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Books recived in this article: Official Language Populations in Canda: Patterns and Contacts Par DONALAD G. CARTWRIGHT. Public Administration: A comparative Perspective Par FERREL HEADY. Canadian Housing Policy Research: Some Initial Impressions By J. BARRY CULLINGWORTH. The Demand for Housing in Canada By MARION STEELE International Handbook on Local Government Reorganization Contemporary Developments Edited by DONALD C. ROWAT. Civil Servants and Public Policy: A Comparative Study of International Secretariats By ROBERT I. MCLAREN. Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining By GERALD E. PHILLIPS. Planning Useful Evaluations: Evaluation Assessment By LEONARD RUTMAN. The Acceptable Mean: The Tax Rental Agreements, 1941–1962. R.M. BURNS. Resoures Policy: International Perspectives Edited by PETER N. NEMETEZ.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Conducting the People's Business: The Framework and Functions of Public Administration Edited by WILLIAM G. HILLS, VOYLE C. SCURLOCK, HAROLD D. VIAILLE, and JAMES A. WEST APL et les cadres Par ROLLAND A. HURTUBISE et YVES POULIN The Developing System of Public Expenditure Management and Control By SIR SAMUEL GOLDMAN, KCB La fonction publique:canadienne et québécoise, Par PATRICE GARANT Bureaucratic Careers: Anglophones and Francophobes in the Canadian Public Service By CHRISTOPHER BEATTIE, JACQUES DÉSY, and STEPHEN LONGSTAFF Federalism & Policy Development: the case of adult occupational training in Ontario By J. STETAN DUPRÉ, DAVID M. CAMERON, GRAEME H. MCKECHNIE, and THEODORE B. ROTENBERG Models in Urban and Regional Planning By BENJAMIN REIF Gestion et comptabilité:à la rescousse des systèmes d'information, Par J. E. COOKE et D. H. DRURY The Diplomacy of Constraint: Canada, The Korean War, and The United States By DENIS STAIRS Environment and society: a book of readings on environmental policy, attitudes and values Edited by ROBERT T. ROELOFS, JOSEPH N. CROWLEY, and DONALD L. HARDESTY     

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The Sociology of Natural Resources By john elliot. Technology versus Democracy: The Comparative Politics of International Airports By ELLIOT J. FELDMAN and JEROME MILCH. A Choice of Futures: Politics in the Canadian North By gurston dacks. Comprendre I'organisation: approches de recherche Par YVAN BORDELEAU, LUC BRUNET, ROBERT R. HACCOUN Analyse économique de la bureaucratie Par xavier greffe. Project Progress: A Study of Canadian Public Libraries Prepared for the Canadian Library Association by URBAN DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. Inequality: Essays on the Political Economy of Social Welfare Edited by allan moscovitch and glenn drover.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The City: Canada's Prospects, Canada's Problems Edited by LLOYD AXWORTHY and JAMES M. GILLIES External Affairs and Canadian Federalism Edited by HOWARD A. LEESON and WILFRIED VAN-DERELST Developing Policies for Public Security and Criminal Justice By ROBERT EVANS, JR. The Form of Cities in Central Canada: Selected Papers Edited by L.S. BOURNE, R.D. MACKINNON, and J.W. SIMMONS The Politics of Progress By RAYMOND E. WOLFINGER Administrative Tribunals By R.E. WRAITH and P.G. HUTCHESSON Current Practice in Program Budgeting (PPBS) Analysis and Case Studies Covering Government and Business By DAVID NOVICK Mobility Behaviour in the Canadian Labour Force By JOHN VANDERKAMP Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered By E.F. SCHUMACHER Oil Pollution as an International Problem: A Study of Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia By WILLIAM M. ROSS An End to Hierarchy! An End to Competition!: Organizing the Politics and Economics of Survival By FREDERICK C. THAYER     

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L'administrateur public: un être “pifométrique” Par ALPHONSE RIVERIN, ANDRÉ GAGNÉ, JEAN TURGEON et JANON HAMEL. The Economic Prerequisite to Democracy By Dan Usher. A Choice of Futures: Politics in the Canadian North By Gurston Dacks. The Atlantic Provinces in Canada: Where do we go from here?/ Les provinces de I'Atlantique dans le Canada: vers quoi nous dirigeons-nous? By J.R. Winter L'administration québécoise: organisation et fonctionnement Par Louis Borgeat, René Dussault et Lionel Ouellet, avec la collaboration de Patrick Moran et Marcel Proulx. Le Duplessisme. Politique économique et rapports de force, 1944–1960 Par Gérrd Boismenu The Politics of Poverty By David Donnison. Inside the Multinationals By Alan M. Rugman. Wage Controls in Canada, 1975–78 By A. Maslove and G. Swimmer Les politiques publiques, élaboration et mise en oeuvre Par George C. Edwards III et Ira Sharkansky.     

