Reviews

Books Reviewed: Keith Hoggart and Terry Nichols Clark (eds), Citizen responsive government Howard Elcock, Political leadership Michael Th. Greven and Louis W. Pauly (eds), Democracy beyond the state? The European dilemma and the emerging global order Roy Gregory and Philip Giddings (eds), Righting wrongs; the ombudsman in six continents Hans A.G.M. Bekke and Frits M. van der Meer (eds), Civil service systems in Western Europe J. Steven Ott (ed.), The nature of the nonprofit sector: an overview Jon Pierre and B. Guy Peters, Governance, politics and the state Tamas M. Horvath (ed.), Decentralization: experiments and reforms. Local governments in Central and Eastern Europe Gerry Stoker (ed.), The new politics of local governance Robert Leach and Janie Percy–Smith, Local governance in Britain     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Camilla Stivers (ed.), Democracy, bureaucracy and the study of administration
Jonathan S. Davies, Partnerships and regimes: the politics of urban regeneration in the UK
Simon James and Virginia Preston (eds.), British politics since 1945. The dynamics of historical change
Jenny Fleming and Ian Holland (eds.), Motivating ministers to morality
David Richards and Martin J. Smith, Governance and public policy in the UK
Mark Bovens, Paul 't Hart and B. Guy Peters (eds.), Success and failure in public governance: a comparative analysis
Alistair Cole and Peter John, Local governance in England and France     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Tom Ling, The British State Since 1945: an Introduction
Robert Pyper (ed.), Aspects of Accountability in the British System of Government
David Richards, The Civil Service under the Conservatives 1979–1997. Whitehall's Political Poodles
Ken Young and Nirmala Rao, Local Government Since 1945
Kieron Walsh, Nicholas Deakin, Paul Smith, Peter Spurgeon and Neil Thomas, Contracting for Change: Contracts in Health, Social Care, and Other Local Government Services
Charles Webster, The National Health Service: A Political History
David Marsh (ed.), Comparing Policy Networks
Neill Nugent (ed.), At The Heart Of The Union. Studies of the European Commission
Kenneth Hanf and Ben Soetendorp (eds), Adapting to European Integration. Small States and the European Union
Fiona Hays-Renshaw and Helen Wallace, The Council of Ministers
Justin Greenwood Representing Interests in the European Union
Erik Albæk, Lawrence Rose, Lars Strømberg and Krister Ståhlberg, Nordic Local Government. Developmental Trends and Reform Activities in the Post-War Period
Mark Considine and Martin Painter (eds.), Managerialism: the Great Debate
Peter DeLeon, Democracy and the Policy Sciences
Business Division of Brunel University, BOLA – The Business Open Learning Archive     

Reviews

David McKay, Designing Europe – comparative lessons from the federal experience Hellmut Wollmann and Eckhard Schröter (eds), Comparing public sector reform in Britain and Germany: key traditions and trends in modernisation Christopher Pollitt and Geert Bouckaert, Public management reform – a comparative analysis Michael Moran, Governing the healthcare state: a comparative study of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany Robert Hazell (ed.), The state and the nations: the first year of devolution in the United Kingdom Luc Rouban (ed.), Citizens and the new governance: beyond new public management Neal D. Finkelstein (ed.), Transparency in public policy: Great Britain and the United States Graeme A. Hodge, Privatization: an international review of performance John Stewart, The nature of British local government Richard A. Chapman (ed.), Ethics in the public service for the new millennium Clive Gray, The politics of the arts in Britain Kenneth Dyson, The politics of the Euro‐Zone: stability or breakdown? Roger Levy, Implementing European Union public policy     

REVIEWS

Mark R. Rutgers (ed.), Retracing Public Administration
Lester Salamon (ed.), The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance
Michael Moran, The British Regulatory State: High Modernism and Hyper-Innovation
Maura Adshead and Michelle Millar (eds), Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods
Colin Seymour-Ure, Prime Ministers and the Media: Issues of Power and Control
Karen Duke, Drugs, Prisons and Policy-Making
Bronwen Morgan, Social Citizenship in the Shadow of Competition: The Bureaucratic Politics of Regulatory Justification
Penny Leonard, Promoting Welfare: Government Information Policy and Social Citizenship
Nikolaos Zahariadis, Ambiguity and Choice in Public Policy: Political Decision Making in Modern Democracies
Bruce Bimber, Information and American Democracy: Technology in the Evolution of Political Power     

