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Book reviewed in this article: Accountability and Control: The Government Expenditure Process : Byh.v. kroeker The Business of Government: An Introduction to Canadian Public Administration : Byt.j. stevens The Regulatory Process in Canada : Edited byg. bruce doern The Management of Canadian Urban Government: A Basic Text for a Course in Urban Management : Byt.j. plunkett andg.m. betts Modern Political Economy : Bynorman frohlich andjoe a. oppenheimer     

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Book reviewed in this article: Border Crossings: The Internationalization of Canadian Public Policy eidited by Andrew E Johnson, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec Parallel Paths: Fiduciary Doctrine and the Crown-Native Relationship in Canada Michael R. Hudson Focused Quality: Managing for Results By HARVEY K. BRELIN, KIMBERLY S. DAVENPORT, LYELL P. Jennings and paul f. murphy. Delray Beach Reluctant Democrats: The Transition to Self-Government in the Australian Capital Territory By PHILIP GRUNDY, BILL OATES, LYNNE REEDER and ROGER wettenhall. Reinventing Government or Reinventing Ourselves The Role of Citizen Owners in Making a Better Government by hindy lauer schachter Diversity: A Business Advantage. A Practical Guide By phebe-jane poole. Ajax:     

Manager's matter: news from the laboratory

Advancing Public Management: New Developments in Theory, Methods and Practice. Edited by jeffrey l. brudney, laurence o'toole jr. and hal g. rainey. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. 2000. Pp. xi, 304. Transforming Government: Lessons from the Reinvention Laboratories. By PATRICIA w. INGRAHAM, JAMES R. THOMPSON and RONALD SANDERS. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. 1998. Pp. xxi, 266. The Stakeholder Society. By bruce ackerman and anne alstott. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1999. Pp. xi, 296.     

Quebec nationalism in the 1980s: a spent force?

The Independence Movement in Quebec 1945–1980. By William D. Coleman . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1984. Pp. xii, 274. Inder (paper) Conflict and Language Planning in Quebec. Edited by Richard Y. Bourhis . Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters Ltd. 1984. Pp. xvi, 304. Index. $19.95 Problems and Opportunities in U.S.-Quebec Relations. Edited by Alfred O. Hero , Jr . and Marcel Daneau . Boulder and London: Westview Press. 1984. Pp. xv, 320. Index (cloth)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Quangos, Accountability and Reform: The Politics of Quasi‐Government:Edited by M. V. Flinders and M. J. Smith From Hope to Harris: The Reshaping of Ontario's Schools: By R. D. Gidney Public Attitudes towards Education in Ontario 1998: The Twelfth OISE/UT Survey: By D. W. Livingstone, D. Hart and L. E. Davie A Handbook of Economic Indicators: By John Grant Restructuring Societies: Insights from the Social Sciences: Edited by David B. Knight and Alun E. Joseph Time and Poverty in Western Welfare States: United Germany in Perspective: By Lutz Leisering and Stephan Leibfried Canada: The State of the Federation, 1998/99. How Canadians Connect: Edited by Harvey Lazar and Tom Mcintosh     

Urban economic development and regulation by municipal licensing

Urban Economic Development: Edited by Richard D. Bincham and John P. Blair . Beverley Hills: Sage Publications. 1984. Pp. 287. $28.00 (hardcover). $14.00 (paper) Regulation by Municipal Licensing: By John Bosson , S.M. Makuch and John Palmer . Ontario Economic Council Research Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1984. Pp. 111 (paper). $6.50     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government By steven cohen. Wildlife and the Public Interest: Non-Profit Organizations and Federal Wildlife Policy BY james a. Government Response to Financial Constraints: Budgetary Control in Canada By l.r. jones and jerry l. mccaffery. Diefenbaker's World: A Populist in Foreign Affairs By h. basil robinson. Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility: Exploring Federal and Provincial Roles Edited by david c. hawkes. The Political Limits of Environmental Regulation: Tracking the Unicorn By bruce YANDLE Japan's Civil Service System: Its Structure, Personnel, and Politics BY pauls. kim. Petit traité de I'État De gÉrard Bergeron. Federalism and Political Community: Essays in Honour of Donald Smiley By DAVID P. SHUGARMAN and REG WHITAKER     

