education for All: Is the World on Track? Oliver Morrissey and Igor Filatotchev, Globalisation and Trade: Implications for Exports from Marginalised Economies K. P. Gallagher and J. Werksman, International Trade and Sustainable Development Peter Marcuse and Ronald van Kempen, Of States and Cities: The Partitioning of Urban Space Frank E. Muhereza and Peter O. Otim, Pastoral Resource Competition in Uganda: Case Studies into Commercial Livestock Ranching and Pastoral Institutions Monica Kathina Juma and Astri Suhrke, Eroding Local Capacity: International Humanitarian Action in Africa Jonathan Isham, Thomas Kelly and Sunder Ramaswamy, Social Capital and Economic Development: Well‐Being in Developing Countries     

Strengthening Financial Markets for the Poor

Books reviewed in this article: Martin Brownbridge and Charles Harvey, Banking in Africa: the Impact of Financial Sector Reform since Independence Machiko Nissanke and Ernest Aryeetey, Financial Integration and Development: Liberalisation and Reform in sub-Saharan Africa Geoffrey D. Wood and Iffath A. Sharif (eds.), Who Needs Credit? Poverty and Finance in Bangladesh     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Agriculture Lasley , Paul F., F. Larry Leistritz , Linda M. Lobao, and Katherine Meyer . Agriculture Libert , Bo . The Environmental Heritage of Soviet Agriculture. Agriculture Mooney , Patrick H. and Theo J. Majka . Farmers' and Farm Workers' Movements: Agriculture Mc Michael , Philip (ed.). The Global Restructuring of Agro-Food Systems. Historical Development of Rural America May , Dean L. Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West. Historical Development of Rural America Nelson , Daniel . Farm and Factory in the Heartland: Workers in the Midwest 1880–1990. Historical Development of Rural America Danbom , David B. Born in the Country: A History of American Rural Life. Historical Development of Rural America Castle , Emery N. (ed.). The Changing American Countryside: Rural People and Places. Historical Development of Rural America Stack , Carol . Call to Home: African Americans Reclaim the Rural South. Historical Development of Rural America Crissman , James K. Death and Dying in Central Appalachia. Community and Human Development Beaulieu , Lionel J., and David Mulkey (eds.). Investing in People: Community and Human Development Ramsay , Meredith . Community, Culture and Economic Development: Other Issues Moore , Henrietta L. Space, Text and Gender: An Anthropological Study of the Marakwet of Kenya. Other Issues Barnes , Trevor J. Logics of Dislocation: Models, Metaphors, and Meanings of Economic Space. Other Issues Sclove , Richard E. Democracy and Technology.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Why Globalisation Works. By Martin Wolf Globalisation and the Future of the Welfare State. Edited by Miguel Glazer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer The Dynamics of Socio‐Economic Development: An Introduction. By Adam Szirmai Growth and Empowerment: Making Development Happen. By Nicholas Stern, Jean‐Jacques Dethier and F. Halsey‐Rogers The Ethics of Development. By Des Gasper UN Voices: The Struggle for Development and Social Justice. By Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis, Louis Emmerij and Richard Jolly Post‐Conflict Development: Meeting New Challenges. Edited by Gerd Junne and Willemijn Verkoren Mind, Heart, and Soul in the Fight Against Poverty. By Katherine Marshall and Lucy Keough Small States in Transition: From Vulnerability to Competitiveness. By Ganesh Wignaraja, Marlon Lezama and David Joiner Geopolitics and the Post‐colonial: Rethinking North‐South Relations. By David Slater Migration, Development and Poverty Reduction. Economic Growth, Economic Performance and Welfare in South Asia. Edited by Raghbendra Jha Rural India Facing the 21st Century: Essays on Long Term Village Change and Recent Development Policy. Edited by Barbara Harriss‐White and S. Janakarajan The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade. Edited by C. Fred Bergsten International Environmental Law and Policy in Africa. Edited by Beatrice Chaytor and Kevin R. Gray Cultivating Development: An Ethnography of Aid Policy and Practice. By David Mosse The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution. By Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment and the Crisis of Development. By Bruce Rich Agriculture, Projects and Development: Papers in Honour of David Edwards. Edited by J. D. MacArthur and J. Weiss The Economics of Project