Public Administration in Belgium, the UK and Eire: a Review Symposium

Teaching Public Administration in Belgium , Jan Beyers and Yves Plees
The Teaching of Public Administration in the UK , Chris Bellamy
Teaching Public Administration in Ireland , Bernadette Connaughton
Regionalism: a Review Article , Martin Rhodes
Shrinking the State. The Political Underpinnings of Privatization , Harvey Feigenbaum, Jeffrey Henig and Chris Hamnett
Public Policy Instruments. Evaluating the Tools of Public Administration , B. Guy Peters and Frans K.M. van Nispen
Carrots, Sticks and Sermons. Policy Instruments and their Evaluation , Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc, Ray C. Rist and Evert Vedung
Community Organizing. Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy , Ross Gittell and Avis Vidall
Deregulation in the European Union: Environmental Perspectives , Ute Collier
New Instruments for Environmental Policy , Jonathan Golub
Re-imagining Political Community , Daniele Archibugi, David Held and Martin Köhler     

Book Notes

Book Reveiwed in this article Teaching Policy Studies: What and How William D. Coplin (ed.) Training in Public Administration: A Directory of Commonwealth Resources Commonwealth Secretariat Britain 1979: An Official Handbook Central Office of Information, HMSO British Government and Politics F. Randall. Public Administration Michael P. Barber. Local Government Michael P. Barber. What is Governing? Purpose and Policy in Washington Richard Rose. People and Agencies Bernard Schaffer and Elizabeth O'Keefe. Ombudsmen Around the World: A Comparative Chart Kent M. Weeks. Referendums: A Comparative Study of Practice and Theory David Butler and Austin Ranney (editors) Political Corruption in America George C. S. Benson. The New American Political System Anthony King (ed.). The Politics of the Firm Leonard Tivey. Government and Administration Series. Martin Robertson Guidelines for a Local Employment Study Barrie Needham. The BGA Guide to Business Schools Roger Frost (compiler). Choosing and Managing Information Systems for Public Administration Graeme Norris and Wallace Ewart. The Effective University: A Management by Objectives Approach Graeme Norris and Wallace Ewart.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
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.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Nicolai Dose And Matthias Finger, Public Administration In Germany And Switzerland: A Review Symposium
Andrew Jordan, The Multi-Level Politics Of European Environmental Governance: A Review Article
Tineke A. Abma, Evaluation For The 21st Century. A Handbook
Lennart Lundquist, Unmasking Administrative Evi
Anne Bergmans, Understanding Policy Fiascoes
Martha Blomqvist, Understanding Gender And Organizations
Lotte Jensen, Rationality And Power. Democracy In Practice
Bill Jenkins, Strategic Planning And Management In Local Government
Susana Borrás, Policy-Making In The Eu. Conceptual Lenses And The Integration Process
Pekka Kettunen , Interaktive Politik In Europa. Regionen Im Netzwerk Der Integration
Tanja A. Börzel, Eu Committees As Influential Policymakers
Torill Nyseth, Government Is Us. Public Administration In An Anti-Government Era
Peter Bogason, Teaching Political Science: Http://Www.Apsanet.Org/Teaching/Teaching On And By The Www     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Experiences of an Optimist John Redcliffe-Maud. Implementing Public Policy Ruth Levitt. Organization Theory and Local Government Robert J. Haynes Patterns of Management in Local Government Royston Greenwood, Kieron Walsh, C.R. Hinings and Stewart Ranson. The Nationalized Industries: Policies and Performance Since 1968 Richard Pryke. British Industry and the North Sea: State Intervention in a Developing Industrial Sector Michael Jenkin. Public Policy & Administration in the Soviet Union Gordon B. Smith (ed.). Federal Reorganization: What Have We Learned? Peter Szanton (Ed). Paris and the Provinces: The Politics of Local Government Reform in France Peter Alexis Gourevitch. The Division in British Medicine: A History of the Separation of General Practice from Hospital Care 1911–1968 Frank Honigsbaum. A History of English Prison Administration, vol. I, 1750–1877 Sean McConville. Old People's Homes and the Production of Welfare Bleddyn Davies and Martin Knapp. Supplementary Benefits and the Consumer Eric Briggs and Anthony M. Rees. Fifty Years of Political and Economic Planning: Looking Forward 1931–1981 John Pinder (ed.).     

