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Localism and Centralism in Europe: The Political and Legal Bases of Local Self-Government . By Edward C. Page.
Liberty and Community: Canadian Federalism and the Failure of the Constitution . By Robert C. Vipond.
Reluctant Partners: Implementing Federal Policy . By Robert P. Stoker.
Affirmative Action at Work: Law, Politics, and Ethics . By Bron Raymond Taylor.
Repealing the War Powers Resolution: Restoring the Rule of Law in US Foreign Policy . By Robert F. Turner.
Agenda For Excellence: Public Service in America . By Patricia W. Ingraham and Donald F. Kettl, eds.
The Budget-Maximizing Bureaucrat: Appraisals and Evidence . By Andre Blais and Stephane Dion, eds.
Divided We Govern: Party Control, Lawmaking and Investigations, 1946–1990 . By David R. Mayhew.     

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Zarathustra's Dionysian Modernism . By Robert Gooding-Williams. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001).
Glimmer of a New Leviathan: Total War in the Realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz . By Campbell Craig. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003).
Hans J. Morgenthau und der weltpolitische Realismus . By Christoph Rohde. (Wiesbaden: Verlag fuer Sozialwissenschaften, 2004).
'Society Must be Defended': Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975–1976 . By Michel Foucault. Translated by David Macey. (New York: Picador, 2003).     

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Timothy Conlan. 1988. New Federalism: Intergovernmental Reform from Nixon to Reagan .
Phoebe H. Cottingham and David T. Ellwood (eds.) 1989. Welfare Policy for the 1990s.
Robert E. Goodin and Julian LeGrand . 1987. Not Only the Poor The Middle Classes and the Welfare State
B. Guy Peters . 1988. Comparing Public Bureaucracies: Problems of Theory and Method
Alice Sardell. 1988. The U.S. Experiment in Social Medicine: The Community Health Center Program, 1965-1986
Robert Jacobson . 1989. An "Open" Approach to Information Policy Making: A Case Study of the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act
Mimi Abramovitz . 1989. Regulating the Lives of Women
Daniel A. Mazmanian, et al. 1988. Breaking Political Gridlock: California's Experiment in Public-Private Cooperation for Hazardous Waste Policy     

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The Clinton Presidency: First Appraisals . By Colin Campbell and Bert Rockman, eds.
The Myth of Democratic Failure: Why Political Institutions Are Efficient . By Donald Wittman.
Agenda for Excellence 2: Administering the State . B. Guy Peters and Bert A. Rockman, eds.
From Art to Politics: How Artistic Creations Shape Political Conceptions . By Murry Edelman.
Election Campaigning: The New Marketing of Politics . By Dennis Kavanagh.     

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Tage Erlander: Serving the Welfare State. By OLOF RUIN (translated by Michael E. Metcalf).
Ethics for Policymaking: A Methodological Analysis. By EUGENE J. MEEHAN.
Ethics for Public Managers. By HAROLD F. GORTNER.
The Responsible Public Servant. By KENNETH KERNAGHAN and JOHN W. LANGFORD.
The Environmental Contexts of AIDS. By MARIE A. MUIR.
The Catastrophe Ahead: AIDS and the Case for a New Public Policy. By WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON and KEVIN R. HOPKINS.
Hostile Brothers: Competition and Closure in the European Electronks Industry. By ALAN CAWSON, KEVIN MORGAN, DOUGLAS WEBBER, PETER HOLMES and ANNE STEVENS.
Politics, Markets and America's Schools. By JOHN E. CHUBB and TERRY M. MOE.
The Symbolic Presidency: How Presidents Portray Themselves. By BARBARA HINCK-LEY.     

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The Pentagonists. By A. ERNEST FITZGERALD
The Ring of Power: The White House Staff and Its Expanding Role in Government , By BRADLEY H. PATTERSON, Jr.
The Politics of the U.S. Cabinet: Representation in the Executive Branch 1789–1984. By JEFFREY E. COHEN.
Comparing Public Bureaucracies: Problems of Theory and Method. By B. GUY PETERS.
Pathways to Power: Selecting Rulers in Pluralist Democracies. Edited by MATTEI DOGAN.
Policy Studies: Integration and Evaluation. By STUART S. NAGEL.     

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Regulating the New Financial Services Industry . By CYNTHIA A. CLASSMAN, JAMES L. PIERCE, ROBERTA KARMEL AND JOHN J. LAFALCE.
The Organization-Society Nexus: A Critical Review of Models and Metaphors . By RONALD G. CORWIN.
Comparable Worth, Pay Equity, and Public Policy . By RITA MAE KELLY and JANE BAYES (Eds).
Why Presidents Succeed: A Political Psychology of Leadership . By DEAN KEITH SIMONTON.
Public Utilities and the Poor: Rights and Responsibilities . By DAVID C. SWEET and KATHRYN WERTHEIM HEXTER.     

