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Decentralist Trends in Western Democracies Les nationalisations 1982 The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism Judicial Administration in Canada The Administrative State in Canada:Essays in Honour of J.E. Hodgetts You and Your Local Government Metropolitan Winnipeg: Politics and Reform of Local Government The Politics of Urban Public Services Where Business Fails: Business Government Relations at the Federal Level in Canada     

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Book reviewed in this article: From Amoral to Humane Bureaucrac By EUGENE P. DVORIN and ROBET H. SIMMONS The Things that are Caesar's. The memoirs of a Canadian public servant. By MOM HEENEY The Canadian Public Service: A Physiology of Government 1867–1970 By J. E. HODGETTS Inside City Hall By JOHN SEWELL, DAVID CROMBE, WILLIAM KILBOURN, and KARL JAFFARY Marlborough Marathon By J. L. GRANATSTEIN A Citizen's Guide to City Politics By JAMES LORIMER The Canadian City By JOHN N. JACKSON Governing Metropolitan Toronto By ALBERT ROSE Fighting Back: Urban Renewal in Trefann Court By GRAHAM FRASER Emerging Party Politics in Urban Canada Edited by JACK K. MASSON and JAMES D. ANDERSON Canada's Water for Sale? By RICHARD c. BOCKING The Desirability of a Correctional Ombudsman By TIMOTHY L. FITZHARRIS The Characteristics of Effective Organizations By PAUL E. MOTT Les Années 1970 Par le CONSEIL ÉCONOMIQUE DU CANADA     

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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: Hankey: Man of Secrets By STEPHEN ROSKILL Public Administration: Policy-Making in Government Agencies By IRA SHARKANSKY Canada in Question: Federalism in the Seventies By D. v. SMILEY Up Against City Hall By JOHN SEWELL City Lib: Parties and Reform By STEPHEN CLARKSON Programs in Search of a Policy: Low Income Housing in Canada By MICHAEL DENNIS and SUSAN FISH Politics and Government of Urban Canada: Selected Readings Edited by LIONEL D. FELDMAN and MICHAEL D. GOLDRICG The Financial Structure and the Decision-Making Process of Canadian Municipal Government By THOMAS J. PLUNKETT More Taxes and More Traffic By NANCY BRYAN Inside the Third Reich By ALBERT SPEER The Influence of the United States on Canadian Development: Eleven Case StudiesEdited by RICHARD A. PRESTON Setting National Priorities: the 1973 Budget By C. L. SCHULTZE, E. R. FRIED, A. M. RIVIJN, and N. H. TEETERS Adaptation of Public Personnel Administration to Changes in Society General Report of the 14th International Congress of Administrative Sciences. By ARYEH ATTIR Establishing Ombudsman Offices: Recent Experience in the United States By STANLEY V. ANDERSON and JOHN E. MOORE Administrative Theory and Public Administration By R. J. S. BAKER     

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Book reviewed in this article: A Government Reinvented: A Study of Alberta's Deficit Elimination Program Edited by Christopher j. bruce, ronald d. kneebone and kenneth J. mckenzie. Don Mills The Future of Governing: Four Emerging ModelsPar b. guy peters The Maltese Public Service, 1800–1940: The Administrative Politics of a Micro–StateBy Codfrey a. PIROTTA Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics >Edited by Christopher dunn In Pursuit of the Public Good: Essays in Honour of Allan J. MacEachen Edited by tom kent Globalization and Marketization of Government Services: Comparing Contemporary Public–Sector Developments Edited by Andrew massey Organizational Performance and Measurement in the Public Sector: Toward Service, Effort and Accomplishment Reporting Edited by arie halachmi Monitoring Performance in the Public Sector: Future Directions from International Experience Edited by john mayne     

