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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: 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     

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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?     

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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     

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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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Adedji, Adebayo and Otite, O., Nigeria: Renewal from the Roots? The Struggle for Democratic Development Burnell, Peter, Foreign Aid in a Changing World Colchester, Marcus, Guyana Fragile Frontier: Loggers, Miners and Forest People Culpeper, Roy, Berry, Albert and Stewart, Frances (eds), Global Development Fifty Years after Bretton Woods Emmerij, Louis (ed.), Economic and Social Development into the XXI Century Francis, Paul (ed.), State, Community and Local Development in Nigeria Hjort-af-Ornäs, Anders (ed.), Approaching Nature from Local Communities Kapur, Devish, Lewis, John P. and Webb, Richard, The World Bank: Its First Half Century, Vols I & II Lukic, Reneo and Lynch, Allen, Europe from the Balkans to the Urals: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union Rist, Gilbert, The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith Singh, Katar and Ballabh, Vishwa (eds), Cooperative Management of Natural Resources Skarstein, Rune, Development Theory: A Guide to Some Unfashionable Perspectives van Dijk, Meine Pieter and Rabellotti, Roberta (eds), Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries     

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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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Book reviewed in this article: Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies Hamza Alavi and Teodor Shanin (eds) Sub-Saharan Africa Chris Allen and Gavin Williams (eds) T.S. Kuhn and Social Science, Barry Barnes. Art Worlds Howard S. Becker Black Youth in Crisis Ernest Cashmore and Barry Troyna (eds) English Country Houses and Landed Estates Heather A. Clemenson In the Active Voice Mary Douglas The Civilized Body P. E. S. Freund Classes, Power and Conflict: Classical and Contemporary Debates Anthony Giddens and David Held (eds) Sport, Culture and Ideology J. Hargreaves (ed.) Social Mobility Anthony Heath Social Mobility: a Study of Social Control and Insatiability Earl Hopper Social Relations and Human Attributes P. Hirst and P. Woolley The Development of Underdevelopment in China: A Symposium Philip C. C. Huang (ed.) A Third World Proletariat? Peter Lloyd The Politics of the Second Electorate: Women and Public Participation J. Lovenduski and J. Hills (eds) Max Weber and Karl Marx Karl Löwith Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology, Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock Work and Retirement Stanley Parker The Transition from School to Work Michael West and Peggy Newton (eds)     

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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     

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Books reviewed: David A., McDonald (ed.) On Borders: Perspectives on International Migration in Southern Africa Willem, van der Geest and Ralph, van der Hoeven (eds) Adjustment, Employment and Missing Institutions in Africa: Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa Nils, Bhinda; Stephany, Griffith‐Jones; Jonathan, Leape and Matthew, Martin Private Capital Flows to Africa: Perception and Reality David, M. Anderson and Vigdis, Broch‐Due (eds) The Poor Are Not Us: Poverty and Pastoralism in Eastern Africa Ernest, Aryeetey; Jane, Harrigan and Machiko, Nissanke (eds) Economic Reforms in Ghana: The Miracle and the Mirage Elizabeth, Francis Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa Janet, MacGaffey and Rémy, Bazenguissa‐Ganga Congo‐Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law Hernando, De Soto The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else Martha, C. Nussbaum Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach Sakuntala, Narasimhan Empowering Women: An Alternative Strategy from Rural India Kamal, Siddiqui Jagatpur 1977‐1997: Poverty and Social Change in Rural Bangladesh T. N., Srinivasan Eight Lectures on India's Economic Reforms Govindan, Parayil (ed.) Kerala: The Development Experience – Reflections on Sustainability and Replicability Joseph, Mullen (ed.) Rural Poverty, Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihoods Martin, Qaim; Anatole, F. Krattiger and Joachim, von Braun (eds) Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor M., Collinson (ed.) A History of Farming Systems Research Judith, Randel; Tony, German and Deborah, Ewing (eds) The Reality of Aid 2000: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance     

