Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
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 Government and Politics of France: Vol. II Politics Dorothy Pickles.
Industry and the Civil Service Nicholas Ridley.
Urban Government for Rio de Janeiro Ivan L. Richardson.
Urban Government for Valencia, Venezuela Mark W.Cannon
Judicial Review of Administrative Action S.A.de Smith.
Constitutional and Administrative Law O.Hood Phillips.
Cases and Statutes on Constitutional and Administrative Law H.W.Clarke.
The English Legal System A.K.R.Kiralfy.
Cases and Materials on the English Legal System Geoffrey Wilson.
Social Security and Society Victor George.
Poverty and Equality in Britain: A Study of Social Security and Taxation J.C.Kincaid.
Present and Future in Higher Education Edited by R.E.Bell and A. J.Youngson.
An Accessions Tax C.T.Sandford, J.K.Willis and D. J.Ironside.
Hidden Costs of Taxation C.T.Sandford.
Handbook of O & M Analysis W.A.R.Webster.
Current Practice in Program Budgeting (PPBS) David Novick
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Public Expenditure G.H.Peters.
Building Permits: A Comparative Study General Rapporteur: Jaques Stassen.
Transportation Planning and Public Policy D.N.M.Starkie.
Policy in Transport in New Zealand M.R.Palmer (ed.)
Implementation Jeffrey L.Pressman and Aaron B. Wildavsky.
A Practical Guide to Flexible Working Hours Stephen J.Baum and W.McEwan Young.
The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions Theodore L.Becker and Malcolm M.Feeley.
Opening up the Suburbs: An Urban Strategy for America Anthony Downs.
Training for Communication John Adair.
Collective Bargaining in the Public Service
Councils, Committees and Boards Edited by I.G.Anderson.     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article
Systemic Aspects of Public Administration Poul Meyer.
Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay Charles Perrow.
The Reformed Local Government system Peter G.Richards.
The Politics of Policy in Local Government John Dearlove.
The Balance Point between Local Autonomy and National Control S.E.M.Sadek.
Complaints Against Doctors: A Study in Professional Accountability Rudolf Klein.
A Reader in Planning Theory Andreas Faludi
Planning the Eternal City: Roman Politics and Planning Since the War R.C.Fried.
Government in Spain K.N.Medhurst.     

Book Notes

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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.     

Book Reviews

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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.     

Book Notes

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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.     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
The Reformed Local Government System Peter G.Richards.
An Introduction to Australian Public Administration Kenneth Wiltshire.
Justice in the Welfare State Harry Street.
Industrial Tribunals Keith Whitesides and Geoffrey Hawker.
Economics and Transport Policy K.M.Gwilliam and P.J.Mackie.
Managing the Computer George W. Radley
Regional Management of the Rhine Papers of a Chatham House Study Group.
Inflation and Priorities: Social Policy and Public Expenditure 1975 Rudolf Klein (ed.).
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1974 Kathleen Jones (ed.).
Community Work Two David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (ed.).
Opening the Door: A Study of New Policies for the Mentally Handicapped Kathleen Jones and others.
Provision for the Disabled Eda Topliss.
Electoral Politics in an Emergent State: The Ceylon General Election of May 1970 A.Jeyaratnam Wilson.
Environmental Policy and Administration Daniel H.Henning.
British Constitution R.E.C.
Local Government L.Golding.
Rural Recreation in the Industrial World Ian Simmons.
Styles of Advocacy The Roles of Voluntary Organizations in the Birmingham Planning Process Barry S. Fujishin.     

Book Reviews

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The Limits of Administration Christopher C. Hood.
Policy Making in British Government: An Analysis of Power and Rationality Brian Smith.
The State, Administration and the Individual Michael Hill.
Understanding Local Government Jeffery Stanyer.
The Process of Local Government Reform 1966–74 Bruce Wood.
Second City Politics: Democratic Processes and Decision-Making in Birmingham Kenneth Newton.
The Politics Of Consumer Representation: A Study of Community Health Councils Rudolf Klein and Janet Lewis.
The European Communities: The Social Policy of the First Phase . Doreen Collins. Martin Robertson     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
Guide to Government Data Compiled by A.F.Comfort and C.Loveless for the British Library of Political and Economic Science.
Local Government: Management and Corporate Planning Tony Eddison.
Local Authorities and Central Control J.A.G.Griffith.
British Members of Parliament: A Self-portrait Anthony King.
The Government of France Jean Blondel.
The New Zealand Bureaucrat Thomas B.Smith.
A Study of Public Administration in India Shriram Maheshwari.
Indian Administration Shriram Maheshwari.
The Management of Water Resources in England and Wales B.M.Funnell and R.D.Hay (eds.).
Elites in the Policy Process Robert Presthus.
Electoral Behaviour A Comparative Handbook Richard Rose (ed.).
The International Almanac of Electoral History Thomas T.Mackie and Richard Rose.
Planning Inquiry Practice Foreword by Sir Desmond Heap.
Training and Development in Government A.P.Saxena.
Employment Policies in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis J.Mouly and E.Costa.
Employee Participation in the Enterprise Institute of Personnel Management, 1975.
Charitable Organizations Christine D.McKee.
Housing: The Great British Failure Fred Berry.
Community Work One David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (eds.).
Community Work: Theory and Practice Philip Evens (ed.).
The Poverty of Education: A Study in the Politics of Opportunity David Byrne, Bill Williamson and Barbara Fletcher.
Communication: A Book for Students C.S.Deverell.
Urban Government Politics and Planning: A Study of the Administration of the Brisbane Town Plan K.N.Toms.
Politics and Administration in Queensland: A Select Bibliography Compiled by Kenneth W.Knight and Jill Adams.
Fiscal Equalization in a Federal System R.L.Matthews (ed.).
Management Science and Urban Problems Michael J.C.Martin.
Airports and the Environment Alan Stratford.     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
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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Book Reveiwed in this article
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.     

