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The Executive Process: Volume I: Implementation in a Bureaucracy. Volume II: Control in a Bureaucracy. Andrew Dunsire. Martin Robertson
Public Expenditure, Management and Control: The Development of the Expenditure Survey Committee (PESC) Sir Richard Clarke, edited by Sir Alec Cairncross.
Making Budgets: Public Resource Allocation James N. Danziger.
Political Leadership in Local Authorities Edited by G.W. Jones and Alan Norton.
British Rearmament and the Treasury, 1932–1939 G. C. Peden
The Commonwealth Office 1925–1968 Joe Garner.
The Development of an Education Service: The West Riding 1889–1974 P.H.J.H. Gosden and P. R. Sharp.
Professionals and Management Russell D. Lansbury.
State Shareholding: The Role of Local and Regional Authorities R. Minns and J. Thornley.
Administrative Justice and the Unemployed Julian Fullbrook.     

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The Civil Servants: An Inquiry into Britain's Ruling Class Peter Kellner and Norman Crowther-Hunt.
A Professional Union: The Evolution of the Institution of Professional Civil Servants James E. Mortimer and Valerie A. Ellis.
From Humble Petition to Militant Action: A History of the Civil and Public Services Association, 1903–1978 Eric Wigharn.
Environmental Planning 1939–1949. Volume III, New Towns Policy J. B. Cullingworth.
Process and Structure in Higher Education Tony Becher and Maurice Kogan.
The Nuclear Power Decisions: British Policies, 1953–78 Roger Williams.
Decision Making for Energy Futures David Pearce, et al.
Called to Account: The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons, 1965166–1977/78 Vilma Flegmann.
The Irish Administrative System T. J. Barrington.
Civil Servants and Public Policy: A Comparative Study of International Secretariats Robert I. McLaren.     

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The Dynamics of Administrative Reform Richard A. Chapman and J.R. Greenaway.
Managing the Civil Service John Garrett.
Policy and Practice: The Experience of Government Royal Institute of Public Administration.
Presidents and Prime Ministers Richard Rose and Ezra Suleiman (eds.).
The Machinery of Change in Local Government 1888–1974: A Study of Central Involvement Clifford J. Pearce.
The Reorganization of Secondary Education P. R. James.
Social Need: Policy, Practice and Research Gilbert Smith.
Social Work in Conflict Bryan Glastonbury, David M. Cooper and Pearl Hawkins (eds.).
The International Civil Service: Changing Role and Concepts Norman A. Graham and Robert S. Jordan (eds.).
Foreign Affairs for New States P. Boyce.
The Parliamentary Agents: A History D. L. Rydz.
Scottish County Government in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Ann E. Whetstone.     

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Administration in the Public Sector Harold F. Gortner.
People and Performance: The Best of Peter Drucker on Management Peter F.
Education in the Second World War: A Study in Policy and Administration P. H. J. H. Gosden.
Reforming Australian Government: The Coombs Report and Beyond Cameron Hazlehurst and J. R. Nethercote (eds).
The Indian Prime Minister: Office and Powers L. N. Sharma
The Rail Problem Richard Pryke and John Dodgson.
Politics and Public Libraries in England and Wales 1850–1970 John E. Pemberton.
Die Reorganisation der britischen Zentralregierung seit dem Ende der 50er Jahre, insbesondere die zentrale Lenkung (Reorganization of British Central Government since the end of the 50s, with particular reference to Central Direction) Alfons Stappert.     

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Local Government: European Glossary of Legal and Administrative Terminology
Regional Policy: European Glossary of Legal and Administrative Terminology
Administrative Law J.F.Garner.
The Ombudsman in Finland: The First Fifty Years Mikael Hidén.
Flexible Working Hours: A Case study D.C.Summers.
A Farewell to Typists Harry P.Cemach.
The Medium- Term Financial Plan in Local Authorities: A Practical Guide
Program Budgeting for Urban Health and Welfare Services, with Special Reference to Los Angeles Sydney Sonenblum, Bryan C.Conley and Charles Kramer.
Audit Management The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, 1974.
Project Appraisal and Planning for Developing Countries I.M.D.Little and J.A.Mirrlees.
Caring for Quality in the Caring Services: Options for Future Policy Rudolf Klein and Phoebe Hall.
Social Policy: A Survey of Recent Developments Michael Cooper
Education in a Small Democracy: New zealand Ian A.McLaren.
Housing Standards and Costs Valerie A. Karn.
Household Movement in West Central Scotland C.J.Watson.
Measuring Disability Sally Sainsbury.
Social Security in Australia 1900–72 T.H.Kewley.
Voters, Parties and Leaders: The Social Fabric of British Politics Jean Blondel.
Water Authorities A.E.Telling.
Australian Naval Administration 1900–1939 Robert Hyslop.
'Portuguese Navy': The Establishment of the Queensland Department of Industrial Development Kenneth W. Wiltshire.
Industry's Democratic Revolution Charles Levinson     

