Book reviewed in this article:The World Grain Trade: Grain Marketing, Institutions, and Policies edited by M. J. McGarry and A. Schmitz BoulderCARGILL: Trading the World's Grain W. G. Broehl, Jr. Hanover, N.H.Costs and Returns for Agricultural Commodities: Advances in Concepts and Measurement edited by M. C. Ahearn and U. Vasavada BoulderRural Development in Taiwan and Mainland China edited by P. Calkins, W. S. Chern and F. C. Tuan Boulder