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All Organizations are Public: Bridging Public and Private Organization Theories . By BARRY BOZEMAN
Accountability and the Business State: The Structure of Federal Corporations . By FRANCIS J. LEAZES, Jr.
The American Political Economy: Macroeconomics and Electoral Politics . By DOUGLAS A. HIBBS, Jr.
The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running . By JAMES P. PFIFFNER
The Catholic Church in World Politics . By ERIC O. HANSON
Local Government in the German Federal System . By ARTHUR B. GUNLICKS     

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Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations in the Public Sector. Edited by M argaret G ardner
Hawke's Third Government: Australian Commonwealth Administration 1987–1990. Edited by J ohn H alligan and R oger W ettenhall .
The Lie of the Level Playing Field. By J enny S tewart
Market, Bureaucracy and Community: A Student's Guide to Organisation. By H al C olebatch and P eter L armour
Political Management in Canada. By A llan B lakeney and S andford B orins     

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Alex Cukierman, Zvi Hercowitz, and Leonardo Leidennan (Eds.) . 1992. Political Economy, Growth, and Business Cycles.
David Osborne and Ted Gaebler . 1992. Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector.     

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Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector. By D avid O sborne and T ed G aebler
Public Policy in Australia. By G. D avis , J. W anna , J. W arhurst & P. W eller
Microeconomic Reform in Australia. By P eter F orsyth (ed.)
The Invisible State: The Formation of the Australian State 1788–1901. By A lastair D avidson
The Political Impact of the High Court. By D avid S olomon
News Not Views: The ABC, the Press and Politics 1932–1947. By N eville P etersen
Corporatization and Privatization: Lessons from New Zealand. By I an D uncan and A lan B ollard
Public Administration and Management in Small States: Pacific Experiences. By Y ash G hai (ed.)
Australian Public Sector Management. By D avid C orbett     

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Book review in this article: Arguments for Democracy . By Tony Benn . Edited by Chris Mullin . Breaking the Mould ? By Ian Bradley . The Future of Socialism . By Anthony Crosland . The Socialist Agenda . Edited by David Lipsey and Dick Leonard . Face the Future . By David Owen . Politics is For People . By Shirley Williams . The Strategy of Equality : Redistribution and the Social Services . By Julian Le Grand . The Question of Separatism . By Jane Jacobs . Financing Devolution Within the United Kingdom : A Study of the Lessons from Failure . By David Heald . Anthony Eden . By David Carlton . Knowing Right from Wrong : The Insanity Defense of Daniel Mc Naughtan . By Richard Moran . Retreat from Power : Studies in Britain's Foreign Policy of the Twentieth Century . Volume One : 1906–1939. Volume Two: After 1939. Edited by David Dilks . Sadat . By David Hirst and Irene Beeson . Poverty and Famines : An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation . By Amartya Sen . An Evolutionary View of Economic Growth . By Ashok S. Guha . The European Transition from Oil : Societal Impacts and Constraints on Energy Policy . Edited by Gordon T. Goodman , Lars A. Kristoferson and Jack M. Hollander . The Global Politics of Arms Sales . By Andrew J. Pierre . From Dessalines to Duvalier . Race , Colour , and National Independence in Haiti . By David Nicholls . Mussolini . By Denis Mack Smith . Contemporary Terror : Studies in Sub-state Violence . Edited by David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf . Revolt from the Center . By Niels Meyer , Helveg Petersen and Villy Sorensen .     

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Leonard Woolf: A Life , by Victoria Glendinning.
Free money for all : Ingrid Robeyns Redesigning Distribution: Basic Income and Stakeholder Grants as cornerstones for an Egalitarian capitalism , edited by Erik Olin Wright.
The story of Amnesty : Tom Buchanan Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International , by Stephen Hopgood.
Democracy beyond democracy : Rachel Sieder Democratizing Democracy: Beyond the Liberal Democratic Canon , edited by Boaventura de Sousa Santos.
The ambiguities of populism Francisco Panizza On Polulist Reason , by Ernesto Laclau.
Britain's scientific-military complex : Michael Rustin Warfare State Britain , 1920-1970, by David Edgerton.
Silvio Berlusconi, the 2006 elections and the future of Italy John Foot The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with Fabled History and a Storied culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi , by Alexander Stille.
Crazy cows: an inquest James Cornford The Politics of BSE , by Richard Packer.     