Book Notes

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Administrative Theories and Politics Peter Self.
Guide to Library Research in Public Administration Anthony E. Simpson.
Business and Government: Towards a More Profitable Partnership Institute of Management Consultants.
Battle for the Counties: Guide to the County Council Elections 1977 David M. Clark.
Introduction to Social Administration Muriel Brown.
The British System of Taxation Central Office of Information.
Trade Unions Central Office of Information.
More than Management Development: Action Learning at GEC David Casey and David Pearce.
Financial Management Handbook G. M. Dickinson and J. E. Lewis.
Informatics and Administration International Institute of Administrative Sciences
The Data Processing Security Game Robert S. Becker.
The English Legal System K. J., Eddey.
Legal Decisions and Information Systems Jon Bing and Trygve Harold.
Cases and Materials on Planning Law Michael Purdue.
International Regulatory Regimes Vol. 1 . David M. Leive.
Perceptions of Federalism by Canadian and Australian Public Servants: A Comparative Analysis Richard H. Leach.
The Panchayat Administration in West Bengal Asok K. Mukhopadhyay.
Night Work J. Carpentier and P. Cazamian.
Collective Bargaining Clive Jenkins and Barrie Sherman.
Local Authority Accounting in Ireland T. P. Golden.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Public Administration: An Introduction Stuart MacRae and Douglas Pitt. Pitman Business Education, 1980. Pp. 226. £4.50.
The Government of the United Kingdom: Political Authority in a Changing Society Max Beloff and Gillian Peele.
Public Spending Decisions: Growth and Restraint in the 1970s Maurice Wright (ed.).
The House of Commons in the Twentieth Century S. A. Walkland (ed.).
Party Politics in Local Government: Officers and Members Policy Studies Institute and Royal Institute of Public Administration.
The Reports and Accounts of Nationalized Industries: a User's Guide Andrew Likierman.
The Telecommunications Function in the British Post Office: A Case Study of Bureaucratic Adaptation Douglas C. Pitt.
Government and Shipbuilding: The Politics of Industrial Change B. W. Hogwood.
Outside the State: Voluntary Organizations in Three English Towns Stephen Hatch.
Poverty in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living Peter Townsend.
Social Services by Government Contract: A Policy Analysis Kenneth R. Wedel, Arthur J. Katz and Ann Weick (eds.)
Health Care: Priorities and Management Gwyn Bevan, Harold Copeman, John Perrin and Rachel Rosser.
In On the Act: Memoirs of a Lawmaker Sir Harold S. Kent.     

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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.     

Book Reviews

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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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The Modernization of British Government W. Thornhill (ed).
Economic Planning and Politics in Britain Jacques Leruez
Econocrats and the Policy Process: The Politics and Philosophy of Cost-Benefit Analysis Peter Self
Social Service Budgets and Social Policy: British and American Experience H. Glennerster
Environmental Planning 1939–69, Volume II. National Parks and Recreation in the Countryside Gordon E. Cherry
Swindon: A Town in Transition, A Study in Urban Development and Overspill Policy Michael Harloe
Support for the Arts in England and Wales Lord Redcliffe-Maud
Agriculture D. Murray et al.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Prisoners of Professionalism: On the Construction and Responsibility of Political Studies. A Review Article Mark Bevir
Reply to Mark Bevir: 'Prisoners of Professionalism' Jack Hayward
Paradigm Politics Hugh T. Miller
Additional Comments on Modernist Empiricism Mark Bevir
The History of Government from the Earliest Times (Vols 1 to 3) S.E. Finer
Administering the Summit: Administration of the Core Executive in Developed Countries B. Guy Peters, R.A.W. Rhodes and Vincent Wright (eds)
Regulation Inside Government: Waste Watchers, Quality Policy and Sleaze Busters Christopher Hood, Oliver James, George Jones, Colin Stott and Tony Travers
Unfinished Business: Reforming the House of Lords Ivor Richard and Damien Welfare
The Politics and Policy of Local Taxation in Britain Allan McConnell
Social Science in Government: The Role of Policy Researchers Richard P. Nathan
Critical Issues in Cross-National Public Administration: Privatization, Democratization, Decentralization Stuart S. Nagel (ed.)     

Book Notes

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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.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Management of Public Expenditure P.K. Else and G.P. Marshall.
The Department of Education and Science Sir William Pile.
Education John Mann.
Devolution Vernon Bogdanor.
Law and Politics: The House of Lords as a Judicial Body, 1800–1976 Robert Stevens.
Hospital Planning D. Allen.
Social Work in Britain: 1950–1975 Eileen Younghusband.
The West Riding County Council 1889–1974: Historical Studies B.J. Barber and M.W. Beresford.     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
Royal Commissions and Departmental Committees in Britain T.J. Cartwright.
Techniques and Public Administration: A Contextual Evaluation Maurice Spiers.
Essays on the Study of Urban Politics Ken Young (ed.).
Power, Persistence and Change Margaret Stacey.
The Management of Welfare: A Study of British Social Service Administration R.G.S. Brown.
Environmental Planning, Vol. I, Reconstruction and Land Use Planning 1939-1947 By J.B. Cullingworth.
Ad HOG Governments: Special Purpose Transportation Authorities in Britain and the United States Robert G. Smith.