Book Notes

John C. Campbell and Naoki Ikegami, The Art of Balance in Health Policy Maintaining Japan's Low-Cost, Egalitarian System .
Terry N. Clark and Vincent Hoffman-Martinot (Eds.), The New Political Culture .
Susan E. Clarke and Gary L. Gailc, The Work of Cities .
Stephen E. Condrey (Ed.), Handhook of Human Resource Management in Government .
Timothy Conlan, From New Federalism to Devolution: Twency-Five years of Intergovernmental Reform .
William M. Epstcin, Welfare in America: How Social Science Fails the Poor .
Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward L. Rubin, Judicial Policy Making und the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons .
Stephen J. McGovern, Politics of Downtown Development: Dynamic Political Cultures in San Francisco and Washington, DC .
William K. Nester, A Short History cf American Industrial Policies .
Richard J. Payne, Getting Beyond Race: The Changing American Culture .
Jon Pierre (Ed.), Partnerships in Urban Governance: European und American Experience .
Mark G. Popovich (Ed.), Creating High-Performance Government Organizations .
Kalman Rupp and David C. Stapleton (Eds.), Growth in Disability Benefits: Explanations and Policy Implications .
Janie S. Steckenrider and Tonya M. Parrot (Eds.), New Directions in Old-Age Policies .     

Book Notes

Books reviewed in this article: Donald L. Alexander (Ed.), Telecommunications Policy: Have Regulators Dialed the Wrong Number? John J. Audley, Green Politics and Global Trade: NAFTA and the Future of Environmental Politics. William I. Bacchus, The Price of American Foreign Policy: Congress, the Executive, and International Affairs Funding. Arnold Birenbaum, Managed Care: Made in America. Thomas A. Birkland, After Disaster; Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Focusing Events. James Bowman and Donald Menzel (Eds.), Teaching Ethics and Values in Public Administration Programs. Robert J. Duffy, Nuclear Politics in America: A History and Theory of Government Regulation. Marianne Githens and Dorothy McBride Stetson (Eds.), Abortion Politics: Public Policy in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Christopher Howard, The Hidden Welfare State: Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States Joan Johnson-Freese and Roger Handberg, Space, The Dormant Frontier: Changing the Paradigm for the 21st Century. Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, The Changing Federal Role in U.S. Health Care Policy. Yong S. Lee (Ed.), Technology Transfer and Public Policy. James Midgley, Social Welfare in Global Context. Nancy C. Roberts and Paula J. King, Transforming Public Policy: Dynamics of Policy Entrepreneurs hip and Innovation. Denise Scheberle, Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation. David E. Wildasin (Ed.), Fiscal Aspects of Evolving Federations.     

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David H. Guston, Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Productivity and Integrity of Research .
Michael Kenny and James Meadowcroft (Eds.), Planning Sustainability .
Cathie Jo Martin, Stuck in Neutral: Business and the Politics of Human Capital Investment Policy .
Michael Mason, Environmental Democracy .
Michael Moran, Governing the Health Care State: A Comparative Study of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany .
Stephen D. Sugarman and Frank R. Kemerer (Eds.), School Choice and Social Controversy: Politics, Policy, and Law .
Joseph P. Viteritti, Choosing Equality: School Choice, the Constitution, and Civil Society .
Jay D. White, Taking Language Seriously: The Narrative Foundations of Public Administration Research .     

Book Notes

John D. Donahue, Making Washington Work: Tales of Innovation in the Federal Government .
Bryan C. Hassel, The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise .
Joseph Losco and Brian L. Fife (Eds.), Higher Education in Transition: The Challenges of the New Millennium .
Toni Marzotto, Vicky Moshier Burnor, and Gordon Scott Bonham, The Evolution of Public Policy: Cars and the Environment .
Gregory E. McAvoy, Controlling Technocracy: Citizen Rationality and the Nimby Syndrome .
Kant Pate1 and Mark E. Rushefsky, Health Care Politics and Policy in America .
Kevin Theakston, (Ed.), Bureaucrats and Leadership .     

