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Book reviewed in this article: Military Spending in Developing Countries: How Much Is Too Much?By BRIAN s. MACDONALD Policy Innovation in the Saskatchewan Public Sector, 1971–82 Edited by ELEANOR GLOR Civil Service Reform: Building a Government that Works Par DONALD F. KETTL, PATRICIA W. INGRAHAM, RONALD P. SANDERS Reform of Retirement Income Policy: International and Canadian Perspectives Edited by KEITH G. BANTING and ROBIN BOADWAY Alternative Service Delivery: Sharing Governance in Canada Edited by ROBIN FORD and DAVID ZUSSMAN Postmodern Public Administration: Toward Discourse By CHARLES j. FOX and HUGH T. MILLER Public Management: The New Zealand Model Par JONATHAN BOSTON, JOHN MARTIN, JUNE PALLOT, PAT WALSH New Public Management and Public Administration in Canada Edited by MOHAMED CHARIH and ARTHUR DANIELS     

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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: 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: Values in Conflict: The University, the Marketplace, and the Trials of Liberal Education: By Paul Axelrod Public Policy and Local Governance: Institutions in Postmodern Society: By Peter Bogason Citizenship in Transformation in Canada: Edited by Yvonne M. Hébert Canadian Forest Policy: Adapting to Change: Edited by Michael Howlett In Search of Sustainability: British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s: By BENJAMIN CASHORE, GEORGE HOBERG, MICHAEL Howlett, Jeremy Rayner and Jeremy Wilson Social Policy in Canada: By Ernie S. Lightman. Don Mill Biotechnology & Food for Canadians. Risk Controversy Series No. 2: By Alan Mc Hughen The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops: By Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellon     

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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: 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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Prairie Politics and Society: Regionalism in Decline; By ROGER GIBBINS Cultural Boundaries and the Cohesion of Canada; By RAYMOND BRETON, JEFFREY G. REITZ, VICTOR VALENTINE Women and the Constitution; Edited by AUDREY DOERR and MICHELINE CARRIER New Public Administration; By H. GEORGE FREDERICKSON. University, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press Federalism, Bureaucracy, and Public Policy: The Politics of Highway Transport Regulation; By RICHARD J. SCHULTZ . Toronto: University of Toronto Press for the Institute of Public Administration of Canada The Politics of Federalism: Ontario's Relations with the Federal Government, 1867–1942; By CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG . Ontario Historical Studies Series, Toronto: University of Toronto Press Organizational Effectiveness in a Multinational Bureaucracy; By HANS J. MICHELMANN Welfare, Justice, and Freedom; By SCOTT GORDON Women and the Chip: Case Studies of the Effects of Informatics on Employment in Canada; By HEATHER MENZIES Wealth and Poverty; By GEORGE GILDER     

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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     

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Book reviewed in this article: Innovation Systems in a Global Context: The North American Experience: Edited by Robert Anderson, Theodore Cohn, Chad Day, Michael Howlett and Catherine Murry Managing the Environmental Union: Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy in Canada: Edited by Patrick C. Fafard and Kathryn Harrison Ethics in the Public Service: The Moral Mind at Work: By Charles Carofalo and Dean Ceuras Democracy Beyond the State? The European Dilemma and the Emerging Global Order: Edited by Michael Th. Greven and Louis W. Pauly The New Public Service: By Paul C. Light Public Service: Callings, Commitments and Contributions: Edited by Mark Houen The Republican Option in Canada, Past and Present: By David E. Smith Vouchers and the Provision of Public Services: Edited by C. Eugene Steuerle, Van Doorn Ooms, George Peterson and Robert D. Reischauer Digital Mythologies: The Hidden Complexities of the Internet: By Thomas S. Valovic Cinderella's Slippers? The Role of Charitable Tax Status in Financing Canadian Interest Groups: By Kernaghan Webb     

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Book reviewed in this article: Innovating with Integrity: How local heroes are transforming American government:Bysandford Borins Women's Organizing and Public Policy in Canada and Sweden:Edited by Linda Briskin and Mona Eliasson Le processus budgétaire au Québec:de GUY LACHAPELLE, LUC BERNIER et PIERRE P. TREMBLAY (sous la direction de) Governance through Social Learning: By Cues Paquet Lesbian and Gay Rights in Canada: Social Movements and Equality‐Seeking, 1971–1995: By Miriam Smith Local Government in Canada: By C. Richard Tindal and Susan Nobes Tindal Deliberative Democracy in Australia: The Changing Place of Parliament: By John Uhr Constitutional Construction: Divided Powers and Constitutional Meaning: By Keith K     

