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Books reviewed: Zygmunt Bauman, Globalization: The Human Consequences Veronika Bennholdt‐Thomsen and Maria Mies, The Subsistence Perspective: Beyond the Globalized Economy Martin Doornbos, Institutionalizing Development Policies and Resource Strategies in Eastern Africa and India: Developing Winners and Losers Andre Gunder Frank, ReOrient: Global Economy in the Asian Age David Held, Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt and Jonathon Perraton, Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson, Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance Robert J. Holton, Globalization and the Nation‐State Wolfgang Sachs, Planet Dialectics: Explorations in Environment and Development Sue Wright, Community and Communication: The Role of Language in Nation State Building and European Integration Jim Freedman (ed.), Transforming Development: Foreign Aid for a Changing World Rube´n Berríos, Contracting for Development. The Role of For‐Profit Contractors in U.S. Foreign Development Assistance Alan Fowler, The Virtuous Spiral. A Guide to Sustainability for NGOs in International Development Reidar Dale, Evaluation Frameworks for Development Programmes and Projects Jamal Khan and Wayne Soveral, Doing Projects Patricia Feeney, Accountable Aid: Local Participation in Major Projects Susanne Neubert, Social Impact Analysis of Poverty Alleviation Programmes and Projects: A Contribution to the Debate on the Methodology of Evaluation in Development Cooperation Chris Roche, Impact Assessment for Development Agencies: Learning to Value Change Santosh Mehrotra and Richard Jolly, Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth Shepard Forman and Steward Patrick (eds), Good Intentions: Pledges of Aid for Postconflict Recovery Holger Henke and Ian Boxill (eds), The End of the ‘Asian Model’? Manoranjan Mohanty, Partha Nath Mukherji with Olle Tornquist (eds), People’s Rights: Social Movements and the State in the Third World S. Iudicello, M. Weber and R. Wieland, Fish, Markets and Fishermen: The Economics of Overfishing David A. McDonald (ed.), On Borders: Perspectives on International Migration in Southern Africa Jennifer Hyndman, Managing Displacement: Refugees and the Politics of Displacement Chris Lyttleton, Endangered Relations: Negotiating Sex and AIDS in Thailand     

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Books Reviewed: Peter Isard, Globalization and the International Financial System: What's Wrong and What Can be Done Matthew Odedokun (ed.), External Finance for Private Sector Development: Appraisals and Issues Sunanda Sen, Global Finance at Risk: On Real Stagnation and Instability Susanne Soederberg, The Politics of the New International Financial Architecture: Reimposing Neoliberal Domination in the Global South Anne Marie Goetz and Rob Jenkins, Reinventing Accountability: Making Democracy Work for Human Development Patricia L. McCarney and Richard E. Stren (eds), Governance on the Ground: Innovations and Discontinuities in Cities of the Developing World Michael Carley, Paul Jenkins and Harry Smith (eds), Urban Development & Civil Society: The Role of Communities in Sustainable Cities David Potts, Patrick Ryan and Anna Toner (eds), Development Planning and Poverty Reduction Feargal Cochrane, Rosaleen Duffy and Jan Selby (eds), Global Governance, Conflict and Resistance Pranab Bardhan, Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation: Essays in the Political and Institutional Economics of Development Lyuba Zarsky (ed.), Human Rights and the Environment: Conflict and Norms in a Globalizing World Krishna B. Ghimire (ed.), The Native Tourist: Mass Tourism within Developing Countries Donald G. Reid, Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning Rosaleen Duffy A Trip Too Far. Ecotourism, Politics and Exploitation Kees Jansen and Sietze Vellema (eds), Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation Ashok Gulati, Ruth M. Dick and K. V. Raju, Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation Robin Clarke and Jannet King, The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource Janelle Plummer and John G Taylor (eds), Community Participation in China: Issues and Processes for Capacity Building Tunde Zack‐Williams, Diane Frost and Alex Thomson (eds), Africa in Crisis: New Challenges and Possibilities     

