RECENT BOOKS ON BUSINESS CYCLES

Books Reviewed in this article:
Robert J. Gordon (ed.) (1986) The American Business Cycle. Chicago and London:
Andrew W. Mullineux (1990) Business Cycles and Financial Crises. Hemel Hempstead:
Jan Reijnders (1990) Long Waves in Economic Development. Aldershot:
Peter Skott (1989) Conflict and Effective Demand in Economic Growth. Cambridge:     

ON MATTERS METHODOLOGICAL IN ECONOMICS

Books reviewed in this article: Lawrence A. Boland (1989) The Methodology of Economic Model Building: Methodology after Samuelson. J. C. Glass and W. Johnson (1989) Economics: Progression, Stagnation or Degeneration? Arjo Klamer, Donald N. McCloskey and Robert M. Solow (eds.) (1989) The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric. Brian J. Loasby (1989) The Mind and Method of the Economist: A Critical Appraisal of Major Economists in the 20th Century. John Pheby (1988) Methodology and Economics: A Critical Introduction.     

MANAGING THE DEBT PROBLEM: HISTORICAL PARALLELS AND CONTEMPORARY POLICY

Books reviewed in this article:
Barry Eichengreen & Peter H. Lindert (Eds.) (1989) The International Debt Crisis in Historical Perspective.
Jeffrey D. Sachs (Ed.) (1989) Developing Country Debt and Economic Performance.
Graham Bird (Ed.) (1989) Third World Debt: The search for a solution.     

MONEY, FINANCE AND THE ROLE OF THE STATE

Books reviewed in this article:
Kevin Dowd (1989) The State and the Monetary System.
David Glasner (1989) Free Banking and Monetary Reform.
David Gowland (1990) The Regulation of Financial Markets in the 1990s.     

REVIEW SECTION

Book reviewed in this article:
Michael E Beesley (1992) Privatization, Regulation and Deregulation
Dieter Bös (1991) Privatization: A Theoretical Treatment
Cosmo Graham and Tony Prosser (1991) Privatizing Public Enterprises: Constitutions, the State, and Regulation in Comparative Perspective
Attiat F. Ott and Keith Hartley (eds.) (1991) Privatization and Economic Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries
Cento Veljanovski (ed.) (1989) Privatisation and Competition: A Market Prospectus
Cento Veljanovski (ed.) (1991) Regulators and the Market: An Assessment of the Growth of Regulation in the UK     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Allen, J. and L. McDowell, 1989: Landlords and property; social relations in the private rented sector. Brake, K. 1988: Phönix in der Asche - New York verändert seine Stadtstruktur. Bratt, R. 1989: Rebuilding a low-income housing policy. Castells, M. 1989: The informational city. Chase-Dunn, C. 1989: Global formation: structures of the world-economy. Coleman, W. and H. Jacek (eds) 1989: Regionalism, business interests and public policy Damer, S. 1989: From Moorepark to Wine Alley - The rise and fall of a Glasgow housing estate. Gottdiener, M. and N. Komninos (eds), 1989: Capitalist development and crisis theory: accumulation, regulation and spatial restructuring. Hardoy, J. and D. Satterthwaite, 1989: Squatter citizen: life in the urban third world. Hirson, B. 1989: Yours from the Union: class and community struggles in South Africa 1930–1947. Lai, B.B. 1990: The romance of culture in an urban civilization: Robert E. Park on race and ethnic relations in cities. Mackenzie, S. 1969: Visible histories: women and environments in a post-war British city. Maguire, M. 1990: Work, employment and new technology: a case study of multinational investment in Northern Ireland. Montgomery, J. and Å. Thornley (eds), 1990: Radical planning initiatives: new directions for urban planning in the 1990s. Pennington, S. and B. Westover, 1989: A hidden workforce: homeworkers in England, 1850–1985. Prigge, W. and W. Kaib (eds), 1988: Sozialer Wohnungsbau im internationalen Vergleich. Schultz, S.K. 1989: Constructing urban culture: American cities and city planning, 1800–1920. Slater, D. 1989: Territory and state power in Latin America: the Peruvian case. Stewart, J. and G. Stoker (eds) 1989: The future of local government. Ward, D. 1989: Poverty, ethnicity, and the American city, 1840–1925: changing conceptions of the slum and the ghetto.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Behnken, I., M. du Bois-Reymond and J. Zinnecker 1989: Stadtgeschichte als Kindheitsgeschichte: Lebensraüme von Groβstadtkindern in Deutschland und Holland um 1900. Benton, L. 1990: Invisible factories: the informal economy and industrial development in Spain. King, D. and J. Pierre (eds) 1990: Challenges to local government. Pickvance, C. and E. Preteceille (eds) 1990: State restructuring and local power: a comparative perspective. Lowe, P. and M. Bodiguel (eds) 1990: Rural studies in Britain and France. Thornley, A. 1990: Urban planning under Thatcherism: the challenge of the market.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Clark, Gordon L. 1989: Unions and communities under siege: American communities and the crisis of organized labor. Henderson, J. 1989: The globalisation of high technology production: society, space and the restructuring of the modern world. Holston, James 1989: The modernist city: an anthropological critique of Brasilia. Jasso, Guillermina and Mark R. Rosenzweig 1990: The new Chosen People; immigrants in the United States. Jessop, B. 1990: State theory: putting capitalist states in their place. Logan, J.R. and T. Swanstrom (eds) 1990: Beyond the city limits: urban policy and economic restructuring in comparative perspective. Watson, S. 1989: Accommodating inequality: gender and housing.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Assies, W., G. Burgwal and T. Salman, 1990: Structures of power, movements of resistance: an introduction to the theories of urban movements in Latin America. Lombardi, M. and D. Veiga (eds), 1989: Las ciudades en conflicto: una perspectiva latinoamericana. Breckner, I. et al., 1989: Armut im Reichtum: Erscheinungsformen, Ursachen und Handlungsstrategien in ausgewählten Großstädten der Bundesrepublik. Brumfield, W.C. (ed.), 1990: Reshaping Russian architecture: western technology, utopian dreams. Crompton, R. and K. Sanderson, 1990: Gendered jobs and social change. Portes, A., M. Castells and L.A. Benton (eds), 1989: The informal economy: studies in advanced and less developed countries. Ross, R.J.S. and K.C. Trachte, 1990: Global capitalism: the New Leviathan. Von Beyme, K., 1987: Der Wiederaufbau: Architektur und Städtebaupolitik in beiden deutschen Staaten.     

