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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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Bergström, Villy (ed.), Government and Growth Cox, Aidan and Koning, Antonique with Hewitt, Adrian, Howell, John and Marr, Ana, Understanding European Community Aid: Aid Policies, Management and Distribution Explained Dasgupta, Partha and Maler, Kari-Goran (eds), The Environment and Emerging Development Issues, Volumes 1 and 2 Dickson, Anna K., Development and International Relations: A Critical Introduction Fisher, Thomas and Mahajan, Vijay with Singha, Ashok, The Fogotten Sector: Non-Farm Employment and Enterprise in Rural India Kikula, Idris, S., Policy Implications on Environment: The Case of Villagisation in Tanzania Malinvaud, Edmond et al., Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy: Vol. I Maxfield, Sylvia, Gatekeepers of Growth: The International Political Economy of Central Banking in Developing Countries Székely, István P. and Sabot, Richard (eds), Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy: Vol. II Wahid, Abu N.M. (ed.), The Asean Region in Transition: A Socioeconomic Perspective Wilson, Frank (ed.), Towards Sustainable Project Development     

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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 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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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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Book reviewed in this issue. Africa at a Turning Point? Growth, Aid and External Shocks. Edited by Delfin S. Go and John Page. Global Imbalances and Developing Countries: Remedies for a Failing International System. Edited by Jan Joost Teunissen and Age Akkerman. From Parastatals to Private Trade: Lessons from Asian Agriculture. Edited by Shahidur Rashid, Ashok Gulati and Ralph Cummings Jr. Funding Civil Society: Foreign Assistance and NGO Development in Russia. By Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom. International Trade and Labor Standards: A Proposal for Linkage. By Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy.     

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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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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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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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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     

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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: 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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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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Books reviewed: Jan Joost Teunissen (ed.), Regulatory and Supervisory Challenges in a New Era of Global Finance Isher Judge Ahluwalia and I.M.D. Little (eds), India’s Economic Reforms and Development: Essays for Manmohan Singh Philippe Cadène and Mark Holmström (eds), Decentralized Production in India: Industrial Districts, Flexible Specialization and Employment T. Dijkstra, Trading the Fruits of the Land: Horticultural Marketing Channels in Kenya Stephen Eccles and Catherine Gwin, Supporting Effective Aid: A Framework for Future Concessional Funding of Multilateral Development Banks Patricia Jeffery and Amrita Basu (eds), Appropriating Gender: Women’s Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia Saskia Everts, Gender and Technology: Empowering Women, Engendering Development Edward and Bridget Dommen, Mauritius: An Island of Success. A Retrospective Study, 1960-1993     

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Book reviewed in this article: Shaping Competitive Advantages: Conceptual Framework and the Korean Approach. By Wolfgang Hillebrand Systemic Competitiveness: New Governance Patterns for Industrial Development. By Klaus Esser, Wolfgang Hillebrand, Dirk Messner and Jörg Meyer-Stamer New Approaches to Poverty Analysis and Policy: A Contribution to the World Summit for Social Development I. The Poverty Agenda and the ILO: Issues for Research and Action. Edited by Gerry Rodgers II. Reducing Poverty through Labour Market Policies. Edited by José B. Figueiredo and Zafar Shaheed A New Wave of Foreign Direct Investment in Asia. Compiled by Nomura Research Institute and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Traders in a Brave New World: The Uruguay Round and the Future of the International Trading System. By Ernest Preeg Famine Early Warning and Response: The Missing Link. By Margaret Buchanan-Smith and Susanna Davies The Alms Bazaar: Altruism Under Fire – Non-Profit Organizations and International Development. By Ian Smillie Urban Health in Developing Countries: Progress and Prospects. Edited by Trudy Harpham and Marcel Tanner Overseas Aid Motivations: The Economics of Australia's Bilateral Aid. By Rukmani Gounder Coping with Capital Surges: The Return of Finance to Latin America. Edited by Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and Stephany Griffith-Jones Indonesia: The Political Economy of Energy. By Philip Barnes Democracy, Development and the Countryside: Urban-Rural Struggles in India. By Ashutosh Varshney Exporting Africa: Technology, Trade and Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa. Edited by Samuel M. Wangwe A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism. By Gregg Easterbrook     