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Book reviewed in this article: A Government Reinvented: A Study of Alberta's Deficit Elimination Program Edited by Christopher j. bruce, ronald d. kneebone and kenneth J. mckenzie. Don Mills The Future of Governing: Four Emerging ModelsPar b. guy peters The Maltese Public Service, 1800–1940: The Administrative Politics of a Micro–StateBy Codfrey a. PIROTTA Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics >Edited by Christopher dunn In Pursuit of the Public Good: Essays in Honour of Allan J. MacEachen Edited by tom kent Globalization and Marketization of Government Services: Comparing Contemporary Public–Sector Developments Edited by Andrew massey Organizational Performance and Measurement in the Public Sector: Toward Service, Effort and Accomplishment Reporting Edited by arie halachmi Monitoring Performance in the Public Sector: Future Directions from International Experience Edited by john mayne     

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Book reviewed in this article: Strategic Design and Organizational Change: Pacific Rim Seaports in Transition:By Herman L. Boschken. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. 1988. Pp. xvi, 234; Index. $29.95 (cloth) Leadership, Organizations and Culture:By Peter B. Smith and Mark F. Peterson. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications. 1988. Pp. 208 When Public Sector Workers Unionize:Edited by Richard B. Freeman and Casey Ichniowski. Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1988. Pg. 419 Spolls of Power: The Politics of Patronage:By Jeffrey Simpson. Toronto: Collins Publishers. 1988. Pp. 406. $27.95 (cloth)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Le ministère des Affaires extérieures du Canada: Volume II, Lessor, 1946–1968 Par john hilliker et donald barry. Rethinking the Delivery of Public Services to Citizens By Leslie f. seidle . Troubled Waters: Economic Structure, Regulatory Reform, and Fisheries Trade By PETER B. DOERINGER and DAVID G. TERKLA. Justice and Identity: Antipodean Practices Edited by Margaret wilson and anna yeatman. The Road to Better Public Services: Progress and Constraints in Five Canadian Federal Agencies By g. bruce doern. Greater Toronto: Report of the gta Task Force. January 1996 Public Administration in Canada: A Text By KENNETH KERNAGHAN and DAVID SIEGEL.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Public Administration: History and Theory in Contemporary Perspective ; Edited by Joseph A. Uveces Jr . No Fault of Their Own: Unemployment and the Canadian Welfare State 1914–1941 ; By James Struthers . When Freedom is Lost: The Dark Side of the Relationship Between Government and the Fort Hope Band ; By Paul Driben and Robert S. Trudeau . Local Government: Politicians, Professionals and the Public in Local Authorities ; By Howard Elcock . City Politics in Canada ; Edited by Warren Magnusson and Andrew Sancton . Parliament and Bureaucracy, Parliamentary Scrutiny of Administration: Prospects and Problems in the 1980s ; Edited by J.R. Nethercote . The Executive Challenge ; By Michael B. Mc Caskey . The Politics of Canadian Airport Development: Lessons for Federalism ; By Elliot J. Feldman and Jerome Milch . Organisation Theory and Management ; Edited by Thomas D. Lynch . The Politics of Canadian Public Policy ; Michael M. Atkinson and Marsha A. Chandler     

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Book reviewed in this article: Comparative Urban Politics: Power and the City in the United States, Canada, Britain and France By MICHAEL KEATING Sovereignty or Security? Government Policy in the Canadian North, 1936–1950 By SHELAGH D. GRANT Public Purse, Public Purpose: Autonomy and Accountability in the Groves of Academe By JAMES CUTT and RODNEY DOBEL Governing Canada: Institutions and Public Policy Edited by MICHAEL M. ATKINSON Local Government Reorganization in Canada Since 1975 By ANDREW SANCTON Municipal Consolidation in Canada and its Alternatives By ALLAN O'BRIEN Policy and Politics in Canada: Institutionalized Ambivalence By CAROLYN J. TUOHY     

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Book reviewed in this article: Déontologie: Rapport du Groupe consultatif du Conseil des Arts du Canada : Ottawa. Managing Canada's Renewable Resources : Edited byralph b. kruger andbruce mitchell. Urban Canada: Its Government and Politics : Bydonald j. h. higgins. . Monetarism and Controls: The Inflation Fighters : Bythomas j. courchene. . A Theory of Public Bureaucracy: Politics, Personality and Organization in the State Department : Bydonald p. warwick . Canada's Salesman to the World: The Department of Trade and Commerce 1892–1939. : Byo. maby hill. . La theorie du système général-théorie de la modélisation : Parjean-louis le moigne. . Les élites politiques, les bas-salariés et la politique du logement à Hull .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Guide méthodologique de la recherche Par ROBERT J. GRAVEL. Political Choice in Canada By HAROLD D. CLARKE, JANE JENSON, LAWRENCE LEDUC and JON H. PAMMETT. The Conserver Solution: A Blueprint for the Conserver Society By LAWBENCE SOLOMON. Understanding Intergovernmental Relations By DEIL s. WBIGHT. Confrontation and Collaboration — Intergovernmental Relations in Canada Today Edited by RICHABD SIMEON. Local Government in Canada By C.R. TINDAL and S. NOBES TINDAL. Shaping the Canadian City: Essays on Urban Politics and Policy, 1890–1920 By JOHN C. WEAVES. Structural Changes in Local Government: Government for Urban Regions By C.R. TINDAL. The Politics of Urban Development: Canadian Urban Expressway Disputes By CHRISTOPHER LEO. Community Development: Learning And Action By HAYDEN ROBERTS. The Australian Federal System By JEAN HOLMES Innovation and Implementation in Public Organizations By RICHABD H. NELSON and DOUGLAS YATES Policy Analysis: A Political and Organisational Perspective By W.I. JENKINS. Perspectives on the Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration By P.K. GOPECKI and W.T. STANBUBY Ombudsmen Around the World: A Comparative Chart By KENT M. WEEKS.     

