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Book review in this Article New Federations: Experiments in the Commonwealth By R.L. Watts. Central Departments and Local Authorities By J.A.G. Griffith. Husing and Local Government By J.B. Cullingworth. The Organization and Practice of Local Government By Geoffrey Drain. Policies and Politics in Secondary Education By David Peschek and J. Brand. Decisions: Case Studies in Australian Administration Edited by B.B. Schaffer and D.C. Corbett. The Process of Planning: A Study of India's Five-Year Plans 1950–1964 By A.H. Hanson. Development Planning in Ireland By Loraine Donaldson. Nationalization in British Industry By Leonard Tivey. A History of Income Tax By B.E.V. Sabine. Doctors and the State: The British Medical Profession and Government Action in Public Health, 1870–1912 By Jeanne L. Brand. Career Service: An Introduction to the History of Personnel Administration in the Commonwealth Public Service 1960–1961 By G.E. Caiden.     

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Book review in this article Administrative Theories and Politics Peter Self. George Allen & Unwin A History of Public Administration E.N.Gladden. The Role of Commissions in Policy Making Richard A.Chapman (ed.). George Allen & Unwin The New Government of London: The First Five Years G.Rhodes (ed.). Weidenfeld & Nicholson Computers in the Public Service G.M.Lamb. George Allen Cost-Benefit Analysis in Administration Trevor Newton. Legal Control of Government: Administrative Law in Britain and the United States Bernard Schwartz and H.W.R.Wade. The Backbezchers Peter G.Richards. Participation in Urban Planning: The Barnsbuv Case John Ferris. Man and the Social Sciences William A.Robson The European Parliament: Structure, Procedure and Practice Sir Barnett Cocks. Establishing Ombudsman Offices: Recent Experience in the United States Stanley V.Anderson and John E.Moore s Governing the London Region: Reorganization and Planning in the 1960′s Donald L.Foley. Crisis for Democracy? An Essay on the State of Policy-Making in Scottish Local Government Ronald G.Young. Corporate Planning: Revolution through Evolution New Towns: the British Experience Hazel Evans (ed.). Governmental and Administrative Organization in the Field of Scientific Research Antonio de Juan Abad. New Integrated Systems for Planning and Budgeting Tomas O'Cofaigh The Participation of Users or Directly Interested Persons in National Education The Administration of Hospital Wards Dynamics of Medical Care R.F.L.Logan and others. London School of Hygiene and TropicaI Public Expectations and Health Care: Essays on the Changing Organization of Health Services David Mechanic. The Economics of Medical Care M.M.Hauser (ed.) Taxation Policy Bernard Crick and William A.Robson (eds.) Comparative Budgetary Systems Anwar Hussain Siddiqui. Output Measurement Papers Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants Management Development for the Education Profession Ron Glatter. George G.Harrap Teachers’Unions and Interest Group Politics R.D.Coates. Perspectives on Organizations: An Introduction to Organization Theory R.A.W.Rhodes.‘Telescope New Thinking in Management: A Guide for Managers F.de P.Hanika. The Right to Manage? W.W.Danie1 and Neil McIntosh. Human Asset Accounting Institute of Personnel Management and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants Some Approaches to Job Evaluation E.H.Phelps Brown On Thinking Statistically: A Short Introduction Morris Brodie. An Introduction to British Government Publications J.G.Ollé The Practice and Procedure of the National Industrial Relations Court Roger W.Rideout.     

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Book review in this article Modern British Government J.A. Cross London Review of Public Administration London Regional Group, Royal Institute of Public Administration. Twice yearly Public Administration: Policy Making in Government Agencies Ira Sharkansky The Art and Practice of Public Administration: Papers by Louis J. Kroeger Harriet Nathan The British Prices and Incomes Board Allan Fels The Case for Regional Reform William Thornhill The Urban Future John N. Jackson Rates or Prices? Alan K. Maynard and David N. King The Administration of Publicly-Aided Housing Charles S. Ascher A Management System for the Seventies John Argenti Current Contents in Management Manchester Business School Library Planning Programming Budgeting: A Systems Approach to Management Fremont J. Lyden and Ernest G. Miller The Game of Budget Control G. H. Hofstede Care of the Elderly: An Exercise in Cost Benefit Analysis R. Wager Brain of the Firm: The Managerial Cybernetics of Organization Stafford Beer Salary Structures for Management Careers Arthur Bowley Payment Systems: Selected Readings Tom Lupton Trade Unions: Selected Readings Economic Analysis and Public Enterprises Ralph Turvey. George Allen & The Administrative History of India 1834–1947: General Administration B. B. Misra Ghana under Military Rule 1966–1969 Robert Pinkney Facts in Focus The Health Services of Ireland Brendan Hensey Values and the Active Community International Studies of Values in Politics     