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M. P. Cowen and R. W. Shenton, Doctrines of Development Peter W. Preston, Development Theory: An Introduction John Brohman, Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development Stuart Corbridge (ed.), Development Studies: A Reader Development and Social Diversity—Development in Practice Readers Peter Willets (ed.), The Conscience of the World. The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations in the UN System Patricia L. McCarney (ed.), Cities and Governance: New Directions in Latin America, Asia and Africa Robin Luckham and Gordon White (eds), Democratization in the South: The Jagged Wave Kunibert Raffer and Hans W. Singer, The Foreign Aid Business: Economic Assistance and Development Co-operation William Ryrie, First World, Third World Robert Z. Lawrence, Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Deeper Integration Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert Bressand and Takatoshi Ito, A Vision for the World Economy: Openness, Diversity, and Cohesion Jan Joost Teunissen (ed.), Regionalism and the Global Economy. The Case of Africa Lennart Petersson (ed.), Post-Apartheid Southern Africa: Economic Challenges and Policies for the Future Ben Fine and Zavareh Rustomjee, The Political Economy of South Africa: From Minerals-Energy Complex to Industrialisation Owen Crankshaw, Race, Class and the Changing Division of Labour under Apartheid Finn Tarp and Peter Brixen, The South African Economy: Macroeconomic Prospects for the Medium Term Deborah F. Bryceson (ed.), Women Wielding the Hoe: Lessons from Rural Africa for Feminist Theory and Development Practice Leif Manger with Hassan Abd el Ati, Sharif Harir, Knut Krzywinski, Ole R. Vetaas, Survival on Meagre Resources. Hadendowa Pastoralism in the Red Sea Hills Emmanuel Manzungu and Pieter van der Zaag (eds), The Practice of Smallholder Irrigation. Case Studies from Zimbabwe Margaret Hall and Tom Young, Confronting Leviathan. Mozambique since Independence David Murray, Angels and Devils. Thai Politics from February 1991 to September 1992—A Struggle for Democracy? Alan R. Kluver, Legitimating the Chinese Economic Reforms: A Rhetoric of Myth and Orthodoxy Walter Hatch and Kozo Yamamura, Asia in Japan's Embrace. Building a Regional Production Alliance Albert Berry (ed.), Poverty, Economic Reform and Income Distribution in Latin America Pieter de Vries, Unruly Clients in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica: A Study of How Bureaucrats Try and Fail to Transform Gatekeepers, Communists and Preachers into Ideal Beneficiaries Christine Barrow, The Family in the Caribbean: Themes and Perspectives Barbara Harriss-White, A Political Economy of Agricultural Markets in South India. Masters of the Countryside Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen, India. Economic Development and Social Opportunity     

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David C. Korten, When Corporations Rule the World Nagesh Kumar, Multinational Enterprises and Industrial Organisation: The Case of India Amiya Kumar Bagchi (ed.), New Technology and the Workers' Response: Microelectronics, Labour and Society Richard Heeks, Prabhakara Bhatt, Mozammel Huq, Chris Lewis and Ahmed Shibli (eds), Technology and Developing Countries. Practical Applications, Theoretical Issues A. Pio (ed.), From Adjustment to Long-Run Growth. The Role of Human Capital and the Informal Sector Sonia Corrêa with Rebecca Reichmann, Population and Reproductive Rights: Feminist Perspectives from the South Gita Sen, Adrienne Germain and Lincoln Chen (eds), Population Policies Reconsidered. Health, Empowerment and Rights Marian A. L. Miller, The Third World in Global Environmental Politics Thaddeus C. Trzyna (ed.), A Sustainable World. Defining and Measuring Sustainable Development Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha, Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India Melissa Leach, Rainforest Relations. Gender and Resource Use among the Mende of Gola, Sierra Leone Akhileshwar Pathak, Contested Domains—The State, Peasants and Forests in Contemporary India John Martinusson, Democracy, Competition and Choice: Emerging Local Self-Government in Nepal Myo Thant, Min Tang and Hiroshi Kakazu (eds), Growth Triangles in Asia: A New Approach to Regional Economic Cooperation W. G. Huff, The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century K. S. Jomo, U-Turn? Malaysian Economic Development Policies after 1990 E. T. Gomez, Political Business: Corporate Involvement of Malaysian Political Parties Adam Fforde and Stefan de Vylder (eds), From Plan to Market: The Economic Transition in Vietnam Kathleen Barry (ed.), Vietnam's Women in Transition Michael R. DiGregorio, Urban Harvest: Recycling as a Peasant Industry in Northern Vietnam Elisabeth Croll, From Heaven to Earth: Images and Experiences of Development in China Per Pinstrup-Andersen (ed.), The Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Policies James Morton, The Poverty of Nations: The Aid Dilemma at the Heart of Africa John Sorenson (ed.), Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa Andargachew Tiruneh, The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987. A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy Gerard Prunier, The Rwanda Crisis; History of a Genocide 1959–1994 Tor Skalnes, The Politics of Economic Reform in Zimbabwe. Continuity and Change in Development Esbern Friis-Hansen, Seeds for African Peasants: Peasants' Needs and Agricultural Research: The Case of Zimbabwe Max Spoor, The State and Domestic Agricultural Markets in Nicaragua. From Interventionism to Neo-Liberalism Lúcio Kowarick (ed.), Social Struggles and the City: The Case of Sāo Paulo SEADE Foundation, Survey of Living Conditions in the Metropolitan Area of Sāo Paulo     

