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T he A dministrative P rocess in B ritain . By R. S. G. B rown .
F rench politicians and E lections , 1951–1969. By P. M. W illiams .
U lster 1969. T he F ight for C ivil R ights in N orthern I reland . By M ax H astings .
F ire O ver U lster . By P atrick R iddell .
D ivided U lster . By L iam de P aor .
P articipating in L ocal A ffairs . By D ilys M. H ill .
P ages from M emory . By J ames G riffiths .
T he C abinet . By P. G ordon W alker .
T he P rime M inister . Edited by A. K ing .
T he S tory of the C abinet O ffice . By R. K. M osley .
T he S cottish D ebate . Edited by N. M ac C ormick .
T anzania P arty T ransformation and E conomic D evelopment . Expanded Edition. By H enry B ienen .
T he C ommons in T ransition . Edited by A. H. H anson and B ernard C rick for the Study of Parliament Group.
T he M ember of P arliament and his I nformation . By A nthony B arker and M ichael R ush .     

REGULATION OF ASBESTOS THE MICROANA1YTICS OF GOVERNMENT FAILURE

This article analyzes the government's role in regulating asbestos-related health hazards in the United States. The U.S. government has served as both promoter and regulator of the U.S. asbestos industry, and this article examines the extent to which—in both capacities—it has hindered rather than facilitated the information dissemination essential to voluntary assumption of asbestos related risks. In documenting the behavior of the major government actors, this paper investigates the political and economic forces that have shaped U.S. asbestos policy. It shows how the Congressional transition from promoter to regulator of the asbestos industry can be explained by the susceptibility of political processes to transaction-cost augmentation by the bureaucracy.     

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R obert O wen , P rophet of T he P oor . Edited by S idney P ollard and J ohn S alt .
T he J uggernauts . By G raham B annock .
R egional P roblems and P olicies in I taly and F rance . By K. A llen and M. C. M ac L ennan .
How M uch is E nough : S haping T he D efence P rogramme , 1961–1969. By A lain C. E nthoven and K. W ayne S mith .
T he P erverted P riorities of A merican P olitics . By D uane L ockard .
V oting for P resident . By W allace S. S ayre and J udith H. P arris .
T he S elling of T he P resident . By J oe M cginniss .
F ifteen M en on a P owder K eg : A H istory of T he UN S ecurity C ouncil . By A ndrew B oyd .
S oldiers W ithout E nemies : P reparing T he U nited N ations for P eace - K eeping . By L arry L. F abian .
G overnment by C ommunity . By I oan B owen R ees .
G uardian : B iography of a N ewspaper . By D avid A yerst .     

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B ig B usiness . T heoretical and E mpirical A spects of C oncentration and M ergers in the U nited K ingdom . B y S. A aronovitch and M. C. S awyer .
E conomic C oncentration . S tructure , B ehaviour and P ublic P olicy . By J. M. B lair .
C oncentration in M odern I ndustry . By L. H annah and J. A. K ay .
C ompetition P olicy . Including a research annex, C ompetition P olicy and E conomic P erformance in the U nited K ingdom . By A. H ughes .
T he E volution of G iant F irms in B ritain . A S tudy of the G rowth of C oncentration in M anufacturing industry in B ritain 1909–1970. By S. J. P rais .
D iversification and C ompetition . By M. A. U tton .
I nternational H andbook on L ocal G overnment R eorganisation : C ontemporary D evelopments . E dited by D onald C. R owat .
O ffshore S afety . R eport of the C ommittee . C hairman : D r . J. H. B urgoyne .
T he N ew A uthoritarianism in L atin A merica . Edited by D avid C ollier .
G ood N eighbour D iplomacy : U nited S tates P olicies in L atin A merica 1933–45. By I rwin F. G ellman .
C hile : A n A ttempt at "H istoric C ompromise ": T he R eal S tory of the A llende Y ears . By J orge P alacios .
T he A rmy and P olitics in A rgentina 1945–62: P erón to F roxdizi . By R obert A. P otash .
D efence P olitics : A B udgetary P erspective . By A rnold K anter .
D owning S treet D iary . By H arold E vans .
E uropean E lections and B ritish P olitics . By D avid B utler and D avid M arquand .
T he P eople's B udget 1909/10: L loyd G eorge and L iberal P olitics . By B ruce K. M urray .
T he L eo A mery D iaries . V olume O ne : 1896–1929. Edited by J ohn B arnes and D avid N icholson .
T.U.C. T he G rowth of a P ressure G roup 1868–1976. By R oss M artin .     