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Book review in this article Britain's Developing Constitution Peter Bromhead. The House of Commons: Services and Facilities Michael Rush and Malcolm Shaw (eds). British Politics and Government 1951–1970: A Study of an Affluent Society Mary Proudfoot. Northern Ireland: Crisis and Conflict John Magee. The Development of the Government of Jersy 1771–1972 R. How Democracies Vote: A Study of Electoral Systems Enid Lakeman. Organizing for Science in Britain: A Case Study Ian Varcoe. City Politics and the Press Harvey Cox and David Morgan. The Local Government Act 1974 David Foulkes. Governing an African City: A Study of Nairobi Herbert H. Local Government in Southern Africa W.B.Vosloo, D.A.Kotzé and W.J.O.Jeppe. Social Policy: An Introduction Richard M.Titmuss. Management in the Social and Safe & Services W.D.Reekie and Norman C.Hunt (eds.). A Management Game for the Social Services Anthony S.Hall and Jimmy Algie. Advisory Councils and Committees in Education Maurice Kogan and Tim Packwood. NHS Reorganization: Issues and Prospects Keith Barnard and Kenneth Lee (eds.). Regional Policy and Planning for Europe Morgan Sant (ed.). Saxon House D.C.Health Ltd., 1974. The Literature and Study of Urban and Regional Planning Brenda White. Inverclyde: A Social and Economic Survey A.J.M.Sykes, J.M.Livingstone and C.S.Greensted. Campaigning for the Environment Richard Kimber and J.J.Richardson (eds.). Citizens Conflict: The Sociology of Town Planning J.M.Simmie. Education for General Management: The Staf College Approach M.B.Brodie and E.A.Life (eds.). Issues in Canadian Public Policy Edited by Bruce Doern and V.Seymour Wilson. The Nebraska Ombudsman: Innovation in State Government Alan J.Wyner. Barriers to Establishing Urban Ombudsmen: The Case of Newark William B.Gwyn. Between State and Nation: Regional Organizations of the United States Martha Derthick assisted by Gary Bombardier. Fiscal Federalism in India B.S.Grewal. Development Administration in Rural Government for Agricultural Production M.A.Muttalib. Taxing a Peasant Society Kenneth Davey. Social Cost/Benefit Study of Two Suburban Surface Rail Passenger Services - Part I C.D.Foster. Systems and Management Annual 1974 Russell A.Ackoff.     

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Book reviews in this article: New Trends In Government Sir Richard Clarke. Style in Administration: Readings in British Public Administration Edited by Richard A.Chapman and A.Dunsire. Management in Local Government: A Viewpoint J.D.Stewart. Urban Policy-Making: Influences on Country Boroughs in England and Wales Noel Boaden. Public Enterprise in Practice Richard Pryke. State Enterprise: Business or Politics? David Coombes. The British Ombudsman Frank Stacey. L'Administration Prospective LSfez. Preface G.Vedel. Federal Organization and Administrative Management Herbert Emmerich. The Administration of Health and Welfare Services B.Scammells. The Administration of Technical Colleges D.Charlton. W.Gent and B.Scammells.     

