Goodbye to Revolution: The Portuguese Election of July 1987

State, Economy and Society in Western Europe 1815–1975: A Data Handbook in Two Volumes. By Peter Flora et al. Frankfurt/London/Chicago: Campus Verlag; Macmillan Press and St James Press, 1983. Volume I, Pp.633. £40.00.

Moderates and Conservatives in Western Europe: Political Parties, the European Community, and the Atlantic Alliance. Edited by Roger Morgan and Stefano Silvestri. Policy Studies Institute. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1982. Pp.266. £14.50.

Conservative Politics in Western Europe. Edited by Zig Layton‐Henry. London: Macmillan, 1982. Pp.346. £25.00.

The Mediterranean Basin: Its Political Economy and Changing International Relations. by Glenda G. Rosenthal. London: Butterworth, 1982. Pp. 140. £18.00.

Political Forces in Spain, Greece, and Portugal. By Beate Kohler. London: Butterworth, 1982. Pp.270. £27.50.

The Impact of Parties: Politics and Policies in Democratic Capitalist States. Edited by Francis G. Castles. London: Sage Publications, 1982. Pp.370. £17.95.

National Separatism. Edited by Colin H. Williams. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1982. Pp.317. £9.95.

The Successor Generation: International Perspectives of Postwar Europeans. Edited by Stephen F. Szabo. London: Butterworths, 1983. £20.00.

The Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany. By Klaus von Beyme. Aldershot: Gower, 1983. Pp.xiii + 224. £15.00.

Les nouvelles idéologies. By P. Bacot, C. Journés et AL. Lyons: Presses Universi‐taires, 1982. Pp.228. Ff.49.

Policy and Politics in France: Living with Uncertainty. By Douglas E. Ashford. Philadelphia: Temple, 1982. Pp.xx + 345. $29.95 (hardback), $12.95 (paper).

French Planning in Theory and Practice. By Saul Estrin and Peter Holmes. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1983. Pp.viii + 215. £15.00 (hardback).

The Corsican Time Bomb. By Robert Ramsay. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1983. Pp.xii + 245. £21.00 (hardback).

Britain Against Itself: The Political Contradictions of Collectivism. By Samuel H. Beer. London: Faber &; Faber, 1982. Pp.xvi + 231. £9.50.

Modern British Politics: Parties and Pressure Groups in the Collectivist Age. By Samuel H. Beer. London: Faber &; Faber, 3rd edition, 1982. Pp.xiv + 434. £4.95.

Crosses on the Ballot: Patterns of British Voter Alignment Since 1885. By Kenneth D. Wald. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983. Pp.xvi + 263. £21.60.

Nation, Class and Creed in Northern Ireland. By Edward Moxon‐Browne. Alder‐shot: Gower, 1983. Pp.xv + 205. £14.50 (hardback).

Socialism with a Human Face. By Michael Meacher. London: Allen &; Unwin, 1982. Pp.295. £15.00.

Italian Fascism: Its Origins and Development. By Alexander De Grand. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1982. Pp. 174. £14.10 (hardback), £6.80 (paperback).

Zwischen Koalition und Konkurrenz. Österreichs Parteien seit 1945. Edited by Peter Gerlich and Wolfgang C. Müller. Vienna: Braumüller, 1983. Pp. 378. DM36.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Jane E. Fountain, Building the Virtual State: Information Technology and Institutional Change Alan Charles Raul, Privacy and the Digital State: Balancing Public Information and Personal Privacy Elaine Ciulla Kamarck and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. (eds.), Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age Peter John Perry, Political Corruption in Australia: A Very Wicked Place? Adrienne Héritier, Dieter Kerwer, Christopher Knill, Dirk Lehmkuhl, Michael Teutsch, and Anne‐Cecile Douillet, Differential Europe: The European Union Impact on National Policy‐making Susan C. Stokes, Mandates and Democracies: Neoliberalism by Surprise in Latin America Matthew Flinders, The Politics of Accountability in the Modern State     

