Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Robert A. Heineman, William T. Bluhm, Steven A. Peterson, and Edward N. Kearny . 1990. The World of the Policy Analyst .
James Ring Adams . 1990. The Big Fix Inside the S t3 L Scandal: How an Unholy Alliance of Politics and Money Destroyed America's Banking System .
Peter H. Rossi . 1989. Down and Out in America: The Origins of Hmlessness .
Mavis Maclean and Dulcie Groves (Eds.). 1991. Women's Issues in Social Policy .     

BOOK REVEIWS

Book reviewed in this articles: Susan G. Hadden. 1989. A Citizens Right to Know: Risk Communication & Public Policy James L. Regens and Robert W. Rycroft. 1988. The Acid Rain Controversy Lee Clarke . 1989. Acceptable Risk? Making Decision in a Toxic Environment Lance de Haven-Smith. (1988). Philosophical Critiques of Policy Analysis: Lindblom, Habermas, and the Great Society. Arnold Vedlitz . (1988). Conservative Mythology and Public Policy in America Lenore J. Weitzman. 1985. The Divorce Revolution: Unexpected Social and Economic Consequences for Women and Children in America Stephen H. Schneider. 1989. Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century? Michael D. Laurence, John R. Snortum and Franklin E. Zimring , (eds.). 1988. Social Control of the Drinking Driver     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
E.N. S cott (ed.), International Perspectives in Public Administration
Towards Adaptive Federalism , Advisory Council for Inter-government Relations
B ill A llan and K eith H inchliffe , Planning, Policy Analysis and Public Spending: Theory and the Papua New Guinea Practice
S éan R éamonn , History of the Revenue Commissioners     

GOVERNMENTS IN BUSINESS

Books reviewed in this article
Neil W. Hamilton and Peter R. Hamilton. Governance of Public Enterprise: A Case Study of Urban Mass Transit
R. Joseph Monsen and Kenneth D. Walters. Nationalized Companies: A Threat to American Business
Lloyd Musolf. Uncle Sam's Private, Profitseeking Corporations
W.T. Stanbury and Fred Thompson (Eds.). Managing Public Enterprises     

BOOK NOTES

An Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis. An Introduction to Program Budgeting. F. J. Burrows . Minimum Development Rating. Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances in Australia. Industrialization and the Individual. James Jupp , Australian Party Politics, 2nd ed. J. T. Sutcliffe , A History of Trade Unionism in Australia. S. H. H. Hildersley and Raymond Nottage , Sources of Local Revenue. Management of Local Government. The Maud Committee Report. R. M. and C. H. Berndt . The First Australians. Peter France . The Charter of the Land. Allan Flanders . Trade Unions. John Hirst . A Proposal for an Integrated School Library System for the Public Schools of New South Wales. R. Preston (ed.). Contemporary Australia: Studies in History, Politics, and Economics.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: John D. Montgomery , and William J. Sippin (eds.). Approaches to Development: Politics, Administration and Change. Sanford A. Lakoff (ed.). Knowledge and Power: Essays on Science and Government. James Jupp . Arrivals and Departures. J. E. Isaac arid G. W. Ford (eds.). Australian Labour Relations: Readings and Australian Labour Economics: Readings. E. L. French (ed.). Melbourne Studies in Education, 1965. N.S.W. Parliamentary Library. Payment of Members in New South Wales, Pros and Cons from 1912.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Thomas D. Lynch, (ed.) Federal Budget & Financial Management Reform Steven D. Gold, David M. Smith, Stephen B. Lawton, and Andrea C. Hyary, (eds.) Public School Finance Programme of the Untied States and Canada 1990-1991 B.J. Reed and John W. Swain, Public Finance Administration     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Patrick Weller, Dodging Raindrops – John Button: A Labor Life
W. Funnell and K. Cooper, Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia
Mark Latham, Civilising Global Capital: New Thinking for Australian Labor
G.B. Adams and D.L. Balfour, Unmasking Administrative Evil
G Terrill, Secrecy and Openness: The Federal Government from Menzies to Whitlam and Beyond
L.R. Jones and F. Thompson, Public Management: Institutional Renewal for the Twenty-First Century
Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report, Report No. 5, Implementation of Ecologically Sustainable Development by Commonwealth Departments and Agencies
Randal G. Stewart, Public Policy: Strategy and Accountability     

