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Finally, British academic James Michael deals with third party interests and the extent to which govern- ments should maintain secrecy to protect third parties. The symposium, written in a refreshingly straight- forward manner without jargon, is backed by a list of press notices on disclosures made under the Federal FOI Act up to 1981 and a well chosen select bibliography. This handy collection is one of the best available sources on this controversial subject and should clarify what of-

ficial information should or should not be denied to the public and mass media. As such, it performs a valuable public service and it helps to distinguish between public rights and private rights. The implication is that Ameri- can public officials could and should do much better in extending public access while still protecting the public interest and individual privacy.

Gerald Caiden University of Southern California

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Abbott, Carl. Portland. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. 1983. 350pp. $13.

The history of Portland's growth ranges over geogra- phy, planning, and politics to tell a success story.

Alter, Harvey. Materials Recovery from Municipal Waste. New York: Dekker. 1983. 264p. $50.

A general discussion of the principles of the recovery operations in municipal waste by an author who was personally involved with most of the experimental work cited.

Atkinson, A. B. Social Justice and Public Policy. Cam- bridge, MA: MIT Press, 1983. 440p. $37.50.

This volume collects the theoretical and empirical analysis of public finance and public policy by one of the leading students of the subject. The essays cover such topics as inequality and mobility, wealth and redistribution, and design of taxation and policy issues.

Baldwin, Fred. Conflicting Interests. Lexington, MA: Lexington. 1983. 220p. $23.

An insightful analysis of how in the late 1960s social activists tried to impose noneconomic values to the dominant institutions of the American economy.

Baron, David. The Export-Import Bank. New York: Academic Press. 1983. 340p. $39.50.

This book is an attempt to explain why in recent years, the executive branch and some members of Congress have become increasingly concerned about the policies of the Export-Import Bank.

Bricker's International Directory. Woodside, CA: Bricker's International. 1983. 358p. $90.

This directory provides the basic, objective, up-to- date information on university executive programs.

Brittan, Samuel. The Role and Limits of Government.

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Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. 1983. 278p. $15.

Essays on political economy by one of the most per- suasive exponents of libertarian values.

Capper, John, Garrett Power and Frank Shivers, Jr. Chesapeake Waters. Centerville, MD: Tidewater. 1983. 200p. No price listed.

A well-written historical study of regulatory efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Of interest to both environmentalists and historians.

Cebula, Richard. Geographic Living-Cost Differences. Lexington, MA: Lexington. 1983. 190p. $28.

This book develops a systematic analytical and em- pirical approach to understanding the determinants of geographic living cost differentials in the U.S.

Changing Climate. Washington: National Academy Press. 1983. 496 p. $29.50. An in-depth analysis of the carbon dioxide problem

presents a synthesis of the relevant issues as well as individual chapters written by experts on various aspects of the carbon dioxide debate.

Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. Washington: Bureau of National Affairs. 1983. 408p. $30.

The 21 essays in this book aim to describe the salient characteristics and trends in labor law and industrial relations in the contemporary world.

Consumer Sourcebook. Detroit, MI: Gale. 1983. 1427p. $148.

An updated and comprehensive guide to the primary source of information and assistance available to the American consumer.

Corporate America. A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press. 1983. 340p. $28.50.

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Bringing together modern scholarship on corpora- tion in American history, this bibliography offers over 1,300 abstracts on this topic published during 1973-1982.

Cortada, James W. An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Data Processing. Westport, CT: Greenwood. 1983. 214p. $35.

A first book length attempt gathering together material for those interested in history of computers and data processing.

The Craft of Public History. Westport, CT: Green- wood. 1983. 480p. $50.

Public history has enjoyed a resurgence of popular- ity. This is a detailed guide to the literature of public history divided into 11 chapters each dealing with a different aspect of the field.

Craig, Barbara Hinkson. The Legislative Veto. Boulder, CO: Westview. 1983. 176p. $16.

A study of the complex issues raised by the legislative veto.

Creative Personnel Practices. Washington: Inter- national City Management Association. 1983. $19.50.

A study of new ideas to create a productive work force in local government.

Crime and Punishment in America: A Historical Bib- liography. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press. 1983. 346p. $28.50.

1,396 abstracts which provide immediate access to the modern scholarship on crime and criminal justice in American history.

The Democratic and Republic Parties in America. A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- CLIO Press. 1983. 290p. $29.50.

1,006 abstracts that haveddrawn from the pub- lisher's database of more than 2,000 journals from 42 different countries.

Denenberg, Tia Schneider and R. V. Denenberg. Alcohol and Drugs. Issues in the Workplace. Washing- ton: Bureau of National Affairs. 1983. 200p. No price listed.

The book is designed to meet the need for a full dis- cussion of the important industrial relations issues raised by the impact of alcohol and drugs upon the workplace.

Duerksen, Christopher. Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant Siting. Washington: Conservation Foundation. 1983. 234 p. No price listed.

The role of environmental regulation in stifling needed industrial investment.

The Economic System of Free Enterprise: Its Judeo- Christian Values and Philosophical Concepts. San Antonio, TX: St. Mary's University Press. 1983. 227p. No price listed.

Proceedings of the Fourth National Symposium on the philosophy of free enterprise. Contributors in- clude Michael Novak and Irving Kristol.