BOOK REVIEWS

The Transfer of Power , 1942–47. Vol. VI: The post-war phase: new moves by the Labour Government, August 1, 1945-March 22, 1946. Edited by Nicholas Mansergh. Sartre and Marxism. By Pietro Chiodi. (Translated by Kate Soper .) Existential Marxism in Postwar France from Sartre to Althusser. By Mark Poster. Essays on John Maynard Keynes. Edited by Milo Keynes. The Power Game. By Jock Bruce -Gardyne and Nigel Lawson. Policy Making in British Government. By Brian Smith. Strikes and the Government 1893–1974. By Eric Wigham. Local Politics in Britain. By John Gyford. Why Marxism ? By Robert G. Wesson. Considerations on Western Marxism. By Perry Anderson.     

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     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Gramsci . By James Joll . “Eurocommunism ” AND THE State . By Santiago Carrillo . The Italian Road TO Socialism . An interview by Eric Hhobsbawm with Giorgio Napolitano . Red Bologna . By Max Jéuggi , Roger Müller and Sil Schmid . Gollancz : The Story OF A Publishing House , 1928–1978. By Sheila Hodges . Politics AND Markets . The World's Political -Economic Systems . By Charles E. Lindblom . Conflict OR CO-Operation ?THE Growth OF Industrial Democracy . By John Elliott . With a preface by Lord Bullock . THE Great Rights OF Mankind . By Bernard Schwartz . Freedom AND THE Court . By Henry J. Abraham . A Prime Minister ON Prime Ministers . By Harold Wilson . Joseph Chamberlain . By Enoch Powell . People AND Parliament . Edited by John P. Mackintosh , M.P. Your Disobedient Servant . By Leslie Chapman . British Rearmament IN THE Thirties . By Robert Paul Shay , JR. Brazil : A Political Analysis . By Peter Flynn . THE Brazilian Corporative State AND Working Class Politics . BY (plus Bibliog. and Index)     

BOOK REVIEWS

Poverty IN THE United Kingdom . By Peter Townsend . Social Mobility AND Class Struc -JRE IN Modern Britain . By John H. Goldthorpe in collaboration with Catriona Llewellyn and Clive Payne . Labour AND Equality . Edited by Nick Bosanquet and Peter Townsend . Power AND Responsibility IN Health Care : THE N.H.S. AS A Political Institution . By W. J. M. Mackenzie . THE House OF Commons IN THE Twentieth Century : Essays BY Members OF THE Study OF Parliament Group . Edited by S. A. Walkland . THE Transfer OF Power , 1942–47. VOL. Viii : THE Interim Government , 3 July -1 November 1946. Edited by Nrcholas Mansergh and Penderel Moon . Socialist Thought IN Imaginative Literature . By Stephen Ingle . Socialist Propaganda IN THE Twentieth -Century Novel . By David Smith . G. D. H. Cole AND Socralist Democracy . By A. W. Wright . Consensus AND Disunity : THE Lloyd George Coalition Government 1918–1922. By Kenneth O. Morgan . Tariff Reform IN British Politics , 1903–1913. By Alan Sykes . Labour AND Scottish Nationalism . By Michael Keating and David Bleiman . THE State IN Northern Ireland 1921–72. By Paul BEW, Peter Gibbon and Henry Patterson . Inflation AND Stabilisation IN Latin America . Edited by R. Thorp and L. Whitehead . Wave-Power: “Insurance”, Smokescreen or Politically Significant Technology? Wave Energy : Energy Paper NO. 42, Prepared for Department of Energy by Energy Technical Support Unit . Proceedings OF THE Wave Energy Conference , London , Heathrow , 22–23 November 1978. Edited by Peter Quarrel . Energy From THE Waves . By David Ross .     

