Reviews

Books reviewed: Yongnian Zheng, Discovering Chinese nationalism in China: Modernization, identity and international relations Peter Drysdale and Dong Dong Zhang, (eds), Japan and China: rivalry or cooperation in East Asia? Eva‐Marie Kroller, Allan Smith, Joshua Mostow and Robert Kramer, (eds), Pacific encounters: the production of self and other Lee Kam Hing and Tan Chee‐Beng, (eds), The Chinese in Malaysia Edmund Terence Gomez and Jomo K.S., Malaysia's political economy: Politics, patronage and profits Patrick V. Kirch, On the Road of the Winds R. Le Heron, L. Murphy, P. Forer, M. Goldstone (eds), Explorations in Human Geography: Encountering Place     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Numbers Racket
Richard A. Easterlin, Birth and Fortune: The Impact of Numbers on Personal Welfare. The Decision to Work
James P. Smith, ed., Female Labor Supply: Theory and Estimation. The Character of a People
Solomon B. Levine and Hisashi Kawada, Human Resources in Japanese Industrial Development. Beyond Nine to Five
Sarah Fenstermaker Berk, ed., Women and Household Labor Owner's Manual
Karen R. Polenske, The U.S. Multiregional Input-Output Accounts and Model. Collective Concerns
Scott Cummings, ed., Self-Help in Urban America: Patterns of Minority Business Enterprise. St. Louis Blues
Eugene I. Meehan, The Quality of Federal Policymaking: Programmed Failure in Public Housing. The Hard-Soft Path
Gregory A. Daneke and George K. Lagassa, eds., Energy Policy and Public Administration. Also of Interest
Ralph Andreano and John J. Siegfried, eds., The Economics of Crime. Regina Belz Armstrong et al., Regional Accounts: Structure and Performance of the New York Region's Economy in the Seventies, ed. Boris S. Pushkarev and Peter J. Bearse. Malcolm Gillis and Ralph E. Beak, Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia. Arthur P. Solomon, ed., The Prospective City: Economic, Population, Energy, and Environmental Developments. George Sternlieb, James W. Hughes, et al., America's Housing: Prospects and Problems. Edward L. Ullman, Geography as Spatial Interaction, ed.     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article. Alan L. Sorkin, The Urban American Indian. Gustav Donald Jud, Inflation and the Use of Indexing in Developing Countries. Robert W. Burchell and George Sternlieb, eds., Planning Theory in the 1980's Arlo Woolery, ed., The Art of Valuation. Hans Blumenfeld, Metropolis… and Beyond: Selected Essays Elihu Bergman, Hans A. Bethe, and Robert E. Marshak, eds., American Energy Choices before the Year 2000. Tundra Train Theodore Shabad and Victor L. Mote, Gateway to Siberian Resources New Crop Thomas R. Ford, ed., Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and Change. Michael R. Greenberg et al., A Primer on Industrial Environmental Impact. Jack H. Irving et al., Fundamentals of Personal Rapid Transit. Lexington, Mass. Lester B. Lave and Eugene P. Seskin, Air Pollution and Human Health. Henry S. Rowen et al., Options for U.S. Energy Policy.     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article: Family Portrait E. J. Kahn, Jr., The American People: The Findings of the 1970 Census. Suburban Sprawl Peter Hall et al., The Containment of Urban England: Volume 1, Urban and Metropolitan Growth Processes or Megalopolis Denied. International Perspective Peter Cowan, ed., The Future of Planning. Theory and Practice Gordon C. Cameron and Lowdon Wingo, eds., Cities, Regions and Public Policy. Quantitative Analysis Simon Kuznets, Population, Capital, and Growth: Selected Essays. Changing Relationships John Wong, Land Reform in the People's Republic of China: Institutional Transformation in Agriculture. Form and Reform Michael J. Brenner, The Political Economy of America's Environmnetal Dilemma. Environmental Policy Elmo Richardson, Dams, Parks & Politics: Resource Development & Preservation in the Truman-Eisenhower Era. Habitat Study Michael G. Barbour et al., Coastal Ecology: Bodega Head. Impoundment Authorization R. J. Burby et al., The Effects of Authorization for Water Impoundment on Shoreline Transition.     