Books notes

Economics

Governments and Growth, Francis Knox, Saxon House, 1976, pp. 138, £6.95.

Environment

Dictionary of Environmental Terms, Alan Gilpin, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1976, pp. 174, £3.50.

Environmental Controls, Robert A. Leone, Lexington Books, 1976, pp. 123, £8.25.

Urban Growth Management Through Development Timing, Brower et al., Martin Robertson, 1976, pp. 116, £10.10.

Law

Sale of Goods and Consumer Credit, A. P. Dobson, 1975, Sweet & Maxwell, pp. 236, £2.85.

Political Geography

Modern Political Geography, Edward F. Bergman, Wm. C. Brown, 1975, pp. 393.

Political Behaviour

Political Behaviour, Howard Elcock, Methuen, 1976, pp. 309, £8.00.

Public Administration

Outlines of Public Administration, R. E. C. Jewell, 1976, Charles Knight, pp. 206, £4.50.     

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

Managing the Civil Service, John Garrett, Heinemann, 1980, pp. 198, £7.50.

The Limits of Power: The Politics of Local Planning Policy, Andrew Blowers, Pergamon, 1980, pp. 216, £10.00

Local Government and Environmental Planning and Control, edited by Joyce Frank, Gower, 1982, pp. 301, £13.50.

Labour Into the Eighties, edited by David S. Bell, Croom Helm, 1980, pp. 168, £9.95 hardback, £5.50 paperback.

Julian Hodge: A Biography, Timothy O'Sullivan, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981, pp. 210, £8.95.

Allies or Adversaries: Perspectives on Government and Industry in Britain, Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1981, pp. 86, £4.95.

Rural Employment, Trends, Options, Choices, Ian Hodge and Martin Whitby, Methuen, 1981, pp. 262, £13.50.     

REVIEWS

Mark R. Rutgers (ed.), Retracing Public Administration
Lester Salamon (ed.), The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance
Michael Moran, The British Regulatory State: High Modernism and Hyper-Innovation
Maura Adshead and Michelle Millar (eds), Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods
Colin Seymour-Ure, Prime Ministers and the Media: Issues of Power and Control
Karen Duke, Drugs, Prisons and Policy-Making
Bronwen Morgan, Social Citizenship in the Shadow of Competition: The Bureaucratic Politics of Regulatory Justification
Penny Leonard, Promoting Welfare: Government Information Policy and Social Citizenship
Nikolaos Zahariadis, Ambiguity and Choice in Public Policy: Political Decision Making in Modern Democracies
Bruce Bimber, Information and American Democracy: Technology in the Evolution of Political Power     

Reviews

Diana Woodhouse, In Pursuit Of Good Administration, Ministers, Civil Servants and Judges Mungo Deans, Scots Public Law J. Clark and J. Newman, The Managerial State David Farnham and Sylvia Horton, Managing People in the Public Services Walter J. M. Kickert, Erik-Hans Klijn and Joop F. M. Koppenjan (eds.), Managing Complex Networks: Strategies for the Public Sector Chris Skelcher, The Appointed State: Quasi-governmental Organizations and Democracy Richard Rose, What is Europe?     

Joint boards for police in the Metropolitan areas: A preliminary assessment

Local Government, The Law and the Constitution, Martin Loughlin, Local Government Legal Society Trust, March 1983, pp. 143, £3.50.

Financing Regional Government: International Practices and their Relevance to the Third World, K.J. Davey, John Wiley, 1983, pp. 193, £12.95.

Housing Law, A. Arden and M. Partington, Sweet and Maxwell, 1983, pp. 1184, £55 (hardback).

The Government of Scotland: Patterns of Influence In Public Policy Making, Michael Keating and Arthur Midwinter, Mainstream Publishing, 1983, pp. 214, £9.95.

From Policy to Practice, Martin Rein, Macmillan, 1983, pp. xv + 250, £18.00 hardback, £6.95 paperback.

Comparative Public Policy: The Politics of Social Choice in Europe and America, 2nd ed., A.J. Heidenheimer, H. Heclo and C. T. Adams, Macmillan, 1983, pp. 367, £15.00 hardback, £5.95 paperback.