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A Future For All . By Malcolm Wicks . In Defence of the Welfare State . Edited by Paul Wilding . Nationalizing Social Security in Europe and America . Edited by Douglas E. Ashford and E. W. Kelley . The Welfare State East and West . Edited by Richard Rose and Rei Shiratori . Income Packaging in the Welfare State . By Lee Rainwater , Martin Rein and Joseph Schwartz . Welfare in Transition . Edited by Robert Erikson and Rune Aberg . The Possibility of Politics . By Stein Ringen . Freedom , Equality and the Market . By Barry Hindess . Protecting the Vulnerable . By Robert E. Goodin . Does Aid Work ? Report to an Intergovernmental Task Force . By Robert Cassen and Associates . Foreign Aid Reconsidered . By Roger C. Riddell . State , Finance and Industry . By A. Cox . Governing the Economy . By Peter A. Hall . The State and the Market Economy . By J. E. S. Hayward . Political Control of the Macro Economy . By Paul Whiteley . Political Theories of Modern Government . By Peter Self . A Lament for the Law Commission . By R. T. Oerton . Corporatism and Political Theory . By Alan Cawson . Varieties of Corporatism : Theory and Practice . By Peter J. Williamson . The White House and Capital Hill : The Politics of Presidential Persuasion . By Nigel Bowles . Karl Kautsky . By Dick Geary . J. Ramsay Mac Donald . By Austen Morgan . James Maxton . By William Knox . Labour People : Leaders and Lieutenants , Hardie to Kinnock . By Kenneth 0.Morgan . The Romantic Ethic and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism . By Colin Campbell . The Politics of the Police . By Robert Reiner . What is to be done about Law and Order ? By John Lea and Jock Young . The governance of the Police . By Laurence Lustgarten . The Policing of Industrial Disputes 1893–1984. By Roger Geary .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Backbench Opinion in the House of Commons 1945–55. By Hugh Berrington . Britain and India : The Interaction of Two Peoples . By M. E. Chamberlain . Lord Esher , A Political Biography . By Peter Fraser . Modern Australia in Documents 1901–1970. Edited by F. K. Crowley . Georges Clemenceau —A Political Biography . By David Robin Watson . Italy —Republic without Government ? By P. A. Allum . Politics and Society in Post-war Naples . By P. A. Allum . Political Responsibility and Industry . By Edmund Dell . British Nationalisation , 1945–1973. By R. Kelf -Cohen . The Origins of Franco's Spain . The Right , The Republic and the Revolution , 1931–1936. By Richard A. H. Robinson . A Guerrilla Diary of the Spanish Civil War . By Francisco Pérez López . The Political Economy of Modern Spain . By Charles W. Anderson . De Gaulle : Vol . I, The Warrior ; Vol . II, The Statesman . By Brian Crozier .     

Women and the left in Western Europe: A continuing dilemma

Feminism in Europe: Liberal and Socialist Strategies 1789–1919. By Maria Mies and Kumari Jaywardena. The Hague: Institute of Social Studies, 1983. Pp.208.

Sisters or Citizens? Woman and Socialism in France Since 1876. By Charles Sowerwine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Pp.248. £16.40.

Enquête sur les femmes et la politique en France. By Janine Mossuz‐Lavau and Mariette Sineau. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1983. Pp.280. Fr. 90.

German Feminism: Readings in Politics and Literature. Edited by Edith Hoshimo Altbach, Jeanette Clausen, Dagmar Schultz and Naomi Stephan. New York: State University of New York Press, 1984. Pp.389. $12.95 (paperback); $39.50 (hardback).

Unfinished Democracy: Woman in Nordic Politics. Edited by Elina Haavio‐Mannila, Drude Dahlerup, Maud Eduards, Esther Gudmundsdottir, Beatrice Halsaa, Helga Maria Hernes, Eva Hänninen‐Salmeljri, Bergthora Sigmundsdóttir, Sirka Sinkonnen and Torild Skard. Translated by Christine Badcock, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1985. Pp.206. £14.50 (hardback).

