MORE VALUABLE CONFERENCE BOOKS

Public Administration in Australia: A Watershed. Edited by JOHN POWER (Sydney: Hale & Iremonger in association with the Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, 1990, 168 pp).
Decision Making in Australian Government: The Cabinet and Budget Processes. Edited by BRIAN GALLIGAN, J.R. NETHERCOTE and CLIFF WALSH (Canberra: Centre of Research on Federal Financial Relations and Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, ACT Division 1990, 141 pp).
Budgetary Management and Control: The Public Sector in Australasia. Edited by JOHN FORSTER and JOHN WANNA (Melbourne, Macmillan, 1990, 206 pp).     

Book Notes

The Political Economy of Public Administration MURRAY J. HORN
Raising the Standard: Benchmarking for Better Government MAB/MIAC REPORT No. 21 (Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, June 1996)
Queensland Policy Handbook OFFICE OF THE CABINET
Evaluating Policy Advice: Learning from Commonwealth Experience JOHN UHR and KEITH MACKAY
The Serious Business of Governing PETER J. CRAWFORD (Sydney, Hale and Iremonger in association with the Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
C hristopher C. H ood , The Tools of Government: Public Policy and Politics
G erald C aiden and H einrich S iedentopf (eds), Strategies for Administrative Reform
D avid H eald , Public Expenditure
Equality in Diversity: Fifty Years of the Commonwealth Grants Commission , Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service     

BOOK NOTES

Government Service as a Profession, Brisbane, Queensland Regional Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1978 K. WINDOW, Local Government Reform, Brisbane, Queensland Group of the Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1978 JAMES M. BUCHANAN and RICHARD E. WAGNER, FiscalResponsibility in Constitutional Democracy, Leiden and Boston, Studies in Public Choice, No. I, Martinus Nijhoff, 1978 Y. FORTIN, Le Controle de I'Administration Economique en Grand-Bretagne, Paris, Editions du CNRS, 1978 Ethics in Public Administration: A Bibliography, Canberra, Public Service Board, 1979 R. N. SPANN, Government Administration in Australia, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1979 COLIN PRITCHARD and RICHARD TAYLOR, Social Work: Reform or Revolution? R. T. GOLEMBIEWSKI and M. COHEN, People in Public Service: A Reader in Public Personnel Administration, Illinois, Peacock Publishers Inc., 1976 CLAUDIA D. SCOTT, Local and Regional Government in New Zealand: Function and Finance R. M. BURNS, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Canadian and Australian Experiences, Canberra, The Australian National University Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, Research Monograph No. 22 1977 ALBERT BRETON and ANTHONY SCOTT, The Economic Consrirurion of Federal Stares, Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1978 Bureau of Transport Economics, A Discussion Paper of Transport Planning in Sydney to 1975, Canberra, AGPS, 1978 RUSSELL MATHEWS, Australian Federalism 1977, Canberra, The Australian National University Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, 1978 RICHARD L. DAFT and SELWYN W. BECKER, Innovarion in Organizations. Innovation Adoption in School Organizations, New York, Elsevier, 1978 RICHARD LEHNE, The Quest for Justice. The Politics of School Finance Reform, New York, Longmans, 1978 JEAN I. MARTIN, The Migrant Presence. Australian Responses 1947–1977, Sydney, George Allen & Unwin, Studies in Society series No. 2, 1978 H. WHITMORE and M. ARONSON, Review of Administrative Action, Sydney, The Law Book Co., 1978 R. A. WILD, Social Strarification in Ausrralia, Sydney, George Allen & Unwin Australia Ltd., Studies in Society series No. 3,1978 ADAM GRAYCAR, Social Policy: An Australian Inrroducrion, Melbourne, Macmillan, 1977 DAVID SOLOMON, Inside rhe Australian Parfiamenr, Sydney, George Allen and Unwin, 1978 J. R. HAY, The Development of rhe British Werfare Srare. 1880–1975, London, Edward Arnold, 1978 INA BERTRAND, Film Censorship in Australia, St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1978 BRUCE MUIRDEN, When Power Wenr Public: a Study in Expediency: the nationalisation of the Adelaide Electric Supply Co., Bedford Park, APSA, Politics, Flinders University, 1978 ANDREW LEMON (ed.), Archives Conference Proceedings, 1977, Australian Society of Archivists, P.O. Box 83, O'Connor 2601, 1978 H. C. COOMBS, Kulinma: Listening to Aboriginal Australians, Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1979 DIANA CLOSE, LOULA RODOPOULOS, JENNIE M. BRIGGS, and ELISABETH GAWITH, Interviewing Immigrants: Developing Research in the Australian Context, Melbourne, Clearing House on Migration Issues, 1978     