Book Reviews

Thain, Colin and Wright, Maurice, The Treasury and Whitehall: the Planning and Control of Public Expenditure, 1976–1993 Thompson, Helen, The British Conservative Government and the European Exchange Rate Mechanism 1979–1994 Chandler, J.A. (Ed.), The Citizen’s Charter Smith, T.A. and Young, A.M.M., Th Fixers: Crisis Management in British Politics Tindale, Stephen (ed.), The State and the Nations, the Politics of Devolution McLaverty, Peter, The Politics of Empowerment? Boston, Jonathan, Martin, John, Pallot, June, Walsh, Pat, Public Management: The New Zealand Model Schick, Allen, The Spirit of Reform: Managing the New Zealand State Sector in a Time of Change – A Report Prepared for the State Services Commission and the Treasury, New Zealand McLeay, Elizabeth, The Cabinet and Political Power in New Zealand Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Governance in Transition: Public Management Reforms in OECD Countries Kettl, Donald and Milward, Brinton (eds), The State of Public Management Lynn, Laurence E., Public Management as Art, Science and Profession Gummett, Philip (ed.), Globalization and Public Policy Fitzmaurice, John, The Politics of Belgium, a Unique Federalism Handler, Joel F., Down from Bureaucracy: The Ambiguity of Privatization and Empowerment Nagel, Stuart S., Crotty, William and Scarritt, James (eds), Political Reforms and Developing Nations Cherry, Steven, Medical Services and the Hospitals in Britain, 1860–1939 Surrey, John (ed.), The British Electricity Experiment. Privatization: the Record, the Issues, the Lessons Ledwith, Sue and Colgan, Fiona (eds), Women in Organisations Challenging Gender Politics Grayson, Leslie and Davies, Howard (eds) Inlogov Informs on Quangos     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this Article:
THE FUTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. John Stewart Gerry Stoker (eds.)
COUNCILS IN CONFLICT: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MUNICIPAL LEFT. Stewart Lansley, Sue Goss Christian Wolmar.
BUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MANAGING THE MARGINS Howard Elcock, Grant Jordan Arthur Midwinter with George Boyne.
LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IN BRITAIN Chris Moore J. J. Richardson in association. with Jeremy Moon.
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT Ken Young (ed.)
TERRITORY AND ADMINISTRATION IN EUROPE Robert Bennett.
POLICY-MAKING IN FRANCE Paul Godt (ed.)
THE STATE AS EMPLOYER: LABOUR LAW IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES Sandra Fredman Gillian S. Morris.
MANAGING UNDER PRESSURE: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT Martin Laffin.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES R. Mailly, S. J. Dimmock A. S. Sethi (eds.).
CIPFA GUIDE TO THE COMMUNITY CHARGE Rita Hale Chris Stewart (eds.)
THE CIVIL SERVICE IN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES J. E. Kingdom (ed.)
LOCAL JUSTICE - IDEALS AND REALITIES John W. Raine.     

Book reviews

Clay G. Westcott (ed.), Key Governance Issues in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam (Manila: Asian Development Bank, 2001), 71 pages.

Michael Jacobsen and Ole Bruun (eds.), Human Rights and Asian Values: Contesting National Identities and Cultural Representations in Asia (Surrey, Great Britain: Curzon Press, 2000), 330 pages.

Robert H. Taylor (ed.), Burma: Political Economy Under Military Rules (London: Hurst & Company, 2001).

Satu Kahkonen and Anthony Lanyi (eds.), Institutions, Incentives and Economic Reforms in India (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2000).

Kyung‐Ae Park and Dalchoong Kim (eds.), Korean Security Dynamics and Transition (New York: Palgrave, 2001), 209 pages.     