The Situation of Women in the Political Process in Europe. Preliminary report submitted to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Directorate of Human Rights, Council of Europe. 1984. Pp.74 (Part 1); pp.185 (Part 2); pp.43 (Part 3).

Women and European Politics: Contemporary Feminism and Public Policy. By Joni Lovenduski. Brighton: Wheatsheaf, 1985. Pp.313. £18.95 (hardback); £7.95 (paperback).     

Governing at the frontier of the European commission: The case of seconded national officials

Political Integration and Disintegration in the British Isles. By A. H. Birch. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1977. Pp. 184. £6.50 hardback, £2.95 paperback.

Divided Loyalties. British Regional Assertion and European Integration Edited by M. Kolinsky. Manchester University Press, 1978. Pp. 224. £9.50

The Break up of Britain: Crises and Neo‐Nationalism. By Tom Nairn. London, New Left Books, 1977. Pp. 318. £750.

The British Right: Conservative and Right Wing Politics in Britain. Edited by Neill Nugent and Roger King, Westmead : Saxon House, 1977, Pp. vi + 230 £7.50     

The state of the welfare state: German social policy between macroeconomic retrenchment and microeconomic recalibration

Multiparty Government: The Politics of Coalition in Europe. By Michael Laver and Norman Schofield. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. vii + 308. 32 figures, 26 tables. £35. ISBN 0–19–827292–8.

Minority Government and Majority Rule. By Kaare Strom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. vii + 293. £25. ISBN 0521–37431–6.

Small Parties in Western Europe. Edited by Ferdinand Müller‐Rommel and Geoffrey Pridham. London: Sage Publications, 1991. Pp.240. £28.50. ISBN 0–8039–8261–5.

Legislatures. Oxford Readings in Politics and Government Series. Edited by Philip Norton. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Pp. ix + 336. £27.50 (hardback); £8.95 (paperback). ISBN 0–19–827582‐X and 827581–1.

Advances in the Spatial Theory of Voting. By Jamese Enelow and Melvin J. Hinich. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £27.50. ISBN 0–521–35284–3.

Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of Western Europe. Edited by Frances Nicholson. Longman Current Affairs, Harlow, 1990. Pp. 411. ISBN 0–582–06848–7.

World Guide to Environmental Issues and Organizations. Edited by Peter Brackley. Longman Current Affairs, Harlow, 1990. Pp.386. £75. ISBN 0–582–06270–5.

Portugal: O Sistema Político e Constitutional 1974–1987. Edited by Mario Baptista Coelho. Lisbon: Instituto de Ciéncias Sociais 1989. Pp. 1044. £15.

The Regions and European Integration. Edited by R. Leonardi and R.Y. Nanetti. London: PinterPublishers 1991. Pp. vi+200. £27.50 (hardback). ISBN0–86187–149–9.

Extremismus und Demokratie. Uwe Backes and Eckhard Jesse, Bonn, Bouvier Verlag, 1990. Pp.vi + 472; 13 tables, 10 documents. DM38 (hardback). ISBN 3–416–02255–6.

Political Loyalty and Public Service in West Germany: The 1972 Decree against Radicals and its Consequences. Gerard Braunthal, Amherst, University of Massachusetts Press, 1990. Pp.xvi + 249, £18.40 (hardback). ISBN 0–87023–707–1.

Britain's Future in Europe. By Michael Franklin with Marc Wilkie. London: RIIA/Pinter, 1990. Pp.viii + 133. £19.50 (hardback); £7.95 (paperback). ISBN 0–86187–046–8 and 047–6.

European Competition Policy. Edited by Peter Montagnon. London: RIIA/ Pinter, 1990. Pp. vii + 135. £19.50 (hardback); £7.95 (paperback). ISBN 0–86187–885‐X.