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T he C onstitution of the I rish F ree S tate . By L eo K ohn .
R ecent S ocial T rends in the U nited S tates . R eport of the P resident's R esearch C ommittee on S ocial T rends .
T he B loody T raffic . By A. F enner B rockway .
A ir P ower and W ar R ights . By J. M. S paight . Second Edition.
W ar , S adism and P acifism . By E dward G lover .
M oscow D ialogues . By J ulius F. H ecker , P.hD.
T owards the U nderstanding of K arl M arx . By S idney H ook .
T he . T ruth and E rror of C ommunism . By H. G. W ood , M.A.
C ommunism and the A lternative . By A rthur J. P enty .
T he G reat O ffensive . By M aurice H indus .
R ed V irtue . By E lla W inter .
W recking A ctivities at P ower S tations in the S oviet U nion : V erbatim R eport of the M oscow T rial .
H istory of G ermany . P eople and S tate through a thousand years . By H ermann P innow . Trans. M abel B railsford .
G ermany U nder the T reaty . By W. H. D awson .
T he C risis of G erman D emocracy . By D r . J. H. K raus . Edited by W illiam S tarr M yers .
U nemployment in G ermany since the W ar . By K enneth I ngram W iggs , Ph.D. Introduction by H enry C lay .
H itler . By E mil L engyel . Revised and Enlarged Edition 1933.
T he G erman R evolution . I ts M eaning and M enace . By J oseph K ing . Preface by V iscount S nowden .
T he A merican P olitical S ystem . By D. W. B rogan , with a foreword by H. J. L aski .     

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THE DUE P rocess OF LAW. L ord D enning .
P ower AND P arliament . By T imothy R aison
O ilgate -THE S anctions S candal . By M artin B ailey .
I nternational E conomic S anctions : THE C ases OF C uba , I srael A and R hdesia . By D onald L. L osman .
M ore BAD N ews . By G lasgow U niversity M edia G roup .
A rms AND THE MEN. By B asil C ollier .
THE W orld M ilitary O rder Edited by M ary K aldor and A sbjorn F ide .
THE E conomics OF T hird W orld M ilitary E xpenditure Edited by D ivid K. W hynes .
NO MAN'S L and : C ombat & I dentity IN W orld WAR I. By E ric J. L eed .
THE C hancing B ritish P arty S ystem 1945–1979. By S. E. F iner .
M ulti -P arty B ritain . By H. M. D rucker .
A rguments FOR S ocialism . By T ony B enn . Edited by C hris M ullin .
S ocialism W ithout THE S tate . By E van L uard .
C ommunity S ocialism . By G iles R adice .
T owards I ndustrial D emocracy : E urope , J apan AND THE U nited S tates . Edited by B enjamin C. R oberts .
G reat P lanning D isasters . By P eter H all
THE F oundations OF M odern P olitical T hought . By Q uentin S kinner .
THE L ast E dwardian AT No. 10. By G eorge H utchinson .
I nside I ndia T oday . By D ilip H iro .
P akistan U nder B hutto , 1971–1977. By S hahid J aved B urki .
E thnicity AND E quality : THE S hiv S ena P arty AND P referential P olitics IN B ombay . By M ary F ainsod K atzenstein .
R eflections ON E conomic D evelopment AND S ocial C hance : E ssays IN H onoijr OF P rofessor V. K. R. V. KAO. By C. H. H anumantha RAO and P. C. J oshi .     