Reviews

John Stewart, The nature of British local government
Ricard Gomà and Joan Subirats (eds.), Políticas Públicas en España
Larry L. Orr, Social experiments. Evaluating public programs with experimental methods
Adrienne Héritier, Policy-making and diversity in Europe. Escape from deadlock
Pradip N. Khandwalla, Revitalizing the state. A menu of options     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
Guide to Government Data Compiled by A.F.Comfort and C.Loveless for the British Library of Political and Economic Science.
Local Government: Management and Corporate Planning Tony Eddison.
Local Authorities and Central Control J.A.G.Griffith.
British Members of Parliament: A Self-portrait Anthony King.
The Government of France Jean Blondel.
The New Zealand Bureaucrat Thomas B.Smith.
A Study of Public Administration in India Shriram Maheshwari.
Indian Administration Shriram Maheshwari.
The Management of Water Resources in England and Wales B.M.Funnell and R.D.Hay (eds.).
Elites in the Policy Process Robert Presthus.
Electoral Behaviour A Comparative Handbook Richard Rose (ed.).
The International Almanac of Electoral History Thomas T.Mackie and Richard Rose.
Planning Inquiry Practice Foreword by Sir Desmond Heap.
Training and Development in Government A.P.Saxena.
Employment Policies in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis J.Mouly and E.Costa.
Employee Participation in the Enterprise Institute of Personnel Management, 1975.
Charitable Organizations Christine D.McKee.
Housing: The Great British Failure Fred Berry.
Community Work One David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (eds.).
Community Work: Theory and Practice Philip Evens (ed.).
The Poverty of Education: A Study in the Politics of Opportunity David Byrne, Bill Williamson and Barbara Fletcher.
Communication: A Book for Students C.S.Deverell.
Urban Government Politics and Planning: A Study of the Administration of the Brisbane Town Plan K.N.Toms.
Politics and Administration in Queensland: A Select Bibliography Compiled by Kenneth W.Knight and Jill Adams.
Fiscal Equalization in a Federal System R.L.Matthews (ed.).
Management Science and Urban Problems Michael J.C.Martin.
Airports and the Environment Alan Stratford.     

Book Notes

Book Reveiwed in this article
Public Administration as a Developing Discipline Robert E. Golembieski.
Democracy, Bureaucracy and Hypocrisy Dwight Waldo.
Modern Politics and Government Alan R. Ball.
Political Integration and Disintegration in the British Isles A. H. Birch.
British Foreign Secretaries since 1945 Avi Shlaim, Peter Jones and Keith Sainsbury.
The Machinery of Justice in England R. M. Jackson.
The Consumer's Guide to Local Government Martin Minogue (ed.)
In Search of Democracy: A Guide to and Polemic About Scottish Local Government Ronald G. Young.
Modern Management in Local Government Raymond L. B. Knowles.
Parish Council and Town Council Accounts R. U. Davies.
Planning and Politics: The British Experience 1960–1976 Michael Shanks.
Social Analysis: A Collaborative Method of Gaining Usable Scientific Knowledge of Social Institutions Ralph Rowbottom.
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1976 Kathleen Jones (ed.)
Social Economics Cedric Sandford. Heinemann
Economics and Education Policy: A Reader Carolyn Baxter, P. J. O'Leary and Adam Westoby.
Education Welfare: Strategy and Structure Keith MacMillan.
Unmet Need: The Case of the Neighbourhood Law Centre Anthea Byles and Pauline Morris.
Leaving London: Planned Mobility and the Inner City Nicholas Deakin and Clare Ungerson.
Cases and Materials in Administrative Law S. H. Bailey, C. A. Cross and J. F. Garner.
Worker Directors Speak: British Steel Corporation Employee Directors with John Bank and Ken Jones.
Project Management Dennis Lock.
Administrative Management for Development: A Reader Yves Chapel (ed.)
Administrative Federalism Kenneth W. Wiltshire (comp. and ed.)
Towards a Nationally Integrated Health-Welfare System for Australia Michael Court.     

BRITISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

BRITISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Gerry Stoker and David Wilson (eds)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 304 pp., £50.60 (hb), £18.99 (pb) ISBN: 1403918724     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre (eds.), Politicians, bureaucrats and administrative reform
Hugh Atkinson and Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Local government from Thatcher to Blair: the politics of creative autonomy
Alex Wright (ed.), Scotland: the challenge of devolution
Christopher Hood, Henry Rothstein and Robert Baldwin, The government of risk: understanding risk regulation regimes
Alison Young, The politics of regulation: privatized utilities in Britain     