Book Reviews

Personnel Management For The Single European Market Mark Pinder, London: Pitman, 1990 The Essentials of Employment Law David Lewis, London: IPM, 3rd edition 1990 The Quest For Productivity: a Case Study of Fawley After Flanders Bruce W. Ahlstrand, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990 Ontinuous Improvement: Quality Control Circles in Japanese Industry Paul Lillrank and Noraki Kano, Ann Arbor: Centre for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 1989 Reluctant Entrepreneurs: The Extent, Achievements And Significance of Worker Takeovers in Europe Rob Paton (with the assistance of Rainer Duhm, Silvia Gerhardi, Jean-Louis Laville, Carlos Otero-Hidalgo, Roger Spear and Anne Westenholz) Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1989     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Amis, P. and Lloyd, P. , editors, 1990: Housing Africa's urban poor. Champion, A. , editor, 1989: Counterurbanization: the changing pace and nature of population deconcentration. Johnson, J. and Salt, J. , editors, 1990: Labour migration: the internal geographical mobility of labour in the developed world. Costa, F.J., Dutt, A.K., Ma, L.J.C. and Noble, A.G. , editors 1989: Urbanization in Asia. Spatial dimensions and policy issues. Dröge, F. and Krämer-Badoni, T. 1987: Die Kneipe: zur Soziologie einer Kulturform. Ermisch, J. , editor, 1990: Housing and the national economy. Feagin, J.R. 1988: Free enterprise city: Houston in political and economic perspective. Fritsch, M. and Hull, Ch. , editors, 1987: Arbeitsplatzdynamik und Regionalentwicklung. Garside, P.L. and Hebbert, M. , editors, 1989: British regionalism, 1900–2000. Gyford, J., Leach, S. and Game, C. 1989: The changing politics of local government. Harlander, T., Hater, K. and Meiers, F. 1988: Siedeln in Not: Umbruch von Wohnungspolitik und Siedlungsbau am Ende der Weimarer Republik. Harvey, D. 1989: The condition of postmodernity. Johnston, R. 1989: Environmental problems: nature, economy and state. King, A. 1989: Urbanism, colonialism, and the world-economy: cultural and spatial foundations of the world urban system. King, A. 1989: Global cities: post imperialism and the internationalization of London. Mohan, J. , editor, 1989: The political geography of contemporary Britain. Scott, A. 1988: Metropolis. From the division of labor to urban form. Sills, A., Taylor, G. and Golding, P. 1988: The politics of the urban crisis.     

THE STRUCTURE OF ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Books reviewed in this article:
C. W. J. Granger, ed. (1990) Modelling Economic Series: Readings in Econometric Methodology. Oxford:
L. G. Godfrey (1988) Misspecification Tests in Econometrics: The Lagrange Multiplier Principle and Other Approaches. Cambridge:
Denis Sargan (Meghnad Desai, ed.) (1988) Lectures on Advanced Econometric Theory. Oxford:     

Book Reviews

Mission And Business Philosophy: Winning Employee Commitment Andrew Campbell and Kiran Tawadey, Oxford:Heinemann Professional Publishing Changing Job Structures: Techniques For The Design of New Jobs And Organizations Michael Cross, Oxford:Heinemann Newnes, 1990 New Forms of Work Organization in Europe Peter Grootings, Bjorn Gustavsen and Lajos Hethy (eds.), New Brunswick: Transaction Books, 1989 High Performance Work Systems: The Digital Experience David A. Buchanan and James McCalman, London: Routledge, 1989 The Economics of Human Resource Management Daniel Mitchell and Mahmood Zaidi (eds.), Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1990 Creative Management Jane Henry (ed.), London: Open University\Sage Publications, 1991     