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A n I ntroduction TO THE P rinciples OF M orals AND L egislation BY J eremy B entham . Edited by J. H. B urns and H. L. A. H art .
O f L aws in G eneral by J eremy B entham . Edited by H. L. A. H art .
A dministrative R eform 1969. By G erald E. C aiden .
B ritish S ocial P olicy 1914–1939. By B entley B. G ilbert .
P olitics , P osition, and P ower . B y H arold S eidman .
T he A dministrative F unctions of the F rench C onseil d 'E tat . By M argherita R endel .
E uropean P olitical P arties . Edited by S tanley H enig and J ohn P inder
T he D iplomatic D iaries of O liver H arvey 1937–1940. Edited by J ohn H arvey .
A ppeasement of the D ictators : C risis D iplomacy 7quest; Edited by W. L aird K leine -A hlbrandt .     

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O ut of the W ilderness : D iaries 1963–1967. By T ony B enn .
T he E conomic R evival of M odern B ritain . Ed. by D avid C oates and J ohn H illard .
T he P erformance of the B ritish E conomy . Ed. by R udiger D ornbusch and R ichard L ayard .
T he G rowth and E fficiency of P ublic S pending . By M. S. L evitt and M. A. S. J oyce .
T he P olitics of P ublic E xpenditure . By M aurice M ullard .
B ritish C apitalism at the C rossroads 1919–1932. A S tudy in P olitics , E conomics and N ternational R elations . By R obert W. D. B oyce
N orthern I reland : A C omparative A nalysis . By Frank Wright.
P roperty B efore P eople : T he M anagement of T wentieth -C entury C ouncil H ousing . By A nne P ower .
P olitics and S exual E quality . By P ippa N orris .
T he N ew W omen's M ovement . Edited by D rude D ahlerup .
F eminism and P olitical T heory . By J udith E vans , J ill H ills , K aren H unt , E lizabeth M eehan , T essa T en T usscher , U rsula V ogel , G eorgina W aylen .
B ecoming A F eminist . By O live B anks .
B ritish W riters of the T hirties . By V alentine C unningham .
L egislators and I nterpreters : O n M odernity , post-modernity and I ntellectuals . By Z ygmund B auman .
T he E nd of O rganized C apitalism . By S corn L ash and J ohn U rry .
S tate C apitalism : T he W ages S ystem U nder N ew M anagement By A dam B uick and J ohn C rump .     

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T he P olitical S ystem of C hile . By F ederico G. G il .
T he M exican P olitical S ystem . By L. V incent P adgett .
A cción D emocrática , E volution of a M odern P olitical P arty in V enezuela . By J ohn D. M artz .
T he A lliance for P rogress . By J. W arren N ystrom and N athan A. H averstock . [ D. van Nostrand Co .
A H istory of M odern B razil 1889–1964. By J osé M aria B ello . Translated from the Portuguese by J ames L. T aylor . With a new concluding chapter by R ollie E. P oppino .
T he P olitics of F inancial C ontrol . By G ordon R eid .
I nfluencing V oters . By richard rose.
T he B ritish G eneral E lection of 1966. By D. E. D utler and A nthony K ing .
H obbes's S cience of P olitics . By M. M. G oldsmith .
P olitical B ehaviour in I ndia . A C ase s tudy of the 1962 G eneral e lections . By V. M. S irsikar .
M inority P olitics in the P unjab . By B. R. N ayar .
S uccession in i ndia. A S tudy in D ecision -M aking . By M ichael B recher .
A tomic E nergy P olicy in F rance under the F ourth R epublic . By L awrence S cheinman .
P hilip S nowden . By C olin C ross .
T he A ccountability and A udit of G overnments . By E. L. N ormanton .
T he P aranoid S tyle in A merican P olitics . By R ichard H ofstader .
I ronies of H istory : E ssays on C ontemporary C ommunism . By I saac D eutscher .
M odern T rade U nion L aw . By C yril G runfeld .
T rades U nion L aw . By H. S amuels .
T he B lackcoated W orker . By D avid L ockwood .
W hite C ollar T rade U nions . Edited by A dolf S turmthal .
W orkers , U nions and the s tate . By G raham W ootton .
D e G aulle and the W orld : T he f oreign P olicy of the F ifth F rench R epublic . By W. W. K ulski .
C entral and L ocal G overnment . By R. E. C. j ewell .
T he L ife of the M ind in A merica . By P erry M iller .     