The Technical Challenges and Opportunities of a United Europe. Edited by Michael Steinberg. London: Pinter, 1990. Pp.195. £30 (hardback). ISBN 0–86187–344–2.

Public Policy in Northern Ireland: Adoption or Adaptation? Edited by M. E. H. Connolly and S. Loughlin. Policy Research Institute, 1990. Pp.335. ISBN 1–870654–10–2.

Interpreting Northern Ireland. By John Whyte. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. Pp.xii + 308. £35. ISBN 0–19–827848–9.

The Future of Northern Ireland. Edited by John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. Pp.xx + 376. £40. ISBN 0–19–827329–0.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviews in this article: Engllishness : Politics and Culture , 1880–1920. Edited by Robert Colls and Philip Dodd . The Scottish Trades Union Congress . The First Eighty Years : 1897–1977. By Angela Tuckett . Scotland : The Case for Optimism . By Jim Sillars . Atrocity and Amnesia : The Political Novel Since 1945. By Robert Boyers . Thinkers of the New Left . By Roger Scruton . Bringing the State Back In . Edited by Peter Evans , Dietrich Rueschemeyer and Theda Skocpol . The Nation -State and Violence . By Anthony Giddens . The Political Economy of Corporatism . Edited by Wyn Grant . A World in Crisis ? Geographical Perspectives . Edited by R. J. Johnston and P. J. Taylor . The Artful Albanian : The Memoirs of Enver Hoxha . Edited by Jon Halliday . Margaret Cole 1893–1980: A Political Biography . By Betty D. Vernon Duff Cooper : The Authorized Biography . By John Charmley .     

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Christian Democracy in Western Germany. By Geoffrey Pridham. London: Croom Helm, 1977. Pp. 371. £9.95.

The Power of the Purse: The Role of European Parliaments in Budgetary Decisions. By David Coombes et al. PEP, Allen &; Unwin, 1976. Pp. 393. £12.00.

Reaching Judgment at Nuremberg. By Bradley F. Smith. London: Andre Deutsch, 1977. Pp. xviii+349. Illus., Index, Biblio. £6.50.

Nemesis at Potsdam: The Anglo‐Americans and the Expulsion of the Germans. Background, Execution, Consequences. By Alfred de Zayas. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977. Pp. xxvii+268. £5.95.

Innen‐ und Aussenpolitik unter nationalsozialistischer Bedrohung: Deter‐minanten internationaler Beziehungen in historischen Fallstudien. Edited by Erhard Forndran, Frank Golczewski and Dieter Riesenberger. Opladen: West Deutscher Verlag, 1977. Pp. 361, DM 49.

The Illusion of Peace: International Relations in Europe, 1918–1933. By Sally Marks. London: Macmillan, 1976. Pp. 184; £5.95, £2.95 paper.

French Society 1789–1970. By Georges Dupeux. London: Methuen &; Co, 1976. Pp. ix+294. £7.50, Paperback £3.90.

Strategic de la grève. By Bertrand Badie. Paris: Presses de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, 1977. Pp. xi+263. Fr. 78.

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962. By Alistair Horne. Mac‐millan 1977. Pp. 604. £8.95.

Les Politiques Extérieures Européenes dans la Crise. Edited by Alfred Grosser. Paris: Presses de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, 1976. Pp. 198. Fr. 85.

L'Avenir est Notre Affaire. By Denis de Rougemont. Paris: Editions Stock, 1977. Pp. 375.

Les Sommets de l'Etat: Essai sur l'élite du pouvoir en France. By Pierre Birnbaum. Paris: Editions due Seuil, 1977. Pp. 188.

Planning and Politics: The British Experience 1970–76. By Michael Shanks. PEP, George Allen and Unwin, 1977. Pp. 142. £6.50 hardback, £2.95 paperback.

Politische Planungssyteme. Edited by Frieder Naschold and Werner Vath. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1973. Pp. 478. DM. 19,80.