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Book reviewed in this article: Urban Canada By JAMES and BOBERT SIMMONS. Politics and Government of Urban Canada Edited by LIONEL D. FELDMAN and MICHAEL D. GOLDBICK. The Canadian Municipal System By DONALD C. BOWAT. Politics: Canada Edited by PAUL FOX. 3rd edition. Contemporary Issues in Canadian Politics Edited by FREDERICK VAUGHAN, PATRICK KYBA and O.P. DWIVEDI. The Canadian Political Process Edited by OREST KRUHLAK, RICHARD SCHULTZ and SINEY POBIHUSHCHY. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Manpower Policies Edited by G.C. SOMEBS and W.D. WOOD. Temporal Dimensions of Development Administration Edited by DWIGHT WALDO. Durham, N.C. Policy Sciences: An International Journal Foreign Policy for Canadians Published by authority of the Honourable Mitchell Sharp, Secretary of State for External Affairs. Social Science and Social Purpose By T.S. SIMEY. The Structure of Local Government A Comparative Survey of 81 Countries By SAMUEL HUMES and EILEEN MABTIN. Changing Patterns of Local Government By A.F. LEEMANS.     

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Book reviewed in this article: One Country or Two Edited by r. m. burns. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press Federal-Provincial Diplomacy: The Making of Present Policy in Canada By richard simeon. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Schools for Ontario: Policy Making, Administration, and Finance in the 1960s By david m. Cameron. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Regional Government in Ontario Edited by trevor price. Windsor: University of Windsor Press Comparative Federalism: The Territorial Dimension of Politics By IVO d. duchacek. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston The ‘Open’ Commonwealth By M. MARGARET BALL Durham, NC: Duke University Press Planning-Programming-Budgeting: A systems Approach to Management Edited by fremont j. lyden and ernest g. mlm. Second Edition. Chicago: Markham Publishing Company The Financial System of Canada By e. P. neufeld. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada New Approaches to Public Decision-Making By alice m. rivlin. Special Study no. 18 prepared for the Economic Council of Canada. Ottawa: Information Canada Why Distribution is Important: An Examination of Equity and Efficiency Criteria in Benefit-Cost Analysis By Walter heWch. Special Study no. 19 prepared for the Economic Council of Canada. Ottawa: Information Canada The Assault on Privacy By arthur r. miller. Bergenfeld, NJ: Signet The Limits of Organizational Change By Herbert kaufman. University, Alabama: University of Alabama Press     

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Book reviewed in this article: Inside the Firm: The inefficiencies of Hierarchy:Edited by HARVEY LEIBENSTEIN. Cambridge Managing Public Organizations: Lessons from Contemporary European Experience:Edited by JAN KOOIMANM and KJELL A. ELIASSEN Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction:Edited by LESLIE A. PAL The Canadian Political madition: Basic Readings:Edited by R.S. BLAIR and J.T. McLEOD New Dimensions of Canadian Federalism: Canada in a Comparative Perspective:Edited by GREGORY S. MAHLER A Public Purpose: An Experience of Liberal Opposition and Canadian Government:By TOM KENT     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Economic Constitution of Federal States By ALBERT BRETON and ANTHONY SCOTT 100th Annual Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons, Fiscal Year Ended March 31,1978 Canada's Refugee Policy: Indifference or Opportunism? By GERALD E. DIRKS Improving total productivity: mbo strategies for business, government and not-for-profit organizations Par PAUL MALI. The Public Eye: Television and the Politics of Canadian Broadcasting, 1952–1968 By FRANK W. PEERS Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Canadian and Australian Experiences By R.M. BURNS Small and Large Together: Governing the Metropolis By HOWARD w. HALLMAN Principles of Federal Policy Coordination in the Federal Republic of Germany: Basic Issues and Annotated Legislation Edited by P. BERND SPAHN Public Participation in Planning Edited by W.R. DERRICK SEWELL and J.T. COPPOCK For a Common Future: A Study of Canada's Relations with Developing Countries By ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF CANADA     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Future of Social Democracy: Views of Leaders from around the World: Edited by Peter H. Russell The Sixteen‐Trillion‐Dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled its National Priorities from the New Deal to the Present: By Bruce S. Jansson Capacity for Choice: Canada in a New North America: Edited by George Hoberg Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy: Edited by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad Political Leadership. New Horizons in Public Policy series: By Howard Elcock .Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Governing London: By Ben Pimlott and Nirmala Rao Local Government at the Millennium: Edited by Janice Caulfield and Helge O. Larsen Street Protests and Fantasy Parks: Globalization, Culture and the State: Edited by David R. Cameron and Janice Gross Stein     