BOOK REVIEW

E cology and U tility : T he P hilosophical D ilemmas of P lanetary M anagement . B y L incoln A llison .
O zone D iplomacy : N ew D irections in S afeguarding the P lanet . B y R ichard E lliot B enedick .
I nnovation and E nvironmental R isk . E dited by L ewis R oberts and A lbert W eale .
C hoosing O ur F uture : A P ractical P olitics of the E nvironment . B y A nn T aylor .
C ontrolling P ollution in the R ound : C hange and C hoice in E nvironmental R egulation in B ritain and G ermany . B y A lbert W eale , T imothy O'R iordan and L ouise K ramme .
T he C ontentious A lliance : T rade U nions and the L abour P arty . B y L ewis M inkin .
T he B ritish C onstitution N ow . B y F erdinand M ount .
P roportional R epresentation . C ritics of the B ritish E lectoral S ystem 1820–1945. B y J enifer H art .
T he U nited K ingdom and EC M embership E valuated . E dited by S imon B ulmer , S tephen G eorge and A ndrew S cott .
O ffshore : B ritain and the E uropean I dea . G iles R adice .
M odern C onservatism . B y D avid W illetts .     

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R ationalisation and U nemployment By J. A. H obson
G old , C redit and U nemployment By G.D. H. C ole
T he S oviet U nion L ooks A head : T he O utline of the F ive -Y ear P lan
R umania's N ew E conomic P olicy By Dr. V irgil M adgearu
Y ear -B ook of A gricultural C o -O peration . T he H orace A gricultural C o -O peration in C zechoslovakia By M argaret D igby
A gricultural C o -O peration in C zechoslovakla By M argaret D igbt     

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I nside the T reasury . By J oel B arnett .
G etting and S pending . By L eo P liatzky .
T he G overnment's E xpenditure P lans . By T he T reasury and C ivil S ervice C ommittee , Fifth Report 1981–82 Session H.C. 316.
P ublic E xpenditure and S ocial P olicy . Edited by Alan Walker
B ig G overnment in H ard T imes . Edited by C hristopher H ood and M aurice W right
T he P olitics of R etrenchment . By C harles H. L evine , I rene S. R ubin and G eorge G. W olohojian
P roperty and P olitics 1870–1914. L andownership , L aw , I deology and U rban D evelopment in E ngland . BY A vner O ffer .
O rganizing I nterests in W estern E urope . Edited by S uzanne D. B erger .
P ower , P roperty and C orporatism . By J ames S immie .
T he C hallenge of C orporatism . By O tto N ewman .
P ower and P arty in an E nglish C ity : an A ccount of S ingle -P arty R ule . By D avid G. G reen .
E nvironmental P rotest and C itizen P olitics in J apan . B y M argaret M c K ean .
THE G ate of H eavenly P eace . the C hinese and T heir R evolution , 1895–1980. BY J onathan D. S pence .
T he U ses of S ocial R esearch -S ocial I nvestigation in P ublic P olicy -M aking . BY M artin B ulmer .
T he C reation of the A nglo -A merican A lliance 1937–41: A S tudy in C ompetitive C o -O peration .
T he P olitical I deas of the U topian S ocialists . By K eith T aylor .
G ramsci's P olitical T hought : H egemony , C onsciousness , and the R evolutionary P rocess . By J. V. F emia .
M aking G ood : P risons , P unishment and B eyond . By M artin W right . Foreword by B arbara W ootton .
T he S ocialist N ovel I n B ritain . T owards the R ecovery of A T radition . Edited by H. G ustav K laus .
R ecount . By C liff P rothero .
T ony C rosland . By S usan G rosland .     

