Booknotes

Drugs Policy in Developing Countries. By Najmi Kanji, Anita Hardon, Jan Willem Harnmeijer, Masuma Mamdani, and Gill Walt. London: Zed Books, 1992. 136 p. $XX

This volume authored by members of the World Health Organization's Action Programme on Essential Drugs, traces the use and proliferation of disease and disability contolling drugs throughout the developing world. In addition to analysis of past and present policies dealing with these essential drugs, the authors offer prescriptions for future policy iniatives.

Management for a Small Planet: Strategic Decision Making and the Environment. By W. Edward Stead and Jean Garner Stead. Newbury Park: Sage Publications, 1992. 212 p. $XX

At the heart of the argument the Stead's set forth is the need for human kind to develop an ecologically safe economic system. The authors critique current economic models based primarily on growth and counsel business leaders on how to manage to attain the twin goals of ecological sustainablity and long-term economic success.

Cases in Public Policy Analysis. By George M. Guess and Paul G. Farnham. New York: Longman, 1989. 216 p. $XX.

This short text outlines different methods of policy analysis including cost- effectiveness and cost benefit analysis and guides the reader through the steps involved in undertaking such analysis. The concepts are highlighted by in depth case studies highlighting the concepts presented in each section.

Evaluation in Practive: A Methodological Approach. By Richard D. Bingham and Claire L. Felbinger. New York: Longman, 1989. 383 p. $XX

Bingham and Felbinger develop a research design text geared specifically to students of policy and program evaluation. The authors illustrate their concepts by presenting and critiquing published articles, thus the text doubles as a reader in evaluation studies.

Practical Knowledge: Applying the Social Sciences. By Nico Stehr. Newbury Park: Sage, 1992. 188 p. $XX.

Lamenting the pessimism surrounding practical applications social science, Stehr argues that a pragmatic, yet modest, applied social science can be developed. Stehr outlines the preconditions and criteria neccessary for the the development of practical social science and addresses the benefits as well as costs of such a development.

U.S. Aging Policy Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Edited by David D. Van Tassel and Jimmy Elaine Wilkinson Meyer. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1992. 288 p. $59.95.

This reference is intended as a source book for individuals interested in aging policy and organizations that promote the interests of the elderly. The author's indentify hundreds of interest groups involved in this policy arena and provides in depth profiles of many of these organizations.

Decisions Without Hierarchy: Feminist Interventions in Organizational Theory and Practice. By Kathleen P. Iannello. New York: Routledge, 1992. 136p. $XX.

Using a feminist framework, Iannello outlines how effective decision making can occur in the absence of hierarchies. Following an induction of her key concepts, the second half of the book is devoted to the analysis of organizations that have rejected traditional notions of hierarchy.

The New Unemployed: Joblessness and Poverty in the Market Economy. By Frank Gaffikin and Mike Morrissey. London: Zed Books, 1992. 222 p. $XX.

The authors address the rise of acute and long-term unemployment in the advanced market economies. Through examinations of the European Community, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, the authors trace links between unemployment and cronic poverty. Gaffikin and Morrissey conclude with several policy proposals to alleviate unemployment and its accompaning poverty.

Science Policy and Politics. By Alexander J. Morin. Engelwoods Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1993. 195 p. $XX

Examining American science policy from the early days of nationhood to present, Morin specifies the major actors and interests in the policy arena. His analysis identifies and explores two themes continually influencing science policy, wartime expansion of government involvement and tension between the role of experts in the policymaking process and adherence to democratic values.

The Dynamics of Conflict Between Bureaucrats and Legislators. By Cathy Marie Johnson. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 1992. 179 p. $42.50.

Johnson uncover the extent of conflict within policy subsystems by examining relations between four federal agencies and their congressional committees. Her investigation of these patterns of conflict indicate that conflict results from policy considerations not self-interested actions.

The Appalachian Regional Commission: Twenty-Five Years of Government Policy. By Michael Bradshaw. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992. 168 p. $21.00.

Renewed emphasis being granted to domestic policies and programs underscores the timeliness of Bradshaw's assessment of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Focusing on instrumental changes in the region, Bradshaw evaluates the specific program and its implications for regional development and federal-state interactions in general.

Reforming Education and Changing Schools: Case Studies in Policy Sociology. By Richard Bowe and Stephen J. Ball, with Anne Gold. New York: Routledge, 1992. 192 p. $XX.

This book offers an in depth evaluation of the 1988 Education Reform Act (ERA) in England and Wales. The authors devote primary attention to the effects of three aspects of ERA: the local management of schools, the national curriculum, and special educational needs.