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Whitehall. By PETER HENNESSY.
Organizing the Presidency. By STEPHEN HESS.
Inside the Think Tank: Advising the Cabinet, 1971–1983 . By TESSA BLACKSTONE and WILLIAM PLOWDEN.
The Postmodern President: The White House Meets the World. By RICHARD ROSE.
Private Power and Centralization in France: The Notaires and the State. By EZRA N. SULEIMAN.
The Changing Politics of Local Government. By JOHN GYFORD, STEVE LEACH and CHRIS GAME.
Constitutional Dialogues: Interpretation as Political Process. By LOUIS FISHER.
Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power. By HARVEY C. MANSFIELD, JR.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: THE Alternative in Eastern Europe . By Rudolf Bahro . The Poverty of Theory and Other Essays . By E. P. Thompson . Lenin's Political Thought . Volume I. Theory and Practice in the Democratic Revolution . By Neil Harding . Marxism and the Party . By John Molyneux . ON Human Nature . By Edward O. Wilson . The American as Anarchist . Reflections on Indigenous Radicalism . By David de Leon . Re -Inventing Anarchy . What are Anarchists Thinking These Days ? Edited by Howard J. Ehrlich , David DE Leon and Glenda Morris . Conservative Essays . Edited by Maurice Cowling . Can Government Go Bankrupt ? By Richard Rose and Guy Peters . Parliament and Public Spending : The Expenditure Committee of the House OF Commons 1970-76. By Ann Robinson . The Irish Department of Finasce 1922-58. By Ronan Fanning . Administrative Secrecy in Developed Countries . Edited by Donald C. Rowat . Privacy . Edited by John B. Young . Les Nucleocrates . By Philippe Simonnot . Exportations Nucleaires et Non -Proliferation . By Simone Courteix .     

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The Rise of New Labour: Party Policies and Voter Choices , edited by Anthony Heath, Roger Jo well and John Curtice.
Fightback! Labour's Traditional Right in the 1970s and 1980s , by Dianne Hayter.
Old Labour to New , by Greg Rosen.
New Labour: A Critique , by Mark Bevir.
The Struggle for Labour's Soul: Understanding Labour's Political Thought since 1945 , edited by Raymond Plant, Matt Beech and Kevin Hickson.
Governing as New Labour: Policy and Politics under Blair , edited by Steve Ludlam and Martin J. Smith
New Labour at the Centre: Constructing Political Space , by Andrew Hindmoor
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Jealousy of Trade: International Competition and the Nation-State in Historical Perspective , by Istvan Hont.
Afflicted Powers: Capital and Spectacle in a New Age of War , by RETORT (Iain Boal, T. J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts).
The Right Nation: Why America Is Different , by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge
The Opportunity: America's Moment to Alter History's Course , by Richard Haass.
Frontline: The True Story of the British Mavericks Who Changed the Face of War Reporting , by David Loyn.
The Place at the End of the World , by Janine di Giovanni
The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict , by Geoff Dench, Kate Gavron and Michael Young.     

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Washington, Westminster and Whitehall. By WALTER WILLIAMS.
Controlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National Security. By BRUCE RUSSETT.
Civilian-Based Defense; A Post-Military Weapons System. By GENE SHARP.
Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics. By JAMES G. MARCH and JOHAN P. OLSEN.
Presidential Influence and the Administrative State. By RICHARD W. WATERMAN.
Intergovernmental Relations in the Administrative State: The Johnson Presidency. By DAVID M. WELBORN and JESSE BURKHEAD.
The Human Resource Crisis in the Public Sector. By LARRY M. LANE and JAMES F. WOLF.
Creative Marginality: Innovation at the Intersections of the Social Sciences. By MATTEI DOGAN and ROBERT PAHRE.     

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Advice and Consent: The Development of the Policy Sciences. By PETER DE LEON.
The Reach and Grasp of Policy Analysis: Comparative Views of the Craft. By RICHARD HOFFERBERT.
Governing Education: A Sociology of Policy Since 1945. By ANDREW McPHERSON and CHARLES D. RAAB.
Privatising the World. By OLIVER LETWIN.
La France Face au Sud: Le Miroir Brise. By JACQUES ADDA and MARIE-CLAUDE SMOUTS.
The President and Civil Rights Policy: Leadership and Change. By STEVEN A. SHULL
The Political Limits of Environmental Regulation: Tracking the Unicorn. By BRUCE YANDLE.
L'Etat en Amerique. Edited by MARIE-FRANCE TOINET.     

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The State, Business, and Industrial Change in Canada. By MICHAEL ATKINSON and WILLIAM D. COLEMAN.
Ethics in the British Civil Service. By RICHARD A. CHAPMAN.
Head of the Civil Service: A Study of Sir Warren Fisher. By EUNAN O'HALPIN.
The Ethics of Public Service: Resolving Moral Dilemmas in Public Organizations. By KATHRYN G. DENHARDT.
White House Ethics: The History of the Politics of Conflict of Interest Regulation. By ROBERT N. ROBERTS.
Maori, Pakeha and Democracy. By RICHARD MULGAN.
The Gatekeepers: Comparative Immigration Policy. Edited by MICHAEL C. LEMAY.
Perestroika Annual: Volume 2. Edited by ABEL G. AGANBEGYAN.     

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Siting Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities: The Public Policy Dilemma . By Mary R. English.
Making War: The 200-Year-Old Battle Between the President and Conwess Over How Ameriia Goes to War . By John Lehman.
The Muses, The Masses and the Massey Commission . By Paul Litt.
Toxic Politics, Responding to Chemical Disasters . By Michael R. Reich.
The Speaker and the Budget, Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives . By Daniel J. Palazzolo.
Health Insurance and Public Policy: Risk, Allocation, and Equity . Edited by Miriam K. Mills and Robert H. Blank.
Regulating Privacy Data Protection and Public Policy in Europe and the United States . By Colin J. Bennett.