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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: 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     

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Book reviewed in this article: Un État Réduit? A Down-sized State? Edited by ROBERT BERNIER and JAMES IAIN GOW. Governance in a Changing Environment Edited by B. GUY PETERS and DONALD J. SAVOIE. La reforme de la constitution au Canada Par ANDRE TREMBLAY. Corporate Decision-Making in Canada Edited by RONALD J. DANIELS and RANDALL MORCK. How Ottawa Spends 1996-97 Life Under the Knife. Carleton Public Policy Series No. 18. Edited by GENE SWIMMER. Special Operating Agencies: Autonomy, Accountability, and Peformance Measurement By J. DAVID WRIGHT. Ontario Hydro at the Millennium: Has Monopoly's Moment Passed? Edited by RONALD J. DANIELS. Maintaining a Competitive Workforce: Employer-Based Training in the Canadian Economy By DEREK HUM and WAYNE SIMPSON. Hard Choices or No Choices: Assessing Program Review/L'heure des choix difficiles: L'évaluation de I'Examen des programmes. Limiting Rights: The Dilemma of Judicial Review By JANET L. HIEBERT.     

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Histoire de l'administration publique québécoise, 1867–1970 By James Iain Gow . Canadian Public Administration: Problematical Perspectives By Robert F. Adie and Paul G. Thomas. Réflexions sur Tart de se gouverner Par Louis Bernard. The Long Road to Reform: Restructuring Public Education in Quebec By Henry Milner . Regional Economic Development: Canada's Search for Solutions By donald J. savoie . Northern Development: The Canadian Dilemma By Robert Page Grand Illusions: The Politics of the Keynesian Experience in Canada 1945–1975 By Robert m. Campbell .     

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Opting Out of Medicare: Private Medical Markets in OntarioBy A.D. WOLFSON and CABOLYN J. TUOHY Canadian Public Policy and Administration: Theory and EnvironmentBy V. SEYMOUR WILSON Nowhere To Go By NICOLE S. MORGAN Evaluation Research and Practice: Comparative and International Perspectives By BOBERT A. LEVINE, MABIAN S. SOLOMON, GERD-MICHAEL HELLSTEIN, HELLMUT WOLLMAN In the Shadow of Organization By ROBERT B. DENHARDT. Lawrence, Kan State Manufacturing Enterprise in a Mixed Economy: The Turkish CaseBy BERTIL WALSTEDT Privacy and Government Data Banks: An International Perspective By DAVID H. FLAHERTY Toward Reform of Program Evaluation: Aims, Methods and Institutional Arrangements By LEE J. CRONBACH AND ASSOCIATES. (SUEANN ROBINSON AMBRON, SANFORD M. DORNBUSCH, ROBERT D. HESS, ROBERT C. HORNIK, D.C. PHILLIPS, DECKER F. WALKER AND STEPHEN S. WEINER) Unions and the Public Interest: Collective Bargaining in the Government Sector By SANDRA CHRISTENSEN     

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Book reviewed in this article: Canada and Immigration: Public Policy and Public Concern Canadian Public Administration Series. By FREDA HAWKINS Collective Bargaining in the Public Service THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANADA Staff Relations in the Civil Service: Fifty Years of Whitleyism By HENRY PARRIS Conseil des premiers ministres des Maritimes: premier rapport annuel. Par LE CONSEIL Rebels and Colleagues: Advertising and Social Change in French Canada By FREDERICK ELKIN People in the Way: The Human Aspects of the Columbia River Project By J. W. WILSON The Ombudsman Plan: Essays on the Worldwide Spread of an Idea By DONALD C. ROWAT Armstrong's Fight for FM Broadcasting: One Man vs Big Business and Bureaucracy By D. H. V. ERICKSON The Nationalized Industries Since 1960: A Book of Readings Edited by LEONARD TIVEY The Role of Commissions in Pol icy-Making Edited by RICHARD A. CHAPMAN. Cost Benefit Analysis in Administration By TREVOR NEWTON Political Bureaucracy By LEWIS C. MAINZER Prelude to Administrative Theory: Essays in Social Structure and Social Process By HENRY ZENTNER     

