Annotated listing of new books.

The article presents information on the book "The Rise and Fall of Development Theory," by Colin Leys. Nine papers, most previously published, consider the challenges facing development theory, both generally and in relation to the development problems of Africa. In this book several papers discuss the rise and fall of development theory; critical notes on underdevelopment and dependency; Samuel Huntington and the end of classical modernization theory; the "new political economy" as development theory; African economic development in theory and practice; the state and the crisis of simple commodity production in Africa; learning from the Kenya debate; African capitalists and development; and development theory and the African tragedy.