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Books reviewed: Michael Moran, Transforming British Government Richard J. Stillman II, Public Service, Ethics and Constitutional Practice Henrik Plaschke, The Road To Maastricht. Negotiating Economic and Monetary Union Josephine Kelly, Renewing Local Democracy? The Modernisation Agenda in British Local Government     

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Local Government and Politics Martin Cross and David Mallen.
Introduction to British Government S. G. Richards.
People and Parliament John P. Mackintosh.
Directions for Change: Review of New South Wales Government Administration An Interim Report by Peter Wilenski
A History of Police in England and Wales T. A. Critchley.
Companion to Management Studies Harold Lucas.
Zero-Base Budgeting in the Public Sector: A Pragmatic Approach Peter C. Sarant.
An Introduction to Selection Interviewing Dr. E. Anstey.
Understanding Job Evaluation Mike Burns.
Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process Jay M. Shafritz et al.
Computers and Local Government. Vol. 1. A Manager's Guide Kenneth L. Kraemer and John Leslie King.
Socialising Public Ownership Martyn Sloman.
The Development of the British Welfare State 1880–1975 J. R. Hay.
The Origins of British Social Policy Pat Thane (ed.)
Social Policy 1830–1914: Individualism, Collectivism and the Origins of the Welfare State Eric J. Evans (ed.)
The Changing National Health Service R. G. S. Brown.
The Organization of Soviet Medical Care Michael Ryan.
Health Services in Britain 9th ed. HMSO
Social Services in Britain 11th ed. HMSO
Schools in Britain HMSO
Governance of Federal Regulatory Agencies David M. Welborn.
Price Determination and Prices Policy Joan Mitchell.
Workers' Participation in Industry Michael Poole
Inside the System J. L. Hesketh.
Hello, Good Evening and Welcome … John Brand.
Law on Accidents to Health Service Staff and Volunteers W. A. J. Farndale and Susan Russell.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Public Administration: An Introduction Stuart MacRae and Douglas Pitt. Pitman Business Education, 1980. Pp. 226. £4.50.
The Government of the United Kingdom: Political Authority in a Changing Society Max Beloff and Gillian Peele.
Public Spending Decisions: Growth and Restraint in the 1970s Maurice Wright (ed.).
The House of Commons in the Twentieth Century S. A. Walkland (ed.).
Party Politics in Local Government: Officers and Members Policy Studies Institute and Royal Institute of Public Administration.
The Reports and Accounts of Nationalized Industries: a User's Guide Andrew Likierman.
The Telecommunications Function in the British Post Office: A Case Study of Bureaucratic Adaptation Douglas C. Pitt.
Government and Shipbuilding: The Politics of Industrial Change B. W. Hogwood.
Outside the State: Voluntary Organizations in Three English Towns Stephen Hatch.
Poverty in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living Peter Townsend.
Social Services by Government Contract: A Policy Analysis Kenneth R. Wedel, Arthur J. Katz and Ann Weick (eds.)
Health Care: Priorities and Management Gwyn Bevan, Harold Copeman, John Perrin and Rachel Rosser.
In On the Act: Memoirs of a Lawmaker Sir Harold S. Kent.     

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Constitutional Bureaucracy: The Development of British Central Administration Since the Eighteenth Century An Introduction to Comparative Government Changing Patterns of Local Government Regional Development Policy and Administration in Italy Les projets de rerorme administrative en France. Company Organization: Theory and Practice Politics and Government in Turky Planning Local Authority Services for the Elderly Caring for People in Trouble     

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John Stewart, Modernising British Local Government: an Assessment of Labour's Reform Programme Christopher Pollitt and Colin Talbot (eds), Unbundled Government: a Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation Paul Maltby, In the Public Interest? Assessing the Potential for Public Interest Companies Christopher Hood and B. Guy Peters with Grace O.M. Lee (eds), Reward for High Public Office. Asian and Pacific‐Rim States Stephen B. Johnson, The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programmes Michael Hill and Peter Hupe, Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and Practice Peter John, Local Governance in Western Europe Robert Agranoff and Michael McGuire, Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Governments Martin Lodge, On Different Tracks: Designing Railway Regulation in Britain and Germany Anthony B.L. Cheung and Ian Scott (eds), Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia: Paradigm Shifts or Business as Usual?     