BOOK NOTES

Adams, F. Gerard and Jere R. Behrman, Commodity Exports and Economic Development; The Commodity Problem and Policy in Developing Countries Anderson, Lacelles and Douglas M. Windham (eds.), Education and Development: Issues in the Analysis and Planning of Postcolonial Societies Bailey, Sydney, How Wars End: The United Nations and The Termination of Armed Conflict, 1946–1964 Balinski, Michel L. and H. Peyton Young, Fair Representation; Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote Barfield, Claude E., Science Policy from Ford to Reagan: Change and Continuity Barnett, Larry F., Population Policy and The U.S. Constitution Bish, Robert L., Governing Puget Sound Blair, Roger D. and Robert F. Lanziolloti (eds.), The Conglomerate Corporation: An Antitrust Law and Economic Symposium Brams, Steven J. and Peter C. Fishburn, Approval Voting Carp, Robert A. and C.K. Rowland, Policymaking and Politics in the Federal District Courts Cigler, Allan J. and Burdett A. Loom is (eds.), Interest Group Politics The Conservation Foundation, State of the Environment, 1982 Crecine, John P. (ed.), The New Educational Programs in Public Policy; The First Decade Dilger, Robert J., The Sunbelt/Snowbelt Controversy: The War Over Federal Funds Doig, Jameson W. (ed.), Criminal Corrections: Ideals and Realities Dunkerley, Harold B. (ed.) with Christine M.E. Whitehead, Urban Land Policy: Issues and Opportunities Ehrenberg, Ronald G. and Paul L. Schumann, Longer Hours or More Jobs: An Investigation of Amending Hours Legislation to Create Employment Feld, Alan L., Tax Policy and Corporate Concentration Greenberger, Martin, in collaboration with Garry D. Brewer, William W. Hogan and Milton Russell, Caught Unawares; The Energy Decade in Retrospect Hartland-Thundberg, Penelope and Morris H. Crawford, Government Support for Exports; A Second Best Alternative Katz, James Everett and Onkar S. Marwah (eds.), Nuclear Power in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Decision Making Linn, Johannes F., Cities in the Developing World; Policies for Their Equitable and Efficient Growth Lloyd, Christopher (ed.), Social Theory and Political Practice: Wolfson College Lectures, 1981 Lovett, William A., Inflation and Politics; Fiscal, Monetary, and Wage-Price Discipline Magat, Wesley A. (ed.), Reform of Environmental Regulation Mashaw, Jerry L., Bureaucratic Justice; Managing Social Security Disability Claims Moe, Ronald C., The Hoover Commissions Revisited Regan, Tom and Donald Vandeveer (eds.), And Justice for All; New Introductory Essays in Ethics and Public Policy Rothman, Harry, Rod Greenshields, and Francisco Rosillo Calle, Energy From Alcohol: The Brazilian Experience Sorley, Lewis, Arms Transfers Under Nixon; A Policy Analysis Stifel, Laurence D., Ralph K. Davidson, and James S. Coleman (eds.), Social Sciences and Public Policy in the Developing World Stone, Alan, and Edward J. Harpham (eds.), The Political Economy of Public Policy Storey, James R., Older Americans in the Reagan Era: Impacts of Federal Policy Changes Weisbrod, Burton A., Economics and Medical Research Whisnant, David E., Modernizing the Mountaineer: People, Power, and Planning in Appalachia     

Book Notes

Books reviewed in this article: Erik Asard and W. Lance Bennett, Democracy and the Marketplace of Ideas: Communication and Government in Sweden and the United States. Andre Blais, Donald E. Blake, and Stephane Dion, Governments, Parties, and Public Sector Employees. William J. Breen, Labor Market Politics and the Great War: The Department of Labor, the States, and the First U.S. Employment Service, 1907–1933. James W. Button, Barbara A. Rienzo, and Kenneth D. Wald, Private Lives, Public Conflicts: Battles Over Gay Rights in American Communities. Lynton K. Caldwell and Robert V. Bartlett (Eds.), Environmental Policy: Transnational Issues and National Trends. John Carver, Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations (2nd ed.). Larry N. Gerston, Public Policy Making: Process and Principles. Michele M. Hoyman, Power Steering: Global Automakers and the Transformation of Rural Communities. David L. Imbroscio, Reconstructing City Politics: Alternative Economic Development and Urban Regimes. Sheldon Kamieniecki, George A. Gonzalez, and Robert O. Vos (Eds.), Flashpoints in Environmental Policymaking: Controversies in Achieving Sustainability. Samuel Krislov, How Nations Choose Product Standards and Standards Change Nations. Brian K. Landsberg, Enforcing Civil Rights: Race Discrimination and the Department of Justice. Duncan MacRae, Jr. and Dale Whittington, Expert Advice for Policy Choice. William R. Nester, American Industrial Policy: Free or Managed Markets? William R. Nester, The War for America's Natural Resources. Howard Risher, Charles H. Fay, and Associates, New Strategies for Public Pay: Rethinking Government Compensation Programs.     

