Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this articles: In the Shadow of Agriculture Paul Alexander, Peter Boomgaard and Ben White (eds) New Silk Roads: East Asia and the world textile markets Kym Anderson (ed.) Balanced Development: East Java in the New Order Edited by Howard Dick, James J. Fox and Jamie Mackie Korea in the World Economy II Sakong Korean Economic Dynamism Dilip K. Das The Regulatory Impediments to the Private Industrial Sector Development in Asia: a comparative study Deena R. Khatkhate Informal Financial Markets in Developing Countries: a macroeconomic analysis Peter Montiel, Pierre-Richard Agénor and Nadeem Ul Haque Labour Markets and Human Resource Planning in Asia: perspectives and evidence M. Muqtada and A. Hildeman (eds) Human Resources in Development Along the Asia-Pacific Rim Naohiro Ogawa, Gavin W. Jones and Jeffrey G. Williamson Growth Mechanism of Developing Economies: investment, productivity and employment Kazushi Ohkawa, with Katsuo Otsuka and Bernard Key Business Cycles in Asia Hiroshi Osada and Daisuke Hiratsuka (eds) A Captive Land: the politics of agrarian reform in the Philippines James Putzel Indonesia: industrial growth and diversification The Poverty of Plenty Wang Xiaoqiang and Bai Nanfeng (trans. Angela Knox) Rural Reform and Peasant Income in China: the impact of China's post-Mao reforms in selected regions Zhu Ling Discrimination Against Agriculture in Developing Countries? Manfred Wiebelt, Roland Herrmann, Patricia Schenck and Rainer Thiele The Political Economy of Policy Reform John Williamson (ed.) Evolution of Asia-Pacific Economies: international trade and direct investment Ippei Yamazawa and Fu-Chen Lo (eds)