Policy and Politics in France: Living with Uncertainty, Douglas E. Ashford, Temple University Press, 1982, pp. 345, $29.95 hardback, $12.95 paperback.

Policy Advice and Organizational Survival, Michael J. Prince, Gower, 1983, pp. 256, £13.50.     

Book Notes

Book Reveiwed in this article
Public Policy and Administration in Australia: A Reader R. N. Spann and G. R. Curnow.
Europa Administration Munchen: Verlag Dokumentation
Outlines of Public Administration R. E. C. Jewell.
Policy Analysis Thomas R.
The Dynamics of Publíc Policy: A Comparative Analysis Richard Rose (ed.).
The Civil Service in Great Britain S. R. Maheshwari.
Sample Surveys and Public Participation Noel Boaden and Raymond Walker.
Methods of Approaching Groups in South Yorkshire William Hampton and Wendy Beale.
Labour and Local Politics John Gyford and Richard Baker.
Parliaments of the World: A Reference Compendium Prepared by Valentine Herman with the collaboration of Françoise Mendel.
A Textbook of Personnel Management George Thomason.
Face to Face: A Practical Guide to Interactive Skills Peter Honey.
Employment Law B. A. Hepple and Paul O'Higgins.
Management and Productivity: An International Directory of Institutions and Information Sources Geneva: International Labour Office.
Project Appraisal in Practice M. F. G. Scott
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1975 Kathleen Jones (ed.).
Control of the Curriculum: Issues and Trends in Britain and Europe Ron Glatter (ed.).
Adolescence and Community: The Youth Service in Britain John Eggleston.
Mental Health Brenda M. Hoggett.
Kent County Council Publications Research and Intelligence Unit
Rural Settlement Policies and Plans Brian J. Woodruffe.
Planning, Development and the Community Land Scheme Geoffrey Parsons and Barry Redding.
Political Culture in Ireland: The Views of Two Generations John Raven
Political and Administrative Federalism R. M. Burns et al .
Victoria Park, Manchester: A nineteenth century suburb in its social and administrative context Maurice Spiers     

Reviews

John Stewart, Modernising British Local Government: an Assessment of Labour's Reform Programme Christopher Pollitt and Colin Talbot (eds), Unbundled Government: a Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation Paul Maltby, In the Public Interest? Assessing the Potential for Public Interest Companies Christopher Hood and B. Guy Peters with Grace O.M. Lee (eds), Reward for High Public Office. Asian and Pacific‐Rim States Stephen B. Johnson, The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programmes Michael Hill and Peter Hupe, Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and Practice Peter John, Local Governance in Western Europe Robert Agranoff and Michael McGuire, Collaborative Public Management: New Strategies for Local Governments Martin Lodge, On Different Tracks: Designing Railway Regulation in Britain and Germany Anthony B.L. Cheung and Ian Scott (eds), Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia: Paradigm Shifts or Business as Usual?     

Book notes

Habitat : Human Settlements in an Urban Age, Angus McGunn, Pergamon Press, 1978, pp. 272, price unknown.

Decision Making for Energy Futures, David Pearce, Lynne Edwards and Geoff Beuret, Macmillan, 1979, pp. 296, £10.00.

Party Politics in Local Government: Officers and Members, Royal Institute of Public Administration, Policy Studies Institute, 1980, pp. 50, £2.50.

District Trends 1980, City of Bradford Metropolitan Council, 1980, pp. 45, free.

Housing the Disabled, John Hunt and Lesley Hayes, Torfaen Borough Council (with the support of Cwmbran Development Corporation), 1980, pp.204, £3.95 (paperback).

The West Riding County Council, 1889–1974 Historical Studies, B. J. Barber and M. W. Beresford, West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council, 1979, pp. 262, price unknown.

Public Administration: The Political Environment, Roger Stacey and John Oliver, MacDonald and Evans (BEC Books), 1980, pp. 296, £4.95 (paperback).

How to Run Committees and Meetings, Michael Locke, Papermac (Macmillan Press), 1980, pp. 190, £2.95 (paperback), £10.00 (hardback).

