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Book reviewed in this article: The Parliament of Canaday:By c.e.s. franks Improving Public Management:By les metcalfe Public infrastructure Planning and Management:Edited by jay m. stein. Beverly Hills The Nonprofit Economy:By burton a. weisbrod Federal State, National Economy:By peter Leslie State Capitalism: Public Enterprise in Canada:By JEANNE KIRK LAUX and MAUREEN APPEL MOLOT Privatization: The British Experience; An Australian Perspective:By kenneth Wiltshire Governments in Conflict? Provinces and Indian Nations in Canada:Edited by J. anthony long Bureaucratic Responsibility:By JOHN burke Political Ethics and Public Office:By dennis F. Thompson     

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Book reviewed in this article: Organizing to Govern De GORDON F. OSBALDESTON Organizing to Govern By GORDON F. OSBALDESTON Politique et gestion des finances publiques. Quebec et Canada De ANDRE BERNARD Aspects of Provincial Policy-Making and Administration Edited by DONALD C. ROWAT Influences on Federal Policy-Making: Recent Case Studies Edited by DONALD C. ROWAT Communication publique et societe reperes pour la reflexion et Taction?(sous la direction de), MICHEL BEAUCHAMP New Forms of Work Organization: The Challenge for North American Unions By TOM RANKIN Reviving the American Dream: The economy, the states and the federal government By ALICE M. RIVLIN Economic Rationalism in Canberra: A Nation-Building State Changes Its Mind By MICHAEL PUSEY     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Future of Social Democracy: Views of Leaders from around the World: Edited by Peter H. Russell The Sixteen‐Trillion‐Dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled its National Priorities from the New Deal to the Present: By Bruce S. Jansson Capacity for Choice: Canada in a New North America: Edited by George Hoberg Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy: Edited by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad Political Leadership. New Horizons in Public Policy series: By Howard Elcock .Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Governing London: By Ben Pimlott and Nirmala Rao Local Government at the Millennium: Edited by Janice Caulfield and Helge O. Larsen Street Protests and Fantasy Parks: Globalization, Culture and the State: Edited by David R. Cameron and Janice Gross Stein     

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Book reviewed in this article: Values in Conflict: The University, the Marketplace, and the Trials of Liberal Education: By Paul Axelrod Public Policy and Local Governance: Institutions in Postmodern Society: By Peter Bogason Citizenship in Transformation in Canada: Edited by Yvonne M. Hébert Canadian Forest Policy: Adapting to Change: Edited by Michael Howlett In Search of Sustainability: British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s: By BENJAMIN CASHORE, GEORGE HOBERG, MICHAEL Howlett, Jeremy Rayner and Jeremy Wilson Social Policy in Canada: By Ernie S. Lightman. Don Mill Biotechnology & Food for Canadians. Risk Controversy Series No. 2: By Alan Mc Hughen The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops: By Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellon     

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Value for Many: The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1947–1997/ D'une grande valeur pour beaucoup: L'lnstitut d'administration publique du Canada, 1947–1997. Monographs in Canadian Public Administration -No. 21. By Don Seymour Wilson T he Federal Court of Canada: A History, 1875–1992 Byian bushnell . Public Management and Administrative Reform in Western Europe Edited by Walter J. M. kickert . Governments, Parties, and Public Sector Employees: Canada, United States, Britain, and France By ANDRE BLAIS, DONALD E. BLAKE and ST#EABPHANE DION. Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development: Issues in Theory and Practice Edited by richard d. bingham and Robert mier     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Economic Constitution of Federal States By ALBERT BRETON and ANTHONY SCOTT 100th Annual Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, Fiscal Year Ended March 31,1978 Canada's Refugee Policy: Indifference or Opportunism? By GERALD E. DIRKS Improving total productivity: mbo strategies for business, government and not-for-profit organizations Par PAUL MALI. The Public Eye: Television and the Politics of Canadian Broadcasting, 1952–1968 By FRANK W. PEERS Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Canadian and Australian Experiences By R.M. BURNS Small and Large Together: Governing the Metropolis By HOWARD w. HALLMAN Principles of Federal Policy Coordination in the Federal Republic of Germany: Basic Issues and Annotated Legislation Edited by P. BERND SPAHN Public Participation in Planning Edited by W.R. DERRICK SEWELL and J.T. COPPOCK For a Common Future: A Study of Canada's Relations with Developing Countries By ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF CANADA     

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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     

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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     

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Book reviewed in this article: Innovation Systems in a Global Context: The North American Experience: Edited by Robert Anderson, Theodore Cohn, Chad Day, Michael Howlett and Catherine Murry Managing the Environmental Union: Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy in Canada: Edited by Patrick C. Fafard and Kathryn Harrison Ethics in the Public Service: The Moral Mind at Work: By Charles Carofalo and Dean Ceuras Democracy Beyond the State? The European Dilemma and the Emerging Global Order: Edited by Michael Th. Greven and Louis W. Pauly The New Public Service: By Paul C. Light Public Service: Callings, Commitments and Contributions: Edited by Mark Houen The Republican Option in Canada, Past and Present: By David E. Smith Vouchers and the Provision of Public Services: Edited by C. Eugene Steuerle, Van Doorn Ooms, George Peterson and Robert D. Reischauer Digital Mythologies: The Hidden Complexities of the Internet: By Thomas S. Valovic Cinderella's Slippers? The Role of Charitable Tax Status in Financing Canadian Interest Groups: By Kernaghan Webb     

