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Book reviewed in this article: Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology By darin barney. Rethinking Democratic Accountability By Robert d. behn. Success and Failure in Public Governance: A Comparative Analysis Edited by mark bovens, paul t hart and b. guy peters. Education Matters: Selected Essays by Alan B. Krueger By alan b. krueger Economists of the Twentieth Century series, edited by David Colander and Mark Blaug. The World Is Our Witness: The Historic Journey of the Nisga'a Into Canada By tom molloy. Secrecy. The American Experience By daniel p. moynihan. Between State and Market: Essays on Charity Law and Policy in Canada Edited by jim phillips, bruce chapman and david stevens. Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzle King to Pierre Trudeau By gordon robertson.     

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Globalisation et pouvoir des entreprises Apocalypse Soon? Wagering on Warnings of Global Catastrophe By STEPHEN F. HALLER Micropolitics and Canadian Business: Paper, Steel and the Airlines By PETER CLANCY. La prévision‐prospective en gestion:Tourisme, loisir, culture De JEAN STAFFORD et BRUNO SARRASIN. Canada's Regional Innovation Systems: The Science‐based Industries By JORGE NIOSI. Strategic Planning for Public and Non‐Profit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement (3rd Edition) By JOHN M. BRYSON. Strengthening Canadian Democracy Edited by PAUL HOWE, RICHARD JOHNSTON and ANDRÉ BLAIS. Executive Styles in Canada: Cabinet Structure and Leadership Practices in Canadian Government Edited by LUC BERNIER, KEITH BROWNSEY and MICHAEL HOWLETT.     

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Books recived in this article: Official Language Populations in Canda: Patterns and Contacts Par DONALAD G. CARTWRIGHT. Public Administration: A comparative Perspective Par FERREL HEADY. Canadian Housing Policy Research: Some Initial Impressions By J. BARRY CULLINGWORTH. The Demand for Housing in Canada By MARION STEELE International Handbook on Local Government Reorganization Contemporary Developments Edited by DONALD C. ROWAT. Civil Servants and Public Policy: A Comparative Study of International Secretariats By ROBERT I. MCLAREN. Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining By GERALD E. PHILLIPS. Planning Useful Evaluations: Evaluation Assessment By LEONARD RUTMAN. The Acceptable Mean: The Tax Rental Agreements, 1941–1962. R.M. BURNS. Resoures Policy: International Perspectives Edited by PETER N. NEMETEZ.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada:Edited by TOM MCINTOSH. Killer Algae: The True Tale of a Biological Invasion:By ALEXANDRE MEINESZ Manager en publicSows la direction de HENRY MINTZBERG et JACQUES BOURGAULT. Toronto: lnstitut d'administration publique du Canada.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Best Man for the Job: Joe Fratesi and the Politics of Sault Ste. Marie By harvey r. Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship By will kymlicka. Pulling Against Gravity: Economic Development in New Brunswick During the McKenna Years By donald J. savoie. Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000 By alan dershowitz. Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe By judith glazer‐raymo. The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration Edited by Christopher dunn. The Co‐op Alternative: Civil Society and the Future of Public Services. Monographs on Canadian Public Administration ‐ No. 26 Edited by john restaskis and evert a. lindquist. The Perception of Risk Edited by paul slovic. Public‐Sector Labour Relations in an Era of Restraint and Restructuring Edited Eugene swimmer Don Mills, Ont. Poverty Inequality and Health: An International Perspective Edited by david leon and gill walt.     

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The Sociology of Natural Resources By john elliot. Technology versus Democracy: The Comparative Politics of International Airports By ELLIOT J. FELDMAN and JEROME MILCH. A Choice of Futures: Politics in the Canadian North By gurston dacks. Comprendre I'organisation: approches de recherche Par YVAN BORDELEAU, LUC BRUNET, ROBERT R. HACCOUN Analyse économique de la bureaucratie Par xavier greffe. Project Progress: A Study of Canadian Public Libraries Prepared for the Canadian Library Association by URBAN DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. Inequality: Essays on the Political Economy of Social Welfare Edited by allan moscovitch and glenn drover.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Canada and Immigration: Public Policy and Public Concern Canadian Public Administration Series. By FREDA HAWKINS Collective Bargaining in the Public Service THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANADA Staff Relations in the Civil Service: Fifty Years of Whitleyism By HENRY PARRIS Conseil des premiers ministres des Maritimes: premier rapport annuel. Par LE CONSEIL Rebels and Colleagues: Advertising and Social Change in French Canada By FREDERICK ELKIN People in the Way: The Human Aspects of the Columbia River Project By J. W. WILSON The Ombudsman Plan: Essays on the Worldwide Spread of an Idea By DONALD C. ROWAT Armstrong's Fight for FM Broadcasting: One Man vs Big Business and Bureaucracy By D. H. V. ERICKSON The Nationalized Industries Since 1960: A Book of Readings Edited by LEONARD TIVEY The Role of Commissions in Pol icy-Making Edited by RICHARD A. CHAPMAN. Cost Benefit Analysis in Administration By TREVOR NEWTON Political Bureaucracy By LEWIS C. MAINZER Prelude to Administrative Theory: Essays in Social Structure and Social Process By HENRY ZENTNER     

