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Reviews the books `Between a Swamp and a Hard Place: Developmental Challenges in Remote Rural Africa,' by David C. Cole and Richard Huntington and `Plows, Prosperity and Cooperation at Agbassa: The Change from Hoes to Plows on a Government-sponsored Land Settlement Project in Northern Togo,' by Dana A. Farnham.

Reviews the book `Adjustment and Poverty: Options and Choices,' by Francis Stewart.

Reviews the book `Structural Adjustment Reconsidered: Economic Policy and Poverty in Africa,' by David Sahn, Paul Dorosh and Stephen Younger, ISBN 0521 584515.

Reviews the book `How European Aid Works: A Comparison of Management Systems and Effectiveness,' by Aidan Cox, John Healey, and Antonique Koning.

Reviews the book `Foreign Aid Towards the Year 2000: Experiences and Challenges,' by Olav Stokke.

Reviews the book `Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last,' by Robert Chambers.

Reviews the book `Aid and Political Conditionality,' edited by Olav Stokke.

Reviews several books on economics. `Power of Development,' by Jonathan Crush; `Lost Crops of Africa vol. I,' published by the United States National Research Council; `Food. Multidisciplinary Perspectives,' by Barbara Harriss-White and Raymond Hoffenberg.

Books reviewed: Youngil Lim, Technology and Productivity: The Korean Way of Learning and Catching up . Ronaldo Munck and Denis O'Hearn (eds), Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm . Paul Collins, Applying Public Administration in Development: Guideposts to the Future . Stephen A. Vosti and Thomas Reardon (eds), Sustainability, Growth, and Poverty Alleviation. A Policy and Agroecological Perspective . Donald O. Mitchell, Merlinda D. Ingco and Ronald C. Duncan, The World Food Outlook . Richard E. Mshomba, Africa in The Global Economy . Paul Gifford, African Christianity: Its Public Role . Haleh Afshar, Islam and Feminisms: An Iranian Case Study . Anders Corr, No Trespassing: Squatting, Rent Strikes and Land Struggles Worldwide . Henny Romijn, Acquisition of Technological Capability in Small Firms in Developing Countries . Chandan Mukherjee, Howard White and Marc Wuyts, Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries. Priorities for Development Economics Series . Dani Rodrik, The New Global Economy and Developing Countries: Making Openness Work . Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Do World Bank and IMF Policies Work? Michelle Miller-Adams, The World Bank: New Agendas in a Changing World . Ravi Kanbur and Todd Sandler with Kevin M. Morrison, The Future of Development Assistance: Common Pools and International Public Goods . Miguel Centeno and Patricio Silva (eds), The Politics of Expertise in Latin America . Stephen Ellis, The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War . Orlando Fals Borda (ed.), People's Participation: Challenges Ahead . Angela Cheater (ed.), The Anthropology of Power: Empowerment and Disempowerment in Changing Structures . Terje Tvedt, Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats? NGOs and Foreign Aid . Ann C. Hudock, NGOs and Civil Society. Democracy by Proxy? Steven R. Brechin, Planting Trees in the Developing World. A Sociology of... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]