Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: People, Plants and Patents. The Impact of Intellectual Property on Biodiversity, Conservation, Trade, and Rural Society . By the Crucible Group Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity . Edited by K. E. Chung Kim and R. Weaver The Flexible Economy: Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies . Edited by Tony Killick Inducing Food Insecurity: Perspectives on Food Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa . Edited by M. A. Mohammed Salih How Developing Countries Trade: The Institutional Constraints . By Sheila Page Research with a View to Implementation . By D. J. Gouws Case Studies in Research with a View to Implementation . Edited by D. J. Gouws Energy Taxation and Economic Growth . By Adam Seymour and Robert Mabro Africa: The Challenge of Transformation . By Stephen McCarthy Privatisation Experiences in African and Asian Countries . Edited by Miene Pieter van Dijk and Nico G. Schulte Nordholt The Nile: Sharing a Scarce Resource. A Historical and Technical Review of Water Management and of Economic and Legal Issues . Edited by P. P. Howell and J. A. Allan Sharing the Ganges: the Politics and Technology of River Development . By Ben Crow, with Alan Lindquist and David Wilson Sociology, Anthropology and Development: An Annotated Bibliography of World Bank Publications 1975–1993 . By Michael Cernea Third World Democratization? A Partly Annotated Bibliography of Recent Literature . By Svend Erik Lindberg‐Hansen Finance for the Poor Man's Business . Edited by Maria Otero and Elizabeth Rhyne The Reality of Aid 1995 . Edited by Judith Randel and Tony German GATT Uruguay Round, Developing Countries and Trade in Services . By Neela Mukherjee The Experience of Poverty: Fighting for Respect and Resources in Village India . By Tony Beck Introduction to Development Economics , 3rd edition. By Subrata Ghatak Privatisation Policy and Performance: International Perspectives . Edited by P. Cook and C. Kirkpatrick Countrysides at Risk, The Political Geography of Sustainable Agriculture . By R. L. Paarlberg Environment, Development, Agriculture: Integrated Policy through Human Ecology . By Bernhard Glaeser