Book Reviews

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: Serving the State. A History of the Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada Sex and the Public Service Mass Media: Report of the Special Senate Committee Annual Report of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Le contrôls judiclaire de I'administration au Québec Policy, Politics and the Treasury Board in Canadian Government Political Party Financing in Canada Canadian Economic Problems and Policies The Growth of Government Spending in Canada Masters and Scholars: Reflections on the Rights and Responsibilities of Students Politics, Position, and Power: The Dynamics of Federal Organization The Children's Crusade The Revolution Game     

Book Reviews Comptes rendus

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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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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The Indian Administrative System Bureaucracy and Development: Indian Perspectives Public Enterprises in India State Supervision over Municipal Administration: A Case Study of Rajasthan Eminent Administrative Thinkers The Ecological Dimensions of Development Administration Privatization Theory and Practice: Distributing Shares in Private and Public Enterprises Problems of Change in Urban Government M.O. DICKERSON, S. DRABEK and J.T. WOODS Canadian Industrial Organization and Policy Social Science Research and Decision-Making Environmental Planning, Volume III: New Towns Policy The Idea File of Harold Adams Innis Introduced and edited by William Christian. Toronto: University of Toronto Press     

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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     

Books Reviewed Comptes Rendus

The Public Right to Know: Accountability in the Secretive Society Donald C. Rowat, Les organismes autonomes et centraux de I'administration québécoise James Iain Gow, Contemporary Cathedrals: large-Scale Development in Canadian Cities Michael Fish, Agar Adamson, The Private Government of Public Money: Community and Policy inside British Politics Carolyn J. Tuohy Police Command: Decisions and Discretion A. K. McDougall, Prairie Liberalism: The Liberal Party in Saskatchewan 1905–71 Patrick Kyba, Committees of Inquiry T. J. Cartwright,     

Books Reviewed Competes rendus

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 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: Metropolitan Democracies: Transformation of the State and Urban Policy in Canada, France and Great Britain: De PHILIP BOOTH et BERNARD JOUVE, François Desrochers Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age: Alasdair Roberts , Andrew Graham, Diana Theman Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics: Essays in Honour of David E. Smith: HANS J. MICHELMANN, CRISTINE DE CLERCY, Ken Rasmussen Innovation Strategies in Interdependent States: Smaller Nations, Regions and Cities in a Globalized World: JOHN DE LA MOTHE, Andrei Sulzenko The Limits of Transparency ‐ Ambiguity and the History of International Finance. JACQUELINE BEST, Hart J. Will     

Book Reviews Comptes rendus

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: 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 .     

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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: Guide méthodologique de la recherche Par ROBERT J. GRAVEL. Political Choice in Canada By HAROLD D. CLARKE, JANE JENSON, LAWRENCE LEDUC and JON H. PAMMETT. The Conserver Solution: A Blueprint for the Conserver Society By LAWBENCE SOLOMON. Understanding Intergovernmental Relations By DEIL s. WBIGHT. Confrontation and Collaboration — Intergovernmental Relations in Canada Today Edited by RICHABD SIMEON. Local Government in Canada By C.R. TINDAL and S. NOBES TINDAL. Shaping the Canadian City: Essays on Urban Politics and Policy, 1890–1920 By JOHN C. WEAVES. Structural Changes in Local Government: Government for Urban Regions By C.R. TINDAL. The Politics of Urban Development: Canadian Urban Expressway Disputes By CHRISTOPHER LEO. Community Development: Learning And Action By HAYDEN ROBERTS. The Australian Federal System By JEAN HOLMES Innovation and Implementation in Public Organizations By RICHABD H. NELSON and DOUGLAS YATES Policy Analysis: A Political and Organisational Perspective By W.I. JENKINS. Perspectives on the Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration By P.K. GOPECKI and W.T. STANBUBY Ombudsmen Around the World: A Comparative Chart By KENT M. WEEKS.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The New Public Management: Canada in A Comparative Perspective By PETER AUCOIN. Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems By MICHAEL HOWLETT and M. RAMESH. Canada. Commission royale sur les peuples autochtones. La reinstallation dans I'ExtrQme-Arctique: un rapport sur la reinstallation de 1953–1955 . Uncommon Sense About Organizations: Cases, Studies, and Field Observations By GEERT HOFSTEDE. What Price Mental Health? The Ethics and Politics of Setting Priorities Edited by PHILIP J. BOYLE and DANIEL CALLAHAN. Rethinking Federalism: Citizens, Markets, and Governments in a Changing World Edited by KAREN mop, SYLVIA OSTRY, RICHARD SIMEON and KATHERINE SWINTON. Bankrupt Education: The Decline of Liberal Education in Canada By PETER c. EMBERLEY and WALLER R. NEWELL. Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis By WAYNE PARSONS.     

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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     

Book Reviews: Comptes rendus

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     

Book Reviews Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article: Rationality in Public Policy: Retrospect and Prospect. A Tribute to Douglas G. Hartle. Canadian Tax Paper No. 104 Edited by RICHARD M. BIRD, MICHAEL J. TREILBOCK and THOMAS A. WILSON. Precarious Values: Organizations, Politics and Labour Market Policy in Ontario By THOMAS R. KLASSEN. Les relations du travail au Québec de michel leclerc et michel QUIMPER The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification By MICAHEL POWER Bureaucratic Language In Government and Business ROGER W. SHUY. From Bureaucracy to Public Management: The Administrative Culture of the Government of Canada By O.P. DWIEDI and JAMES IAIN GOW.     

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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     

Books Reviews

Droit administrative canadien et québecois Edité par RAOUL BARBE. Le pouvoir déclaratoire du parlement, augmentation discretionnaire de la compétence fédérale au Canada Par ANDRÉE LAJOIE The Right to Housing Publié sous la direction de MICHAEL WHEELER. Environment: A Challenge for Modem Society By LYNTON KEITH CALDWELL. Consumers and the Economy By F. KNOX. George G. Harrap Coping with Public Employee Strikes By CARMEN D. SASO. The Administrative Process in Britain By R.G.S. BROWN. The Higher Civil Service in Britain By RICHARD A. CHAPMAN. Human Engineering By LORD ALFRED ROBENS. Urban Policy Making: The Council-Manager Partnership By ARTHUR W. BROMAGE. The Influence of Federal Grants By MARTHA DERTHICK. Bureaucracy, Politics, and Public Policy By FRANCIS E. ROURKE. L'individu et le droit de la Communauté européenne Par MAURICE TORRELLI. Montréal: Les presses de l'Université de Montréal Municipal Refuse Disposal By the INSTITUTE OF SOLID WASTES.