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O il , P ower AND P olitics . C onflict I n A rabia , T he R ed S ea A nd T he G ulf . By M ordechai A bir .
A rab S tates O f T he L ower G ulf . P eople , P olitics , P etroleum . By J ohn D uke A nthony .
T he N ew O il S takes . By J ean -M arie C hevalier .
O il A nd P olitics . By H enry M adelin . Translated from the French by M argaret T otman .
A P lain M an's G uide T o O i . By P hilip W indsor .
T he S even S isters . T he G reat O il C ompanies A nd T he W orld T hey M ade . By A nthony S ampson .
T he C ritical P hase I n T anzania 1945–1968. N yerere A nd T he H eagence O f A S ocialist S trategy . By C ranford P ratt .
I ndustrial R elations I n F leet S treet . By K eith S isson .
T he F oreign P olicy P rocess in B ritaik . By W illiam W allace .
L loyd G eorge . By P eter R owland .
T he P olitics of R eappraisal 1918–1939. Edited by G illian P eele and C hris C ook .
B ritish G overnment 1966–1975: Y ears of R eform . By F raxk S tacey .
L essons of U lster . By T. E. U tley .
T he O rigim of U lster U nionism . By P eter G ibbon .
T he E dwardiass : T he R emakixg OF B ritish S ociety . By P agl T hompson .
N onconformity in M odern B ritish P olitics . By S tephen K oss .
B ritish P ublic O pinion and the A byssinian W ar 1935–36. By D aniel W aley .
P ower A nd P arty B ureaucracy in B ritain . By D avid J. W ilsox .
T he C ommonwealth . By P eter B. H arris .
T he O ffice of P rime M inister . By R obert B lake .
T he T iger : T he L ife of G eorces C leyenceau 1841–1929. By E dgar H olt .     

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A n I ntroduction to the S tudy of I ndustrial R elations . By J. H. R ichardson .
T he O rigins of the L abour P arty . By H enry P elling .
T he D eath of the F ourth republic . By R onald M atthews .
E ssays on the S ocial H istory of S cience . Edited by S. L illey .
P io N ono : A S tudy in E uropean P olitics and R eligion in the XIX C entury . By E. E. Y. H ales .
T he Q uaker A pproach to C ontemporary P roblems . J ohn K avanagh .
C ommunism and C hrist . By C harles W. L owry .
A narchy and O rder . By H erbert
T he dynamics of S oviet S ociety . By W. W. R ostow .
T he F uture of T he H ouse of L ords . Edited by S idney B ailey . Foreword by C ommander S tephen K ing -H all .
D roit I nternational et S ouverainetéa en U.R.S.S. By J ean -Y ves C alvez .
T héaories et R éalites en D roit I nternational P ublic . By C harles de V isscher .
F rench L iberal T hought in the 18 th C entury . By K ingsley M artin . Edited by J. P. M ayer .
T he E ncyclopaedia of D iderot & d'A lembert . Edited by J ohn L ough .
P ower in T rade U nions : a S tudy of T heir O rganization in G reat B ritain . By V. L. A llen .
T he N eglected C hild and the S ocial S ervices . By D. V. D onnison .     

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U nions , C hange and C risis : F rench and I talian U nion S trategy and T he P olitical E conomy , 1945–1980. By P eter L ange , G eorge R oss, and M aurizio V annicelli .
T he M edical E ffects of N uclear W ar : R eport of T he B ritish M edical A ssociation's B oard of S cience and E ducation .
N uclear W ar : T he A ftermath . Edited by J eannie P eterson .
T he F ate of T he E arth . By J onathan S chell .
T he S urvival O ption : A G uide to L iving T hrough N uclear W ar . By I van T yrrell .
U nderstanding the U nited K ingdom : T he T erritorial D imension in G overnment . By R ichard R ose
T he T erritorial D imension in U nited K ingdom P olitics . Edited by P eter M adgwick and R ichard R ose
T he E nglish W orld : H istory , C haracter and P eople . Edited by R obert B lake .
E urope's N uclear P ower E xperiment : H istory of the OECD D ragon P roject . By E. N. S haw .
F usion : S cience , P olitics and the I nvention of a N ew E nergy S ource . By J oan L isa B romberg .
T he P relude to the T ruman D octrine : B ritish P olicy in G reece 1944–1947. By G. M. A lexander .
U nder J apanese M anagement . By M ichael W hite and M alcolm T revor .     