Einführung in das politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. By Frank Pilz. Munich: Beck'sche Elementarbücher, Verlag C.H. Beck, 1977. Pp. 366. DM. 28,—.

Soziologie und Sozialpolitik. Edited by Christian von Ferber and Franz Xaver Kaufmann. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1977. Pp. 649. DM. 64,—

The British Cabinet. By John P. Mackintosh. Stevens, 1977 (Third Edition). Pp. xv+656. £5.75.

The History of Political Thought: A Short Introduction. By R. N. Berki. London: J. M. Dent and Son, 1977. Bibliography and Index. Pp. vi+216. £2.95.

France Today: Introductory Studies. Edited by J. E. Flower. London: Methuen, 1977 (Third edition rev.). Pp. vi+190. £2.75 paperback.

Det utrolige dognet (The incredible day). By Bjorn Bjornsen. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1977. Pp. 304.     

‘Appointment with history’: The referenda on the Stormont peace agreement,May 1998

The Emergence of Democracy, By Tatu Vanhanen. Helsinki: The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, 1984. Pp. 168. N.P.

Contemporary Democracies. By G. Bingham Powell, Jr. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 1982. Pp. xi + 279. £7 (paperback).

Democracy, East and West. By Howard P. Kainz. London: Macmillan, 1984. Pp. 152. £20.

Electoral Change in Advanced Industrial Democracies: Realignment or Dealignment? Edited by Russell J. Dalton, Scott C. Flanagan and Paul Allen Beck. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985. Pp.xvi + 513. £59.20 (hardback), £12.60 (paperback).

The Place of Ideology in Political Life. By D.J. Manning and T.J. Robinson. London: Croom and Helm, 1985. Pp. 128. £17.95 (hardback).

Against Socialist Illusion: A Radical Argument. By David Selbourne. London: Macmillan, 1985. Pp. vii + 327. £25 (hardback), £8.95 (paperback).

Socialism, The State and Public Policy in France. Edited by Philip G. Cerny and Martin A. Schain. London: Frances Pinter, 1985. Pp. vi + 298. £17.50 (hardback).

Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Politik unter bürgerlichen und sozialdemokratischen Regierungen: ein internationaler Vergleich. By Manfred G. Schmidt. Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 1982. Pp. 258. DM 45.00 (paperback).

Vom Armenhaus zum Wohlfahrtsstaat: Analysen zur Entwicklungder Sozialversiche‐rungin Westeuropa. By Jens Alber. Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 1982. Pp. 280. DM 45.00 (paperback).

Western Europe and Japan Between the Superpowers. By Wolf Mendl. London: Croom Helm 1984. Pp. 181. £15.95.

Economic Summits and Western Decision‐making. Edited by Cesare Merlini. London: Croom Helm, in association with EIPA, 1984. Pp. 212. £15.95.

From Dictatorship to Democracy. Coping with the Legacies of Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism. Edited by John H. Herz. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1982. Pp. xii + 311.

Die Neue Freiheit: 1945–1961. By Erich Mende. Munich and Berlin: Herbig, 1984. Pp. 491. DM 44.

West German Lay Judges: Recruitment and Representativeness. By John P. Richert. Tampa: University Presses of Florida, 1983. Pp. ix + 223. $19.00 (hardback).

The Politics of Public Enterprise: Oil and the French State. By Harvey B. Feigenbaum. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985. Pp. 194. £26.90 (hardback) £7.40 (paperback).

The View From Inside: A French Communist Cell in Crisis. By JANE Jenson and George Ross. Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. x + 346 (no index or bibliography). £29.95 (hardback).

Industrial Policy and the Motor Industry. By Stephen Wilks. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984. Pp. xviii + 318. £18.95.

L'état britannique. By CLAUDE Journes. Paris: Publisud, 1985. Pp. 267. N.P.

No Pope of Rome: Militant Protestantism in Modem Scotland. By Steve Bruce. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing Co., 1985. Pp. 270. £12.95 (hardback).