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Public Administration Teaching in Further and Higher Education Roy Lewis and Chris Himsworth.
The Superbureaucrats: Structure and Behaviour in Central Agencies Colin Campbell and George J. Szablowski.
The Reorganization of British Local Government: Orthodoxies and a Political Perspective John Dearlove.
The British New Towns: A Programme Without Policy Meryl Aldridge.
The Study of Social Policy: A comparative Approach Barbara Rodgers, Abraham Doron and Michael Jones.
The Changing Image of the Magistracy Sir Thomas Skyrme.
Public Sector Bargaining: A Study of Relative Gain A. W. J. Thomson and P. B. Beaumont.
The Postal Business 1969–79: A Case Study in Public Sector Management Michael E. Corby.
Reorganizing the National Health Service: A Case Study of Administrative Change R. G. S. Brown.
Government Administration in Australia R. N. Spann.
An Idea and Its Servants: UNESCO From Within Richard Hoggart.     

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Public Administration as a Developing Discipline Robert E. Golembieski.
Democracy, Bureaucracy and Hypocrisy Dwight Waldo.
Modern Politics and Government Alan R. Ball.
Political Integration and Disintegration in the British Isles A. H. Birch.
British Foreign Secretaries since 1945 Avi Shlaim, Peter Jones and Keith Sainsbury.
The Machinery of Justice in England R. M. Jackson.
The Consumer's Guide to Local Government Martin Minogue (ed.)
In Search of Democracy: A Guide to and Polemic About Scottish Local Government Ronald G. Young.
Modern Management in Local Government Raymond L. B. Knowles.
Parish Council and Town Council Accounts R. U. Davies.
Planning and Politics: The British Experience 1960–1976 Michael Shanks.
Social Analysis: A Collaborative Method of Gaining Usable Scientific Knowledge of Social Institutions Ralph Rowbottom.
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1976 Kathleen Jones (ed.)
Social Economics Cedric Sandford. Heinemann
Economics and Education Policy: A Reader Carolyn Baxter, P. J. O'Leary and Adam Westoby.
Education Welfare: Strategy and Structure Keith MacMillan.
Unmet Need: The Case of the Neighbourhood Law Centre Anthea Byles and Pauline Morris.
Leaving London: Planned Mobility and the Inner City Nicholas Deakin and Clare Ungerson.
Cases and Materials in Administrative Law S. H. Bailey, C. A. Cross and J. F. Garner.
Worker Directors Speak: British Steel Corporation Employee Directors with John Bank and Ken Jones.
Project Management Dennis Lock.
Administrative Management for Development: A Reader Yves Chapel (ed.)
Administrative Federalism Kenneth W. Wiltshire (comp. and ed.)
Towards a Nationally Integrated Health-Welfare System for Australia Michael Court.     

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The Organization of Local Authorities in England and Wales: 1969–1975 R.Greenwood, M.A.Lomer, C.R.Hinings and S.Ransom.
Local Government and Politics in the Sudan John Howell (ed.).
Law, Justice and Politics Gavin Drewry.
Issues in British Politics since 1945 L.J.Macfarlane.
The Commonwealth P.B.Harris.
Airports and the Environment Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1976.
Organizational Structure in its Context: The Aston Programme I D.S.Pugh and D.J.Hickson.
Urban Systems: Strategies for Regulation L.S.Bourne.
Job Evaluation in Practice Manab Thakur and Deidre Gill.
The Health and Safety at Work Act: A Guide for Managers Richard Howells and Brenda Barrett.
Psychological Testing: The Measurement of Intelligence, Ability and Personality Paul Kline.
Privacy, Security and Computers: Guidelines for Municipal and Other Public Information Systems O.E.Dial and Edward M.Goldberg.
Efficiency in the Social Services Alan Williams and Robert Anderson.
Introduction to Social Administration in Britain Muriel Brown.
Administering Education: The International Challenge Meredydd Hughes (ed.).
Planning the Health Sector: The Tanzanian Experience Oscar Gish.
The Quest for Community: Social Aspects of Residential Growth David C.Thorns.
Organizing for Social Change: A Study of the Theory and Practice of Community Work David N.Thomas.
Forward Planning in the Service Sectors Maurice Goldsmith (ed.).
Defendants in the Criminal Process A.E.Bottoms and J.D.McLean.
Executive Manpower in the Public Service: Make or Buy Kenneth Kernaghan (ed.).
Parched Earth: The Maharashtra Drought 1970–73 V.Subramaniam.     