“E” the People: Do U.S. Municipal Government Web Sites Support Public Involvement?

To what extent do local government Web sites support practical, meaningful public involvement? Fifteen years after the adoption and diffusion of the World Wide Web, the answer to this question remains cloudy and controversial. The promise—and peril—of Web‐based public involvement, known as e‐democracy, has been widely debated. Much of the debate has focused on theoretical abstractions or extrapolations of current political or technological trends. Empirical studies have been limited to reports on pilot projects, case studies, or special population surveys. This paper contributes to our empirical understanding of the question. It reports results of a recent comprehensive survey of official government Web sites in the principal cities of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. In particular, it examines whether and how U.S. city government Web sites facilitate users’ involvement in local public issues.     

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W age P atterns A nd W age P olicy I n M odern C hina 1919-1972. B y C hristopher H owe .
R evolutionaries . B y E. J. H obsbawm .
T he R eformed L ocal G overnment S ystem . B P eter G. R ichards .
L ocal G overnmest . By R ichard B uxton .
T he P olitics O f P olicy I n L ocal G overnment . By J ohn D wrlove .
C ity P olitics A nd T he P ress . By H arvey Cox and D avid M organ .
H idden C osts O f T axation . B y C. T. S andford .
P olitical P urpose I n T rade U nions . By I rving R ichter .
L abour : T he U nions A nd T he P arty . B y B ill S impson .
B aldwin , T he U nexpected P rime M inister . By H. M ontgomery
C hina : A H andbook . E dited b y Y uan -L i W u .
T he L ong M arch T o P ower : A H istory O f T he C hinese C ommunist P arty , 1921-72. B y J ames P inckney H arrison .
T he C hinese H igh C ommand : A H istory O f C ommunist M ilitary P olitics , 1927–71. B y W illiam W. W hitson w ith C hen -H sia H uang .
C hinese S trategic T hinking U nder h ho T se -T ung . B y W. A. C. A die .
T he C hinese R oad T o S ocialism . By E. L. W heelwright and B. M c -F arlane .
T he B eliefs O f P oliticians . B y R obert D. P utnam .
K nowledge A nd B eliefs I n P olitics . E dited B y R obert B enewick , R. N. B erki A nd B hikhu P arekh .
C orps D iplomatique . By E ric C lark .
R adicalism A gainst W ar 19061914. T he A dvocacy O f P eace A nd R etrenchment . B y A. J. A nthony M orris .
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W orld E ncyclopedia O f P olitical S ystems . Edited by G. E. D elurie .
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G overnment and U rban P olicy : I nside the P olicy -M aking P rocess . B y J oan H iggins , N icholas D eakin , J ohn E dwards and M al -C olm W icks
N ational P arties and L ocal P olitics . B y J ohn G yfokd and M aki J ames .
N ational I nterests and L ocal G overnment . Edited by K en Y oung .
T he D iary of H ugh G aitskell , 1945-1956. Edited with an Introduc-tion by P hilip W illiams
H igh and L ow P olitics I n M odern B ritain . T en S tudies . Edited by M ichael B entley and J ohn S tevenson .
D evelopments in B ritish P olitics . Edited by H enry D rucker , P atrick D unleavy , A ndrew G amble and G illian P eele .
P olitics in B ritain : A n I ntroduction . By C olin L eys .
P olitics and T echnology in the S oviet U nion . B y B ruce P arrott .
T he C omplete P eerage . Edited by G. E. C.
B lood : G ift or M erchandise . B y P iet J. H agan
A V ariety of L ives : A B iography O f S ir H ugh G reene . By M ichael T racey .
G ood T imes , B ad T imes . B y H arold E vans .