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Books reviewed: Galliard, Jacques, Krishna, V.V. and Waast, Roland (eds) Scientific Communities in the Third World Emmerij, Louis (ed.) Economic and Social Development into the XXI Century Waterman, Peter Globalization, Social Movements and the New Internationalisms Bratton, Michael and van de Walle, Nicolas Democratic Experiments in Africa: Regime Transitions in a Comparative Perspective Sahn, David, Dorosh, Paul and Younger, Stephen Structural Adjustment Reconsidered: Economic Policy and Poverty in Africa Engberg‐Pedersen, Poul, Gibbon, Peter, Raikes, Phil and Udsholt, Lars (eds) Limits of Adjustment in Africa Fisher, Julie Nongovernments: NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World Werlin, Herbert The Mysteries of Development: Studies using Political Elasticity Theory Tendler, Judith Good Government in the Tropics Harris, Nigel and Fabricius, Ida (eds) Cities and Structural Adjustment Taylor, J. Edward and Adelman, Irma et al., Village Economies: The Design, Estimation, and Use of Village‐wide Economic Models van Dijk, Meine Pieter and Rabellotti, Roberta (eds) Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries Deacon, Bob with Hulse, Michelle and Stubbs, Paul Global Social Policy. International Organisations and the Future of Welfare Cortright, David (ed.) The Price of Peace. Incentives and International Conflict Prevention Hanlon, Joseph Peace Without Profit: How the IMF Blocks Rebuilding in Mozambique Axinn, George H. and Axinn, Nancy W. Collaboration in International Rural Development. A Practitioner’s Handbook Crook, Nigel (edited by Timaeus, Ian M.) Principles of Population and Development, with Illustrations from Asia and Africa Marr, David G. Vietnam 1945: The Quest for Power Curtis, Grant Cambodia Reborn? The Transition to Democracy and Development Argy, Victor and Stein, Leslie The Japanese Economy Lam, Wai Fung Governing Irrigation Systems in Nepal. Institutions, Infrastructure, and Collective Action Rittenberg, Libby (ed.) The Political Economy of Turkey in the Post‐Soviet Era. Going West and Looking East? Osaghae, Eghosa E. Crippled Giant: Nigeria since Independence Negash, Tekeste Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience Prevost, Gary and Vanden, Harry E. (eds) The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution Gould, Jeremy Localizing Modernity. Action, Interests and Association in Rural Zambia     

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Books Reviewed: Adam Szirmai, The Dynamics of Socio‐Economic Development, an Introduction Damien Kingsbury, Joe Remenyi, John McKay and Janet Hunt, Key Issues in Development Robbie Robertson, The Three Waves of Globalization: A History of a Developing Global Consciousness Natalia Dinello and Lyn Squire (ed.)Globalization and Equity: Perspectives from the Developing World William K. Tabb, Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization Elisabeth Mudimbe‐Boyi (ed.), Beyond Dichotomies: Histories, Identities, Cultures and the Challenge of Globalization Jozef Ritzen, A Chance for the World Bank Ha‐Joon Chang (ed.), Joseph Stiglitz and the World Bank: The Rebel Within June Nash (ed.), Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader Märta C. Johanson, Self‐Determination and Borders: The Obligation to Show Consideration for the Interests of Others Deepa Narayan (ed.), Measuring Empowerment: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives Katherine Homewood (ed.), Rural Resources and Local Livelihoods in Africa John Weiss (ed.), Poverty Targeting in Asia Ivo Imparto and Jeff Ruster, Slum Upgrading and Participation: Lessons from Latin America Nicholas P. Higgins, Understanding the Chiapas Rebellion: Modernist Visions & the Invisible Indian     

