Book reviewed in this article:Robert Wade,Village Republics: Economic Conditions for Collective Action in South IndiaNiels Röling,Extension Science. Information Systems in Agricultural DevelopmentCutting Edge Technologies and Microcomputer Applications for Developing Countries. Report of an Ad Hoc Panel on the Use of Microcomputers for Developing CountriesInstitute of Social Studies, P.O. Box 90733, 2509 LS The HagueGiovanni Andrea Cornia, Richard Jolly and Frances Stewart (eds), Adjustment with a Human Face. Volume I:Keith Griffin,Alternative Strategies for Economic DevelopmentLance Taylor,Varieties of Stabilization Experience: Towards Sensible Macroeconomics in the Third WorldHans Linnemann (ed.), with Pitou van Dijck and Harmen Verbruggen, Export‐Oriented Industrialization in Developing CountriesHelen Hughes (ed.),Achieving Industrialization in East AsiaJohn Kriedmann,Life Space and Economic Space. Essays in Third World PlanningRudolf Teekens (ed.),Theory and Policy Design for Basic Needs Planning. A Case Study of EcuadorJulio A. Fernandez,Belize: Case Study for Democracy in Central Amer