Reviews

Ballard, Chris, Paula Brown, R. Michael Bourke and Tracy Harwood (eds.) (2005) The Sweet Potato in Oceania: A Reappraisal. Ethnology Monograph 19 (University of Pittsburgh), Oceania Monograph 56 (University of Sydney), viii + 227 pp., US$56.00, pbk, ISBN: 0 945428 13 8.
Reviewed by Janet Davidson
Honorary Research Associate, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand.
Email: Janet.Davidson@University‐of‐Ngakuta.ac.nz Boomgaard, Peter, David Henley and Manon Osseweijer (eds.) (2005) Muddied Waters, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Management of Forests and Fisheries in Island South East Asia. Leiden: KITLV Press, 418 pp., US$35.00, ISBN 90 6718 243 5.
Reviewed by Michael Roche
School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Email: M.M.Roche@massey.ac.nz McMillan, Richard (2005) The British Occupation of Indonesia 1945‐1946: Britain, the Netherlands, and the Indonesia Revolution [Royal Asiatic Society Books]. London: Routledge, 248 pp., US$115.00, ISBN 978‐0415355513.
Reviewed by Laura M. Calkins
Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Email: laura.calkins@ttu.edu     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article Nick Eberstadt, ed., Fertility Decline in the Less Developed Countries K. S. Shrader-Frechette, Nuclear Power and Public Policy: The Social and Ethical Problems of Fission Technology Lloyd C. Irland, Wildlands and Woodlots: The Story of New England's Forests David Lowenthal and Marcus Binney, eds., Our Past before Us: Why Do We Save It? Theodore W. Schultz, Investing in People: The Economics of Population Quality Peter O. Muller, Contemporary Suburban America Gail Garfield Schwartz, ed., Advanced Industrialization and the Inner Cities William W. Philliber and Clyde B. McCoy, eds., The Invisible Minority: Urban Appalachians A. C. Lewin, Housing Co-operatives in Developing Countries: A Manual for Self-Help in Low-Cost Housing Schemes Richard E. Lonsdale and John H. Holmes, eds., Settlement Systems in Sparsely Populated Regions: The United States and Australia Laurence J. C. Ma and Edward W. Hanten, eds., Urban Development in Modern China Charles Madge and Peter Willmott, Inner City Poverty in Paris and London Dean E. Mann, ed., Environmental Policy Formation: The Impact of Values, Ideology, and Standards Edward S. Mason et al., The Economic and Social Modernization of the Republic of Korea Thomas L. McPhail, Electronic Colonialism: The Future of International Broadcasting and Communication     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article: Vintage Wine James M . Buchanan, Liberty, Market and State: New Trade Outlook James J. Emery, Norman A. Graham, and Michael F. Oppenheimer An Interdisciplinary Approach Allan Schnaiberg, Nicolas Watts, and Klaus Zimmermann, eds. Small-Scale Farming Gerald G. Marten, ed. Traditional Agriculture in Southeast Asia: A Human Ecology Perspective. Technological Advancement Nathan Rosenberg and Claudio Frischtak, eds. Dividing up the Oil Walter J. Mead, Asbjorn Moseidjord, Dennis D. Muraoka, and Philip E. Sorensen A Substantial Work Herman Van der Wee, Prosperity and Upheaval: The World Economy 1945-1980. Development: Red, Blue, or Green? Herb Addo, et al. eds., Development as Social Transformation: Reflections on the Global Problematique. The European Experience Graham Hall, ed., European Industrial Policy. Urban Homesteading David P. Varady, Neighborhood Upgrading Assessment and Future Directions Martin Fransman, Technology and Economic Development. Technology, Economics, Energy Norman K. Whittlesey, ed., Energy and Water Management in Western Irrigated Agriculture. Israeli Enigma S.N. Eisenstadt, The Transformation of Israeli Society: An Essay in Interpretation.     