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Books reviewed: Raymond D. Crotty (ed.), When Histories Collide: The Development and Impact of Individualistic Capitalism Ben Fine, Costas Lapavitsas and Jonathan Pincus (eds), Development Policy in the Twenty‐First Century: Beyond the Post‐Washington Consensus Jonathan R. Pincus and Jeffrey Winters (eds), Reinventing the World Bank Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed, Behind the War on Terror: Western Secret Strategy and the Struggle for Iraq J. R. Mandle, Globalization and the Poor Colin C. Williams and Jan Windebank, Poverty and the Third Way David Booth (ed.), Fighting Poverty in Africa: Are PRSPs Making a Difference? Catherine Campbell, Letting Them Die: Why HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Fail Regina Scheyvens and Donovan Storey (eds), Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide Dorothea Hilhorst, The Real World of NGOs: Discourses, Diversity and Development Claudio O. Delang (ed.), Living at the Edge of Thai Society: The Karen in the Highlands of Northern Thailand Govind Kelkar, Dev Nathan and Pierre Walter (eds), Gender Relations in Forest Societies in Asia: Patriarchy at Odds Jasveen Jairath, Water User Associations in Andhra Pradesh ‐‐– Initial Feedback Renana Jhabvala, Ratna M. Sudarshan and Jeemol Unni (eds), Informal Economy Centrestage: New Structures of Employment Tasneem Ahmad Siddiqui, Towards Good Governance Monique Nuijten, Power, Community and the State: The Political Anthropology of Organisation in Mexico Jan Joost Teunissen and Age Akkerman (eds), The Crisis that Was Not Prevented: Lessons for Argentina, The IMF and Globalization Richard N. Cooper and Richard Layard (eds), What the Future Holds: Insights from Social Science     

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Books reviewed: Ngaire Woods (ed.), The Political Economy of Globalization Alan Doig and Robin Theobald (eds), Corruption and Democratisation Rita Abrahamsen, Disciplining Democracy: Development Discourse and Good Governance in Africa Pierre Englebert, State Legitimacy and Development in Africa Clarck C. Gibson, Politicians and Poachers: The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa Mark Breusers, On the Move: Mobility, Land Use and Livelihood Practices on the Central Plateau in Burkina Faso James Ferguson, Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the Zambian Copperbelt Elisabeth Croll, Endangered Daughters. Discrimination and Development in Asia Arun Agrawal, Greener Pastures: Politics, Markets, and Community among a Migrant Pastoral People Evelyn Blackwood, Webs of Power: Kin and Community in a Sumatran Village Shirley A. White (ed.), The Art of Facilitating Participation: Releasing the Power of Grassroots Communication Bertus Haverkort and Wim Hiemstra (eds), Food for Thought: Ancient Visions and New Experiments of Rural People Barbara Harriss‐White and S. Subramanian (eds), Illfare in India. Essays on India’s Social Sector in Honour of S. Guhan     

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Jonathan Crush (ed.), Power of Development John Rapley, Understanding Development. Theory and Practice in the Third World Ankie Hoogvelt, Globalisation and the Postcolonial World. The New Political Economy of Development Sing C. Chew and Robert A. Denemark (eds), The Underdevelopment of Development. Essays in Honor of Andre Gunder Frank Barbara Stallings (ed.), Global Change, Regional Response. The New International Context of Change National Research Council, Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. I: Grains Barbara Harriss-White and Sir Raymond Hoffenberg (eds), Food. Multidisciplinary Perspectives Robert Cassen and contributors, Population and Development: Old Debates, New Conclusions Kerstin Lindahl-Kiessling and Hans Landberg (eds), Population, Economic Development, and the Environment. The Making of Our Common Future Judith Richter, Vaccination Against Pregnancy. Miracle or Menace? Tim Allen (ed.), In Search of Cool Ground: War, Flight and Homecoming in Northeast Africa Ans Kolk, Forests in International Environmental Politics: International Organisations, NGOs and the Brazilian Amazon Judith Randel and Tony German (eds), The Reality of Aid 1997/98 Marie Söderberg (ed.), The Business of Japanese Foreign Aid: Five Case Studies from Asia. Douglas J. Tilton (edited by Jim Cason), USAID in South Africa: Learning Lessons, Continuing Debates Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and Stephany Griffith-Jones (eds), Coping with Capital Surges. The Return of Finance to Latin America Robert Z. Lawrence, Single World, Divided Nations? International Trade and OECD Labor Markets S. M. Wangwe (ed.), Exporting Africa. Technology, Trade and Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa Amrita Chhachhi and Renée Pittin (eds), Confronting State, Capital and Patriarchy. Women Organizing in the Process of Industrialization Theo van der Loop, Industrial Dynamics and Fragmented Labour Markets: Construction Firms and Labourers in India     

