Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Oil: Politics, Poverty and the Planet. By Toby Shelley Reclaiming the Land: The Resurgence of Rural Movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Edited by Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros Managing Services. Edited by Alan Nankervis Backwaters of Global Prosperity: How Forces of Globalization and GATT/WTO Trade Regimes Contribute to the Marginalization of the World's Poorest Nations. By Caf Dowlah The Economics of Microfinance. By Beatriz Armendariz de Aghion and Jonathan Morduch The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development. By Benoit Daviron and Stefano Ponte Rich Country, Poor Country: The Multinational as Change Agent. By Benjamin F. Bobo Plantations, Privatization, Poverty and Power: Changing Ownership and Management of State Forests. Edited by Mike Garforth and James Mayers Capitalism, Democracy and Welfare. By Torben Iversen