Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Paul Streeten, Globalisation: Threat or Opportunity? D. John Shaw, International Development Co‐operation: Selected Essays by H.W. Singer on Aid and the United Nations System. N.S.S. Narayana, Economic Policy and State Intervention: Selected Papers of T.N. Srinivasan. Martin Khor, Rethinking Globalization: Critical Issues and Policy Choices. William Easterly, The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics. Angus Maddison, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. Masahiko Aoki and Yujiro Hayami, Communities and Markets in Economic Development. Sheila Page and Adrian Hewitt, World Commodity Prices: Still a Problem for Developing Countries? J. McMahon, Trade and Agriculture: Negotiating a New Agreement? Chris Reij and Ann Waters‐Bayer, Farmer Innovation in Africa: A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development. J.S. Shortle and D.G. Abler, Environmental Policies for Agricultural Pollution Control. Robert Tripp, Seed Provision and Agricultural Development. Dorothy L. Hodgson, Rethinking Pastoralism in Africa: Gender, Culture, and the Myth of the Patriarchal Pastoralist. Shepard Forman and Patrick Stewart, Good Intentions: Pledges of Aid for Postconflict Recovery. Joanna Macrae, Aiding Recovery? The Crisis of Aid in Chronic Political Emergencies. Adrian Wood, Raymond Apthorpe and John Borton, Evaluating International Humanitarian Action: Reflections from Practitioners. Ondine Barrow and Michael Jennings, The Charitable Impulse: NGOs and Development in East and North‐East Africa. Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly and Thomas G. Weiss Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges. Carolyn Long, Participation of the Poor in Development Initiatives. Willem van Genugten and Camilo Perez‐Bustillo, The Poverty of Rights: Human Rights and the Eradication of Poverty. Stephen Devereux and Simon Maxwell, Food Security in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Deborah Eade and Ernst Ligteringen, Debating Development: NGOs and the Future. Nick Johnstone and Libby Wood, Private Firms and Public Water: Realising Social and Environmental Objectives in Developing Countries. Eberhard Kienle, A Grand Delusion: Democracy and Economic Reform in Egypt. Atul Kohli, The Success of India's Democracy.