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Books reviewed: Chang Ha‐Joon and Irene Grubel, Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual Simon Bromley, Maureen Mackintosh, William Brown and Marc Wuyts (eds), Making the International: Economic Interdependence and the Political Order Ann Zammit, Development at Risk: Rethinking UN–Business Partnerships Giovanni Andrea Cornia (ed.), Inequality, Growth, and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization Dennis A. Rondinelli and G. Shabbir Cheema (eds), Reinventing Government for the Twenty‐First Century: State Capacity in a Globalizing Society Joel S. Migdal (ed.), Boundaries and Belongings: States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices Vernon W. Ruttan, Social Science, Knowledge and Economic Development: An Institutional Design Perspective Greg Bankoff, Georg Frerks and Dorothea Hilhorst (eds), Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development & People Ruedi Baumgartner and Ruedi Hogger (eds), In Search of Sustainable Livelihoods Systems: Managing Resources and Change William D. Sunderlin, Ideology, Social Theory, and the Environment Steven R. Brechin, Peter R. Wilshusen, Crystal L. Fortwangler and Patrick C. West (eds), Contested Nature: Promoting International Biodiversity with Social Justice in the Twenty‐first Century Diane Russell and Camilla Harshbarger, Groundwork for Community‐Based Conservation: Strategies for Social Research James K. Boyce and Barry K. Shelley (eds), Natural Assets: Democratizing Environmental Ownership Nick J. Freeman and Frank L. Bartels (eds), The Future of Foreign Investment in Southeast Asia Sharma, Kishor (ed.), Trade Policy, Growth and Poverty in Asian Developing Countries D. Bandyopadhyay and Amitava Mukherjee, New Issues in Panchayati Raj François Ruf and Frederic Lançon (eds), From Slash‐and‐Burn to Replanting: Green Revolutions in the Indonesian Uplands?     

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Books reviewed: Scott Campbell and Susan S. Fainstein (eds), Readings in Planning Theory, 2nd Edition Noel Castree and Bruce Braun (eds), Social Nature: Theory, Practice and Politics Thomas V. Cech, Principles of Water Resources; History, Development, Management and Policy Jonathan Crush and David McDonald (eds),Transnationalism and New African Immigration to South Africa K. O’Connor, R. Stimson and M. Daly, Australia's Changing Economic Geography. A Society Dividing B. Roberts and D. Wadley (eds), Planning for Sustainable Industry Sima Williamson, David Brunckhorst and Gerard Kelly, Reinventing the Common: Cross‐Boundary Farming for a Sustainable Future     

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Thomas D. Hall (ed.), A World‐Systems Reader: New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism, Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology Arif Dirlik, Vinay Bahl and Peter Gran (eds.), History After the Three Worlds: Post Eurocentric Historiographies Susan Schech and Jane Haggis, Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction Mehran Kamrava, Cultural Politics in the Third World Adrian Wood, Raymond Apthorpe and John Borton (eds.), Evaluating International Humanitarian Action: Reflections from Practitioners Richard Black, Refugees, Environment and Development Aristide R. Zolberg and Peter Benda (eds.), Global Migrants, Global Refugees: Problems and Solutions H. W. Singer with D. J. Shaw (ed.), International Development Co‐Operation: Selected Essays by H. W. Singer on Aid and the United Nations System Kristoffel Lieten and Ben White (eds.), Child Labour: Policy Options C. J. Barrow, Social Impact Assessment: An Introduction Douglas Saltmarshe, Identity in a Post‐communist Balkan State: An Albanian Village Study Anne Marie Goetz, Women Development Workers. Implementing Rural Credit Programmes in Bangladesh A. Kundu and A. N. Sharma (eds.), Informal Sector in India: Perspectives and Policies A. Haroon Akram‐Lodhi (ed.), Confronting Fiji Futures M. A. Mohamed Salih and John Markakis (eds.), Ethnicity and the State in Eastern Africa Jeanne X. Kasperson and Roger Kasperson (eds.), Global Environmental Risk James R. Bingen, David Robinson and John M. Staatz (eds.), Democracy and Development in Mali Harri Eglund, From War to Peace on the Mozambique‐Malawi Borderland     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rashid Amjad (ed.). Human Resource Planning: The Asian Experience. Richard Hosier (ed.), Energy, Environment and Development in Africa. Uppsala, Sweden: The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies in association with the Beijer Institute and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Vol. 9, Zimbabwe: Energy Planning for National Development, 1986, xii + 206pp; Vol.10, Zimbabwe: Industrial and Commercial Energy Use, 1988, 142pp; Vol. 11, Energy for Rural Development in Zimbabwe, 1988, 248pp. SEK 70/SEK 40 for Third World countries, hardback. David Burch, Overseas Aid and the Transfer of Technology. T.N. Srinivasan and Pranab K. Bardhan (eds). Rural Poverty in South Asia. John Iliffe, The African Poor: A History. E. Wayne Nafziger, Inequality in Africa: Political Elites, Proletariat, Peasants and the Poor. Randolph C. Kent, Anatomy of Disaster Relief: The International Network in Action. War Wounds: Development Costs of Conflict in Southern Sudan. Sudanese People Report on Their War. A.G.M. Ahmed and Gunnar M. Sørbo (eds), Management of the Crisis in the Sudan: Proceedings of the Bergen Forum 23–24 February 1989. Donald A. Wilwhite and William E. Easterling (eds), with Deborah A. Wood, Planning for Drought: Toward a Reduction of Societal Vulnerability. Keith McLachlan, The Neglected Garden: The Politics and Ecology of Agriculture in Iran. Philip Rallies, Modernising Hunger: Famine. Food Surplus and Farm Policy in the EEC and Africa. Roger Jeffery, The Politics of Health in India. Ben Wisner, Power and Need in Africa: Basic Human Needs and Development Policies. Herlbert Adam and Kogila Moodley, South Africa Without Apartheid: Dismantling Racial Domination. John Suckling and Landeg While (eds). After Apartheid: Renewal of the South African Economy. William Cobbett and Robin Cohen (eds), Popular Struggles in South Africa: Review of African Political Economy. Ann Seidman, The Roots of Crisis in Southern Africa. Peler H. Katjavivi, A History of Resistance in Namibia. Irene Silverblatt, Moon, Sun and Witches. Gender Ideologies and Class in Inca and Colonial Peru. David Rock, Argentina 1516–1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin. Barry Ames, Political Survival. Politicians and Public Policy in Latin America. Abel Aganbegyan, The Challenge: Economics of Perestroika. Ronaldo Munck, The New International Labour Studies. An Introduction.     