BOOK NOTES

J. M. P ower , The National Sewerage Program in Victoria .
D. L. O verheu et al., Computer Technology and Employment , (No. 1, 1979)
M eryl S tanton (ed.).
J ohn D ixon (ed.).
J ohn G oldring (ed.).
J ohn D ixon and G arry F erris .
P atricia H yndman , Constitutional Law and Government .
B ob H inings , R oyston G reenwood , S tewart R anson and K ieron W alsh .
M ichael P oulsen and P eter S pearritt .
C. D. F oster , R. J ackman and M. P erlman .
P.M. J ackson (ed.).
R. L. M athews (ed.).
Newsletter of the Australian Institute of Public Administration (ACT Group).     

BOOK NOTES

Book reviewed in this article: Arthur Seldon . The Greave Pensions “Swindle”. N.S.W. Parliamentary Library. Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances in Australia. G. Blainey . The Rush that Never Ended. R. I. Domo . National Income and Social Accounts: An Australian Study. W. M. Corden . Australian Economic Policy Discussion: A Survey. F. G. Dawdson . The Industrialization of Australia. J. H. Bristow and A. A. Tait (Eds.). Economic Policy in Ireland. New South Wales Parliamentary Library. Statutory Bodies in New South Wales: A Checklist. Sir John Crawford . The Development of Trade Policy. B. D. Haig and S. S. Mc Burney . The Interpretation of National Income Estimates. Michael Williams (Ed.). South Australia from the Air. Bertil Wennergren . Protection of the Citizen in Administrative Procedures. David E. Allan (Ed.). Asian Contract Law, A Survey of Current Problems. T. B. Millar . Australia's Defense.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: The Administrative Vocation. By RS Parker State, Economy and Public Policy in Australia. Edited by Stephen Bell and Brian Head Work for All: Full Employment in the Nineties. By John Langmore and John Quiggin Australian Mandarins: Perceptions of the Role of Departmental Secretaries. By Robert Hyslop Westminster Inc.: A Survey of Three States in the 1980s. Edited by Allan Peachment Environmental Impact Assessment: Cutting Edge for the 21st Century. By Alan Gilpin Inside Bureaucratic Power: The Wilenski Review of NSW Government. By Richard Alaba Australian Political Ideas. Edited by Geoff Stokes Chasing the Future: Recession, Recovery and The New Politics in Australia. By Laura Tingle Justice and Identity: Antipodean Practices. Edited by Margaret Wilson and Anna Yeatman Parties and Federalism in Australia and Canada. Edited by Campbell Sharman Welfare and Inequality: National and International Perspectives on the Australian Welfare State. By Peter Saunders Social Security in Australia. By Terry Carney and Peter Hanks Research in Public Administration, Vol. 1 (1991) and Vol. 2 (1993). Edited by James L Perry New Agendas in the Study of the Policy Process. Edited by Michael Hill The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis and Planning. Edited by Frank Fischer and John Forester Drought, Policy and Politics in India: The Need for a Long-term Perspective. By Kuldeep Mathur and Niraja G Jayal     

"THE LONG AND VIOLENT PULL": SCIENCE FUNDING AND POLICY RESEARCH

Books reviewed in this article.
Claude E. Barfield. Science Policy from Ford to Reagan: Continuity and Change.
D.B.T. Kallen et al. (Eds.) Social Science Research and Public Policy-Making: A Reappraisal
David Meister. Behavioral Research and Government Policy: Civilian and Defense R & D     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Henry Mayer (ed.). Australian Politics: A Reader. A. F. Davies and S. Encel (eds.). Australian Society: A Sociological Introduction. E. K. Fisk (ed.). New Guinea on the Threshold. E. L. Normanton . The Accountability and Audit of Governments. Giles Radice . Democratic Socialism: A Short Survey. W. H. C. Eddy , J. D. B. Miller , D. H. Monro and R. N. Spann . Studies in Democracy. Gerald E. Caiden . The A.C.P.T.A.: A Study of White Collar Public Service Ruth Knight . Illiberal Liberal: Robert Lowe in New South Wales T. H. Mc Elligott . Education in Ireland.     