BOOK NOTES

Books reviewed in this articles: Alt, James E. and K. Alec Chrystal, Political Economics American Enterprise Institute, Natural Gas Proposals: 1983. 98th Congress, 1st Session American Enterprise Institute, Reauthrization of the Clean Water Act: 1983, 98th Congress, 1st Session Bajpai, U.S. (ed.), Non-Alignment: Pespectives and Prospects Ball, Howard (ed.), Federal Administrative Agencies: Essays on Power and Politics barker, Michael (ed.), State Employment Policy in Hard Times Baugh, William H., The Politics of Nuclear balance: Ambiguity and Continuity in Strategic Policies Baum, Kenneth H. and Lyle P. Schertz (eds.), Modeling Farm Decisions for Policy Analysis Brewster, Lawrence G., The Public Agenda: Issues in American Politics Bullock, Charles S. III and Charles M. lamb (Eds.), Implementation of Civil Rights Policy Campbell, Duncan C. and Richard L. Rowan, Multinational Enterprises and the OECD Industrial Relations Guidelines Clark, Terry Nichols and Lorna Crowley Fergusion, City Money: Political Processes, Fiscal Strain, and Retrenchment Dahl, Robert A., Modern Political Analysis Deloria, Vine Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle, American Indians, American Justice Eddy, William B. (ed.), Handbook of Organization Management Finsinger, Jorg (ed.), Public Sector Economics Franklin, Kay and Norman Schaeffer, Duel for the Dunes: Land Use Conflict on the Shores of Lake Michigan Gilberty, Neil, Capitalism and the Welfare State: Dilemmas of Social Benevolence Grannemann, Thomas W. and Mark V. Pauly, Controlling Medicaid Costs: Federalism, Competition, and Choice Hall, Richard H. and Robert E. Quinn (eds.), Organizational Theory and Public Policy Held, David, et al (eds.), States and Societies Herson, Lawrence J. R., The Politics of Ideas: Political Theory and American Public Policy Hicks, Donald A. and Norman J. Glickman (eds.), Transition to the 21st Century: Prospect and Policies for Economic and Urban-Regional Tansformation Kerr, Thomas J., Civil Defense in the United States: Bandaid for a Holocaust? Klein, Mitchell S. G., Law, Courts, and Policy Lynch, Thomas D. (ed.), Organization Theory and management Martin, Shan, Managing Without Managers: Alternative Work Arrangements in Public Organizations McNeil, john S., Pedro J. Lecca, and Roosevelt Wright, Jr., Military Retirement: Social, Economic, and Mental Health Dilemmas Miles, Robert H. and Arvind Bhambri, The Regulatory Executives Nelson, Michael (ed.), The Presidency and the Political System Northrup, Herbert R. and Richard L. Rowan, The International Transport Workers’ Federation and Flag of Convenience Shipping Paddison, Ronan, The Fragmented State: The Political Geography of Power pogrow, Stanley, Education in the Computer Age: Issues of Policy, Practice, and Reform Rostow, W. W., The Barbaric Counter-Revolution: Cause and Cure Samuels, Richard J., The Politics of Regional Policy in Japan: Localities Incorporated? Sternlieb, George and James W. Hughes, The Atlantic City Gamble Tatalovich, Raymond and Byron W. Daynes, Presidential Power in the United States Taylor, Charles Lewis (ed.), Why Governments Grow: Measuring Public Sector Size Thompson, William R. (ed.), Contending Approaches to World System Analysis Trebilcock, Michael, J., J. Robert S. Prichard, Thomas J. Courchene, and John Whalley (eds.), Federalism and the Canadian Economicc Union Van Maanen, John (ed.), Qualitative Methodology Wallance, Helen, William Wallace, and Carole Webb (eds.), Policy-Making in the European Community Whitaker, Gordon P. and Charles David Phillips (eds.), Evaluating Performance of Criminal Justice Agencies Wilson, John T., Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950–1983     