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Books reviewed: Brandon, Katrina, Redford, Kent H. and Sanderson, Steven E. (eds), Parks in Peril: People, Politics and Protected Areas. Schelhas, John and Greenberg, Russell (eds), Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes. Bryant, Raymond L. The Political Ecology of Forestry in Burma 1824–1994. Råberg, Per (ed.), The Life Region: The Social and Cultural Ecology of Sustainable Development. Hirsch, Philip and Warren, Carol (eds), The Politics of Environment in Southeast Asia. Mathur, Kuldip (ed.). Development Policy and Administration. Readings in Indian Government and Politics I. Radhakrishna, R. and Sharma, Alakh N. (eds), Empowering Rural Labour in India: Market, State and Mobilisation. Jenkins, Rob. Democratic Politics and Economic Reform in India. Weber, Maria (ed.), After the Asian Crises. Perspectives on Global Politics and Economics. El‐Ghonemy, M. Riad. Affluence and Poverty in the Middle East. Ruben, Ruerd. Making Cooperatives Work: Contract Choice and Resource Management within Land Reform Cooperatives in Honduras. Berke, Phillip R. and Beatley, Timothy. After the Hurricane: Linking Recovery to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean. Mapetla, Matseliso, Larsson, Anita and Schlyter, Ann (eds), Changing Gender Relations in Southern Africa — Issues of Urban Life. Kathuria, Sanjay. Competing through Technology and Manufacturing. A Study of the Indian Commercial Vehicles Industry. Kumar, Nagesh and Siddharthan, N. S. Technology, Market Structure and Internationalization: Issues and Policies for Developing Countries. Mosse, David, Farrington, John and Rew, Alan (eds), Development as Process. Concepts and Methods for Working with Complexity. Eade, Deborah (Series editor) Development and Patronage.     

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King, Anthony D. (ed.), Re-Presenting the City: Ethnicity, Capital and Culture in the Twenty-First Century Metropolis Cohen, Michael A.; Ruble, Blair A.; Tulchin, Joseph S. and Garland, Allison M. (eds), Preparing for the Urban Future. Global Pressures and Local Forces Schlyter, Ann (ed.), A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Simon, Julian L. (ed.), The State of Humanity Bennett, Jon Meeting Needs: NGO Coordination in Practice Potter, David (ed.), NGOs and Environmental Policies: Asia and Africa van der Ploeg, Jan Douwe and Long, Ann (eds), Born From Within: Practice and Perspectives of Endogenous Rural Development Wolf, Diane L. (ed.), Feminist Dilemmas in Fieldwork Sparr, Pamela (ed.), Mortgaging Women's Lives: Feminist Critiques of Structural Adjustment Keddie, Nikki R. Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution Garnaut, Ross; Grilli, Enzo and Riedel, Jim (eds), Sustaining Export-Oriented Development. Ideas from East Asia Schulte Nordhold, Nico and Visser, Leontine (eds), Social Science in Southeast Asia: From Particularism to Universalism Apter, David E. and Saich, Tony Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic     

