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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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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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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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: 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: 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 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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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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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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Book reviewed in this articles: Sociology: The State of the Art Tom Bottomore, Stefan Nowak and Magdalena Sokolowska (eds) A Treatise on Social Theory, Volume 1: The Methodology of Theory W.G. Runciman Contemporary Political Philosophy: Radical Studies Keith Graham (ed.) Capital and Politics Roger King (ed.) Supremaey and Subordination of Labour: The Hierarehy of Work in the Early Labour Movement Mike Holbrook-Jones The Development of the Labour Process in Capitalist Societies: A Comparative Study of the Transformation of Work Organisation in Britain, Japan and the USA Craig R. Littler Blue-Collar Workers and Politics: A French Paradox Richard A. DeAngelis Contemporary French Political Parties David S. Bell (ed.) The Family and Industrial Society C.C. Harris White-Collar Work K. Prandy, A. Stewart and R.M. Blackburn Industrial Relations in Britain G.S. Bain (ed.) Women in Control: Dilemmas of a Workers Co-operative Judy Wajeman An Economic History of Women in America Julie A. Matthaei Racial and Ethnic Competition Michael Banton Labour and Raeism Annie Phizacklea and Robert Miles Racism and Migrant Labour Robert Miles Contemporary Education Policy John Ahier and Michael Flude (eds) Solidarity: The Analysis of a Social Movement: Poland 1980–1981 Alain Touraine, François Dubet, Michel Wievorka, Jan Strzelcki The Rites of Rulers Christel Lane Political Anatomy of the Body: Medical Knowledge in Britain in the Twentieth Century David Armstrong Class, Sports, and Social Development Richard Gruneau Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word Walter J. Ong From Author to Reader Peter H. Mann     