Appraisal and the Environment. Edited by John Weiss Rethinking Technical Cooperation: Reforms for Capacity Building in Africa. Co-ordinated by Elliot J. Berg World Food Aid: Experiences of Recipients and Donors. Edited by John Shaw and Edward Clay Making Democracy Work: A Framework for Macro Economic Policy in South Africa. By the Macro Economic Research Group (MERG) Challenging the Professions: Frontiers for Rural Development. By Robert Chambers Inquiry at the Grassroots. Edited by William Glade and Charles A. Reilly Sowing Beyond the State: NGOs and Seed Supply in Developing Countries. By Elizabeth Cromwell and Steve Wiggins with Sondra Wentzel The Politics of Global Debt. Edited by Stephen P. Riley Data for Agrarian Development. By C. D. Poate and P. F. Daplyn Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Applications. By Neela Mukherjee Exposed to Innumerable Delusions: Public Enterprise and State Power in Egypt, India, Mexico and Turkey. By John Waterbury Seed and Surplus: An Illustrated Guide to the World Food System. By Bertrand Delpeuch Indebted Development: Strategic Bargaining and Economic Adjustment in the Third World. By Howard P. Lehman Change in South Africa. Edited by J. E. Spence The Poverty of Nations: The Aid Dilemma at the Heart of Africa. By James Morton     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Libby , Ronald T. Protecting Markets. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Fletcher , Lehman B. (ed.). World Food in the 1990s: Production, Trade and Aid. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Schmandt , Jurgen , Frederick Williams , Robert H. Wilson , and Sharon Strover (eds.). Telecommunications and Rural Development: A Study of Private and Public Sector Innovation. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Korsching , Peter F., Timothy O. Borich, and Julie Stewart (eds.). Multicommunity Collaboration: An Evolving Rural Revitalization Strategy. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Buse , Rueben C., and James L. Driscoll (eds.). Rural Information Systems: New Directions in Data Collection and Retrieval. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Flora , Cornelia Butler , Jan L. Flora , Jacqueline D. Spears, and Louis E. Swanson, with Mark B. Lapping and Mark L. Weinberg . Rural Communities: Legacy and Change. Rural Development: Straub , Lavonne A., and Norman Walzer (eds.). Rural Health Care: Innovation in a Changing Environment. Rural Development: Reidy , Joseph P. From Slavery to Agrarian Capitalism in the Cotton Plantation South: Central Georgia, 1800–1880. Rural Development: Davidson , Osha Gray . Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto. Regional Studies: Cobb , James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. Regional Studies: Thompson , Paul B. The Ethics of Aid and Trade: U.S. Food Policy, Foreign Competition, and the Social Contract. International Trade: Dicken , Peter . Global Shift: The Internationalization of Economic Activity (2nd ed.). International Trade: Satzewich , Vic . Racism and the Incorporation of Foreign Labour: Farm Labour Migration to Canada Since 1945. Environmental Issues: Croll , Elisabeth, and David Parkin (eds.). Bush Base, Forest Farm: Culture, Environment and Development. Environmental Issues: Krimsky , Sheldon, and Dominic Golding (eds.). Social Theories of Risk.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: John Mukum Mbaku, Corruption and the Crisis of Institutional Reforms in Africa Mark Robinson (ed.), Corruption and Development Jean-François Bayart, Stephen Ellis and Beatrice Hibou, The Criminalization of the State in Africa Sacha Pichler (ed.), Taking Stock of Debt: Creditor Policy in the Face of Debtor Poverty Theodore Panayotou, Instruments of Change: Motivating and Financing Sustainable Development Herbert H. Werlin, The Mysteries of Development: Studies Using Political Elasticity Theory Frances Moore Lappé, Joseph Collins, and Peter Rosset, World Hunger 12 Myths David Simon, South Africa in Southern Africa: Reconfiguring the Region Daniel C. Bach, Regionalisation in Africa: Integration and Disintegration Yilmaz Akyüz, East Asian Development: New Perspectives Ronaldo Munck and Denis O’Hearn (eds.), Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm D. Mosse, J. Farrington and A. Rew (eds.), Development as Process. Concepts and Methods for Working with Complexity Geoffrey Heal, Valuing the Future: Economic Theory and Sustainability Eberhard Reusse, Interventionist Paradigms and the Ills of Aid     