Socialism and Abundance. Radical Socialism in the Danish Welfare State. By John Logue. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983. Pp. XX11 + 353. $35.     

Book Reviews

Armstrong, David, Lloyd, Lorna and Redmond, John From Versailles to Maastricht: International Organisation in the Twentieth Century Brubaker, Rogers Nationalism Reframed: Nationhood and the National Question in the New Europe Gillespie, Paul (ed) Britain’s European Question: The Issues for Ireland Hesse, Joachim Jens and Wright, Vincent (eds) Federalizing Europe? The Costs, Benefits, and Preconditions of Political Systems Hooghe, Liesbet (ed) Cohesion Policy and European Integration: Building Multi-level Governance Laffan, Brigid (ed) Constitution-building in the European Union Lane, Jan-Erik, McKay, David and Newtown, Kenneth (ed) Political Data Handbook: OECD Countries, 2nd edn Page, Edward C. People Who Run Europe Smith, Michael New Cloak, Old Dagger: How Briain’s Spies Came In From the Cold Urban, Mark UK Eyes Alpha: The Inside Story of British Intelligence Herman, Michael Intelligence Power in Peace and War West, Nigel The Secret War for the Falklands: The SAS, M16 and the War Whitehall Nearly Lost Jones, Tudor Remaking the Labour Party: From Gaitskell to Blair Thompson, Noel Political Economy and the Labour Party Shepherd, Robert Enoch Powell Webster, Charles The Health Service since the War, vol. II: Government and Health Care—The British National Health Service, 1958–1979 Adams, Adrian and So, Jaabe A Claim to Land by the River: A Household in Senegal Strange, Susan The Retreat of the State: The Diffusion of Power in the World Economy Vatikiotis, Michael J. Political Change in Southeast Asia: Trimming the Banyan Tree Jacobs, Michael/Real World Coalition The Politics of the Real World Landauer, Thomas K. The Trouble with Computers: Usefulness, Usability and Productivity MacKenzie, Donald Knowing Machines: Essays on Technical Change     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Uniting the United Kingdom? The Making of British History, edited by Alexander Grant and Keith J. Stringer. Conquest and Union: Fashioning a British State 1485–1725, edited by Steven G. Ellis and Sarah Barber. A Union for Empire: Political Thought and the Union of 1707, edited by John Robertson. The British Problem, c.1534–1707, edited by Brendan Bradshaw and John Morrill. Macmillan. Three Nations—A Common History? England, Scotland, Ireland and British History c.1600–1920, edited by Ronald G. Asch. Brockmeyer. Scots and Britons: Scottish Political Thought and the Union of 1603, edited by Roger A. Mason. The Monarchy and the Constitution, by Vernon Bogdanor. The Hidden Wiring: Unearthing the British Constitution, by Peter Hennessy. Prime Minster, Cabinet and Core Executive, edited by R. A. W. Rhodes and Patrick Dunleavy. SDP: The Birth, Life and Death of the Social Democratic Party, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony King. Enlightenment's Wake: Politics and Culture at the Close of the Modern Age, by John Gray. The Way We Live Now, by Richard Hoggart. Arts and Cultures: The History of the 50 Years of the Arts Council of Great Britain, by Andrew Sinclair. The Faber Book of Science, edited by John Carey. But is it True? by Aaron Wildavsky. Orchestrating Europe: The Informal Politics of the European Union 1973–95, by Keith Middlemas. Living Islam:From Samarkand to Stomoway, by Akbar S. Ahmed. Jihad vs. McWorld: How the Planet is both Falling Apart and Coming Together and What This Means for Democracy, by Benjamin Barber. Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity, by Francis Fukuyama.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Australia's Seventh State. Edited by PETER LOVEDAY and PETER McNAB
Aspects of Public Sector Employment Law. By G.J. McCARRY
Educational Policy in Australia and America: Comparative Perspectives. Edited by WILLIAM LOWE BOYD and DON SMART
Taxation by Political Inertia: Financing the Growth of Government in Britain. By RICHARD ROSE and TERENCE KARRAN
New Strategies for Executive Development: The Management of Public Accountability. By JOHN UHR
Hawke's Second Government: Australian Commonwealth Administration 1984–1987. Edited by R. WETTENHALL and J.R. NETHERCOTE     

From autocracy to party government: Interpreting regime changes in Spain and Portugal

The Transition to Democracy in Spain. By José Maravall. London: Croom Helm, 1982. Pp.213. £14.95.