Public Service Renewal: Clues from the Commonwealth

Towards a Best Practice Australian Public Service. Discussion Paper issued by Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, Hon Peter Reith. Canberra: AGPS, November 1996.     

Political Capture

National Commission of Audit, Report to the Commonwealth Government , Canberra: AGPS, June 1996. ISBN 0 644 36116 6. xxviii + 409 pp. 24.95     

BOOK NOTES

MICHAEL M. HARMON, Action Theory for Public Administration
MARTIN BULMER, The Uses of Social Research. Social Investigation in Public Policy-Making
GRANT HARMAN and DON SMART (eds), Federal Intervention in Australian Education
JAMES CURRAN and JEAN SEATON, Power Without Responsibility. The Press and Broadcasting in Britain
DAVID SHAND (ed.), Making Government Budgets Work. Canberra and the States. Canberra College of Advanced Education and Australian Institute of Public Administration (ACT Group)
WENCESLAS BAUDRILLART and ROBERT POINSARD, 20 Years of Budgetary Reform: A Tentative International Stocktaking, Brussels, XVIIIth International Congress of Administrative Sciences, Working Group in Integrated Budget Systems, 1982.
J. O. N. PERKINS, The Australian Financial System After the Campbell Report
K. H. BRADSHAW, D. N. FOSTER, B. R. SMITH and G. A. VIENAUX (eds), An Operations Research Case Book
DOCUMENTACION ADMINISTRATIVA (Madrid), 191, July–Sept., 1981, La Experiencia Regional Italiana, Vol. I     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
CAMERON HAZLEHURST and J. R. NETHERCOTE (eds.), Reforming Australian Government: The Coombs Report and Beyond
R. F. I. SMITH and PATRICK WELLER (eds.), Public Service Inquiries in Australia
R. L. MATHEWS (ed.), State and Local Taxation
J. S. HUNTER, Federalism and Fiscal Balance: A Comparative Study
V. SUBRAMANIAM, Transplanted Indo-British Administration
NORMAN LEWIS and BERNARD GATESHILL, The Commission for Local Administration: a preliminary appraisal
MALCOLM BAINS, Management Reform in English Local Government
M. A. JONES, Organisational and Social Planning in Australian Local Government
J. J. MACKEN, C. MOLONEY and G. J. McCARRY, The Common Law of Employment
PATRICK KEATINGE, A Place Among The Nations: Issues of Irish Foreign Policy
JOHN D. ROCHE, Planning in the ESB
C. V. BROWN and P. M. JACKSON, Public Sector Economics     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
JAMES WALTER, The Leader: A Political Biography of Gough Whitlam .
R. B. SCOTTON and HELEN FERBER (eds), Public Expenditures and Social Policy in Australia .
ANDREW DUNSIRE, The Execution Process , Vol. I: Implementation in a Bureaucracy .
HAL COLEBATCH, Policy, Process and Outcome in Government: A Study of the Rural Improvement Programme .
JOHN WARHURST, State Governments and Australian Tariff Policy , Canberra, Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, Australian National University.
BERNARD BARRETT, The Civic Frontier .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
ALF RATTIGAN, Industry Assistance: the inside story
B. HEAD(ed.), The Politics of Development in Australia
A. PATIENCE (ed.), The Bjelke-Petersen Premiership 1968–1983: Issues in Public Policy
DONALD C. ROWAT, The Ombudsman Plan: The Worldwide Spread of an Idea
P. R. HAY, J. HALLIGAN, J. WAR-HURST and B. COSTAR (eds), Essays on Victorian Politics
BEDE NAIRN, The 'Big Fella': Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891–1949
JIM HAGAN, Australian Trade Unionism in Documents
ALEXANDER KOUZMIN, J. R. NETHER-COTE, ROGER WETTENHALL (eds), Australian Commonwealth Administration 1983: Essays in Review
J. R. NETHERCOTE, ALEXANDER KOUZMIN, ROGER WETTENHALL (eds), Australian Commonwealth Administration 1984: Essays in Review     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
MAX FRENKEL, Federal Theory , Canberra, Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations
KENNETH WILTSHIRE, Planning and Federalism: Australian and Canadian Experience , St. Lucia
CHRISTOPHER D. GILBERT, Australian and Canadian Federalism 1967–1984: A Study of Judicial Techniques
MARK BIRRELL (ed.), The Australian States: Towards a Renaissance
IVAN BERINGER, GEORGE CHOMIAK, HAMISH RUSSEL, Corporate Management: The Australian Public Sector , Sydney
S.R. MAHESHWARI, The Higher Civil Service in Japan , New Delhi,
O.P. DWIVEDI AND NELSON E. PAULIAS (eds), Ethics in Government     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Implementing Thatcherite Policies: Audit of an Era. Edited by DAVID MARSH and R.A.W. RHODES Planning, Politics and the State: Political Foundations of Planning Thought By NICHOLAS P. LOW Incrementalism and Public Policy. By MICHAEL T. HAYES Disabling Policies? A Comparative Approach to Education Policy and Disability. By G. FULCHER Political Management in the 1990s. By JOHN HALLIGAN and JOHN POWER     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Australia's Seventh State. Edited by PETER LOVEDAY and PETER McNAB
Aspects of Public Sector Employment Law. By G.J. McCARRY
Educational Policy in Australia and America: Comparative Perspectives. Edited by WILLIAM LOWE BOYD and DON SMART
Taxation by Political Inertia: Financing the Growth of Government in Britain. By RICHARD ROSE and TERENCE KARRAN
New Strategies for Executive Development: The Management of Public Accountability. By JOHN UHR
Hawke's Second Government: Australian Commonwealth Administration 1984–1987. Edited by R. WETTENHALL and J.R. NETHERCOTE     

BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED

Book reviewed in this article: ANDERSON et al. Issues of Political Development BROGDEN. Australia's Two-Airline Policy BURROUGHS. Britain and Australia 1831–1855 BURTON. International Relations CHAMBERLAIN. Loyalty and Legislative Action CORDEN. Australian Economic Policy Discussion: A Survey COUNTRYMAN. Un-American Activity in the State of Washington (Ed.) CRICK. Essays on Reform, 1967 DULY. British Land Policy at the Cape, 1795–1844 FOUGERE. Civil Service Systems. International Institute of Administrative Sciences, 1967 HAIG and MCBURNEY. The Interpretation of National Income Estimates HUGHES. Political Stability and Political Behaviour (Ed.) HUGHES. Readings in Australian Government JORDAN. The Nato lnternational Staff Secretariat 1952–1957 (Ed.) LA NAUZE. Federated Australia LASKI. A Grammar of Politics (Ed.) LEACH. Contemporary Canada MEO. Japan's Radio War on Australia 1941–1945 N.S.W. Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Rating, Valuation and Local Government Finance PYE. Southeast Asia's Political Systems R.I.P.A. Management of Local Government, 1968 SAWER. Australian Federalism in the Courts SAWER. Ombudsmen (Ed.) SELLECK. Melbourne Studies in Education, 1967 The Indian Journal of Public Administration, “Administration of Food Production”, Special Issue, vol. XIII, No. 3, July–September. 1967 WILLIAMS. The French Parliament     