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

Books reviewed in this article: Dipak Das Gupta and Mustapha K. Nabli (eds.), Trade, Investment and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Engaging with the World Ian Bannon and Paul Collier (eds.), Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions E. M. Krenin and G. P. Michael, Economic Integration and Development: Has Regionalism Delivered for Developing Countries? OECD, Trends in International Migration (SOPEMI Annual Report 2003 edition) World Bank, World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People James Petras, The New Development Politics: The Age of Empire Building and New Social Movements Aaditya Mattoo and Pierre Sauvé (eds.), Domestic Regulation and Service Trade Liberalisation Aaditya Mattoo and Antonia Carzaniga (eds.), Moving People to Deliver Services Graham Bird, International Finance and the Developing Economies Anil Markandya, Patrice Harou, Lorenzo Giovanni Bellu and Vito Cistulli, Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth: A Handbook for Practitioners     

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Books reviewed: Alison Van Rooy (ed.), Civil Society and the Aid Industry Nelson Kasfir (ed.), Civil Society and Democracy in Africa: A Critical Perspective Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, and Henock Kifle (eds.), Institution Building and Leadership in Africa John H. Dunning (ed.), Globalization, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment László Halpern and Charles Wyplosz (eds.), Hungary: Towards a Market Economy Dieter Weiss and Ulrich Wurzel, The Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy: Egypt Howard White (ed.), Aid and Macroeconomic Performance: Theory, Empirical Evidence and Four Country Cases Judith Randel, Tony German, and Deborah Ewing (eds.), The Reality of Aid 1998-1999: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance Shekhar Mehta, Sudipto Mundle, and U. Sankar, Controlling Pollution: Incentives and Regulations Gang Tian, Shanghai’s Role in the Economic Development of China, Reform of Foreign Trade and Investment The East Asian Institute, Money and Finance in Hong Kong: Retrospect and Prospect The East Asian Institute, China’s Economy and the Asian Financial Crisis Roderick MacFarquhar, The Origins of the Cultural Revolution: 3. The Coming of the Cataclysm, 1961-1966 Eva Cheung Robinson, Greening at the Grassroots: Alternative Forestry Strategies in India Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, From Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retrospect and Prospect     

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Books reviewed: Charles Antaki and Sue Widdicombe (eds.)., Identities in Talk Tove Skutnab‐Kangas, Linguistic Genocide in Education–or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights? Marnie Holborow, The Politics of English: A Marxist View of Language Clare Mar‐Molinero, The Spanish Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe (eds.), Global Literacies and the World‐Wide‐Web Justine Coupland (ed.), Small Talk Francesca Bargiela‐Chiappini and Catherine Nickerson (eds.)., Writing Business: Genres, Media and Discourses Geoffrey Lewis, The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success Kenneth J. Gergen, An Invitation to Social Construction James Milroy and Lesley Milroy, Authority in Language: Investigating Standard English Linda Thomas and Sha¨n Wareing, Language, Society and Power: An Introduction     

Book Reviews/Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article: PAUL ANISEF and MICHAEL LANPHIER (eds.), The World in a City. REGINALD BYRON (ed.), Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland. ROBERT CASTEL, l'insécurité sociale. Qu'est‐ce qu'être protégé? HELEN GREMILLION, Feeding Anorexia: Gender and Power at a Treatment Center. YVONNE M. HÉBERT (ed.), Citizenship in Transformation in Canada. STEVE HEWITT, Spying 101: The RCMP's Secret Activities at Canadian Universities, 1917–1997. WINSTON JACKSON, Methods: Doing Social Research. KARIM H. KARIM, Islamic Peril: Media and Global Violence. BERT KLANDERMANS and SUZANNE STAGGENBORG (eds.), Methods of Social Movement Research. MURRAY KNUTTILA, Introducing Sociology: A Critical Perspective. JULIA KRISTEVA and SYLVERE LOTRINGER (eds.), Revolt, She Said. JANE LEWIS, Should We Worry about Family Change? JEANNETTE MARIE MAGEO (ed.), Dreaming and the Self: New Perspectives on Subjectivity, Identity, and Emotion. ROD MICHALKO, The Difference That Disability Makes. OBIORA CHINEDU OKAFOR and OBIJIOFOR AGINAM (eds.), Humanizing Our Global Order: Essays in Honour of Ivan Head. CHARLES RAGIN, Fuzzy‐Set Social Science. ANA Y. RAMOS‐ZAYAS, National Performances: The Politics of Class, Race, and Space in Puerto Rican Chicago. RICHARD SANDELL (ed.), Museums, Society, Inequality. AYSAN SEVER, Fleeing the House of Horrors: Women Who Have Left Abusive Partners. HEATHER STRANG and JOHN BRAITHWAITE (eds.), Restorative Justice and Family Violence. TANYA TITCHKOSKY, Disability, Self, and Society.     

