Book reviewed in this article:Common Crisis(‘Second Brandt Report’). Brandt Commission. London: Pan, 1983. 174pp. £1.95.Adjustment and Financing in the Developing World: The Role of the International Monetary Fund.Edited by Tony Killick. Washington, DC: IMF in association with the Overseas Development Institute, 1982. 232pp. £4.50 pb.The Quest for Economic Stabilisation: The IMF and the Third World.Edited by Tony Killick. 320pp. £16.50 hb, £7.50 pb; andThe IMF and Stabilisation: Developing Country Experiences.Edited by Tony Killick. 272pp. £15.00 hb, £6.95 pb. London: Heinemann Educational, 1984.Development Financing: A Framework for International Financial Cooperation.Edited by S. El‐Shaikhly. London: Frances Pinter, 1982. £16.50.International Reserves, Exchange Rates and Developing Country Finance.Edited by Norman C. Miller. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1982. 1