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Public Schools and Political Ideas: Canadian Educational Policy in Historical Perspective By RONALD MANZER. Educational Choice: Necessary But Not SuffIcient By BRUCE W. WILKINSON. Administrative Law in Canada Dr SARA BLAKE. The Future of Fiscal Federalism Edited by KEITH G. BANTING. Alberta's Local Governments: Politics and Democracy By JACK MASSON with EDWARD C. LESAGE JR. La gestion Publique dans une économie sans frontières Par RODNEY DOBELL et PHILIP STEENKAMP. Radiodiffusion et société distincte: des origines de la radio jusqu'à la Révolution tranquille au Québec De MICHEL FILION. Postmodernism and Organizations Edited by JOHN HASSARD and MARTIN PARKER. Beyond Nimby: Hazardous Waste Siting in Canada and the United States. By BARRY C. RABE. Handbook of Trainin and Development for the Public Sector De MONTGOMERY VAN WART, N. JOSEPH CAYER et STEVE COOK.     

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Book reviewed in this article: All You Can Eat: Greed, Lust and the New Capitalism By LINDA MCQUAIG. Negotiating NAFTA: Explaining the Outcome in Culture, Textiles, Autos, and Pharmaceuticals By MARYSE ROBERT The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy De KENNETH CLOKE et JOAN GOLDSMITH. Commissioned Ridings: Designing Canada's Electoral Districts By JOHN C. COURTNEY. Value Change and Governance in Canada Edited by NEIL NEVITTE. New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy in the Twenty‐First Century By ANTHONY PERL. Municipal Benchmarks: Assessing Local Performance and Establishing Community Standards By DAVID N. AMMONS. Thinking Government: Ideas, Policies, Institutions, and Public‐Sector Management in Canada By DAVID JOHNSON.     