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article Duncan Sim, Change in the City Centre. Naomi Black and Ann Baker Cottrell, eds., Women and World Change: Equity Issues in Development. Raymond C. Scheppach and Everett M. Ehrlich, eds., Energy-Policy Analysis and Congressional Action Brian Bayliss, Planning and Control in the Transport Sector Robert W. Lake, The New Suburbanites: Race and Housing in the Suburbs Carl H. Reidel, ed., New England Prospects: Critical Choices in a Time of Change John Cathie, The Political Economy of Food Aid Michael N. Danielson and Jameson W. Doig, New York: The Politics of Urban Regional Development. Oran R. Young, Natural Resources and the State: The Political Economy of Resource Management. Albert O. Hirschman, Shifting Involvements: Private Interest and Public Action David Listokin et al., Landmarks Preservation and the Property Tax: Assessing Landmark Buildings for Real Taxation Purposes. Richard H. Sabot, ed., Migration and the Labor Market in Developing Countries David W. Countryman and Denise M. Sofranko, eds., Guiding Land Use Decisions: Planning and Management for Forests and Recreation Judith A. Martin and David A. Lanegran, Where We Live: The Residential Districts of Minneapolis and Saint Paul     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article Ralph M. Kramer, Voluntary Agencies in the Welfare State. Boris S. Pushkarev with Jeffrey M. Zupan and Robert S. Cumella, Urban Rail in America: An Exploration of Criteria for Fixed-Guideway Transit. Jon Van Til, Living with Energy Shortfall: A Future for American Towns and Cities. Robert Orr Whyte and Pauline Whyte, The Women of Rural Asia. William P. Browne and Don F. Hadwiger, eds., Rural Policy Problems: Changing Dimensions. Alan Lewis, The Psychology of Taxation. A. G. Aganbegyan, ed., Regional Studies for Planning and Projecting: The Siberian Experience. Yusuf J. Ahmad and Frank G. Müller, eds., Integrated Physical, Socio-economic, and Environmental Planning Bela Balassa, Development Strategies in Semi-industrial Economies. Steven C. Ballard et al., Water and Western Energy: Impacts, Issues, and Choices Dennis Bloodworth, The Messiah and the Mandarins: Mao Tsetung and the Ironies of Power. Landrum R. Bolling with Craig Smith, Private Foreign Aid: U.S. Philanthropy for Relief and Development. Coralie Bryant and Louise G. White, Managing Development in the Third World. V. Bulmer-Thomas, Input-Output Analysis in Developing Countries: Sources, Methods, and Applications. Robert W. Burchell and David Listokin, eds., Energy and Land Use. Canada, Department of Regional Economic Expansion, A Guide to Regional Multiplier Estimation Michael J. Carter and William H. Leahy, eds., New Directions in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. E. William Colglazier, Jr., ed., The Politics of Nuclear Waste. Martin Counihan, A Dictionary of Energy.     

