Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Economic Theory of Agrarian Institutions . Edited by Pranab Bardhan Agricultural Pricing Policy for Developing Countries . Edited by J. W. Mellor and R. Ahmed Agricultural Pricing Policy in Africa . Edited by Charles Harvey Natural Gas: Governments and Oil Companies in the Third World . By Ann Davison Alternative Solutions to Developing‐Country Debt Problems . Edited by R. Dornbusch, J. H. Makin and D. Zlowe Growing out of Debt. Edited by Adrian Hewitt and Bowen Wells The World Economy in the 20th Century . By Angus Maddison Issues and Developments in International Trade Policy . By Margaret Kelly, Naheed Kirmani, Miranda Xafa, Clemens Boonekamp and Peter Wingle Sub‐Saharan Africa: From Crisis to Sustainable Growth. A Long‐Term Perspective Study . Washington Seed Planning and Policy for Agricultural Production . By A. Fenwick Kelly Comparative Advantage, Trade Policy and Economic Development . By Bela Balassa New Directions in the World Economy . By Bela Balassa Natural Endowments: Financing Resource Conservation for Development . By the World Resources Institute Gabon: The Development of a Nation . By Marc Aicardi de Saint‐Paul Fragile Coalitions: the Politics of Economic Adjustment . Edited by Joan M. Nelson Policy Reform and Equity: Extending the Benefits of Development . Edited by Elliot Berg Comparative Advantage and Growth: Trade and Development in Theory and Practice . By H. D. Evans Economics, Natural Resource Scarcity and Development: Conventional and Alternative Views . By Edward B. Barbier Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: the Consequences for Food Security . Edited by D. E. Sahn