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Islam and the Economic Challenge , by M. Umer Chapra. Foreword by Khurshid Ahmad. (Islamic Economic Series, No. 17) 428 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. Herndon, VA: International Institute of Islamic Thought, 1992. £9.50 (Paper) ISBN 0-86037-217-0

Political scientists and political economists will be disappointed by the briefness of the summation on the political economy of restarting growth at the very end of the book. One cannot help but feel that Rivlin's short but bold statements on the requirements of reform could have been usefully expanded upon. The critical issues of immigration and political rationalization require a much more penetrative examination. That having been said, the book holds no punches and is a sharp, punchy look at an economy too often excused for its failures.