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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? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Books reviewed: John Toye, Keynes on Population . Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction . James H. Mittelman and Norani Othman, (eds.) Third World Quarterly . Wim F. Wertheim, Third World Whence and Whither? Protective State versus Aggressive Market . Ian Tellam, Fuel for Change: World Bank Energy Policy, Rhetoric vs. Reality . Guillermo Perry, John Whalley and Gary McMahon, (eds.) Fiscal Reform and Structural Change in Developing Countries, Volume One . Faye Duchin, Structural Economics: Measuring Change in Technology, Lifestyles, and the Environment . A. Arce and N. Long, (eds.) Anthropology, Development and Modernities: Exploring Discourses, Counter–Tendencies and Violence . Ramjee P. Parajulee, The Democratic Transition in Nepal . Bob Currie, The Politics of Hunger in India. A Study of Democracy, Governance and Kalahandi’s Poverty . Mohammad Gholi Majd, Resistance to the Shah: Landowners and Ulama in Iran . Anjan Kumar Datta, Land and Labour Relations in South–West Bangladesh: Resources, Power and Conflict . Vigdis Broch–Due and Richard A. Schroeder, (eds.) Producing Nature and Poverty in Africa . Tony Hodges, Angola from Afro–Stalinism to Petro–Diamond Capitalism . Yvon Grenier, The Emergence of Insurgency in El Salvador: Ideology and Political Will . Elizabeth Francis, Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Urban and Rural Development in Third World Countries: Problems of Population in Developing Nations," edited by Valentine James.

Reviews the book 'Comparative Development Perspectives,' edited by Gustav Ranis, Robert L. West, Mark W. Leiserson and Cynthia Taft Morris.

Reviews the book "Economic Development and Social Change in South India," by T. Scarlett Epstein.

Reviews the book "Economic Change, Selected Essays in Business Cycles, National Income, and Economic Growth," by Simon Kuznets.

Reviews the book "Human Development Report 1998."

Reviews various books on economic development. `After Development: The Transformation of the Korean Presidency and Bureaucracy,' by Sung Deuk Hahm and L. Christopher Plein; `The President's Call: Executive Leadership From FDR to George Bush,' by Judith E. Michaels; `The Elite of the Elite: Permanent Secretaries in the British Higher Civil Service,' by Peter Barberis; `Banking on Privilege: The Politics of Spanish Financial Reform,' by Sofia A. Perez.

Reviews the book "Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development," by Herman E. Daly.

Reviews the book "Small Is Stupid: Blowing the Whistle on the Greens," by Wilfred Beckerman.

Reviews the book "Human Development Report 1992."

Reviews the book 'Competitive Advantage on the Shopfloor,' by W. Lazonik.

Reviews the book "Productivity and American Leadership: The Long View," by W. J. Baumol, S. A. B. Blackman and E. N. Wolf.

Reviews the book `A Future for the American Economy: The Social Market,' by Severyn T. Bruyn.

Reviews the book 'Accounting for United States Economic Growth, 1929-1969,' by Edward F. Denison.

Reviews the book "British Economic Growth, 1856-1973," by R.C.O. Matthews, C.H. Feinstein and J.C. Odling-Smee.

Reviews the book "Africa in the Seventies and Eighties: Issues in Development," by Frederick S. Arkhurst.

Reviews the book "Railroads and American Economic Growth," by Robert William Fogel.

Reviews the book "Periodical Literature, 1967."

The article reviews the book "The Financial Sector and Economic Development: The Mexican Case," by Robert L. Bennett.

The article reviews the book "Revolution, Evolution, and the Economic Order," by Allen M. Sievers.

The article reviews the book "What Price Economic Growth?," edited by Klaus Knorr and William J. Baumol.

The article reviews the book "Economic Growth and Instability," by D. Hamberg.

The article reviews the book "The Institutional Imperative: The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia," by Erik Martinez Kuhonta.

A review of the book "Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding & How We Can Improve the World Even More," by Charles Kenny is presented.

This article reviews the book "Institutions and Market Economies: The Political Economy of Growth and Development," edited by William R. Garside.

The article reviews the book "An East Asian Renaissance: Ideas for Economic Growth," by Homi Kharas and Indermit Gill.

The article reviews the book "REGIONALISM, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, " edited by Muhammed Abu B. Siddique.

The article reviews the book "Cities in the Technology Economy," by Darrene L. Hackler.

The article reviews the book "Spatial Dynamics, Networks and Modelling," edited by Aura Reggiani and Peter Nikjamp.

The article reviews the book "Economic Development & Environmental Sustainability: New Policy Options," edited by Ramon Lopez and Michael A. Toman

The article reviews the book "China's Agricultural Development: Challenges and Prospects," edited by X. Y. Dong, S. Song, and X. Zhang.

Reviews the book "Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development: A Spatial Perspective," edited by Henri L. F. de Groot, Peter Nijkamp and Roger S. Stough.

The article reviews the book "Petty Capitalists and Globalization: Flexibility, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development," edited by Alan Smart and Josephine Smart.

Reviews the book "Gender, growth and trade: The miracle economies of the postwar years," by David Kucera.

Reviews the book "Searching for Paradise: Economic Development and Environmental Change in the Mountain West," by Douglas E. Booth.

Reviews the book 'Pulling Against Gravity: Economic Development in New Brunswick During the McKenna Years,' by Donald J. Savoie.

Reviews the book 'The Classical Theory of Economic Growth,' by Walter Eltis.

Reviews the book "Reviewing Social and Economic Progress in Africa," edited by Dharam Ghai.

The article reviews the book "Shanghai's Role in the Economic Development of China, Reform of Foreign Trade and Investment," by Gang Tian.

Reviews the book 'Who Benefits From State and Local Economic Development Policies?,' by Timothy J. Bartik.

Reviews the book "Population and Development in Rural Egypt," by Allen C. Kelley, Atef M. Khalifa and M. Nabil El-Khorazaty.

Reviews the book "The Informal Economy: Studies in Advanced and Less Developed Countries," edited by A. Portes, M. Castells and L.A. Benton.

Reviews the book "Global Formation: Structures of the World-Economy," by C. Chase-Dumm.

Reviews the book "Remaking Urban Scotland: Strategies for Local Economic Development," by R. Keating and M. Boyle.

Reviews the book "Latin America: A Broader World Role," by Adalberto Krieger Vasena and Javier Pazos.

Reviews the book "Reaching the Peasant Farmer: Organization Theory and Practice in Kenya," by David K. Leonard.

Reviews the book "The World Economy: History and Prospect," by W. W. Rostow.