The Politics of Positive Discrimination: An Evaluation of the Urban Programme, 1967–77, John Edwards and Richard Batley, Tavistock Publications Ltd., 1978, pp. 287, £4.25 (paperback).

Urban Deprivation and the Inner City, Colin Jones (Editor), Croom Helm, 1979, pp. 218, £9.95 (hardback).

Urban Harvest: Urban Renewal in Retrospect and Prospect, Stanley Mill‐ward (Editor), Geographical Publications Ltd., 1977, pp. 266, £8.25 (hardback).     

Book Notes

Book review in this article Local Government Reorganization Stockport Position Statement Local Government in Britain Town and Country Planning in Britain. Local Government Manual and Directory Town and County Planning in Britain J.B.Cullingworth Public Administration Bulletin Public Administration Committee Local Administration in West Africa Ronald Wraith State-Municipal Relations: A Functional Analysis Mohit Bhattacharya Municipal Administration in India A.Avasthi Anti-Politics, Consensus, Reform and Protest in Britain Trevor Smith assisted by Alison Thomson. Charles Knight, 1972. Pp. 200. £1·50. Westminster Workshop: A Student's Guide to the British Constitution R.K.Mosley Treasury Officials 1660–1870 J.C.Sainty Adaptation of Public Personnel Administration to Changes in Society, Aryeh Attir Cost Benefit Analysis: Theory and Practice Ajit K.Dasgupta and D.W.Pearce Handbook for Managers Chief Editor: Bote Folkertsma The Evaluation of Management Training - A Review Matt Whitelaw Trends in British Society since 1900: A Guide to the Changing Social Structure of Britain A.H.Halsey Social Indicators and Social Policy Andrew Shonfield and Stella Shaw The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1971 Kathleen Jones Information and Advice Centres Rosalind Brooke. Occasional Papers on Social Administration. Introduction to Administrative Law David Foulkes The Role and Accountability of Nationalized Industries Richard Marsh White Collar Unions: A Review Institute of Personnel Management     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
Public Administration: A Bibliography Howard E.McCurdy.
The Administrative Reform Commission Shriram Maheshwari.
A Guide to Parliamentary Papers P. and G.Ford.
Personnel Management in Hospitals Graham Millard.
Design of Form in Government Departments
Staff Appraisal G.A.Randell
Industrial Relations in the Common Market Campbell Balfour. Routledge & Kegan Paul
Administrative Justice and Supplementary Benefits Melvin Herman. Occasional Papers on Social Administration No.
Incomes Policy and the Public Sector Campbell Balfour. Routledge & Kegan Paul
Plans and Provisions for the Mentally Handicapped M.Bone, B.Spain and F.M.Martin. National Institute for Social Work Training Series No. 23. George Allen & Unwin, 1972.
Planning and Education Derek Birley. Routledge & Kegan Paul
The Evolution of a Profession: A Study of the Contribution of Teachers'Associations to the Development of School Teaching as a Professional Occupation P.H.J.H.Gosden.
National Economic Planning C.T.Sandford.
Regional Planning and Regional Government in Europe E.Kalk (ed.). The Hague: International Union of Local Authorities
Ballina: A Local Study in Regional Economic Development J.W.Chadwick, J.B.Houston and J.R.W.Mason. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
The City: Problems of Planning Murray Stewart
The State of Britain Colin Buchanan.
Federal-Provincial Diplomacy: The Making of Recent Policy in Canada Richard Simeon.
Local Government Finance in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects Adebayo Adedeji and L.Rowland
Local Income Taxes: Economic Effects and Equip R.Stafford Smith. Berkeley
Elements of Cost-Benefit Analysis E.J.Mishan.     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Nigel Forman, Constitutional Change in the UK
David Wilson and Chris Game, Local Government in the United Kingdom
Marilyn Taylor, Public Policy in the Community
Roberta Ann Johnson, Whistleblowing: When it Works and Why
Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. Mackuen and James A. Stimson, The Macro Polity
Ira Sharkansky, Politics and Policy Making: in Search of Simplicity
Bernard Donoughue, The Heat of the Kitchen: an Autobiography
Mark Cassell, How Governments Privatize: The Politics of Divestment in the United States and Germany
Paul Carmichael and Arthur Midwinter (eds), Regulating Local Authorities: Emerging Patterns of Central Control
George Pagoulatos, Greece's New Political Economy. State, Finance and Growth from Postwar to EMU
Terry McNulty and Ewan Ferlie, Reengineering Health Care: the Complexities of Organizational Transformation     

Book reviews

Policy Evaluation in the Public Sector: Approaches and Methods. By Colin Palfrey, Ceri Phillips, Paul Thomas and David Edwards. Avebury, 1992. Pp. 176. £32.50 hb.