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Books reviewed: Rist, Gilbert, The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith Diamond, Jared, Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years Tenner, Edward, Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences Yuval‐Davis, Nira, Gender and Nation Davison, Jean Gender, Lineage and Ethnicity in Southern Africa Owen, Margaret, A World of Widows Bandarage, Asoka, Women, Population and Global Crisis, A Political‐Economic Analysis National Research Council, Reproductive Health in Developing Countries. Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions Stein, Jane, Empowerment and Women’s Health. Theory, Methods and Practice Cole, David C. and Huntington, Richard, Between a Swamp and a Hard Place: Developmental Challenges in Remote Rural Africa Farnham, Dana A. Plows, Prosperity and Cooperation at Agbassa: The Change from Hoes to Plows on a Government‐sponsored Land Settlement Project in Northern Togo Raynaut, Claude and contributors, Societies and Nature in the Sahel Cairns, Edmund, A Safer Future. Reducing the Human Cost of War Eade, Deborah (ed.), Development in States of War (selected articles from Development in Practice) Prendergast, John, Frontline Diplomacy. Humanitarian Aid and Conflict in Africa Chelliah, Raja J. and Sudarshan, R. (eds), Income Poverty and Beyond. Human Development in India Quibria, M. G. and Dowling J. Malcolm (eds), Current Issues in Economic Development. An Asian Perspective Clark, Cal and Roy, K. C.Comparing Development Patterns in Asia Teunissen, Jan Joost (ed.), Regionalism and the Global Economy. The Case of Central and Eastern Europe Watters, Ray and McGee, Terry (eds), New Geographies of the Pacific Rim: Asia‐Pacific Lavergne, Re´al (ed.), Regional Integration and Cooperation in West Africa. A Multidimensional Perspective     

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Peter de Valk, African Industry in Decline Jean-Pierre Lachaud, The Labour Market in Africa Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (eds), Religion and Politics in East Africa: The Period since Independence Timothy D. Sisk, Democratization in South Africa: The Elusive Social Contract Ashutosh Varshney, Democracy, Development and the Countryside: Urban-Rural Struggles in India Nicolas Hall, Rob Hart and Diana Mitlin (eds), The Urban Opportunity: The Work of NGOs in Cities of the South Maggie Black, Children First. The Story of UNICEF, Past and Present Roger Jeffery and Alaka M. Basu (eds), Girls' Schooling, Women's Autonomy and Fertility Change in South Asia Louis Ouwerkerk (edited and with an introduction by Dick Kooiman), No Elephants for the Maharaja: Social and Political Change in the Princely State of Travancore (1921–1947) Anuradha Basu, Public Expenditure Decision Making: The Indian Experience Niels Hermes and Robert Lensink (eds), Financial Development and Economic Growth: Theory and Experiences from Developing Countries Frances Stewart, Adjustment and Poverty Justin Yifu Lin, Fang Cai and Zhou Li, The China Miracle: Development Strategy and Economic Reform Aidan Cox et al., How European Aid Works. A Comparison of Management Systems and Effectiveness Aidan Cox et al., Understanding European Community Aid Jan Joost Teunissen (ed.), Can Currency Crises be Prevented or Better Managed? Lessons from Mexico Percy S. Mistry, Resolving Africa's Multilateral Debt Problem. A Response to the IMF and the World Bank Jonathan Rigg, Southeast Asia. The Human Landscape of Modernization and Development Susanna Davies, Adaptable Livelihoods: Coping with Food Insecurity in the Malian Sahel Gaim Kibreab, People on the Edge in the Horn: Displacement, Land Use and the Environment in the Gedaref Region, Sudan Tushaar Shah, Catalysing Co-operation. Design of Self-governing Organisations Katar Singh and Vishwa Ballabh (eds), Cooperative Management of Natural Resources W. J. Assies and A. J. Hoekema (eds), Indigenous People's Experiences with Self-Government Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort and Wim Hiemstra (eds), Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge Tony Marjoram (ed.), Island Technology. Technology for Development in the South Pacific     