Book Reviews

Ahmed, Belal and Afroz, Sultana The Political Economy of Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean Ake, Claude Democracy and Development in Africa Bhagwati, Jagdish N. and Hudec, Robert E. (eds) Fair Trade and Harmonization: Prerequisites for Free Trade? Volume 1: Economic Analysis; Volume 2: Legal Analysis Clüsener-Godt, M. and Sachs, I. (eds) Brazilian Perspectives on Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region Cromwell, Elizabeth Governments, Farmers and Seeds in a Changing Africa Engberg-Pedersen, Poul, Gibbon, Peter, Raikes, Phil and Udsholt, Lars (eds) Limits of Adjustment in Africa: The Effects of Economic Liberalization Gibbon, Peter and Olukoshi, Adebayo O. Structural Adjustment and Socio-Economic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Conceptual, Methodological and Research Issues Hook, Steven (ed.), Foreign Aid Toward the Millennium Hossain, Akhtar and Chowdhury, Anis Monetary and Financial Policies in Developing Countries: Growth and Stabilisation Kapur, Ratna and Cossman, Brenda Subversive Sites: Feminist Engagements with Law in India Keller, Edmond J. and Rothchild, Donald (eds) Africa in the New International Order: Rethinking State Sovereignty and Regional Security Leach, Melissa and Mearns, Robin (eds) The Lie of the Land: Challenging Received Wisdom on the African Environment Nonneman, Gerd (ed.) Political Liberalization: Dynamics and Linkages in Comparative Perspective Reij, Chris, Scoones, Ian and Toulmin, Camilla (eds) Sustaining the Soil: Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation in Africa Shukri, Shirin J.A. Arab Women: Unequal Partners in Development Stokke, Olav (ed.) Foreign Aid Towards the Year 2000: Experiences and Challenges Tarp, Finn and Brixen, Peter The South African Economy: Macroeconomic Prospects for the Medium Term     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Arizpe , Lourdes , M. Priscilla Stone, and David C. Majors (eds.). Population and Environment: Rethinking the Debate. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Lund , Jens . Flatheads and Spooneys: Fishing for a Living in the Ohio River Valley. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Du Puis , Melanie E. And Peter Pendergrass (eds.) Creating the Countryside: The Politics of Rural and Environmental Discourse. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Kromm , David E. And Stephen E. White (eds.). Groundwater Exploitation in the High Plains. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Vickers , Daniel . Farmers and Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630–1850. International Issues : Wilson , Richard . 1995. Maya Resurgence in Guatemala: Q'eqchi' Experiences. International Issues : Jeffrey , Patricia and Roger Jeffrey . Don't Marry Me to a Plowman! Women's Everyday Lives in Rural North India. International Issues : Weaver , Frederick S. Inside the Volcano: The History and Political Economy of Central America. International Issues : Wachtel , Nathan . Gods and Vampires, Return to Chapaya. Rural Politics : Finegold , Kenneth and Theda Skocpol . State and Party in America's New Deal. Rural Politics : Watkins , Marilyn P. Rural Democracy: Family Farmers and Politics in Western Washington, 1890–1925. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Rowley , Thomas D., David W. Sears , Glenn L. Nelson , J. Norman Reid, and Mervin J. Yetley (eds.). Rural Development Research: A Foundation for Policy. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Billson , Janet Mancini . Keepers of the Culture: The Power of Tradition in Women's Lives. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Sontag , M. Suzanne and Margaret M. Bubolz . Families on Small Farms: Case Studies in Human Ecology. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Rank , Mark Robert . Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Scott , Shaunna L. Two Sides to Everything: The Cultural Construction of Class Consciousness in Harlan County, Kentucky.