Book Notes Resumes de livres

Bernard Schissel and Terry Wotherspoon.The Legacy of Schools for Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression, and Emancipation. Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press. 2003. Pp. viii, 176, bibliographical references, index. Elaine Morley, Scott P. Bryant and Harry P. Hatry.Comparative Performance Measurement. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press. 2001. Pp. 124, bibliographical references, index.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Bureaucratic Justice: Managing Social Security Disability Claims By Jerry L. Mashaw . Theories of Business-Government Relations : Edited by V.V. Murray . The New Practical Guide to Canadian Political Economy : By Daniel Drache and Wallace Clement , Conflict or Compromise - The Future of Public Sector Industrial Relations : Edited by Mark Thompson and Gene Swimmer .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Urban Canada By JAMES and BOBERT SIMMONS. Politics and Government of Urban Canada Edited by LIONEL D. FELDMAN and MICHAEL D. GOLDBICK. The Canadian Municipal System By DONALD C. BOWAT. Politics: Canada Edited by PAUL FOX. 3rd edition. Contemporary Issues in Canadian Politics Edited by FREDERICK VAUGHAN, PATRICK KYBA and O.P. DWIVEDI. The Canadian Political Process Edited by OREST KRUHLAK, RICHARD SCHULTZ and SINEY POBIHUSHCHY. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Manpower Policies Edited by G.C. SOMEBS and W.D. WOOD. Temporal Dimensions of Development Administration Edited by DWIGHT WALDO. Durham, N.C. Policy Sciences: An International Journal Foreign Policy for Canadians Published by authority of the Honourable Mitchell Sharp, Secretary of State for External Affairs. Social Science and Social Purpose By T.S. SIMEY. The Structure of Local Government A Comparative Survey of 81 Countries By SAMUEL HUMES and EILEEN MABTIN. Changing Patterns of Local Government By A.F. LEEMANS.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Contradictions of the Welfare State By Claw Offe . Edited by John Keane Why Governments Grow: Measuring Public Sector Size : By Charles Lewis Taylor , ed Concepts of Federalism By William H. Stewart , Lanham: Government, Limited : By John Calvert Pathways to Self-Determination: Canadian Indians and the Canadian State : By Leroy Little Bear , Menno Boldt and J. Anthony Long . Science in Government : By Jarlath Ronayne . Citizen Participation in Library Decision-Making: the Toronto Experience : Edited by John Marshall . Ethics in the Public Service: Comparative Perspectives : Edited by Kenneth Kernaghan and O.P. Dwivedi . Pensions Today and Tomorrow: Background Studies : Edited by David W. Conklin , Jalynn H. Bennett and Thomas J. Courchene . Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies, Volume 1, Switzerland : By Kenneth D. Mcrae .     

Book Reviews Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article: Patchworks of Purpose: The Development of Provincial Social Assistance Regimes in Canada By Gerard William Boychuk Le ‘ management public ’: discours et fonction Par Caroline Vayrou Service in the Field: The World of Front-Line Public Servants. Canadian Public Administration Series.By Barbara Wake Carroll and David Siegel How Ottawa Spends 1988–99. Balancing Act: The Post-Deficit Mandate. Carleton Public Policy Series No. 19 Edited by Leslie Pal A Question of Ethics: Canadians Speak out By Maureen Mancuso The Second Keating Government: Australian Commonwealth Administration 1993–1996 Edited by Gwynneth Singleton Performance Review in Local Government By Rob Ball     

Book note Résumé de livres

Richard A. Clarke,Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror. New York: Free Press, 2004. Pp. xiii, 304, index. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.,The 9/11 Commission Report, authorized edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., [2004]. Pp. xviii, 567, bibliographical references.