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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: The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government By steven cohen. Wildlife and the Public Interest: Non-Profit Organizations and Federal Wildlife Policy BY james a. Government Response to Financial Constraints: Budgetary Control in Canada By l.r. jones and jerry l. mccaffery. Diefenbaker's World: A Populist in Foreign Affairs By h. basil robinson. Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility: Exploring Federal and Provincial Roles Edited by david c. hawkes. The Political Limits of Environmental Regulation: Tracking the Unicorn By bruce YANDLE Japan's Civil Service System: Its Structure, Personnel, and Politics BY pauls. kim. Petit traité de I'État De gÉrard Bergeron. Federalism and Political Community: Essays in Honour of Donald Smiley By DAVID P. SHUGARMAN and REG WHITAKER     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Patron State: Government and the Arts in Europe, North America and Japan:Edited by Milton C. Cummings, Jr. and Richard S. Katz Culture, Governments and Markets: Public Policy and the Culture Industries:By Steven Globerman Report of the Task Force on Broadcarting Policy:Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services The Politics of Canada's Airlines: From Diefenbaker to Mulroney:By Garth Stevenson. Medicare, at Maturity:R.G. Evans and G.L. Stoddart The High Price of Health:By G. York Politics and the Constitution: Federalism and the Supreme Court of Canada:By Patrick Monahan. The Insiders: Government, Business and the Lobbyists:By John Sawatsky Management Policies in Local Government Finance:Edited by J. Richard Aronson Managing the Presidency: Carter, Reagan and the Search for Executive Harmony:By Colin Campbell The Higher Civil Service in Japan:By S. R. Maheshwari     

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Book reviewed in this article: Political and Administrative Responses to Sami Self-determination: A Comparative Study of Public Administrations in Fennoscandia on the Issue of Sami Land Title as an Aboriginal Right By LENNARD SILLANPÁÁ. Budgeting, Policy, Politics: An Appreciation of Aaron Wildavsky Edited by NAOMI CAIDEN and JOSEPH WHITE. The Institutionalized Cabinet: Governing the Western Provinces Channels of Influence: CBC Audience Research and the Canadian Public Canadian Television Policy and the Board of Broadcast Governors, 1958–1968 National Health Care: Lessons for the United States and Canada Agencies, Boards and Commissions in Canadian Local Government     

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Book reviewed in this article: The History of City Planning: a survey By Michael Huco-Brunt. Old Age Pensions and Policy-Making in Canada By KENNETH BRYDEN. Front-Bench Opposition: The role of the leader of the Opposition, the Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Government in British Politics By R.M. punnett. Land: private property, public control By R.W.G. BRYANT. Elites in the Policy Process By Robert presthus. Public Involvement in Local Government in the 1970's By the MANAGEMENT INFORMATION service. Policy Analysis in Local Government: a systems approach to decision-making By kenneth l. kraemer. Patterns of Australian Federalism By J.E. Richardson. Revenue-Sharing in the Federal Republic of Germany By J.S.H. hunter. Power in Britain Edited by JOHN URRY. Economic Analysis and Canadian Policy By DAVID STAGER. Administrative Theories and Politics By PETER SELF.     

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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: Les relations intergouvernementales au Canada, 1867–1967, Par gérard VEILLEUX Recovering Canada's Nationhood By D. W. CARR Independence: The Canadian Challenge Edited by ABRAHAM ROTSTEIN and GARY LAX Canadian Federalism: Myth or Reality? Edited by J. PETER MEEKISON Labour Economics in Canada By SYLVIA OSTRY and MAHMOOD A. ZAIDI State Enterprise: Business or Politics? By DAVID COOMBES Politics, Finance and the Role of Economics: An Essay on the Control of Public Enterprise By c. D. FOSTER Economic Analysis and Public Enterprises By RALPH TURVEY International Community Power Structures By DELBERT c. MILLER Papers Relating to the President's Departmental Reorganization Program — A Reference Compilation By the OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Style in Administration: Readings in British Public Administration Edited by RICHARD A. CHAPMAN and A. DUNSIRE     

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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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DAVID M. CAMERON More Than an Academic Question: Univdrsity, Government and Policy in Canada Compte rendu de Pierre Cazalis GORDON SELMAN The Foundations of Adult Education in Canada PAUL DAMPIER Reviewed by Benjamin Levin ROBERT BOARDMAN Canadian Environmental Policy: Ecosystems, Politics and Process Reviewed by Paul Wilson PETER J. BERGERSON Teaching Public Policy: Theo?y, Research and Practice Reviewed by Paul Barker CAROL H. WEISS Organizations for Policy Analysis: Helfiing Government Think Reviewed by Evert A. Lindquist DAVID N. AMMONS Renuiting Local Government Executives JAMES J. GLASS Reviewed by Peter G. Boswell GERALD N. ROSENBERG The Hollow Hope - Can Courts Bring About Social Change? Reviewed by Hugh Mellon RENfE DUPUIS La question indienne au Canada Compte rendu de Eric Gourdeau     