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Dream No Little Dreams: A Biography of the Douglas Government of Saskatchewan, 1944–1961. IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance By a.w. johnson, with the assistance of Rosemary Proctor. Federalism in the Forest: National Versus State Natural Resource Policy. American Governance & Public Policy Series By tomas m. koontz. Washington, D.C.: Georgetozorr University Press. Beyond Service: State Workers, Public Policy, and the Prospects for Democratic Administration. IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance By greg mcelligott. Toronto: University of Toronto Press The Regulators: Anonymous Power Brokers in American Politics By cindy skrzycki. New York and Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Patron State: Government and the Arts in Europe, North America and Japan:Edited by Milton C. Cummings, Jr. and Richard S. Katz Culture, Governments and Markets: Public Policy and the Culture Industries:By Steven Globerman Report of the Task Force on Broadcarting Policy:Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services The Politics of Canada's Airlines: From Diefenbaker to Mulroney:By Garth Stevenson. Medicare, at Maturity:R.G. Evans and G.L. Stoddart The High Price of Health:By G. York Politics and the Constitution: Federalism and the Supreme Court of Canada:By Patrick Monahan. The Insiders: Government, Business and the Lobbyists:By John Sawatsky Management Policies in Local Government Finance:Edited by J. Richard Aronson Managing the Presidency: Carter, Reagan and the Search for Executive Harmony:By Colin Campbell The Higher Civil Service in Japan:By S. R. Maheshwari     

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Book reviewed in this article: Conflict over the Columbia: The Canadian Background to an Historic Treaty : Byneil a. swainson Constitutional Law of Canada : Bypeter w. hogg The British Philosophy of Administration : Byrosamund m. thomas A Century of Canadian Grain: Government Policy to 1951 : Byc.f. wilson Urban Housing Markets: Recent Directions in Research and Policy : Edited bylarry s. bourne andjohn r. hitchcock Issues and Alternatives 1978: Government Regulation : Toronto: By the Ontario Economic Council. Environmental Assessment Law : Byd. paul emond Comparing Public Policies: New Concepts and Methods : Ed. bydouglas e. ashford The LGMP Experience: Phase I—Assessing Readiness for Organizational Change in Local Government : Byj.r. nininger andv.n. macdonald The LGMP Experience: Phase II—The Implementation of Organizational Change in Local Government : Byv.n. macdonald andp.j. lawton The LGMP Experience: Phase III—An Overview of an Experiment in Organizational Change in Local Government : Byv.n. macdonald andp.j. lawton Formulating Government Budgets: Aspects of Australian and North American Experience : Bykenneth w. knight andkenneth w. wiltshire Perspectives on Canadian Airline Regulation : Edited byg.b. reschenthaler andb. roberts     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Study of Government: Political Science and Public Administration : By F.F. RIDLEY. Techniques and Public Administration: A Contextual Evaluation : By MAURICE SPIERS. Main Street: Windsor to Quebec City : Par MAURICE YEATES. Intergovernmental Relations in Australia : Edited by H.L. MATHEWS. Canada: Strategy for International Development Cooperation 1975–1980 : By THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. L'administrateur et la prise de decision : Par PIERRE FULIATRAULT et YVON G. PEHREAULT. Interest Arbitration in the Federal Public Service of Canada : By L.W.C.S. BARNES and L.A. KELLY. Comparative Public Policy: The Politics of Social Choice in Europe and America : By ARNOD J. HEIDENHEIMER, HUGH HECLO and CAROLYN TEICH ADAMS.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Politics of Public Management: The HRDC Audit of Grants and Contributions:By DAVID A. GOOD Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923:By SHELAGH D. GRANT Science, Money and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion:By DANIEL S. GREENBERG. Introduction to Emergency Management:By GEORGE D. HADDOW and JANE A. BULLOCK. Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Process, Practice and Future Use:Edited by PATRICK TEN BRINKS The Canadian Federalist Experiment: From Defiant Monarchy to Reluctant Republic:By FREDERICK VAUGHAN Organization Behaviour Reassessed: The Impact of Gender:Edited by ELISABETH WILSON The Struggle for Quebec: From Referendum to Referendum:By ROBERT A YOUNG