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Megnad Desai, Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism Boel Berner and Per Trulsson (eds.), Manoeuvring in an Environment of Uncertainty: Structural Change and Social Action in Sub‐Saharan Africa Maria H. Brons, Society, Security, Sovereignty and the State in Somalia: From Statelessness to Statelessness? Oliver Morrissey and Michael Tribe (eds.), Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries Naila Kabeer, The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labour Market Decisions in London and Dhaka Michael Edwards and Alan Fowler (eds.), The Earthscan Reader on NGO Management Theodore H. Moran, Parental Supervision: The New Paradigm for Foreign Direct Investment and Development Michael T. Rock, Pollution Control in East Asia: Lessons from Newly Industrializing Economies Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (eds.), Christian Missionaries and the State in the Third World Jeffrey James, Technology, Globalization and Poverty Derek Byerlee and Ruben G. Echeverria (eds.), Agricultural Policy in an Era of Privatization B. Mak Arvin (ed.), New Perspectives on Foreign Aid and Economic Development Stephen J.H. Dearden (ed.), The European Union and the Commonwealth Caribbean Samir Rihani, Complex System Theory and Development Practice: Understanding Non‐Linear Realities Douglas S. Massey, Jorge Durand and Nolan J. Malone, Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration Sylvia Chan, Liberalism, Democracy and Development Sherry Stephenson, Christopher Findlay and Soonhwa Yi (eds.), Services Trade Liberalisation and Facilitation Janelle Plummer, Focusing Partnerships: A Sourcebook for Municipal Capacity Building in Public‐Private Partnerships The Panos Institute, Reducing Poverty: Is the World Bank's Strategy Working?     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: People, Plants and Patents. The Impact of Intellectual Property on Biodiversity, Conservation, Trade, and Rural Society. By the Crucible Group Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity. Edited by K. E. Chung Kim and R. Weaver The Flexible Economy: Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies. Edited by Tony Killick Inducing Food Insecurity: Perspectives on Food Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa. Edited by M. A. Mohammed Salih How Developing Countries Trade: The Institutional Constraints. By Sheila Page Research with a View to Implementation. By D. J. Gouws Case Studies in Research with a View to Implementation. Edited by D. J. Gouws Energy Taxation and Economic Growth. By Adam Seymour and Robert Mabro Africa: The Challenge of Transformation. By Stephen McCarthy Privatisation Experiences in African and Asian Countries. Edited by Miene Pieter van Dijk and Nico G. Schulte Nordholt The Nile: Sharing a Scarce Resource. A Historical and Technical Review of Water Management and of Economic and Legal Issues. Edited by P. P. Howell and J. A. Allan Sharing the Ganges: the Politics and Technology of River Development. By Ben Crow, with Alan Lindquist and David Wilson Sociology, Anthropology and Development: An Annotated Bibliography of World Bank Publications 1975–1993. By Michael Cernea Third World Democratization? A Partly Annotated Bibliography of Recent Literature. By Svend Erik Lindberg-Hansen Finance for the Poor Man's Business. Edited by Maria Otero and Elizabeth Rhyne The Reality of Aid 1995. Edited by Judith Randel and Tony German GATT Uruguay Round, Developing Countries and Trade in Services. By Neela Mukherjee The Experience of Poverty: Fighting for Respect and Resources in Village India. By Tony Beck Introduction to Development Economics, 3rd edition. By Subrata Ghatak Privatisation Policy and Performance: International Perspectives. Edited by P. Cook and C. Kirkpatrick Countrysides at Risk, The Political Geography of Sustainable Agriculture. By R. L. Paarlberg Environment, Development, Agriculture: Integrated Policy through Human Ecology. By Bernhard Glaeser     