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Book reviews in this article: Essays on Reform 1967 Edited by Bernard Crick. Organizational Intelligence By Harold I. Wilensky. Politics and Government at Home and Abroad By William A. Robson. The British System of Government By A. H. Birch. Field Administration: An Aspect of Decentralization By B.C. Smith. Public Administration in Northern Ireland Edited by Edwin Rhodes. The Power of Parliament By Ronald Butt. Data Processing Managers By R.J. Harper. Computer Dynamics in Public Administration By B.G. Schumacher. The Committee System of the United States Congress By John D. Lees. Colonial Development and Good Government By J.M. Lee. Management in Hospitals By J.A. Spencer. French Pensions By Tony Lynes. The City Government of Calcutta: A Study of Inertia By Ali Ashraf.     

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Book review in this article
The Reformed Local Government System Peter G.Richards.
An Introduction to Australian Public Administration Kenneth Wiltshire.
Justice in the Welfare State Harry Street.
Industrial Tribunals Keith Whitesides and Geoffrey Hawker.
Economics and Transport Policy K.M.Gwilliam and P.J.Mackie.
Managing the Computer George W. Radley
Regional Management of the Rhine Papers of a Chatham House Study Group.
Inflation and Priorities: Social Policy and Public Expenditure 1975 Rudolf Klein (ed.).
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1974 Kathleen Jones (ed.).
Community Work Two David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (ed.).
Opening the Door: A Study of New Policies for the Mentally Handicapped Kathleen Jones and others.
Provision for the Disabled Eda Topliss.
Electoral Politics in an Emergent State: The Ceylon General Election of May 1970 A.Jeyaratnam Wilson.
Environmental Policy and Administration Daniel H.Henning.
British Constitution R.E.C.
Local Government L.Golding.
Rural Recreation in the Industrial World Ian Simmons.
Styles of Advocacy The Roles of Voluntary Organizations in the Birmingham Planning Process Barry S. Fujishin.     

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Public Policy and Administration in Australia: A Reader R. N. Spann and G. R. Curnow.
Europa Administration Munchen: Verlag Dokumentation
Outlines of Public Administration R. E. C. Jewell.
Policy Analysis Thomas R.
The Dynamics of Publíc Policy: A Comparative Analysis Richard Rose (ed.).
The Civil Service in Great Britain S. R. Maheshwari.
Sample Surveys and Public Participation Noel Boaden and Raymond Walker.
Methods of Approaching Groups in South Yorkshire William Hampton and Wendy Beale.
Labour and Local Politics John Gyford and Richard Baker.
Parliaments of the World: A Reference Compendium Prepared by Valentine Herman with the collaboration of Françoise Mendel.
A Textbook of Personnel Management George Thomason.
Face to Face: A Practical Guide to Interactive Skills Peter Honey.
Employment Law B. A. Hepple and Paul O'Higgins.
Management and Productivity: An International Directory of Institutions and Information Sources Geneva: International Labour Office.
Project Appraisal in Practice M. F. G. Scott
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1975 Kathleen Jones (ed.).
Control of the Curriculum: Issues and Trends in Britain and Europe Ron Glatter (ed.).
Adolescence and Community: The Youth Service in Britain John Eggleston.
Mental Health Brenda M. Hoggett.
Kent County Council Publications Research and Intelligence Unit
Rural Settlement Policies and Plans Brian J. Woodruffe.
Planning, Development and the Community Land Scheme Geoffrey Parsons and Barry Redding.
Political Culture in Ireland: The Views of Two Generations John Raven
Political and Administrative Federalism R. M. Burns et al .
Victoria Park, Manchester: A nineteenth century suburb in its social and administrative context Maurice Spiers     