Book Notes

Books reviewed in this article: Judith Wagner DeCew, In Pursuit of Privacy: Law, Ethics, and the Rise of Technology. Peter DeLeon, Democracy and the Policy Sciences. Herbert Inhaber, Why Energy Conservation Fails. Sheila Jasanoff, Science at the Bar: Law, Science, and Technology in America. Marick F. Masters, Unions at the Crossroads: Strategic Membership, Financial, and Political Perspectives. Susan E. Mayer, What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances. Pietro S. Nivola (Ed.), Comparative Disadvantages? Social Regulations and the Global Economy. Sudhir Chella Rajan, The Enigma of Automobility:Democratic Politics and Pollution Control. Paul M. Sniderman and Edward G. Carmines, Reaching Beyond Race. Elliott White (Ed.), Intelligence, Political Inequality, and Public Policy. Robet H. Wilson (Ed.), Public Policy and Community: Activism and Governance in Texas.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
Rob Shields Places on the Margin: Alternative geographies of modernity .
M. Storper and A. J. Scott (Eds.) Pathways to Industrialization and Regional Development .
Jean-François Bayart The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly .
Jonathan Crush and Charles Ambler (Eds.) Liquor and Labor In South Africa .
Robert Bullard, (Ed.) Confronting Environmental Racism: Voices from the Grassroots .
Martin W. Lewis , Green Delusions: An Environmentalist Critique of Radical Environmentalism .
Andrew Gilg (Ed.) Restructuring The Countryside: Environmental Policy in Practice     

Stumbling Towards Union: Policymaking in the EU

Desmond Dinan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the European Union .
Pierre-Henri Lament and Marc Maresceau (Eds.), The State of the European Union
John McCormick, The European Union: Politics and Policies .
Stelios Stavridis, Elias Mossialos, Roger Morgan, and Howard Machin (Eds.), New Challenges to the European Union: Policies and Policy-Making .
Helen Wallace and William Wallace (Eds.), Policy-Making in the European Union .     

BOOK NOTES

Aaron, Henry J., Economic Effects of Social Security
Abramson, Paul R., Political Attitudes in America: Formation and Change
The Boston Study Group, Winding Down; The Price of Defense
Brewster, David E., Wayne D. Rasmussen, and Garth Youngberg (eds.), Farms in Transition; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Farm Structure
Choate, Pat, and Susan Walter, America In Ruins; The Decaying Infrastructure
Dewar, Margaret E., Industry In Trouble; The Federal Government and the New England Fisheries
Elder, Charles D., and Roger W. Cobb, The Political Uses of Symbols
Etzioni, Amitai, An Immodest Agenda; Rebuilding America Before the 21st Century
Hartley, Keith, NATO Arms Co-operation; A Study in Economics and Politics
Hill, Lowell D. (ed.), Role of Government in a Market Economy
Keyfitz, Nathan, Population Change and Social Policy
Lefcoe, George (ed.), Urban Land Policy for the 1980's: The Message for State and Local Government
Lens, Sidney, The Maginot Line Syndrome; America's Hopeless Foreign Policy
Levin, Harvey J., Fact and Fancy in Television Regulation
Levine, Adeline Gordon, Love Canal; Science, Politics, and People
Page, Benjamin I., Who Gets What From Government
Puyana de Palacios, Alicia, Economic Integration Among Unequal Partners, The Case of the Andean Group
Redburn, F. Stevens and Terry F. Buss (eds.) Public Policies for Distressed Communities
Rodgers, Harrell R., Jr., The Cost of Human Neglect
Vroman, Wayne, Wage Inflation; Prospects for Deceleration
Wellman, Carl, Welfare Rights
Wells, Louis T., Jr., Third World Multinationals; The Rise of Foreign Investment from Developing Countries     