Reviews

Neher, Clark D. and Marlay, Ross Values, Culture, Development and Democracy in Southeast Asia: The Winds of Change Ravenhill, John (ed.) The Political Economy of East Asia: Vol. 1 Japan Vol 2: China, Korea and Taiwan Vol 3: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines and Thailand Lim, David Explaining economic growth: a new analytical framework Naya, S.F. and Tan, J.L.H. (eds) Asian Transitional Economies: Challenges and Prospects for Reform and Transformation Tilton, Mark Restrained trade: cartels in Japan's basic materials industries Province, Guizhou The population atlas of Guizhou Province Smith, Michael French Hard times on Kariru island: poverty, development and morality in a Papua New Guinea Village Dalziel, Paul and Lattimore, Ralph The New Zealand macroeconomy: a briefing on the reforms     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article: Laboring under Discrimination William B. Gould, Black Workers in White Unions: Governing Oil Resources Kenneth W. Dam, Oil Resources: Talking Homes Franklin D. Becker, Housing Messages. Stroudsburg, Pa.: Dispatching Disposal Difficulties Michael R. Greenberg et al., Solid Waste Planning in Metropolitan Regions. New Brunswick, N.J.: The Price of Protection Dan K. Richardson, The Cost of Environmental Protection: Why Not Wye? Boyd Gibbons, Wye Island: New Ghettos Francine F. Rabinovitz and William J. Siembieda, Minorities in Suburbs: Landlords' Lament Monica R. Lett, Rent Control: Sharing the Wealth David A. Caputo and Richard L. Cole, eds., Revenue Sharing: Planning Tools William A. Schaffer, ed., Briefer Mention Out of the Salt Mine Sar A. Levitan and Richard S. Belous, Shorter Hours, Shorter Weeks:     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: How Much Is Enough?
Paul Burrows, The Economic Theory of Pollution Control. The High-Tech Dilemma
New England Regional Commission, The New England Regional Plan: An Economic Development Strategy. Masters of Development
Saburo Okita, The Developing Economies and Japan: Lessons in Growth. Perils of the Protoproletariat
Ingolf Vogeler, The Myth of the Family Farm: Agribusiness Dominance of U.S. Agriculture. For Better or Worse
Martin Kupferman and Maurice D. Levi, Slowth: The Changing Economy and How You Can Successfully Cope. Uncle Sam and Old Sol
John H. Minan and William H. Lawrence, eds., Legal Aspects of Solar Energy. Managing Agricultural Resources
Sandra S. Batie and Robert G. Healy, eds., The Future of American Agriculture as a Strategic Resource. Boom Town Women
Elizabeth Moen et al., Women and the Social Costs of Economic Development: Two Colorado Case Studies. The British Economy
Bill Jordan, Automatic Poverty. Planning by Synthesis
Melville C. Branch, Continuous City Planning: Integrating Municipal Management and City Planning. Social Cleavage
Lynne C. Burkhart, Old Values in a New Town: The Politics of Race and Class in Columbia, Maryland. Unconventional Wisdom
P. T. Bauer, Equality, the Third World, and Economic Delusion. Fueling Better
Joy Dunkerley et al., Energy Strategies for Developing Nations. Michael Satow and Ray Desmond, Railways of the Raj. Also of Interest
J. A. Allan, Libya: The Experience of Oil. Boulder, Col.: Westview I. Amon, Modernization of Agriculture in Developing Countries: Resources, Potentials, and Problems. James E. Austin, Agroindustrial Project Analysis. Robert H. Bates, Markets and States in Tropical Afica: The Political Basis of Agricultural Policies. Ian Bell, The Dominican Republic. Mark Blacksell and Andrew W. Gilg, The Countryside: Planning and Change. Larry S. Bourne, The Geography of Housing. P. R. Brahmananda, Growthless Inflation by Means of Stockless Money: A New Classical lYeatise on Rising Prices. Lawrence A. Brown, Innovation Diffusion: A New Perspective. Stanley D. Brunn and James O. Wheeler, The American Metropolitan System: Present and Future. Robert W. Burchell and David Listokin, eds., Cities under Stress: The Fiscal Crises of Urban America. Chong-Shik Chung and Gahb-chol Kim, eds., North Korean Communism: A Comparative Analysis. Albert M. Church, Taxation of Nonrenewable Resources. Diana Conyers, An Introduction to Social Planning in the Third World. Michael Dunn, Marilyn Rawson, and Alan Rogers, Rural Housing: Competition and Choice. John Gilderbloom, ed., Rent Control: A Source Book. David G. Green, Power and Party in an English City: An Account of Single-Party Rule. Philip Hanson, Trade and Technology in Soviet-Western Relations. George W. Hoffman, ed., Federalism and Regional Development: Case Studies on the Experience in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Richard H. Jackson and Lloyd E. Hudman, World Regional Geography: Issues for Today.