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Book review in this article Liberalism and the Origins of European Social Theory Steven Seidman, Basil Blackwell. Not in our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature S. Rose, L.J. Kamin and R.C. Lewontin, Pelican, Harmondsworh. Marxism and Totality: The Adventures of a Concept from Lukcés to Habermas Martin Jay. Adorno Martin Jay, Fontana, London. Humanist Marxism and Wittgensteinian Social Philosophy Susan M. Easton. Daia Construction in Social Surveys Nicholas Bateson, George Allen and Unwin, Hemel Hempstead. The Three Worlds Peter Worsley, Weidenfeld and Nieolson. Lenin and the End of Politics A.J. Polan, Methuen. Great Revolutions Compared: The Search for a Theory Jarosalv Krej?í assisted by Anna Krej?ová. The Nature of Work: An Introduction to Debates on the Labour Process Paul Thompson, Macmillan. Ethnic Communities in Business Robin Ward and Richard Jenkins (eds). Industrial Relations in the Future: Trends and Possibilities in Britain over the Next Decade M. Poole, W. Brown, J. Rubery, K. Sisson, R. Tarling and F. Wilkinson, Routledge & Kegan Paul. Education Versus Qualifications? A Study of Relationships Between Education, Selection for Employment and the Productivity of Labour John Oxenham (ed.), George Allen and Unwin. The End of Law? Timothy O'Hagan, Basil Blackwell Contradictions of the Welfare State Claus Offe, edited by John Keane, Hutchinson Scotland: The Real Divide, Poverty and Deprivation in Scotland Gordon Brown and Robin Cook (eds). Against Equality: Readings on Economic and Social Policy William Letwin (ed.), Macmillan. The Idea of Natural Inequality and Other Essays André Béteille. Divisions of Labour R. E. Pahl, Basil Blaekwell. Households Richard McC. Netting, Robert R Wilk and Erie J. Arnould (eds). Identity and Stability in Marriage Janet Askham. Berger, P. and Kellner, H, (1964)‘Marriage and the construction of reality’, Diogenes. Dominian, J. (1968), Marital Breakdown, Penguin, Harmondsworth The Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture Anthony D. King, Routledge & Kegan Paul. Opening Pandora's Box G. Nigel Gilbert and Michael Mulkay Our Masters’Voices Max Atkinson, Methuen Life is like a Chicken Coop Ladder: A Portrait of German Culture Through Folklore Alan Dundes.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: United States Development Assistance Policy: The Domestic Politics of Foreign Economic Aid. By Vernon W. Ruttan Growing Out of the Plan: Chinese Economic Reform 1978–1993. By Barry Naughton The Rise and Fall of Development Theory. By Colin Leys Non-Governmental Organizations and Rural Poverty Alleviation. By Roger C. Riddell and Mark Robinson, with John De Coninck, Ann Muir and Sarah White The North, the South and the Environment: Ecological Constraints and the Global Economy. Edited by V. Bhaskar and Andrew Glyn Industrialisation and Agricultural Surplus: A Comparative Study of Economic Development in Asia. By Massoud Karshenas Regional Trading Arrangements Among Developing Countries: The ASEAN Example. By Dean A. DeRosa Africa Now: People, Policies, Institutions. Edited by Stephen Ellis Dimensions of Development with Emphasis on Africa. Edited by Tekeste Negash and Lars Rudebeck The Underdevelopment of Development: Essays in Honor of Andre Gunder Frank. Edited by Sing C. Chew and Robert A. Denemark Promoting Development: Effective Global Institutions for the Twenty-first Century. Edited by Jo Marie Griesgraber and Bernhard G. Gunter Asian Economies in Transition: Reforming Centrally Planned Economies. By Richard Pomfret The Response: GATT and Global Free Trade. By Sir James Goldsmith Environmental Valuation: New Perspectives. Edited by K. G. Willis and J. T. Corkindale Full House: Reassessing the Earth's Population Carrying Capacity. By Lester R. Brown and Hal Kane Exchange Rate Parity for Trade and Development: Theory, Tests, and Case Studies. By Pan A. Yotopoulos IMF Programmes in Developing Countries: Design and Impact. By Tony Killick. Development Policy Studies series IMF Lending to Developing Countries: Issues and Evidence. By Graham Bird. Development Policy Studies series Economic Reforms and Poverty Alleviation in India. Edited by C. H. Hanumantha Rao and Hans Linnemann Moving to the Market: The World Bank in Transition. By Richard W. Richardson and Jonas A. Haralz Water and the Quest for Sustainable Development in the Ganges Valley. Edited by G. P. Chapman and M. Thompson The New Institutional Economics and Third World Development. Edited by John Harriss, Janet Hunter and Colin M. Lewis The New Struggle for Democracy in Africa. By John Wiseman Democratization in South Africa: The Elusive Social Contract. By Timothy D. Sisk Money-Go-Rounds: The Importance of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations for Women. Edited by Shirley Ardener and Sandra Berman Global Change, Regional Response: The New International Context of Development. Edited by Barbara Stallings     

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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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Book reviewed in this article:
Sociology and its Publics: The Forms and Fates of Disciplinary Organization T.C. Halliday and M. Janowitz (eds)
Social Evolutionism: A Critical History Stephen K. Sanderson
History and Social Theory Peter Burke
Time: An Essay Norbert Elias
Postmodernity Barry Smart
Social Movements: The Politics of Moral Protest Jan Pakulski
A Communitarian Defense of Liberalism: Emile Durkheim and contemporary Social Theory M.S. Cladis
Pierre Bourdieu Richard Jenkins
Social Research and Social Reform Colin Crouch and Anthony Heath, (eds)
Prospects for Democracy: North, South, East and West David Held, (ed.)
The Elite Connection: Problems and Potential of Western Democracy Eva Etzioni-Halevy
Lives in Trust: The Fortunes of Dynastic Families in Late Twentieth Century America George E. Marcus with Peter D. Hall
The Politics of State Expansion: War, State and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain James E. Cronin
The Development of Industrial Society in Ireland J.H. Goldthorpe and C.T. Whelan (eds)
Social Theory for Action: How Individuals and Organisations Learn to Change William Foote Whyte
Sociological Perspectives on Modern Accountancy Robin Roslender
Professions and Patriarchy Anne Witz
White, Male and Middle Class: Explorations in Feminism and History Catherine Hall
Shaping up to Womanhood: Gender and Girls' Physical Education Sheila Scraton
Symbolic Interaction and Cultural Studies Howard S. Becker and Michael M. McCall, (eds)
Fashion, Culture and Identity Fred Davis
Fields of Vision: Landscape Imagery and National Identity in England and the United States Stephen Daniels
The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History Spiro Kostoff
Television and the Drama of Crime: Moral Tales and the Place of Crime in Public Life Richard Sparks
Writers in Prison Ioan Davies
Death, Dying and Bereavement Donna Dickenson and Malcolm Johnson, (eds)     