Book Notes

Book Reveiwed in this article
The British M.P. Colin Mellors.
Conservative Dissidents: Dissent within the Conservative Party 1970–74 Philip Norton, Maurice Temple Smith Ltd.
The European Parliament and the European Community Valentine Herman and Juliet Hodge.
The Macmillan Guide to the UK 1978–79 A. Box and S. Fairfield (Eds.)
The Constitution and Constitutional Change in Ireland Basil Chubb.
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1977 Muriel Brown and Sally Baldwin (eds.)
Issues in Social Policy Kathleen Jones, John Brown and Jonathan Bradshaw.
A Bibliography of Educational Administration in the United Kingdom D. A. Howell.
British Economic Policy 1960–74 F. T. Blackaby (ed.)
Soldiers and Oil: The Political Transformation of Nigeria Keith Panter-Brick (ed.)
A Textbook of Personnel Management George Thomason.
Zero-Base Budgeting and Program Evaluation Joseph S. Wholey.
A Practical Approach to Financial Management John Gibbs.
Local Government Explained Ivor H. Seeley.
A Systems View of Planning George Chadwick.
An Introduction to Regional Planning John Glasson.
Public Section Investment Planning for Developing Countries E. V. K. Fitzgerald.     

Reviews

Books Reviewed: Stephen P. Osborne (ed.), Public–private partnerships. Theory and practice in international perspective Neill Nugent, The European Commission Anne Stevens with Handley Stevens, Brussels bureaucrats? The administration of the European Union Michelle Egan, Constructing a European market – standards, regulation and governance R.A.W. Rhodes, Control and power in central–local government relations Steve Ludlam and Martin J. Smith (eds), New Labour in government Huw T.O. Davies, Sandra M. Nutley and Peter C. Smith (eds), What works? Evidence–based policy and practice in public services     

REVIEWS

PRIME MINISTER, CABINET AND CORE EXECUTIVE R.A.W. Rhodes and Patrick Dunleavy THE BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE Robert Pyper QUALITY IN PUBLIC SERVICES Lucy Gaster QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC SERVICES: CONCEPTS, CASES AND COMMENTARY Christopher Pollitt and Geert Bouckaert (eds.) LEADERSHIP OF PUBLIC BUREAUCRACIES Larry D. Terry THEORY AND METHODS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE David Marsh'and Gerry Stoker JUDICIAL REVIEW: LAW AND PROCEDURE Richard Gordon THEORIES OF URBAN POLITICS D. Judge, G. Stoker and H. Wolman (eds.) UNDERSTANDING POLICY FIASCOS Mark Bovens and Paul‘tHart BRITISH SOCIAL POLICY SINCE 1945 Howard Glennerster DISMANTLING THE WELFARE STATE? REAGAN, THATCHER, AND THE POLITICS OF RETRENCHMENT Paul Pierson THE FOUNDATION OF MERIT: PUBLIC SERVICE IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Patricia Wallace Ingraham THE REGIONAL IMPERATIVE: REGIONAL PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE IN BRITAIN, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES Urlan A. Wannop PERPETUATING THE PORK BARREL: POLICY SUBSYSTEMS AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Robert M. Stein and Kenneth N. Bickers FROM ARM'S LENGTH TO HANDS-ON: THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF ONTARIO'S PUBLIC SERVICE 1867–1940 J. E. Hodgetts THE ROAD TO BETTER PUBLIC SERVICES: PROGRESS AND CONSTRAINTS IN FIVE CANADIAN FEDERAL AGENCIES G. Bruce Doern LES RÉSEAUX DE POLITIQUE PUBLIQUE: DÉBAT AUTOUR DES POLICY NETWORKS Patrick Le Galès and Mark Thatcher (eds.) THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF SPAIN Paul Heywood ADENAUER TO KOHL: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GERMAN CHANCELLORSHIP Stephen Padgett POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES Robert Elgie     