Managing for Service Quality. By Chris Skelcher. Managing Local Government series, Longman, 1992. Pp. 125. £16.95 pb.

Working Together for Better Community Care. By Randall Smith, Lucy Gaster, Lyn Harrison, Linda Martin, Robin Means and Peter Thistlethwaite. School of Urban Advanced Studies, University of Bristol, 1993. Pp. 228. £11.95 pb.

Citizen Involvement: A Practical Guide for Change. By Peter Beresford and Suzy Croft. Practical Social Work series edited by Jo Campling. Macmillan, 1993. Pp. 240. £32.50 hb, £9.50 pb.

Implementing Housing Policy. Edited by Peter Malpass and Robin Means. Buckingham, Open University Press, 1993. Pp. 199. £37.50 hb, £12.99 pb.

In Support of Education: The Functioning of Local Government. By Philippa Cordingley and Maurice Kogan. London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1993. Pp. 122. £11.50 pb.

Tourism, Museums and the Local Economy: The Economic Impact of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish. By Peter Johnson and Barry Thomas. Edward Elgar, 1992. Pp. 160. £29.50 hb.

The A‐Z of Council Tax and Council Tax Benefit: A Citizen's Guide. Association of District Councils, December 1992. £8.00.     

Book reviews

Social Policy Research, Martin Bulmer (ed.), London, Macmillan, 1978, pp. 373, £5.95.

Making Budgets, James N. Danziger, Sage Publications, 1978, pp. 255, £8.50 cloth edition and £4.25 paperback.

Universality, Selectivity and Effectiveness in Social Policy, Bleddyn Davies (in association with Mike Reddin), Heinemann, London, 1978, pp. viii &; 264, £9.50.

Implementation in a Bureaucracy, Control in a Bureaucracy, Andrew Dunsire, Oxford, Martin Robertson, 1978, pp. Vol.1260, Vol. II 263, £15 each.

Planning the Social Services, N. Falk and J. Lee, Saxon House, Farnborough, 1978, pp. x &; 113, £7.50.

Policy Analysis: A Political and Organisational Perspective, W. I. Jenkins, London, Martin Robertson, 1978, pp. 278, £8.95.

Interactions and Interventions in Organizations, Iain L. Mangham, John Wiley &; Sons, 1978, pp. 150, price not known.     

Book Notes

Book review in this article Modern British Government J.A. Cross London Review of Public Administration London Regional Group, Royal Institute of Public Administration. Twice yearly Public Administration: Policy Making in Government Agencies Ira Sharkansky The Art and Practice of Public Administration: Papers by Louis J. Kroeger Harriet Nathan The British Prices and Incomes Board Allan Fels The Case for Regional Reform William Thornhill The Urban Future John N. Jackson Rates or Prices? Alan K. Maynard and David N. King The Administration of Publicly-Aided Housing Charles S. Ascher A Management System for the Seventies John Argenti Current Contents in Management Manchester Business School Library Planning Programming Budgeting: A Systems Approach to Management Fremont J. Lyden and Ernest G. Miller The Game of Budget Control G. H. Hofstede Care of the Elderly: An Exercise in Cost Benefit Analysis R. Wager Brain of the Firm: The Managerial Cybernetics of Organization Stafford Beer Salary Structures for Management Careers Arthur Bowley Payment Systems: Selected Readings Tom Lupton Trade Unions: Selected Readings Economic Analysis and Public Enterprises Ralph Turvey. George Allen & The Administrative History of India 1834–1947: General Administration B. B. Misra Ghana under Military Rule 1966–1969 Robert Pinkney Facts in Focus The Health Services of Ireland Brendan Hensey Values and the Active Community International Studies of Values in Politics