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Analysis for Public Decisions E. S. Quade
American Public Administration: Past, Present, Future Frederick C. Mosher, (ed.)
Public Administration and Public Afairs Nicholas Henry
British Government 1966–1975: Tears of Reform Frank Stacey
Regional Planning and Social Change David Gillingwater
The Mandarins of Western Europe Edited by Mattei Dogan.
The Land and the Development; or, the Turmoil and the Torment Sir Desmond Heap, Stevens
The Reform of Planning Law Neal Alison Roberts
Linked Research Project into Public Participation in Structure Planning, Interim Papers 1–9* William Hampton and others.
Education Policy Making: A Study of Interest Groups and Parliament Maurice Kogan
The Power of the Purse: The Role of European Parliaments in Budgetary Decisions David Coombes et al.     

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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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Local Government in Britain Central Office of Information, 10th ed HMSO, 1975.
The Essex Reference Index: British Journals on Politics and Sociology , 1950–73 K.
Mayors in Action: Five Approaches to Urban Governance John P.
Contemporary Soviet Government L.
Social Policy in the Twentieth Century T.
Local Authority Housing Policy and Practice—A Case Study Approach Pat Niner.
Rural Housing: The Agricultural Tied Cottage Alwyn Jones.
Public and Local Authority Accounts L.
Monitoring Revenue Sharing Richard P.
Social Security in the European Community Roger Lawson and Bruce Reed.
Work and Industrial Relations in the European Community Michael Fogarty.
The European Community's Policy towards Eastern Europe John and Pauline Pinder.
French Hospitals and Medical Care Services and European Health and Hospital Care W.
The Health Service: Past, Present and Future Sir George Godber.
Progress in Penal Reform Louis Blom-Cooper (ed.).
How to Take Minutes H.
English Land Law Michael Harwood.
The Industrial Relations Act: A Review and Analysis A.
The Administration of Ghana's Foreign Relations , 1957–65: A Personal Memoir Michael Dei-Anang.
Cost-Benefit Analysis E. J. Mishan     

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The Treasury 1660–1870: The Foundations of Control Henry Roseveare.
Herbert Morrison: Portrait of a Politician Bernard Donoughue and G.W.Jones.
The One and Indivisible French Republic Jack Hayward.
Public Administration in Australia R.N.Spann.
The Canadian Public Service: A Physiology of Government, 1867–1970 J.E.Hodgetts.
Administrative Tribunals R.E.Wraith and P.G.Hutchesson.
Making Institutions Work Sir Geoffrey Vickers.
Control and Urban Planning J.Brian McLoughlin.
Problems of an Urban Society.
Problems of an Urban Society. Volume 2: The Social Content of Planning J.B.Cullingworth.
Problems of an Urban Society. Volume 3: Planning for Change J.B.Cullingworth. (ed.).
The Great White Elephant of Maplin Sands: the neglect of comprehensive transport planning in government decision-making Peter Bromhead.
Sub-Regional Planning Studies: An Evaluation T.M.Cowling and G.C.Steeley.
European Technology: The Politics of Collaboration Roger Williams.     

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Implementation: The Problem of Achieving Results Edited by Gabriel U. Iglesias.
New Thinking for Malaysian Public Administration: Some Social Science and Behavioural Concepts, Theories and Operational Questions . Latheef N. Ahmed.
In Search of the Constitution Nevil Johnson.
Public Administration: Values, Policy and Change Robert H. Simmons and Eugene P. Dvorin.
L'Acteur et le Systeme Michel Crozier and Erhard Friedberg.
Open Government: The British Interpretation Ronald Wraith
Education and Politics: Policy Making in Local Education Authorities Robert E, Jennings
Treasury Control in Australia: A Study in Bureaucratic Politics Patrick Weller and James Cutt.
An Open Case: The Organizational Context of Social Work Joyce Warham.
Parliament arid the Public Libraries R. J. B. Morris.
Education and Training for Public Sector Management in Developing Countries Edited by Laurence D. Stifel, James S. Coleman and Joseph E. Black.     