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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: 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: The Canadian State: Political Economy and Political Power : Edited byleo panitch Apex of Power: The Prime Minister and Political Leadership in Canada : Edited bythomas a. hockin The Prime Minister in Canadian Government and Politics : Byr.m. punnett Auditing in the Public Sector : Byf. pomeranz, a.j. cancellieri, j.b. stevens andj.l. savage Le contrôle politique des tribunaux administratifs : Parp. kenniff, d. carrier, p. garant etd. lemieux The Strathcona Sound Mining Project: A Case Study of Decision Making : Byrobert b. gibson Provincial Public Finance in Ontario: An Empirical Analysis of the Last Twenty-five Years : Byd.k. foot The Politics of Bureaucracy: A Comparative Perspective : Byb. guy peters Training in the Civil Service : Edited byr.a.w. rhodes The Expenditure Budget Process in the Government of Canada : Bydouglas g. hartle     

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Book reviewed in this article: Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace; By Ricardo Semler . The Tom Peters Seminar: Crazy Times Call for Crazy Organizations; By Tom Peters . Australian Mandarins: Perceptions of the Role of Departmental Secretaries; By Robert Hyslop . Surviving as Indians: The Challenge of Self-Government; By Menno Boldt . Rethinking Government: Reform or Reinvention?; Edited by Leslie Seidle . Corruption, Character and Conduct: Essays on Canadian Government Ethics; Edited by John W. Langford and ALLAN TUPPER. The Immigration Dilemma; Edited by Steven Globerman .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values By MICHAEL ADAMS with AMY LANGSTAFF and DAVID JAMIESON. The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue By JOHN GRIFFITH ARMSTRONG. Unhealthy Times: Political Economy Perspectives on Health and Care in Canada Edited by PAT ARMSTRONG, HUGH ARMSTRONG and DAVID COBURN. Growth and Governance of Canadian Universities: An Insider's View By HOWARD c. CLARK. Citizen Politics: Research and Theory in Canadian Political Behaviour Edited by JOANNA MARIE EVERITT and BRENDA O'NEILL Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew Edited by SERGE JOYAL. The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance Edited by LESTER M. SALAMON     

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Book reviewed in this article: Demain la république: le projet du Québec profound; De JEAN-LOUIS BOURQUE. Sainte-Foy: Éditions La Liberté. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Canada; By ROBIN W. BOADWAY and PAUL A.R. HOBSON. Corporate Autonomy and Institutional Control: The Crown Corporation as a Problem in Organization Design; By DOUGLAS F. STEVENS. The Tacit Organization; By Virginia HILL and GUY B. ADAMS. Which Reminds Me … A Memoir; By MITCHELL SHARP. The Making of Canadian Food Aid Policy; By MARK W. CHARLTON. Language and the State: The Law and Politics of Identity; Edited by D. SCHNEIDERMAN. Towards Reconciliation? The Language Issue in Canada in the 1990s; Edited by D. BONIN.     

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Canadian Cases in Public Administration By Kenneth Kernaghan . Québec 2001: Une société refroidie Parp. a . julien , p . lamonde etd . latouche . Crime and Its Treatment in Canada Second edition. Edited by w. t . mcgrath . La modernisation politique du Québec Paredmond orban (dir.) Royal Commissions and Departmental Committees in Britain Byt. j . cahtwright . Public Policy and Administration in Australia: A Reader Edited byr. n . spann andg. r . curnow . Policy-Making in the German Federal Bureaucracy Byrenate mayntz andfritz W. scharpf . L'administration de la justice en matière criminelle au Québec Parme marcel gerbeau . The Limits of Administration By Christopher hood .     

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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 .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Legitimacy in Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis By O. C. Mcswite Politics, Polic, and Government in British Columbia Edited by R. K. Carty A Stake in the Future: Redefining the Canadian Mineral Industry By MARY LOUISE MCALLISTER and CYNTHIA JACQUELINE Alexander Reform in the Australian Public Service 1983–1996 By J.W. Holmes and T. A. wileman Beyond Intellectual Property: Toward Traditional Resource Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Local CommunitiesBy Darrell A. Posey and Graham Dutfield Performance et secteur public: Réalités, enjeux et paradoxes Par Marie-Michèle guay Poverty Reform in Canada 1958–1978: State and Class Influence on Policy Making By Rodney S. Haddow Reforming the Canadian Financial Sector: Canada in Global Perspective Edited by Thomas J. Courchene and Edwin H. Neave     

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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 .