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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: 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: 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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Healthfulness of Life By R. Wilkins and O. Adams . Rebels, Rascals and Royally: The Colourful North of LAC0 Hunt Edited by Barbara Hunt Broadcasting Policy and Copyright Law: An Analysis of a Cable Rediffusion Right By Robeiit E. Babe and Conrad Winn . Social Democracy in Manitoba: A History of the CCF-NDP By Nelson Wiseman . Policy Advice and Organizational Survival By Michael J. Prince . The False Promise of the Japanese Miracle By S.P. Sethi , N. Namiki and C.L. Swanson. Ethnic Pluralism and Public Policy: Achieving Equality in the United States and Britain By Nathan Glazier and Ken Young , eds. Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution By Morley Gunderson . National Health Insurance in Canada and Australia: A Comparative Political Economy Analysis Par Malcolm C. Brown     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism: Paradoxes, Achievements, and Tragedies of Nationhood By samuel v . laselva . Flexible Innovation: Technological Alliances in Canadian Industry By jorge niosi , withmaryse bergeron , michele sawchuck and Nathalie hade . Democracy Dialogue and Environment: The Contested Languages of Social Regulation by BRUCE A. WILLIAMS and ALBERT R. MATHENY. The Greening of Canada: Federal Institutions and Decisions by g. bruce doern andthomas conway Comparative Competition Policy: National Institutions in a Global Market Edited by c. bruce doern and Stephen wilks . The Implications of Knowledge-Based Growth for Micro-Economic Policies: The Industry Canada Research Series. Edited by peter howitt . Book Notes Résumés de livres Milakovich, Michael E. Improving Scrvice Quality, Achieving High Performance in the Public and Private Sectors. Delray Beach, Ha.: St. Lucie Press, 1995. Pp. 258. Koehler, Jerry W. and Joseph M. Pankowski. Quality Government: Designing, Developing and Implementing tqm. Delray Beach, Ha.: St. Lucie Press, 1996. Pp. 281. US$39.95. Koehler, Jerry W. and Joseph M. Pankowski. Teams in Government: A Handbook for Team-Eased Organizations. Delray Beach, Ha.: St. Lucie Press, 1996. Pp. 172. US$29.95. Koehler, Jerry W. and Joseph M. Pankowski. Continual Improvement in Government: Tools and Methods. Delray Beach, Ha.: St. Lucie Press, 1996. Pp. 150. US$29.95.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Building Leaders: How Successful Companies Develop the Next Generation By jay a. conger and beth benjamin. Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious By james o'toole. Teaching Ethics and Values in Public Administration Programs: Innovations, Strategies and Issues Edited by james bowman and donald menzel. The Struggle for Quebec: From Referendum to Referendum By robert a. young. Pauline Jewett By Judith McKenzie. Montreal and Kingston. The Measure of Dernocrac: Polling, Market Research, and Public Life, 1930–1945 By daniel j. robinson. Forging Business-Labour Partnerships: The Emergence of Sector Councils in Canada Edited by morley gunderson and andrew sharpe. False Hopes: Overcoming the Obstacles to a Sustainable, Affordable Medicine By daniel callahan. The Communications Revolution at Work: The Social, Economic and Political Impacts of Technological Change Edited by robert boyce.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Industry and Education: A Century of Canadian Development. By O. J. Firestone. Bureaucracy in Canadian Government: Selected Readings. Edited by W. D. K. Kernaghan. Intergovernmental Finance in Ontario: A Provincial-Local Perspective. By J. Stefan Dupre Congress and Urban Problems. A Casebook on the Legislative Process. By Frederic N. Cleaveland and Associates. Administration of Government Industries. By R, S. Arora. Political and Administrative Development. Edited by Ralph Braibanti. Public Finance in Canada: Selected Readings. By A. J. Robinson and James Cut.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Canada: A Socio-Political Report, By Ronald Manzer. Post-Secondary Education in a Technological Society Edited by T. H. mcleod. Bureaucratic politics and foreign policy By MORTON H. HALPERIN. with the assistance of PRISCILLA CLAPP and ARNOLD KANTER. The Rise of the City Manager By RICHARD J. STILLMAN II. Issues in Canadian Public Policy Edited by G. BRUCE DOERN and V. SEYMOUR WILSON. Protecting the Environment: Issues and Choices — Canadian Perspectives Edited by O. P. DWIVEDI. Les Systèmes Juridiques de Détermination des Salaires By Par René.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Digital State at the Leading Edge. IPAC Series on Public Management and Governance By SANDFORD BORINS, KENNETH KERNAGHAN, DAVID BROWN, NICK BONTIS, PERRI 6 and FRED THOMPSON. Racing to the Bottom? Provincial Interdependence in the Canadian Federation Edited by kathryn harrison. Towards North American Monetary Union: The Politics and History of Canada's Exchange Rate Regime By eric helleiner Governing DeveIopment across Cultures: Challenges and Dilemmas of an Emerging Sub‐Discipline in Political Science Edited by r.b. jain. Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research: Regulation, Conflict of Interest, and Liability Edited by trudo lemmens and duff r. waring. The People's House of Commons: Theories of Democracy in Contention By david e. smith. Reinventing Canadian Defence Procurement: A View from the Inside By alan s. Williams.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Regional Ministers, Power and Influence in the Canadian Cabinet By HERMAN BAKVIS. Response to review of Regional Ministers: Power and Influence Election Finance Regulation: A Critical Review De FILIP PALDA. Aboriginal Self-Determination: Proceedings of a Conference Held September 20 - October 3,1990 Edited by FRANK CASSIDY. The Ethics Challenge in Public Service: A Problem-Solving Guide By CAROL W. LEWIS. Evaluating Welfare and Training Programs Edited by CHARLES F. MANSKI and IRWIN GARFINKEL. Economic Policy-Making in the AsiaPacific Region Edited by JOHN W. LANGFORD and K. LORNE BROWNSEY. Knowledge as Power: Political and Legal Control of Information De DAVID SADOFSKY.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Un État Réduit? A Down-sized State? Edited by ROBERT BERNIER and JAMES IAIN GOW. Governance in a Changing Environment Edited by B. GUY PETERS and DONALD J. SAVOIE. La reforme de la constitution au Canada Par ANDRE TREMBLAY. Corporate Decision-Making in Canada Edited by RONALD J. DANIELS and RANDALL MORCK. How Ottawa Spends 1996-97 Life Under the Knife. Carleton Public Policy Series No. 18. Edited by GENE SWIMMER. Special Operating Agencies: Autonomy, Accountability, and Peformance Measurement By J. DAVID WRIGHT. Ontario Hydro at the Millennium: Has Monopoly's Moment Passed? Edited by RONALD J. DANIELS. Maintaining a Competitive Workforce: Employer-Based Training in the Canadian Economy By DEREK HUM and WAYNE SIMPSON. Hard Choices or No Choices: Assessing Program Review/L'heure des choix difficiles: L'évaluation de I'Examen des programmes. Limiting Rights: The Dilemma of Judicial Review By JANET L. HIEBERT.