Democratic Politics in Spain. Edited by David S. Bell London: Frances Pinter, 1983. Pp.xiii + 203. £15.00.

Spain, Conditional Democracy. Editedby Christopher Abel and Nissa Torrents. London: Croom Helm, 1984. Pp. 198. £14.95.

Portugal, A Twentieth‐century Interpretation. By TOM Gallagher. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1983. Pp.xii + 278. £18.50.

Portugal Since the Revolution: Economic and Political Perspectives. Edited by Jorge Braga de Macedo and Simon Serfaty. Colorado: Westview Press, 1981. Pp.xiv + 217. £13.25.

In Search of Modern Portugal. The Revolution and its Consequences. Edited by Lawrence S. Graham and Douglas L. Wheeler. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1983. Pp.xv + 380. $30.00.     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article:
Political Leadership in an Age of Constraint: The Australian Experience . By Colin Campbell and John Halligan.
Reforming the Civil Service: The Fulton Committee on the British Home Civil Service of 1966–1968 . By Geoffrey K. Fry.
Beyond Left and Right: Breaking the Political Stalemate . By A. Lawrence Chickering.
Public Reactions to Nuclear Waste: Citizens' Views of Repository Siting . Edited by Riley E. Dunlap, Michael E. Kraft and Eugene A. Rosa.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: The Rise and Fall of Communism . By Richard H. Hudelson . The End of the Communist Power Monopoly . By Michael Waller . The Politics of Transition . By Stephen White , Graeme Gill and Darrell Slider . The Sovietransition : From Gorbachev to Yeltsin . Edited by Stephen White , Rita Di Leo and Ottorino Cappelli . Politics in Eastern Europe . By George Schopflin . Eastern Europe in the Postwar World . By Thomas W. Simons , JR. 2nd. Ed. Developments in East European Politics . Edited by Stephen White , Judy Batt and Paul G. Lewis . Transition to Democracy in Poland . Edited by Richard F. Starr . Leo Walesa Democrat or Dictator ? By Jaroslaw Kurski . Translated by Peter Obst . Broken Bonds . The Disintegration of Yugoslavia . By Lenard J. Cohen . Contrasting us and German Attitudes to Soviet Trade , 1917–91: Politics by Economic Means . By Hilbne Seppain . Erconciling the Solitudes : Essays on Canadian Federalism and Nationalism . By Charles Taylor . The Politics of Ethnic Conflict Regulation : Case Studies of Protracted Ethnic Conflicts . Edited by John Mcgarry and Brendan O'Leary . Ethnic Conflict and International Security . Edited by Michael E. Brown. The Scar of Race . By Paul M. Sniderman and Thomas Piazza . Race , Riots and Policing : Lore and Disorder in a Multi -Racist Society . By Michael Keith . Race and Racism in Britain . 2nd ed. By John Solomos . Not Easy Being British : Colour , Culture and Citizenship . By Tariq Modood . Paying the Piper : Culture , Music and Money . By Alan Peacock . Wilson . By Philip Ziegler . Markets and Democracy ; Participation , Accountability and Feficiency . Edited by Samuel Bowles , Herbert Gintis and Bo Gustafs -Son Beyond Unemployment . By Robery Skidelsky and Liam Halligan . Trends in British Public Policy : Do Governments Make Any Difference ? By Brian W. Ohgwood .