Reviews

Public Administration Under Scrutiny: Essays in Honour of Roger Wettenhall JOHN HALLIGAN.
Learning from Others: Administrative Innovations among Canadian Governments JAMES IAIN GOW.
National Parks: Private Sector's Role T. CHARTERS, M. GABRIEL and S. PRASSER.     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: From White Australia to Woomera: The History of Australian Immigration James Jupp The Ethical State? Social Liberalism in Australia Marian Sawer What's Wrong with the Liberal Party? Greg Barnes Government Reformed: Values and New Political Institutions Ian Holland and Jenny Fleming eds Turning off the Television: Broadcasting's Uncertain Future Jock Given Handbook of Public Administration B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre eds Policy Responses to Social Exclusion: Towards Inclusion? Janie Percy‐Smith ed. Bob Carr: A Self‐Made Man Andrew West and Rachel Morris     

THE FORGOTTEN ROYAL COMMISSION: PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The publication Public Service Inquiries in Australia edited by R.F.I Smith and Patrick Weller (1978) concentrated on the wave of inquiries that swept Australia in the 1970s with most attention being given to the Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration (RCAGA). While the focus of the book was on contemporary developments, Roger Wettenhall's chapter 2 outlined "A Brief History of Public Service Inquiries" so as "to set the present generation of inquiries more firmly in a historical context" (1978, p.15).     

Book Notes

Public Administration in Britain Today. By JOHN GREENWOOD and DAVID WILSON
Understanding Voluntary Organisations. By CHARLES HANDY
Education Regions in Queensland: Towards a Philosophy and Practice, 1937–1988. By GREG LOGAN
Australian Political Facts. By IAN McALLISTER, MALCOLM MACKERRAS, ALVARO ASCUI and SUSAN MOSS
Civil Service Pay In Africa. By DEREK ROBINSON     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Ethical Standards and Values in the Australian Public Service A JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD AND ITS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Whose Utility? The Social Impact of Public Utility Privatisation and Regulation in Britain JOHN ERNST Public Management: The New Zealand Model JONATHAN BOSTON, JOHN MARTIN, JUNE PALLOT and PAT WALSH People, Places and Policies: Aspects of Queensland Government 1859–1920 KAY COHEN and KENNETH WILTSHIRE Environmental Politics and Policy Making in Australia TIMOTHY DOYLE and AYNSLEY KELLOW Police Leadership in Australasia BARBARA ETTER and MICK PALMER Transforming Power: The Politics of Electricity Planning AYNSLEY KELLOW     

BOOK NOTES

C.P. H arris , The Classification of Australian Local Authorities.
K.N. T oms , Urban Government Politics and Planning: A Study of the Administration of the Brisbane Town Plan
J ack B rand , Local Government Reform in England 1888–1974
B ruce M itchell , Teachers, Education and Politics: A History of Organisations of Public School Teachers in New South Wales
G rant H arman and R oger S cott (eds), Teaching Politics in Colleges of Advanced Education
Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration, (Compiler), Directory of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth of Nations Offering Qualifications and Courses in Educational Administration
J ohn D. M illett , Politics and Higher Education
R.G.S. B rown , The Management of Welfare: a Study of British Social Service Administration.
R oy B ailey and M ike B rake (eds), Radical Social Work
A lan M aynard , Health Care in the European Community
R aymond N ottage , Financing Public Sector Pensions
F.G. D avidson and B.R. S tewardson , Economics and Australian Industry
D.H. W hitehead , Stagflation and Wages Policy in Australia
L ord D iamond , Public Expenditure in Practice
J.W. L angford (ed.), Administration of Transport Policy: Emerging Problems and Patterns
D.H. B orchardt , (Compiler) with the assistance of J. M onie , Checklist of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry: Part IV, New South Wales, 1855–1960