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Searching for Certainty ‐ Inside the New Canadian Mindset By DARRELL BRICKER and EDWARD CREENSPON. Paradigm Shift: Globalization and the Canadian State By STEPHEN MCBRIDE. The Internationalization of Public Management: Reinventing the Third World State Edited by WILLY MCCOURT and MARTIN MINOGUE. The 2000 Federal Budget: Retrospect and Prospect Edited by PAUL A. R. HOBSON and THOMAS A. WILSON. La gestion des ressources humaines dans les organisations publiques: collection Parametres De LOUISE LEMIRE et YVBS‐CHANTAL GAGNON. Making Results‐Based State Government Work By BLAINE LINER, HARRY P. HATRY, ELISA VINSON, RYAN ALLEN, PAT DUSENBURY, SCOTT BRYANT and RON SNELL. Canadian Environmental Policy: Context and Cases Edited by DEBORAL. VANNIJNATTEN and ROBERT BOARDMAN. Planning Canadian Regions By GERALD HODGE and IRA M. ROBINSON.     

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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: Le ministère des Affaires extérieures du Canada: Volume II, Lessor, 1946–1968 Par john hilliker et donald barry. Rethinking the Delivery of Public Services to Citizens By Leslie f. seidle . Troubled Waters: Economic Structure, Regulatory Reform, and Fisheries Trade By PETER B. DOERINGER and DAVID G. TERKLA. Justice and Identity: Antipodean Practices Edited by Margaret wilson and anna yeatman. The Road to Better Public Services: Progress and Constraints in Five Canadian Federal Agencies By g. bruce doern. Greater Toronto: Report of the gta Task Force. January 1996 Public Administration in Canada: A Text By KENNETH KERNAGHAN and DAVID SIEGEL.     

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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     

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Book reviewed in this article: Economic Restructuring and African Public Administration: Issues, Actions and Future Choices Edited by m.J. balogun and G. mutahaba Managing Leviathan: Environmental Politics and the Administrative State Edited by Robert paFXlke and douQlas torGerson. Agricultural Trade: Domestic Pressures and International Tensions Edited by grace skogstad and andrew fenton cooper. Farming the System: How Politicians and Producers Shape Canadian Agricultural Policy By barry K. wilson. Negotiating the Past: The Making of Canada's National Historic Parks and Sites By C.J. Taylor Privatizing a Province: The New Right in Saskatchewan By james M. pitsula and ken rasmussen. Ethical Decision Making in Everyday Working Situations By MARY ellen guy.     

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     

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Value for Many: The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1947–1997/ D'une grande valeur pour beaucoup: L'lnstitut d'administration publique du Canada, 1947–1997. Monographs in Canadian Public Administration -No. 21. By Don Seymour Wilson T he Federal Court of Canada: A History, 1875–1992 Byian bushnell . Public Management and Administrative Reform in Western Europe Edited by Walter J. M. kickert . Governments, Parties, and Public Sector Employees: Canada, United States, Britain, and France By ANDRE BLAIS, DONALD E. BLAKE and ST#EABPHANE DION. Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development: Issues in Theory and Practice Edited by richard d. bingham and Robert mier     

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Book reviewed in this article: Administration publique Québécoise The Structure of Canadian Government By J. R. mallory. The Report on Maritime Union By the governments of new Brunswick, nova SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Les tribunaux administratifs et la Constitution Par gilles pépin. Economic Evaluation of Municipal Expenditures — PPBS By a. J. robinson. Economic Consultative Bodies: Their Origins and Institutional Characteristics By paul malles. The Commons in Transition Edited by a. h. hanson and bernard crick. Public Administration in the Second United Nations Development Decade: Report of the Second Meeting of Experts Toward a New Public Administration: The Minnowbrook Perspective Edited by frank marini.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Multinationals and Technology Transfer: The Canadian Experience; Edited by Alan M. Rugman . Financing Canadian Unemployment Insurance; Canadian Tax Paper No. 73. By Jonathan R. Kesselman . Le français dans les airs: le conflit du bilinguisme dans le contrdle de la circulation aerienne au Canada; Par SANDFORD F. BORINS. Qualitative Methodology; By John van Maamen Public Management Research in the United States; By c. David Garson and E. Samuel Overman . Pipeline Regulation and Inflation; Editrd by R.N. Morrison and R.J. Schultz . Public Budgeting and Finance: Behavioral, Theoretical, and Technical Perspectives; Edited by Robert Golembiewski and Jack Rabin . The Manitoba Commercial Freshwater Fisheries: an Economic Analysis; By Gordon S. Gislason , James A. Macmillan and Jack w. Craven .