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Book Reveiwed in this article
The Reformed Local Government System Peter G. Richards.
The Finance of Local Government N. P. Hepworth.
Local Authority Revenues R. E. Lake and others.
The Individual Citizen and Public Participation William Hampton and Raymond Walker.
The Law and Practice Relating to Local Authority Meetings Raymond S. B. Knowles.
The Government and Politics of France Vincent Wright.
The Irish Department of Finance 1922–58 Ronan Fanning.
The Management of Canadian Urban Government T. J. Plunkett and G. M. Betts.
The Australian Development Assistance Agency: A Post-Mortem Report Nancy Viviani and Peter Wilenski.
The Political Economy of Fiscal Federalism Wallace E. Oates (ed.)
Transplanted Indo-British Administration V. Subramaniam.
Public Enterprise and the Public Interest: Proceedings of an International Seminar Andre Gelinas (ed.)
The Public's Business: The Politics and Practices of Government Corporations Annmarie Hauck Walsh.
Planning in the ESB John Roche.
The British Tax System J. A. Kay and M. A. King.
Housing Rents, Costs and Subsidies: A Discussion Document Alexander Grey, Noel P. Hepworth and John Odling-Smee.
Welfare Rights: The Local Authority's Role Anne Howard.
Essays on planning Theory and Education Andreas Faludi.
Town Planning and the Practice of Politics John Gyford.
An Outline of Planning Law Sir Desmond Heap.
Health Care in Big Cities Leslie H. W. Paine (ed.)
We are Richer than We Think Community Affairs Department, Conservative Central Office
The Changing Faces of Juvenile Justice V. Lorne Stewart (ed.)
Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Practical Guide Lee G. Anderson and F. Settle.
Privacy J. B. Young (ed.)
Management in the Police Service D. Wainwright and N. A. Smith.     

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Book review in this article
Guide to Government Data Compiled by A.F.Comfort and C.Loveless for the British Library of Political and Economic Science.
Local Government: Management and Corporate Planning Tony Eddison.
Local Authorities and Central Control J.A.G.Griffith.
British Members of Parliament: A Self-portrait Anthony King.
The Government of France Jean Blondel.
The New Zealand Bureaucrat Thomas B.Smith.
A Study of Public Administration in India Shriram Maheshwari.
Indian Administration Shriram Maheshwari.
The Management of Water Resources in England and Wales B.M.Funnell and R.D.Hay (eds.).
Elites in the Policy Process Robert Presthus.
Electoral Behaviour A Comparative Handbook Richard Rose (ed.).
The International Almanac of Electoral History Thomas T.Mackie and Richard Rose.
Planning Inquiry Practice Foreword by Sir Desmond Heap.
Training and Development in Government A.P.Saxena.
Employment Policies in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis J.Mouly and E.Costa.
Employee Participation in the Enterprise Institute of Personnel Management, 1975.
Charitable Organizations Christine D.McKee.
Housing: The Great British Failure Fred Berry.
Community Work One David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (eds.).
Community Work: Theory and Practice Philip Evens (ed.).
The Poverty of Education: A Study in the Politics of Opportunity David Byrne, Bill Williamson and Barbara Fletcher.
Communication: A Book for Students C.S.Deverell.
Urban Government Politics and Planning: A Study of the Administration of the Brisbane Town Plan K.N.Toms.
Politics and Administration in Queensland: A Select Bibliography Compiled by Kenneth W.Knight and Jill Adams.
Fiscal Equalization in a Federal System R.L.Matthews (ed.).
Management Science and Urban Problems Michael J.C.Martin.
Airports and the Environment Alan Stratford.     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article Administrative Theory and Public Administration R. J. S. Baker Central Government Administration: A Student's Guide to Public Administration. Vol. 1. E. N. Gladden Local, Corporational and International Administration: A Student's Guide to Public Administration. Vol.2. E. N. Gladden Studies in the Growth of Nineteenth-Century Government G. Sutherland The Limits of Organizational Change Herbert Kaufman The Managerial Class of India V. Subramaniam Social Background of India's Administrators V.Subramaniam Bureaucracy and Politics in India C.P.Bhambhri Politics, Finance and the Role of Economics: An Essay on the Control of Public Enterprise Christopher Foster Government Contracts Colin Turpin     