Sales Taxation: Critical Issues in Policy and Administration. Edited by William F. Fox. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 1992. 187 p. $45.00.

Produced in conjunction with the National Tax Association, this volume identifies several trends in state sales taxation and addresses important aspects in the administration of sales taxes.

Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business. By Rogene A. Buchholz. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1993. 433 p. $XX.

Attempting a comprehensive look at the nature and history of environmental concerns and conservation strategies for business and society, Buchholz divides into main three sections. The first explores some basic concepts of ecology, environmemtal ethics, and public policy. The second looks at specific environmental problems and offers strategies to improve conditions. The final section outlines specific prescriptions for business, policymakers, and individuals to lessen environmental problems.

Space Policy Alternatives. Edited by Radford Byerly, Jr. Boulder: Westview Press, 1992. 273 p. $37.50.

The authors of these essays address the future of American space policy in the new "post-Challenger accident" environment. Throughout this volume there is are attempts to examine space policy in the context of policymaking in general and to offer a wide range of policy alternatives for consideration.

Between Two Absolutes: Public Opinion and the Politics of Abortion. By Elizabeth Adell Cook, Ted G. Jelen, and Clyde Wilcox. Boulder: Westview Press, 1992. 236 p. $45.00 (c), $14.95 (p).

Relying primarily on survey data the authors explore public attitudes surrounding abortion. Although the scope is limited to public opinion questions, some predictions are offered about the future of abortion policy and its role in American politics.

Creating Jobs, Creating Workers: Economic Development and Employment in Metropolitan Chicago. Edited by Lawrence B. Joseph. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1990. 287 p. $15.00

The report of the first meeting of the Chicago assembly, an organization developed to illimenate major policy issues in the Chicago area. The authors in this volume examine virtually all aspects of economic development for the region in manner that has relevance to national policy audiences.

Women and Men of the States: Public Administrators at the State Level. Edited by Mary E. Guy. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 1992. 273 p. $XX.

These essays indicate that while the number of female managers in the public sector is increasing, stark differences remain in terms of power, opportunity, numbers between women and men in state agencies. The authors explore the manifestations and causes of these differences and offer policy solutions for the future.

Maine Politics and Government. By Kenneth T. Palmer, G. Thomas Taylor, Marcus A. LiBrizzi. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992.

This text explores several aspects of Maine's government and the political institutions of the state. There are chapters specifically relevant to public policy, including budgetary policy and an overview of dominant policy concerns within the state.

How Organizastions Measure Success: The Use of Performance Indicators in Government. By Neil Carter, Rudolf Klein, and Patricia Day. New York: Routledge, 1992. 202 p. $69.95.

One response to calls for more efficiency in government programs is the implementation of performance indicators. The authors of this book evaluate the usefulness and the future of these administrative tools in the British civil service in terms of effectiveness and democratic accountability.

Evaluative and Explanatory Reasoning. By Stuart S. Nagel. Westport: Quorum Books, 1992. 214 p. $XX.

Arguing for the development of an innovative, super-optimum, evaluation and decision-making, Nagel provides a thorough source for understanding the basics of evaluative and explanatory reasoning. Nagel claims that this understanding will aid in the development of more advanced super-optimum techniques.

Motivating Political Morality. By Robert E. Goodin. Cambridge: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. 201 p. $ XX.

The main theme of Goodin's work is the question of how to motivate political morality. Goodin analyzes among other topics the notions of rights, accountability, and discursive defensibility in policy and politics.

Controversial Issues in Public Policy, Six Volumes. Series edited by Dennis Palumbo and Rita Mae Kelly. Newbury Park: Sage Publications. $29.95 (c), $14.95 (p) each volume.

Each volume in this series explores a specific arena of American public policy. Rather than focusing on the same overall questions, the authors tailor their studies to the history and context of the specific policy problem. Each study, however, stresses the divisiveness of the issues involved and offer some suggestions for future policy directions.

Volume 1, Controversial Issues in Environmental Policy: Science vs. Economics vs. Politics. By Kent E. Portney. 1992. 181 p.

Volume 2, Controversial Issues in Engery Policy. By Alfred A. Marcus. 1992. 158 p.

Volume 3, Controversial Issues in Social Welfare Policy: Government and the Pursuit of Happiness. By Carl P. Chelf. 1992. 161 p.

Volume 4, Controversial Issues in Educational Policy. By Louann A. Bierlein. 1993. 169 p.

Volume 5, Controversial Issues in Health Care Policy. By Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. 1993. 186 p.

Volume 6, Controversial Issues in Economic Regulatory Policy. By Marcia Lynn Whicker. 1993. 174 p.