Reviews/Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article:
Australian Agriculture: Resource Development and Spatial Organization (Geography of World Agriculture, Vol. 9), by P eter S cott
Canadian Agriculture (Geography of World Agriculture, Vol. 10), by M.J. T roughton
Rural Settlement in an Urban World , by M ichael B unce
Kanada einfach. Die Bauern verlassen die Schweiz , by W erner C atrina
Politics, Geography and Behaviour , by R ichard M uir and R onan P addison
Political Studies from Spatial Perspectives: Anglo-American Essays on Political Geography , edited by A lan D. B urnett and P eter J. T aylor
Spatial Analysis, Industry and the Industrial Environment: Volume 2 - International Industrial Systems , edited by F.E.I. H amilton and G.J.R. L inge
Handbook of Snow: Principles, Processes, Management and Use , edited by D.M. G ray and D.H. M ale     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Doreen Massey , Spatial Divisions of Labour: Social Structures and the Geography of Production .
Ron Martin and Bob Rowthorn (Eds.), The Geography of De-industrialization .
Stephen Pinch , Cities and Services: The Geography of Collective Consumption .
Peter Dickens, Simon Duncan, Martin Goodwin and Fred Gray , Housing, States and Localities .
David A. M. Lea and D. P. Chaudhri (Eds.), Rural Development and the State .
Morris, R. J. and J. Langton (Eds.) Atlas of Industrializing Britain 1780—1914 .
Pierre Clavel , The Progressive City: Planning and Participation 1969—1984 .
P. Lawless and F. Brown (1986) Urban Growth and Change in Britain,
K. Hoggart and E. Kofman (Eds.) Politics, Geography and Social Stratification .
Paul Lawless and Colin Raban (Eds.), The Contemporary British City .
Espaces Temps Réfléchir les sciences sociales. Voyage au centre de la ville. Eloge de l'urbanité .
Dunford, M. F. Capital, the state and regional development .
P. Hall, M. Breheny, R. McQuaid and D. Hart Western Sunrise: The Genesis and Growth of Britain's Major High Tech Corridor .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Chester Hartman (Ed.) America's Housing Crisis: What is to be Done
D. Massey and R. Meegan (Eds.), Politics and Method: Contrasting Studies in Industrial Geography .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review in This Article:
New Perspectives on Urban Transportation Research , by A. J. Catanese (ed.).
Decision Making and the Theory of the Firm , by J. Horowitz.
Economics of Urban Problems: An Introduction , by Arthur F. Schreiber, Paul K. Gatons and Richard B. Clemmer.
Urban Indicators, Metropolitan Evolution, and Public Policy . by J. W. Hughes.
The Rehabilitation Planning Game: A Study in the Diversity of Neighborhood , by L. C. Keyes, Jr.
Community and Regional Planning: Issues in Public Policy , by M. R. Levin.
Municipal Decentralization and Neighborhood Resources: Case Studies of Twelve Cities , by G. J. Washnis.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
Robert Beauregard (Ed.) Atop the Urban Hierarchy .
G. Cook (Ed.) The Future of Antarctica: Exploitation versus Preservation.
K. Suter Antarctica: Private Property or Public Heritage.
P. Simpson-Housley Antarctica: Exploration Perception and Metaphor.
Dharam Ghai and Jessica M. Vivian (Eds.) Grassroots Environmental Action: People's Participation in Sustainable Development.
A. Parker, M. Russo, D. Sommer and P. Yaeger (Eds.) Nationalisms and Sexualities . and Richard Walker The New Social Economy, Reworking the Division of Labor.
Andrew Sayer and Richard Walker The New Social Economy, Reworking the Division of Labor.     

IV. LITERATURE REVIEW

Book Reviewed in this artices:
Geoffrey Blainey, The Causes of War
Manus Midlarsky, On War: Political Violence in the International System
Ronald Levy, Nearing the Crossroads: Contending Approaches to Contemporary American Foreign Policy
Morton H. Halperin, with the assistance of Priscilla Clapp and Arnold Kanter, Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy
F. S. Northedge, ed., The Foreign Policies of the Powers
Jeffrey L. Pressman and Aaron B. Wildavsky, Implementation
Arnold J. Meltsner, The Politics of City Revenue
Richard S. Bolan and Ronald L. Nuttall, Urban Planning and Politics
Dennis A. Rondinelli, Urban and Regional Development Planning: Policy and Administration
L. Harmon Zeigler and M. Kent Jennings, Governing American Schools
Elchanan Cohn and Stephen D. Millman, Economics of State Aid to Education
W. Norton Grubb and Stephan Michelson, States and Schools: The Political Economy of Public School Finance
Dale Mann, Policy Decision-Making in Education: An Introduction to calculation and Control
Paul R. Dommel, The Politics of Revenue Sharing
Alford, Robert R., Health Care Politics; Ideological and Interest Group Barriers to Reform
Federal Statistics , Report of the President's Commission
Stapleton, W. Vaughn, and Lee E. Teitelbaum, In Defense of Youth: A Study of the Role of Counsel in American Juvenile Courts
Nicholas Henry, Public Administration and Public Affairs