Book Notes

Book Reveiwed in this article
Public Administration: Government in Action Ivan L. Richardson and Sydney Baldwin.
Basic Documents of American Public Administration 1776–1950 Frederick C. Mosher (ed.).
Public Administration and Legislatures: Examination and Exploration John A. Worthley.
Introduction to British Politics P. J. Madgwick. 2nd ed.
Political Behaviour Howard Elcock.
Harvard Business Review on Management Heinemann.
A Critical Introduction to Organization Theory Bruno Lussato.
Contrasts in Management Rosemary Stewart.
Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession M. Kubr (ed.).
Computers in Public Administration: An International Perspective Samuel J. Bernstein.
Tomorrow's Men Today Andrew Stewart and Valerie Stewart. Institute of Personnel Management and Institute of Manpower Studies.
Cost Effective Recruitment John Courtis.
Town and Country Planning in Britain J. B. Cullingworth.
Need and the National Health Service: Economics and Social Choice A. J. Culyer.
Essays on the Welfare State Richard M. Titmuss.
Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law Geoffrey Wilson.
Demands for Social Knowledge: The Role of Research Organizations Elizabeth Crawford and Norman Perry (eds.).
The I975 Referendum David Butler and Uwe Kitzinger.     

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Thain, Colin and Wright, Maurice, The Treasury and Whitehall: the Planning and Control of Public Expenditure, 1976–1993 Thompson, Helen, The British Conservative Government and the European Exchange Rate Mechanism 1979–1994 Chandler, J.A. (Ed.), The Citizen’s Charter Smith, T.A. and Young, A.M.M., Th Fixers: Crisis Management in British Politics Tindale, Stephen (ed.), The State and the Nations, the Politics of Devolution McLaverty, Peter, The Politics of Empowerment? Boston, Jonathan, Martin, John, Pallot, June, Walsh, Pat, Public Management: The New Zealand Model Schick, Allen, The Spirit of Reform: Managing the New Zealand State Sector in a Time of Change – A Report Prepared for the State Services Commission and the Treasury, New Zealand McLeay, Elizabeth, The Cabinet and Political Power in New Zealand Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Governance in Transition: Public Management Reforms in OECD Countries Kettl, Donald and Milward, Brinton (eds), The State of Public Management Lynn, Laurence E., Public Management as Art, Science and Profession Gummett, Philip (ed.), Globalization and Public Policy Fitzmaurice, John, The Politics of Belgium, a Unique Federalism Handler, Joel F., Down from Bureaucracy: The Ambiguity of Privatization and Empowerment Nagel, Stuart S., Crotty, William and Scarritt, James (eds), Political Reforms and Developing Nations Cherry, Steven, Medical Services and the Hospitals in Britain, 1860–1939 Surrey, John (ed.), The British Electricity Experiment. Privatization: the Record, the Issues, the Lessons Ledwith, Sue and Colgan, Fiona (eds), Women in Organisations Challenging Gender Politics Grayson, Leslie and Davies, Howard (eds) Inlogov Informs on Quangos     

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Book review in this article The Local Government Act Creating the New Local Government Local Government in Denmark Erik Harder. Inflation and Local Government Finance Political Stratification and Democracy An Experiment in Social Policy Formulation in Greenock and Port Glasgow S.Graham, R.Winter and R.Young. The Evolution of the British Welfare State Derek Fraser. The Welfare State: Its Aim, Benefits and Costs J.F.Sleeman. Health Care: Can there be Equity? Odin W.Anderson. Health Economics Michael H.Cooper and Anthony J.Culyer (eds.). Blueprint for Health: Medical Care Tomorrow D.Stark Murray. Estimating Local Housing Needs: A Case Study and Discussion of Methods C.J.Watson The Public Sector in the Mixed Economy Merlyn Rees. Bibliography of Public Enterprise R.P.Marsden. Developing Resourceful Managers John Morris and John G. Burgoyne. Management Training for Real Hawdon Hague. The Earnings Conflict Wilfred Brown. Principles and Practice of Job Evaluation J. Walker Moms. The Statistician and the Manager Ken Williams Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness: Studies and Analysis J.N.Wolfe White-Collar Unionism in Britain Roger Lumley. Federal Finance R.L.Matthews and W.R.C. Jay. The Communication Gap Lawrence Evans. Europe: Journey to an Unknown Destination Andrew Shonfield. Society and the Policeman's Role Maureen E.Cain. Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems Raoul Berger. Bureaucracy: The Marshall Plan and the National Interest Hadley Arkes.