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article: Vox Populi John C. Pierce and Harvey R. Doerksen, eds., Water Politics and Public Involvement. Ann Arbor, Mich.: New Topic for Political Scientists James E. Anderson, ed., Economic Regulatory Policies. Carbondale, III.: The Collegiate Cookie Jar Walter I. Garms, Financing Community Colleges. New York: The Local Fisc James C. Snyder, Fiscal Management and Planning in Local Government Lexington, Mass.: Unsuccessful Reign Harry Edward Berndt, New Rulers in the Ghetto: Race and Residence David H. McKay, Housing and Race in Industrial Society: What Ails Us Kenneth E. F. Watt et al., The Unsteady State: The Effects of Indexing Henry J. Aaron, ed., Inflation and the Income Tax. Washington, D.C.: Mood of Gloom E. J. Mishan, The Economic Growth Debate: An Assessment, London: Development in Dixie Leonard F. Wheat, Urban Growth in the Nonmetro politan South. Lexington, Mass.: The Cost of Getting There Alan Abouchar, Transportation Economics and Public Policy: With Urban Extensions. New York:     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Heggelund, Gorild (2004) Environment and Resettlement Politics in China: The Three Gorges Project. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 276 pp., US$110.00, ISBN: 0754638596.
Reviewed by Robert A. Dayley
Department of Political Economy, Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID, USA.
Email: rdayley@albertson.edu Drummond, Lisa B.W. and Mandy Thomas (eds.) (2003) Consuming Urban Culture in Contemporary Vietnam. London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 248 pp., US$115.00, hbk, cloth ISBN: 0‐415‐29689‐7.
Reviewed by Phuong An Nguyen
Centre for East and Southeast Asian Studies, Lund, Sweden.
Email: an_phuong.nguyen@ace.lu.se Takamasa, Akiyama and Donald F. Larson (eds.) (2004) Rural Development and Agricultural Growth in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. CanbeITa: Asia Pacific Press for the World Bank, xxv, 558 pp., US$40.00, pbk, ISBN: 0‐7315‐3786‐6.
Reviewed by R.D. Hill
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Email: rdhill@hku.hk Nicholas, Colin, Tijah Yok Chopil and Tiah Sabak (2003) Orang Asli Women and the Forest: The Impact of Resource Depletion on Gender Relations among the Semai. Subang Jaya: Center for Orang Asli Concerns, xi + 131 pp., US$12.00, ISBN: 9834004249.
Reviewed by Barbara Nowak
Development Studies, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand.
Email: b.s.nowak@massey.ac.nz Fisher, Susan (2001) Nostalgic Journeys: Literary Pilgrimages between Japan and the West. Vancouver: The Institute for Asian Research, University of British Columbia, 194 pp., Cdn$24.95, ISBN: 0888657501.
Reviewed by Xiaofei Tu
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
Email: xtu@syr.edu     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article: The Phylogeny of a Ghetto Kenneth L. Kusmer, A Ghetto Takes Shape: Block Cleveland, 1870–1930. Official Cooperation Leonard A. Cole, Blacks in Power: A Comparative Study of Black and White Elected Officials. Rotten Apple Fred Ferretti, The Year the Big Apple Went Bust. Planning by Jury David J. Brower et al., Urban Growth: Management through Development Timing. Cities versus Suburbs Paul R. Porter, The Recovery of American Cities Urban Grand Tour Herbert R. Lottman, How Cities Are Saved. Beyond Localism L. S. Bourne, Urban Systems: Strategies for Regulation–A Comparison of Policies in Britain, Sweden, Australia, and Canada. Urbanization Alternative Macolm D. Rivkin, Land Use and the Intermediatesize City in Developing Countries: With Case Studies of Turkey, Brazil, and Malaysia. Hopping a Derailed Train Andrew Marshall Hamer, The Selling of Rail Rapid Transit: A Critical Look at Urban Transportation Planning. Sound and Fury John Costello and Terry Hughes, The Concorde Conspiracy. Reclamation Guidelines William S. Doyle, Strip Mining of Coal: Environmental Solutions. Genetic Deficiency Harry M. Caudill, A Darkness at Dawn: Appalachian Kentucky and the Future. Lifeworld John A. Jakle, Stanley Brunn, and Curtis C. Roseman, Human Spatial Behavior: A Social Geography. Everything's Free in America Susan Sheehan, A Welfare Mother. Oddvar Aresvik, The Agricultural Development of Jordan. F. Lee Brown and A. 0. Lebeck, Cars, Cans, and Dumps: Solutions for Rural Residuals. William Gorham and Nathan Glazer, eds., The Urban Predicament. Gene F. Summers et al., Industrial Invasion of Nonmetropolitan America: A Quarter Century of Experience. William Worthy, The Rape of Our Neighborhoods: And How Communities Are Resisting Take-Overs by Colleges, Hospitals, Churches, Businesses, and Public Agencies. David E. Apter and Louis Wolf Goodman, eds., The Multinational Corporation and Social Change. James Cannon, A Clear View: Guide to Industrial Pollution Control. Soliman Demir, The Kuwait Fund and the Political Economy of Arab Regionaf Development. Erik P. Eckholm, Losing Ground: Environmental Stress and World Food Prospects. Michael H. Glantz, ed., The Politics of Natural Disaster: The Case of the Sahel Drought. Orville F. Grimes, Jr., Housing for Low-Income Families: Economics and Policy in the Developing World.     