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Frankel, Jeffrey, A., The Regionalization of the World Economy Fowler, Alan, Striking a Balance: A Guide to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations in International Development Gosling, Louisa with Edwards, Mike, Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Haddad, Lawrence (ed.), Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa. New Challenges, New Opportunities Ito, Takatoshi and Krueger, Anne O. (eds), Regionalism versus Multilateral Trade Arrangements Kirkpatrick, Colin and Weiss, John (eds), Cost-Benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries Riddell, Roger C., Kruse, Stein-Erik, Kyllönen, Timo, Ojanperä, Satu and Vielajus, Jean-Louis, Searching for Impact and Methods: NGO Evaluation Synthesis Study Sijm, Jos, Food Security and Policy Interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessions from the Past Two Decades Thurston, H. David, Slash/Mulch Systems: Sustainable Methods for Tropical Agriculture Werbner, Richard and Ranger, Terence (eds), Postcolonial Identities in Africa Wilson, F. (ed.), Towards Sustainable Project Development     

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Book reviewed in this article: Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria: the Failure of the First Republic. By Larry Diamond Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria: The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic. By Richard A. Joseph The Nigerian State: Political Economy, State, Class and Political System in the Post-Colonial Era. By William D. Graf The State and Rural Economic Transformation: the Case of the Punjab 1950–1985. By G. K. Chadha Popular Struggles in South Africa. Edited by William Cobbett and Robin Cohen After Apartheid: Renewal of the South African Economy. Edited by John Suckling and Landeg White The Enterprise Initiative - Promoting Growth in Developing Countries. By Peter Young India's International Payments Imbalances. By Neela Mukherjee Poverty, Policy, and Food Security in Southern Africa. Edited by Coralie Bryant The Gene Hunters: Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds. By Calestous Juma Squandering Eden: Africa at the Edge. By Mort Rosenblum and Doug Williamson Preventing Famine: Policies and Prospects for Africa. By Donald Curtis, Michael Hubbard and Andrew Shepherd Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Agriculture. By Dennis J. Casley and Krishna Kumar The Collection, Analysis, and Use of Monitoring and Evaluation Data. By Dennis J. Casley and Krishna Kumar Democracy in Developing Countries, Volume Two: Africa. Edited by Larry Diamond, Juan J. Linz and Seymour Martin Lipset Practical Economics for the Real Economist. By Peter Bowbrick Organizing Development Through Participation. Co-operative Organization and Services for Land Settlement. By Liam E. Pickett Women, Development and Change: The Third World Experience. Edited by M. Francis Abraham and P. Subhadra Abraham A Home Divided: Women and Income in the Third World, Edited by D. Dwyer and J. Bruce The Political Economy of Chinese Socialism. By Mark Selden World Resources, 1988–89, World Resources Institute     

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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.     

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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     

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JEAN GRONDIN, Hans‐Georg Gadamer: A Biography. Transl. by Joel Weinsheimer. AMADE M'CHAREK, The Human Genome Diversity Project: An Ethnography of Scientific Practice. HERBERT OBINGER, STEPHAN LEIBFRIED and FRANCIS G. CASTLES (eds.), Federalism and the Welfare State: New World and European Experiences. VALERIE ZAWILSKI and CYNTHIA LEVINE‐RASKY (eds.), Inequality in Canada: A Reader on the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class.