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Books reviewed: Fairhead, James and Leach, Melissa Reframing Deforestation. Global Analysis and Local Realities — Studies in West Africa Kaimowitz, David and Angelsen, Arild Economic Models of Tropical Deforestation: A Review Carney, Diana and Farrington, John Natural Resource Management and Institutional Change Cernea, Michael M. and McDowell, Christopher (eds), Risks and Reconstruction, Experiences of Resettlers and Refugees Nederveen Pieterse,Jan (ed.), World Orders in the Making Mallick, Ross Development, Ethnicity and Human Rights in South Asia Mengers, Harry A. Urban Development in the State of Karnataka, India: Policies, Actors and Outcome Tipton, Frank B. The Rise of Asia. Economics, Society and Politics in Contemporary Asia Griffin, Keith (ed.), Economic Reform in Vietnam Shireen M. Hashim, Income Inequality and Poverty in Malaysia Buckley, Peter J. and Mucchielli, Jean‐Louis (eds), Multinational Firms and International Relocation Bird, Richard M. and Vaillancourt, François (eds), Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries Bloström, Magnus, Kokko, Ari and Zejan, Mario Foreign Direct Investment. Firm and Host Country Strategies MacBean, Alasdair (ed.), Trade and Transition. Trade Promotion in Transitional Economics Page, Sheila Regionalism Among Developing Countries Taylor, Annie and Thomas, Caroline (eds), Global Trade and Global Social Issues Tellegen, Nina Rural Enterprises in Malawi: Necessity or Opportunity? Rapoport, Robert N. Families, Children and the Quest for a Global Ethic     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Ronaldo Munck, Contemporary Latin America Carmen Diana Deere and Magdalene León, Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America Annelies Zoomers and Gemma van der Haar (eds), Current Land Policy in Latin America: Regulating Land Tenure under Neo‐liberalism Annelies Zoomers (ed.), Land and Sustainable Livelihood in Latin America Sudipta Kaviraj and Sunil Khilnani (eds), Civil Society: History and Possibilities Rajesh Tandon and Ranjita Mohanty (eds), Does Civil Society Matter? Governance in Contemporary India Ha‐Joon Chang, Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State Yilmaz Akyüz (ed.), Developing Countries and World Trade: Performance and Prospects George Monbiot, The Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World Order Paul Kennedy, Dirk Messner and Franz Nuscheler (eds), Global Trends and Global Governance Paulette Goudge, The Whiteness of Power: Racism in Third World Development and Aid John Clark (ed.), Globalizing Civic Engagement: Civil Society and Transnational Action Julian Le Grand, Motivation, Agency and Public Policy: Of Knights and Knaves, Pawns and Queens Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz, Reorganising Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets Sara Oldfield (ed.), The Trade in Wildlife: Regulation for Conservation Patricia L. Howard (ed.), Women & Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation Ernest Aryeetey, Julius Court, Machiko Nissanke and Beatrice Weder (eds), Asia and Africa in the Global Economy Jane I. Guyer, Marginal Gains. Monetary Transactions in Atlantic Africa Amanda Hammar, Brian Raftopoulos and Stig Jensen (eds), Zimbabwe's Unfinished Business: Rethinking Land, State and Nation in the Context of Crisis D. John Shaw, Sir Hans Singer: The Life and Work of a Development Economist     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Barrington Moore, Jr, Authority and Inequality under Capitalism and Socialism: USA, USSR and China. Rhys Jenkins, Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development. The Internationalization of Capital and the Third World. Ashok Bapna (ed.), One World One Future: New International Strategies for Development. Michael Redclift, Sustainable Development: Exploring the Contradictions. D. K. Fieldhouse, Black Africa 1945–1980 Economic Decolonization and Arrested Development. Douglas C. Dacy, Foreign Aid, War and Economic Development: South Vietnam Shared S. Marathe, Regulation and Development: India's Policy Experience of Controls over Industry. Eduardo P. Archetti, Paul Cammack and Bryan Roberts (eds), Latin America, Sociology of ‘Developing Societies’ series. A. H. J. Helmsing, Firms, Farms and the State in Colombia. Esbern Friis-Hansen, Changes in Land Tenure and Land Use Since Villagization and their Impact on Peasant Agricultural Production in Tanzania. The Case of the Southern Highlands. Jeffrey Harrod, Power, Production and the Unprotected Worker. S. S. Jha, Structure of Urban Poverty: The Case of Bombay Slums. Janet H. Momsen and Janet Townsend (eds), Geography of Gender in the Third World. Emily Honig, Sisters and Strangers: Women in the shanghai Cotton Mills, 1919–1949.