Goodness of fit in confirmatory factor analysis: The effects of sample size and model parsimony

The purpose of the present investigation is to examine the influence of sample size (N) and model parsimony on a set of 22 goodness-of-fit indices including those typically used in confirmatory factor analysis and some recently developed indices. For sample data simulated from two known population data structures, values for 6 of 22 fit indices were reasonably independent ofN and were not significantly affected by estimating parameters known to have zero values in the population: two indices based on noncentrality described by McDonald (1989; McDonald and Marsh, 1990), a relative (incremental) index based on noncentrality (Bentler, 1990; McDonald & Marsh, 1990), unbiased estimates of LISREL's GFI and AGFI (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1981) presented by Steiger (1989, 1990) that are based on noncentrality, and the widely known relative index developed by Tucker and Lewis (1973). Penalties for model complexity designed to control for sampling fluctuations and to address the inevitable compromise between goodness of fit and model parsimony were evaluated.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Featherstone, M. (ed.), 1990: Global culture: nationalism, globalization and modernity. Fine, B., 1990: The coal question: political economy and industrial change from the nineteenth century to the present day. Hebbert, M. and J.C. Hansen (eds), 1990: Unfamiliar territory: the reshaping of European geography. Lange, P. and M. Regini (eds), 1990: State, market and social regulation: new perspectives on Italy. Villasante, T., J. Alguacil, C. Denche, A. Hernández Aja, C. Leon and I. Velázquez, 1990: Retrato de chabolista con piso: análisis de redes sociales en la remodelación de barrios de Madrid. Watson, S. (ed.), 1989: Playing the state: Australian feminist interventions.     

THE BRITISH ECONOMY SINCE 1945

Book reviewed in this article:
Nicholas C. R. Crafts and Nicholas Woodward (eds.) (1991), The British Economy Since 1945.
Alec Cairncross (1992) The British Economy Since 1945.
G. C. Peden (1991) British Economic and Social Policy: Lloyd George to Margaret Thatcher.
Terry Gourvish and Alan O'Day (eds.) (1991) Britain Since 1945.
Sidney Pollard (1992) The Development of the British Economy 1914–1990.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bestor, Theodore C. 1990: Neighborhood Tokyo. Lowe, P., T. Marsden and S. Whatmore 1990: Technological change and the rural environment. Marsden, T., P. Lowe and S. Whatmore (eds) 1990: Rural restructuring: global processes and their responses. Mingione, E. 1991: Fragmented societies: a sociology of economic life beyond the market paradigm. Schteingart, M. 1989: Los productores del espacio habitable: estado, empresa y sociedad en la Ciudad de Mexico. Ward, P. 1990: Mexico City: the production and reproduction of an urban environment.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Dickens, P., 1990: Urban sociology: society, locality and human nature. Fothergill, S. and N. Guy, 1990: Retreat from the regions: corporate change and the closure of factories. Frieden, B.J. and L.B. Sagalyn, 1989: Downtown Inc.: how America rebuilds cities. Galt, A.H., 1991: Far from the church bells: settlement and society in an Apulian town. Hummon, D.M., 1990: Commonplaces: community ideology and identity in American culture. Keat, R. and N. Abercrombie (eds), 1991: Enterprise culture. Levine, M.V., 1990: The reconquest of Montreal: language policy and social change in a bilingual city. Lo, C., 1990: Small property versus big government. Phizacklea, A., 1990: Unpacking the fashion industry: gender, racism and class in production. Rodenstein, M., 1988: ‘Mehr Licht, mehr Luft’: Gesundheitskonzepte im Städtebau seit 1750. Stohr, W.B. (ed.), 1990: Global challenge and local response: initiatives for economic regeneration in contemporary Europe.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bagguley, P., J. Mark-Lawson, D. Shapiro, J. Urry, S. Walby and A. Warde, 1990: Restructuring: place, class and gender. Dunford, M.F., 1988. Capital, the state and regional development. Harloe, M., C. Pickvance and J. Urry (eds), 1990: Place, policy and politics: do localities matter? Henckel, D. (ed.), 1988: Arbeitszeit, Betriebszeit, Freizeit. Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung. Henckel, D., B. Grabow, H. Kunert-Schroth, E. Nopper and N. Rauch, 1989: Zeitstrukturen und Stadtentwicklung. Rodriguez-Lores, J. and G. Fehl (eds), 1988: Die Kleinwohnungsfrage. Zu den Ursprüngen des sozialen Wohnungsbaus in Europa. Schildt, A. and A. Sywottek (eds), 1988: Massenwohnung und Eigenheim. Urry, J., 1990: The tourist gaze: leisure and travel in contemporary societies. Wheelock, J., 1990: Husbands at home: the domestic economy in a post-industrial society.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Blasius, J. and J.S. Dangschat (eds) 1990: Gentrification. Aufwertung innerstädtischer Wohnviertel. Moehring, Eugene P. 1989: Resort city in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930–1970. Walton, John 1992: Western times and water wars: state, culture, and rebellion in California.