PUBLIC BUDGETING: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

Robert W. Burchell, James H. Carr, Richard L. Florida and Jarnes Nemeth. The New Reality of Municipal Finance: The Rise and Fall of the Intergovernmental City .
Government Finance Officers Association. Capital Budgeting: Blueprints for Change .
Edward A. Lehan. Budgetmaking: A Workbook of Public Budgeting Theory and Practice .
Thomas D. Lynch. Public Budgeting in America , 2nd Edition.
John L. Mikesell. Fiscal Administration: Analysis and Applications for the Public Sector , 2nd Edition.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
Teree Wasley . 1992. What Government Has Done to Our Health Care
Paul Diesing . 1991. How Does Science Work? Reflections on Practice
J. E. Meade . 1993. Liberty, Equalify and Efficiency Apologia Pro Agathotopia Mea
J. Mayne, M. L. Bemelmans-Videc, J. Hudson and R. Conner (Eds). 1992. Advancing Public Policy Evaluation
Kenji Hayao . 1993. The Japanese PrimeMinisterand Public Policy .     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article:
Regulating the New Financial Services Industry . By CYNTHIA A. CLASSMAN, JAMES L. PIERCE, ROBERTA KARMEL AND JOHN J. LAFALCE.
The Organization-Society Nexus: A Critical Review of Models and Metaphors . By RONALD G. CORWIN.
Comparable Worth, Pay Equity, and Public Policy . By RITA MAE KELLY and JANE BAYES (Eds).
Why Presidents Succeed: A Political Psychology of Leadership . By DEAN KEITH SIMONTON.
Public Utilities and the Poor: Rights and Responsibilities . By DAVID C. SWEET and KATHRYN WERTHEIM HEXTER.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article.
Darrell M. West . 1987. Congress and Economic Policy Making
James D. Savage . 1988. Balanced Budgets & American Politics
Raymond Tatlovich and Byron W. Daynes (Eds.) 1988. Social Regulatory Policy .
W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson . 1988. Broken Promises: How Americans Fail Their Children .
Curtis Prout and Robert N. Ross . 1988. Care and Punishment: The Dilemmas of Prison Medicine .     

MORE VALUABLE CONFERENCE BOOKS

Public Administration in Australia: A Watershed. Edited by JOHN POWER (Sydney: Hale & Iremonger in association with the Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, 1990, 168 pp).
Decision Making in Australian Government: The Cabinet and Budget Processes. Edited by BRIAN GALLIGAN, J.R. NETHERCOTE and CLIFF WALSH (Canberra: Centre of Research on Federal Financial Relations and Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, ACT Division 1990, 141 pp).
Budgetary Management and Control: The Public Sector in Australasia. Edited by JOHN FORSTER and JOHN WANNA (Melbourne, Macmillan, 1990, 206 pp).     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: F. F. Ridley (ed.). Specialists and Generalists. Allen & Unwin, London, 1968 Donald B. Williams . Agricultural Extension. Farm Extension Services in Australia, Britain and the United States of America Bruce Muirden . The Puzzled Patriots: The Story of the Australia First Movement. John Tregenza , Professor of Democracy. Robert S. Jordan . The NATO International Staff Secretariat     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Lawrence H. Summers, (ed.) Tax Policy and the Economy
U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Fiscal Discipline in the Federal System: National Reform and the Experience of the States
Volume 3,1987, Part A, James L. Chan, (ed.) Research in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Volume 3,1987, Part B, James L. Chan, (ed.) Research in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Leon E. Hay and John H. Engstrom, Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Organizations