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Book reviewed in this article: ProFile Index: Canadian Provincial and Municipal Publications 1974 / Index ProFile: Publications provinciales et municipales canadiennes 1974 Une économie à libérer By Par maurice saint-germain. Police, culture et société Pressure Group Behaviour in Canadian Politics Edited by A. PAUL PROSS. Ethical Conduct: Guidelines for Government Employees / Comportement Professionnel: Directives à l'Intention des Fonctionnaires By Kenneth kernaghan. How to Manage by Objectives By JOHN W. HUMBLE. Report of the Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Education, Public Services and Provincial-Municipal Relations By James D. McNiven. Governing Greater Stockholm: a Study of Policy Development and System Change By THOMAS J. ANTON. Public Sector Employment Selection: A Manual for The Personnel Generalist Edited by GRACE H. WRIGHT. The New Zealand Bureaucrat By THOMAS B. SMITH. Accounting Income Models: an application and evaluation By JOHN R. HANNA. Incomes Policy and Inflation Edited by Michael parkin and MICHAEL T. SUMNER. Man vs the Welfare State By HENRY HAZLITT. Understanding Public Policy By THOMAS R. DYE. Canadian Public Land Use in Perspective Edited by J.G. NELSON, R.C. SCACE, and R. KOURI. Les Systèmes d'information aux fins de gestion PAR ROLLAND HURTUBISE.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The City: Canada's Prospects, Canada's Problems Edited by LLOYD AXWORTHY and JAMES M. GILLIES External Affairs and Canadian Federalism Edited by HOWARD A. LEESON and WILFRIED VAN-DERELST Developing Policies for Public Security and Criminal Justice By ROBERT EVANS, JR. The Form of Cities in Central Canada: Selected Papers Edited by L.S. BOURNE, R.D. MACKINNON, and J.W. SIMMONS The Politics of Progress By RAYMOND E. WOLFINGER Administrative Tribunals By R.E. WRAITH and P.G. HUTCHESSON Current Practice in Program Budgeting (PPBS) Analysis and Case Studies Covering Government and Business By DAVID NOVICK Mobility Behaviour in the Canadian Labour Force By JOHN VANDERKAMP Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered By E.F. SCHUMACHER Oil Pollution as an International Problem: A Study of Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia By WILLIAM M. ROSS An End to Hierarchy! An End to Competition!: Organizing the Politics and Economics of Survival By FREDERICK C. THAYER     

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Book reviewed in this article: Traité de droit administratif, par RENÉ DUSSAULT Beyond the Bottom Line - Management in Government By timothy W. plumptre. The Politics of Public Spending in Canada By donald J. savoie. Managing Change: A Guide to Producing Innovation from Within Edited by sandraj. Urban Minority Administrators: Politics, Policy and Style Edited by alberT' k. karnig and paula d. mcclain.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Study of Government: Political Science and Public Administration : By F.F. RIDLEY. Techniques and Public Administration: A Contextual Evaluation : By MAURICE SPIERS. Main Street: Windsor to Quebec City : Par MAURICE YEATES. Intergovernmental Relations in Australia : Edited by H.L. MATHEWS. Canada: Strategy for International Development Cooperation 1975–1980 : By THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. L'administrateur et la prise de decision : Par PIERRE FULIATRAULT et YVON G. PEHREAULT. Interest Arbitration in the Federal Public Service of Canada : By L.W.C.S. BARNES and L.A. KELLY. Comparative Public Policy: The Politics of Social Choice in Europe and America : By ARNOD J. HEIDENHEIMER, HUGH HECLO and CAROLYN TEICH ADAMS.     

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book reviewed in this article: Development Administration: Concepts, Goals, Methods By george F. gant . The Politics of Administration: The Malaysian Experience By mavis puthucheary . Fishbowl Management: A Participative Approach to Systematic Management By howard sargent . The Regulatory Agency and the Public Corporation: The Canadian Air Transportation Industry By john H. baldwin . Administrative Secrecy in Developed Countries Edited by donald C. rowat . The State and Enterprise: Canadian Manufacturers and the Federal Government, 1917–1931 By tom traves . Le fait anglais au Québec Par dominique clift and sheila mcleod arnopoulos . Political Participation in Canada By william mishleb . Ombudsmen Compared By FRANK STACEY.     

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Histoire de l'administration publique québécoise, 1867–1970 By James Iain Gow . Canadian Public Administration: Problematical Perspectives By Robert F. Adie and Paul G. Thomas. Réflexions sur Tart de se gouverner Par Louis Bernard. The Long Road to Reform: Restructuring Public Education in Quebec By Henry Milner . Regional Economic Development: Canada's Search for Solutions By donald J. savoie . Northern Development: The Canadian Dilemma By Robert Page Grand Illusions: The Politics of the Keynesian Experience in Canada 1945–1975 By Robert m. Campbell .