Book Reviews

Arase, David, Buying Power: The Political Economy of Japan’s Foreign Aid Berger, Suzanne and Lester, Richard K. (eds), Made by Hong Kong Bunders, Joske, Haverkort, Bertus and Hiemstra, Wim (eds), Biotechnology: Building on Farmers’ Knowledge Chossudovsky, Michael, The Globalisation of Poverty: The Impact of IMF and World Bank Reforms Enright, Michael T., Scott, Edith E. and Dodwell, David, The Hong Kong Advantage Hatch, Walter and Yamamura, Kozo, Asia in Japan’s Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance Merrett, Stephen, Introduction to the Economics of Water Resources: An International Perspective McCormick, Dorothy and Pederson, Paul (eds), Small Enterprises: Flexibility and Networking in an African Context Patel, Chandra K. (ed.), Fiscal Reform in the Least Developed Countries Patel, Chandra K. and Gayi, Samuel (eds), Trade Diversification in the Least Developed Countries Schätzl, Ludwig H., Wessel, Karin and Lee, Yong-Woo, Regional Development and Decentralization Policy in South Korea Söderberg, Marie (ed.), The Business of Japanese Foreign Aid UNDP, Human Development Report 1996 Werner, David and Sanders, David with Weston, Jason, Babb, Steve and Rodriguez, Bill, Questioning the Solution: The Politics of Primary Health Care and Child Survival with an In-Depth Critique of Oral Rehydration Therapy     

Cast in a racial mould

Women of Phokeng: Consciousness, Life Strategy, and Migrancy in South Africa 1900 ‐1983 by Belinda Bozzoli, with the assistance of Mmantho Nkotsoe, Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1991.

Our Precious Metal: African Labour in South Africa's Gold Industry, 1970–1990 by Wilmot G. James, David Philip, James Currey &; Indiana University Press, Cape Town, London &; Bloomington,1992.

Bounds of Possibility ‐ The Legacy of Steve Biko &; Black Consciousness by N.B. Pityana, M. Ramphele, M. Mpumlwana, &; L. Wilson, (eds), Cape Town, David Philip, 1991.

Faces in the revolution: the psychological effects of violence on township youth in South Africa by Gill Straker, with Fathima Moosa, Rise Becker and Madiyoyo Nkwale. Cape Town, David Philip, 1992 and Athens, Ohio, Ohio University Press, 1992.

Lives of Courage: Women for a New South Africa by Diana E.H.Russell. New York, Basic Books, 1989.

Towards Justice? Crime and State Control in South Africa by Desiree Hansson and Dirk van Zyl Smit (eds), Cape Town, Oxford University Press, 1990.

South Africa in the Nineties by DJ van Vuuren, NE Wiehahn, NJ Rhoodie en M Wiechers (eds), HSRC Publishers, 1991.

To Live in Fear: Witchburning and Medicine Murder in Venda by A de V. Minnar, D Offringa and C Payze, HSRC, Pretoria, 1992.

The Anti‐Politics Machine: ‘Development’, Depoliticization and Bureaucratic Power by James Ferguson, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Zimbabwe's Guerrilla War: Peasant Voices by Norma J. Kriger. Cambridge University Press, African Studies Series, number 70,1992.

A Passage to England ‐ Barbadian Londoners speak of home by John Western. U.C.L. Press, London, 1992.

Breaking the formal frame: Readings in South African education in the eighties by Clive Millar, Sarah‐Anne Raynham and Angela Schaffer (eds). Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1991.

Negotiation : Theories, Strategies and Skills by Wynand Pienaar and Manie Spoelstra, Kenwyn, Juta, 1991

SUM: Selected Works by Martin Versveld. Cape Town: Carrefour Press 1991.

Projections in the Past Tense, by Kelwyn Sole. Ravan Press, 1992.