Book reviewed in this article:

Callinicos, Luli 1993: A place in the city: the Rand on the eve of apartheid.

Friedmann, John 1992: Empowerment: the politics of alternative development.

Fujita, Kuniko and Hill, Richard Child (eds) 1993: Japanese cities in the world economy.

Imrie, Rob and Thomas, Huw (eds) 1993: British urban policy and the Urban Development Corporations.

Wilson, William Julius (ed.) 1993: The ghetto underclass: social science perspectives.