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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     

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Book reviewed in this article: Dynamics in Farming System: Changes in the Time and Space in Sukumaland, Tanzania. By H.C.C. Meertens, L. J. Ndege, and H.J. Enserink. Liberalised Development in Tanzania. Edited by Peter Gibbon. Gender, Family and Household in Tanzania. Edited by Colin Creighton and C.K. Omari. Community Empowerment: A Reader in Participation and Development. Edited by Gary Craig and Marjorie Mayo. Managing to Empower: The Grameen Bank's Experience of Poverty Alleviation. By Susan Holcombe. Participatory Development Tool Kit: Materials to Facilitate Community Empowerment. By Deepa Narayan and Lyra Srinivasan. Gender and Slum Culture in Urban Asia. By Susanne Thorbek. Women and Empowerment: Participation and Decision Making. By Marilee Karl. The Oxfam Gender Training Manual. By Suzanne Williams with Jan Seed and Adelina Mwau. The Third World in Global Environmental Politics. By Marian Miller. Westernizing the Third World: The Eurocentricity of Economic Development Theories. By Ozay Mehmet. The Politics of Global Atmospheric Change. By Ian H. Rowlands. Economic Progress and the Environment: One Developing Country's Policy Crisis. By Douglas Southgate and Morris Whitaker. Survival in the Sahel: An Ecological and Developmental Challenge. Edited by K.M. Leisinger, K. Schmitt and ISNAR. States and Economic Development: A Comparative Historical Analysis. By Linda Weiss and John M. Hobson. Manufacturing for Export in the Developing World: Problems and Possibilities. Edited by G.K. Helleiner.     

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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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Book Reviewed in this issue. Global Trade and Poor Nations: The Poverty Impacts and Policy Implications of Liberalisation. Edited by B. M. Hoekman and M. Olarreaga. Globalization and Change in Asia. Edited by Dennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron. Defining Poverty in the Developing World. By F. Stewart, R. Saith and B. Harriss‐White. Regulating Development: Evidence from Africa and Latin America. Edited by Amann Edmund. The Politics of Aid Selectivity: Good Governance Criteria in World Bank, US and Dutch Development Assistance. By Wil Hout. Good Governance and Development. By B. C. Smith. Decentralizing Governance: Emerging Concepts and Practices. Edited by G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli. Mexican Immigration to the United States. Edited by George J. Borjas. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Tools for Institutional, Political and Social Analysis of Policy Reform. By Jeremy Holland and the World Bank. Integrated Water Resources Management: Global Theory, Emerging Practice and Local Needs. Edited by Peter P. Mollinga, Ajaya Dixit and Kusum Athukorala. Sharing Power: A Global Guide to Collaborative Management of Natural Resources. By G. Borrini‐Feyerabend, Michel Pimbert, M. Taghi Farvar, Ashish Kothari and Yves Renardet. African Anthropologies: History, Critique and Practice. Edited by Mwenda Ntarangwi, David Mills and Mustafa Babiker.     

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Books reviewed in this issue. Growing Apart: Oil, Politics and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria. By Peter M. Lewis. The Politics of Aid: African Strategies for Dealing with Donors. Edited by Lindsay Whitfield. The Hypocrisy Trap: The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform. By Catherine Weaver. Ethics in an Era of Globalization. Edited by M. S. Ronald Commers, Wim Vandekerckhove and An Verlinden. Eliminating Human Poverty: Macroeconomic and Social Policies for Equitable Growth. By Santosh Mehrotra and Enrique Delamonica. The Complexity of Decentralisation Reforms: An Analysis of the Spaces for Community Participation in the Education Sector in Cambodia. By Arnaldo Pellini. Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development. By Seth D. Kaplan. China into Africa: Trade, Aid and Influence. Edited by Robert Rotberg.