Book reviewed in this articles:In the Shadow of AgriculturePaul Alexander, Peter Boomgaard and Ben White (eds)New Silk Roads: East Asia and the world textile marketsKym Anderson (ed.)Balanced Development: East Java in the New OrderEdited by Howard Dick, James J. Fox and Jamie MackieKorea in the World EconomyII SakongKorean Economic DynamismDilip K. DasThe Regulatory Impediments to the Private Industrial Sector Development in Asia: a comparative studyDeena R. KhatkhateInformal Financial Markets in Developing Countries: a macroeconomic analysisPeter Montiel, Pierre‐Richard Agénor and Nadeem Ul HaqueLabour Markets and Human Resource Planning in Asia: perspectives and evidenceM. Muqtada and A. Hildeman (eds)Human Resources in Development Along the Asia‐Pacific RimNaohiro Ogawa, Gavin W. Jones and Jeffrey G. WilliamsonGrowth Mechanism of Developing Economies: investment, productivity and employmentKazushi Ohkawa, with Katsuo Otsuka and Bernard KeyBusiness Cycles in AsiaHiroshi Osada and Daisuke Hiratsuka (eds)A Captive Land: the politics of agrarian reform in the PhilippinesJames PutzelIndonesia: industrial growth and diversificationThe Poverty of PlentyWang Xiaoqiang and Bai Nanfeng (trans. Angela Knox)Rural Reform and Peasant Income in China: the impact of China's post‐Mao reforms in selected regionsZhu LingDiscrimination Against Agriculture in Developing Countries?Manfred Wiebelt, Roland Herrmann, Patricia Schenck and Rainer ThieleThe Political Economy of Policy ReformJohn Williamson (ed.)Evolution of Asia‐Pacific Economies: international trade and direct investmentIppei Yamazawa and Fu‐Ch