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Documents on Contemporary British Government: vol. 1. British Government and Constitutional Change Martin Minogue (ed).
Documents on Contemporary British Government: Vol. 2. Local Government in Britain Martin Minogue (ed).
Local Government Administration Alan Griffiths.
The Economic Advisory Council 1930–1939 Susan Howson and Donald Winch.
Index to the Report of the Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration Helen Dent and others.
Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law Earl Jowitt and Clifford Walsh.
Community Health Councils and Planning in the National Health Service Douglas Weller.
Research and Reform: The Case of the Southwark Community Development Project 1969–1972 Stephen Hatch, Enid Fox and Charles Legg.
Housing and Race in Industrial Society David H. McKay.
Pollution: the Professionals and the Public Compiled by Andrew Porteous, Keith Attenborough
Workers' Participation in Western Europe 1976 Roger Harrison.
The Market and the State: Essays in Honour of Adam Smith Thomas Wilson and Andrew S. Skinner.
The National Insurance Commissioners Sir Robert Micklethwait, Q.C. Stevens
American Legal Processes William P. McLauchlan.
American Legal Processes William P. McLauchlan.
The Place of Criminal Justice in Development Planning Hardy Wick war
Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings A. Harding Boulton.
Social Statistics in Ireland: A Guide to their Sources and Uses James McGilvray.
Community Work: Learning and Supervision Catherine Briscoe and David N. Thomas (eds).
Policing in a Perplexed Society Sir Robert Mark.
Occupiers Liability Act 1957 and the Liability of Hospitals B. Williams.
DIE VERWALTUNG
Recent Government Publications     

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The Study of Government: Political Science and Public Administration F.F.Ridley.
Bureaucratic Encounters: A Pilot Study in the Evaluation of Government Services Daniel Katz, Barbara A.Gutek, Robert L.Kahn, and Eugenia Barton.
The Local Government Act 1972: Problems of Implementation P.G.Richards.
Practical Corporate Planning in Local Government John Skitt.
Regional Devolution and Social Policy Edward Craven (ed).
Management in the Education Service: Challenge and Response Society of Education Officers.
Appraisal for Staff Development Ronald Wraith.
The Cabinet Office to 1945 S.S.Wilson.
Ethical Conduct: Guidelines for Government Employees Kenneth Kernaghan.
Presidential Advisory Commissions Thomas R.Wolanin.     

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GETTING AND SPENDING: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, EMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION Leo Pliatzky
THE ENGLISH ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM 1780–1870 Sir Norman Chester
POLICY AND ACTION: ESSAYS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY S. Barrett and C. Fudge (eds.)
THE POLITICS OF MASS HOUSING IN BRITAIN 1945–1975: A STUDY OF CORPORATE POWER AND PROFESSIONAL INFLUENCE IN THE WELFARE STATE Patrick Dunleavy
POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE MULTI-RACIAL CITY Ken Young and Naomi Connelly
THE POLITICS OF POVERTY David Donnison
POVERTY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-POVERTY POLICY IN THE UK Richard Berthoud, Joan C. Brown and Steven Cooper
THE POLITICS OF POVERTY Susanne MacGregor
THE ROLE OF THE LEGISLATURE IN WESTERN DEMOCRACIES Norman J. Ornstein (ed.)
OMBUDSMAN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY P. Cook
THE FUTURE OF COUNCIL HOUSING John English (ed.)
THE WASHINGTON REPORTERS Stephen Hess
NUCLEAR POWER HAZARD CONTROL POLICY John C. Chicken     

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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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Management in Central and Local Government John Bourn.
The Growth of Government: the Development of Ideas about the Role of the State and the Functions of Government in Britain Since 1780 Geoffrey K. Fry.
Politics and Policy in Australia G. Hawker, R.F.I. Smith and P. Weller.
Politics Between Departments M. Painter and B. Carey.
Devolution at Work: A Case Study of the Isle of Man D. G. Kermode.
The Local Government Service in England and Wales K. P. Poole.
Local Government in Britain and France: Problems and Prospects Jacques Lagroye and Vincent Wright, (eds.).
Urban Politics: a Sociological Interpretation Peter Saunders.
The Politics of Positive Discrimination: An Evaluation of the Urban Programme 1967–77 John Edwards and Richard Batley.
Essays on Housing Policy: The British Scene J. B. Cullingworth.
Housing and Public Policy Stewart Lansley. Croom Helm.
State Housing in Britain Stephen Merrett.
Governing Under Pressure: The Policy Process in a Post-Parliamentary Democracy J. J. Richardson and A. G. Jordan. Martin Robertson.
Pressure Politics in Contemporary Britain Graham Wootton.     

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The Private Government of Public Money Hugh Heclo and Aaron Wildavsky.
Front-Bench Opposition: The Role of the Leader of Opposition, the Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Government in British Politics R.M.Punnett.
The Scope for Local Initiative: A Study of the Cheshire County Council 1961–1974 J.M.Lee and Bruce Wood, Barbara W.Solomon and Peter Walters.
Public Planning: The Inter-Corporate Dimension J.K.Friend, J.M.Power and C.J.L.Yewlett.
Governing Soviet Cities: Bureaucratic Politics and Urban Development in the USSR William Taubman.
Local Government in India Shriram Maheshwari.
British Nationalization 1945–1973 R.Kelf-Cohen.
Political Responsibility and Industry Edmund Dell.
Managing the Health Service S.C.Haywood.     

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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.