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Book reviewed in this article: India's Trade Policy and the Export Performance of Industry. By Pitou van Dijck and K. S. Chalpati Rao Redefining Conservatism: An Essay on the Bias in India's Economic Reform. By Narendar Pani India's Economic Future: Government, People and Attitudes. By V. V. Bhanoji Rao Miracle or Design? Lessons from the East Asian Experience. By Albert Fishlow, Catherine Gwin, Stephan Haggard, Dani Rodrik and Robert Wade The Political Economy of Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia. Edited by David Wurfel and Bruce Burton Africa's Multilateral Debt: A Modest Proposal. By the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development The New Frontier: Farmers' Response to Land Degradation - A West African Study. By Kojo Sebastian Amanor Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts. By John A. Dixon, Louise Fallon Scura, Richard A. Carpenter, and Paul B. Sherman World Trade Reform: Do Developing Countries Gain or Lose? By Sheila Page and Michael Davenport     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rescuing the World Bank. Edited by Nancy Birdsall. The Birth of Development: How the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organisation, and World Health Organisation Changed the World, 1945–1965. By Amy L. S. Staples. Visions of Development: Faith‐based Initiatives. Edited by Wendy Tyndale. International Migration Outlook: Annual Report 2006 (SOPEMI). By the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development. How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place. Edited by Bjorn Lomborg. Global Issues for Global Citizens: An Introduction to Key Development Challenges. Edited by Vinay Bhargava. Financial Dollarization: The Policy Agenda. Edited by Adrian Armas, Alain Ize and Eduardo Levy Yeyati. Beyond the Numbers: Understanding the Institutions for Monitoring Poverty Reduction Strategies. By Tara Bedi, Aline Coudouel, Marcus Cox, Markus Goldstein and Nigel Thornton. Foreign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics. By Carol Lancaster. Making Aid Work. By A. V. Banerjee with A. H. Amsden; R. H. Bates; J. Bhagwati; A. Deaton and N. Stern. Food is Different: Why We Must Get the WTO Out of Agriculture. By Peter M. Rosset. Development Issues in Global Governance: Public‐private Partnership and Market Multilateralism. By Benedicte Bull and Desmond McNeill. Globalisation, Employment and Income Distribution in Developing Countries. Edited by Eddy Lee and Marco Vivarelli. Africa and Development Challenges in the New Millennium: The NEPAD Debate. Edited by J. O. Adesina, Yao Graham and A. Olukoshi. The Unsettled Land: State‐making and the Politics of Land in Zimbabwe, 1893–2003. By Jocelyn Alexander. Confronting New Realities: Reflections on Tanzania's Radical Transformation. By Juma V. Mwapachu. Roadmap to an ASEAN Economic Community. Edited by Dennis Hew. China's Limits to Growth: Greening State and Society. Edited by Peter Ho and Eduard B. Vermeer. The Political Economy of Asian Transition from Communism. By Sujian Guo. China and India: Learning From Each Other — Reforms and Policies for Sustained Growth. Edited by Jahangir Aziz, Steven Dunaway and Eswar Prasad.     

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Books reviewed: Ann Brooks and Alison Mackinnon (eds.), Gender and the Restructured University Deborah Cameron, Good to Talk? Living and Working in a Communication Culture Jody Miller, One of the Guys: Girls, Gangs and Gender David D. Hall(ed.), Witch–hunting in Seventeenth–century New England: A Documentary History 1638–1693 Carla Freeman, High Tech and High Heels in the Global Economy: Women, Work, and Pink Collar Identities in the Caribbean     

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Book reviewed in this article: Own or Other Culture John Okely, New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: racisms and multiculture in young lives Les Back, Consumption and Identity at Work Paul du Gay, Gender, Culture and Organizational Change: Putting theory into practice Catherine Itzin and Janet Newman (eds), Good enough Mothering? Feminist Perspectives on Lone Mothering E.B. Silvam (ed.), Citizenship Today: The Contemporary Relevance of T. H. Marshall Martin Bulmer and Anthony M. Rees (eds), Democracy and the Global Order. From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance David Held, Conflicts about class: debating inequality in late industrialism. D.J. Lee and B.S. Turner (eds), Medicine, Health and Risk: Sociological Approaches Jonathon Gabe (ed.), Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis Barry Barnes, War Stories – The Culture of Foreign Correspondents Mark Pedelty,     

Regions: An Illusive Concept

Books reviewed in this article: Tan, Joseph L.H. (ed.), AFTA in the Changing International Economy Menon, Jayant, Adjusting Towards AFTA: The Dynamics of Trade in ASEAN Bora, Bijit and Findlay, Christopher (eds), Regional Integration and the Asia-Pacific Lawrence, Robert Z., Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Deeper Integration