REVIEWS

JUDICIAL POLITICS SINCE 1920 John Griffith BUSÍNESS AND POLITICS IN BRITAIN Wýn Grant INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT Richard Pettinger PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT: THEORY, CRITIQUE AND PRACTICE David McKevitt and Alan Lawton (eds.) MARKETS AND MANAGERS: NEW ISSUES IN THE DELIVERY OF WELFARE Peter Taylor-Gooby and Robyn Lawson (eds). THE WELFARE STATE IN BRITAIN: A POLITICAL HISTORY SINCE 1945 Michael Hill SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY IN BRITAIN Michael Hill THE POLITICS OF WELFARE: CONTINUITIES AND CHANGE Nicholas Deakin SOCIAL CARE IN A MIXED ECONOMY G. Wistow, M. Knapp, B. Hardy and C. Allen CONTROLLING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: THE FUTURE OF WORK AND ORGANIZATION IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Stephen Harrison and Christopher Pollitt A FUTURE FOR THE NHS? HEALTH CARE IN THE 1990s Wendy Ranadé THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE: THINK TANKS AND THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION, 1931–1983 Richard Cockett OMBUDSMEN IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR Mary Seneviratne THE DIARY OF SIR EDWARD WALTER HAMILTON 1885-1906 Dudley W.R. Bahlman (ed.) CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN. AN ANNUAL REVIEW 1993 Peter Catterall (ed.) CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN. AN ANNUAL REVIEW 1994 Peter Catterall (ed.) CITIES IN THE 1990s G. Stoker and S. Young URBAN POLICY IN BRITAIN. THE CITY, THE STATE AND THE MARKET R. Atkinson and G. Moon THE ROLE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN FRANCE, 1981–1991 Robert Elgie MANAGEMENT INNOVATIONS IN URBAN POLICY: LESSONS FROM FRANCE P. Le Galès and J. Mawson SUCCESSFUL TAX REFORM: LESSONS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF TAX REFORM IN SIX COUNTRIES Cedric Sandford BLUEPRINT 3: MEASURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT David Pearce et al. THE RISE OF MESO GOVERNMENT IN EUROPE L.J. Sharpe (ed.)     

Book Notes

Book review in this article
The Reformed Local Government System Peter G.Richards.
An Introduction to Australian Public Administration Kenneth Wiltshire.
Justice in the Welfare State Harry Street.
Industrial Tribunals Keith Whitesides and Geoffrey Hawker.
Economics and Transport Policy K.M.Gwilliam and P.J.Mackie.
Managing the Computer George W. Radley
Regional Management of the Rhine Papers of a Chatham House Study Group.
Inflation and Priorities: Social Policy and Public Expenditure 1975 Rudolf Klein (ed.).
The Year Book of Social Policy in Britain 1974 Kathleen Jones (ed.).
Community Work Two David Jones and Marjorie Mayo (ed.).
Opening the Door: A Study of New Policies for the Mentally Handicapped Kathleen Jones and others.
Provision for the Disabled Eda Topliss.
Electoral Politics in an Emergent State: The Ceylon General Election of May 1970 A.Jeyaratnam Wilson.
Environmental Policy and Administration Daniel H.Henning.
British Constitution R.E.C.
Local Government L.Golding.
Rural Recreation in the Industrial World Ian Simmons.
Styles of Advocacy The Roles of Voluntary Organizations in the Birmingham Planning Process Barry S. Fujishin.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this Article:
EVIDENCE, ARGUMENT AND PERSUASION IN THE POLICY PROCESS Giandomenico Majone.
MANAGERIALISM AND THE PUBLIC SERVICES: THE ANGLO-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE C. Pollitt.
PUBLIC POLICY UNDER THATCHER, S. P. Savage, L. Robins.
OUTPUT AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN GOVERNMENT: THE STATE OF THE ART Martin Cave, Maurice Ksgan Robert Smith (eds.)
PARLIAMENT AND PRESSURE POLITICS Michael Rush (ed.)
PARLIAMENT TODAY Andrew Adonis.
HAPPY AND GLORIOUS: THE CONSTITUTION IN TRANSITION Norman Lewis (ed.)
POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN SCOTLAND Arthur Midwinter, Michael Keating James Mitchell.
ENDURING INEQUALITY: REUGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN EMF'LOYMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Vincent McConnack, Joe O'Hara.
NORTHERN IRELAND IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS Arthur Aughey, Paul Hainsworth Martin J. Trimbie.
EQUALIZING PEOPLE D. G. Green.
THE STATE OF WELFARE: THE WELFARE STATE IN BRITAIN SINCE 1974 John Hills (ed.), Nicholas Barr et al.
THE DYNAMICS OF BRITISH HEALTH POLICY Steve Harrison, David Hunter Christopher Pollitt.
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY PROGRAMMES N. Cannon (ed.)
RACE AND LOCAL POLITICA Wendy Ball and John Solomos.
MOVING THE HOUSING MARKET R. Forrest, A. Murie.
THE QUALITY OF SERWCE IN HOUSING MANAGEMENT, K. Walsh K. Spencer.
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, G. Davis, P. Weller C. Lewis (eds.)
BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL: THE PUEILIC SECTOR IN AUSTRALIA J. Forster J. Wanna (eds.)
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AUSTRALIA: A WATERSHED J. Power (ed.)