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. Detroit: Gale. 1983. 728p. $148.

The fifth edition of the standard directory for all business executives.

Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organiza- tions. Detroit: Gale. 1983. 946p. $350.

The fourth edition of EGAO contains detailed entries describing over 3,900 committees and organizations engaged in advising the government.

Entrepreneurship, Productivity, and the Freedom of In- formation Act. Lexington, MA: Lexington. 1983. 222p.

A study of the effects of untimely disclosure of business information by government.

Environmental Impact Assessment. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff. 1983. 436p. $59.

Collection of up-to-date articles of current practices and research findings in the area of environmental impact assessment.

Evaluation Models. Higham, MA: Kluwer. 1983. 420p. $26.

Collection of articles on evaluation models viewed from educational and human services angles.

Franklin, Kay and Norma Schaeffer. Duels for the Dunes. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. 1983. 278p. $19.

A model study of the classic battle between indus- trialists and environmentalists, this book traces the history of Indiana Dunes from the early days to the recent defeat of the proposed nuclear power plant.

Franta, W. R. and Imrich Chlamtac. Local Networks. Lexington, MA: Lexington. 1983. 478p. $42.

A study of the nature of local networks, the reasons for interest in them, and the applications they are intended to support.

Gawthrop, Louis. Public Sector Management, Systems, and Ethics. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 1984. 192p. $22.50.

An argument for an ethical perspective that can accommodate both general system theory and demo- cratic political theory.

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Ginsberg, Helen. Full Employment and Public Policy: The United States and Sweden. Lexington, MA: Lexing- ton. 1983. 233p. $25.

A spirited defense of socialist employment policies of Sweden and an appeal that the same policies should be applied in the United States.

Glaister, Stephen and Corinne Mulley. Public Control of the British Bus Industry. Brookfield, VT: Gower. 1983. 139p. $33.

A study in objectives and legal background going back to the 1930 Road Traffic Act of public bus transportation in England.

Government Agencies. Westport, CT: Greenwood. 1983. 680p. $50.

Collection of essays devoted to the various agencies of federal government. Includes genealogy of the agencies as well as organizational charts of various umbrella departments.

Government and Multinationals. Cambridge, MA: Oelgeschlager, Gunn and Hain. 1983. 342p. No price listed.

Collection of essays that concentrate on the problem of the organization and efficiency of relations be- tween national and multinational corporations in preventing and minimizing conflicts.

Handbook of Health, Health Care, and the Health Pro- fessinals. New York: The Free Press. 1983. 802p. $50.

T his book provides a broad and comprehensive ap- praisal of current knowledge, issues, policy, and practice in the field of health and health care delivery.

Handbook of Survey Research. New York: Academic Press. 1983. 755p. $49.

Sample surveys have become the major tool of em- pirical research in a wide variety of social science dis- ciplines. This major handbook is valuable both to advanced students and to practicing survey research- ers who seek a detailed guide.

Handbook of Wage and Salary Administration. New York: McGraw Hill. 1983. Various pagins. $60.

An authoritative guide to all aspects of the field, focuses on effective compensation programs that are currently in use, discussing in detail major develop- ments both in theory and practice.

Health Indicators. New York: St. Martin. 1983. 222p. $32.50.

A collection of the most recent work of distinguished specialists is combined here with a thorough review of work to date in North America as well as Europe.

Hertz, David. Risk Analysis and Its Applications. New York: Wiley, 1983. 322p. $23.

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A broad analysis of the risk analysis approach and its potential areas of application.

Hoff, John. A Practical Guide to Box-Jenkins Forecast- ing. Belmont, CA: Lifetime Learning. 1983. 316p. No price listed.

A practical guide to the popular method of time series forecasting.

Hopkins, Anne. Work and Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Allanheld. 1983. 142p. $27.50.

Using data from a survey of randomly selected state public employees, the author proposes a new model of job satisfaction that incorporates both job en- vironment factors and job characteristics.

Human Resources, Employment and Development. New York: St. Martin. 1983. 4 volumes. $120.

The general theme of the Sixth World Congress of the International Economic Association was "Human Resources, Employment and Develop- ment." The four volumes contain a selection of papers given during this significant conference.

Industrial Policies for Growth and Competitiveness. Lexington, MA: Lexington. 1983. 434p. $34.

Collection of studies on the concept of industrial policy, the underlying economic theory, and philoso- phy and experience with respect to industrial policy and its implementation in the U.S. and abroad.

Inflation, Debt, and Indexation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 1984. 330p. $25.

A collection of essays on the limits and drawbacks of indexation ranging from highly theoretical to prac- tical experiences in Brazil and Europe.

International Regimes. New York: Cornell University Press. 1983. 371p. $10.

Fourteen specialists in international political econ- omy explore the concept of international regimes- the implicit and explicit principles, rules and pro- cedures that guide international behavior.

Jewell, Malcolm. Representation in State Legislatures. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. 1983. 204p. No price listed.

A detailed examination of how state legislatures per- ceive their jobs and how they attempt to do them.

Just Business. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. 1983. 363p. No price listed.

Collection of essays written by ten well-known phil- osophers on questions of business and ethics.

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