Re-evaluating Asia

Harland, Bryce Collision Course: America and East Asia in the Past and Future. da Cunha, Derek (ed.) The Evolving Pacific Power Structure. King, Peter and Kibata, Yoichi (eds) Peace Building in the Asia Pacific Region: Perspectives from Japan and Australia. Bell, Roger; McDonald, Tim and Tidwell, Alan (eds) Negotiating the Pacific Century: The ‘New’ Asia, the United States and Australia. Robison, Richard (ed.) Pathways to Asia: The Politics of Engagement.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: North of the Border
Niles Hansen, The Border Economy: Regional Development in the Southwest. Cruel, But Not Unusual
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, The Cruel Dilemmas of Development: Twentieth-Century Brazil. The Pursuit of Natural Resources
Gordon C. Bjork, Life, Liberty, and Property: The Economics and Politics of Land-Use Planning and Environmental Controls. The Old Neighborhood
Shirley Bradway Laska and Daphne Spain, eds., Back to the City: Issues in Neighborhood Renovation. Factory Fixation
Barry M. Moriarty et al., Industrial Location and Community Development. City Salmagundi
Lisa Taylor, ed., Urban Open Spaces. Consumption and Protection
Horst Siebert, Economics of the Environment. Ownership Threshold
George Sternlieb and James W. Hughes, The Future of Rental Housing. Going with the Flow
David L. Brown and John M. Wardwell, eds., New Directions in Urban-Rural Migration: The Population Turnaround in Rural America. Energy, Marine, and Water Resources
Chennat Gopalakrishnan, Natural Resources and Energy: Theory and Policy. Eat Your Lawn
Robert Rodale, Our Next Frontier: A Personal Guide for Tomorrow's Lifestyle. American Odyssey
Mark Kramer, Three Farms: Making Milk, Meat, and Money from the American Soil. Also of Interest
Jeffrey I. Chapman, Proposition 13 and Land Use: A Case Study of Fiscal Limits in California. J. P. Cole, The Development Gap: A Spatial Analysis of World Poverty and Inequality. W. L. L'Esperance, The Structure and Control of a State Economy. Frank J. Popper, The Politics of Land-Use Reform. Ira M. Robinson, Canadian Urban Growth Trends: Implications for a National Settlement Policy, Human Settlement Issues, vol. 5. Frederick Steiner, The Politics o f New Town Planning: The Newfields, Ohio Story.     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Ben Burt and Christian Clerk (eds), Environment and development in the Pacific Islands Glenn Banks and Chris Ballard (eds), The Oki Tedi Settlement – issues, outcomes and implications Bill Gammage, The Sky Travellers: journeys in New Guinea 1938–1939     

Book Reviews

Book Review in this Article Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Paul L. Schumann, Longer Hours or More Jobs? An Investigation of Amending Hours Legislation to Create Employment Daniel Swartzman, Richard A. Liroff, and Kevin G. Croke, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Regulations: Politics, Ethics, and Methods. Suzanne Keller, ed., Building for Women. Herman L. Boschken, Land Use Conflicts: Organizational Design and Resource Management. Robert G. Healy and James L. Short, The Market for Rural Land: Trends, Issues, Policies. Seymour Warkov and Judith W. Meyer, Solar Diffusion and Public Incentives. Michael H. Lang, Gentrification amid Urban Decline: Strategies for America's Older Cities. Alan L. Sorkin, Economic Aspects of Natural Hazards. Clement Cottingham, ed., Race, Poverty, and the Urban Underclass. Thomas M. Stanback, Jr., et al., Services: The New Economy. Richard C. Rich, ed., The Politics of Urban Public Services. M. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia: c. 1300 to the Present. Lloyd Rodwin, Cities and City Planning. Julian B. Roebuck and Mark Hickson III, The Southern Redneck: A Phenomenological Class Study. J. Michael Ross and William M. Berg, “I Respectfully Disagree with the Judge's Order”: The Boston School Desegregation Controversy. Gundars Rudzitis, Residential Locution Determinants of the Older Population Frank H. Stephen, ed., The Performance of Labor-Managed Firms. George Sternlieb, James W. Hughes, and Connie 0. Hughes, Demographic Trends and Economic Reality: Planning and Markets in the 80's. Robert P. Taylor, Rural Energy Development in China. George S. Tolley, Vinod Thomas, and Chung Ming Wong, Agricultural Price Policies and the Developing Countries. G. P. Tottle, ed., Use of Computers for National Development-Agriculture: An Annotated Bibliography. Noel D. Uri, Dimensions of Energy Economics. Bruce A. Weber and Robert E. Howell, eds., Coping with Rapid Growth in Rural Communities. Sidney Weintraub and Stanley R. Ross, “Temporary” Alien Workers in the United States: Designing Policy from Fact and Opinion. Robert Woods, Theoretical Population Geography.     

Reviews

Books reviewed: H.W. Arndt and Hal Hill (eds), Southeast Asia’s economic crisis: Origins, lessons and the way forward William Cline, Trade and income distribution Morris Goldstein, The Asian financial crisis: Causes, curses and systemic implications Lamont Lindstrom and James Gwero (eds), Big Wok: Storian blong Wol Wo Tu long Vanuatu