摘要:Books reviewed include: Asian Rice Bowls: The Returning Crisis?by Prabhu L. Pingali, Mahabub Hossain, and Roberta V. Gerpacio; Quantitative Development Policy Analysis by Elisabeth Sadoulet and Alain de Janvry; Countrysides at Risk: The Political Geography of Sustainable Agriculture by Robert Paarlberg; Rural Finance for Food Security for the Poor: Implications for Research and Policy by Manfred Zeller, Gertrud Schrieder, Joachim von Braun and Franz Heidhues