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Book reviewed in this article: Urry, John 1995: Consuming places. Perry, D.C. (ed.) 1995: Building the public city — the politics, governance and finance of public infrastructure. Wells, P. and M. Rawlinson 1994: The new European automobile industry. Kemeny, Jim 1995: From public housing to the social market: rental policy in comparative perspective.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Cullingworth, J.B. 1993: The political culture of planning: American land use planning in comparative perspective. Gray, Clive 1994: Government beyond the centre: sub-national politics in Britain. Weisman, Lesley Kanes 1992: Discrimination by design: a feminist critique of the man-made environment.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Harding, Alan, Parkinson, Michael, Dawson, Jon and Evans, Richard (eds) 1994: European cities towards 2000: profiles, policies and prospects. Wolch, Jennifer and Michael Dear 1993: Malign neglect: homelessness in an American city.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Horn, David (1994) Social bodies: science, reproduction and Italian modernity. Lazin, Federick A. (19) Politics and Policy Implementation: Project Renewal in Israel. Goetz, E. (1993) Shelter burden. Local politics and progressive housing policy. Schoeman, Chris (1994) District six: the spirit of Kanala, (Cape Town: Human and Rousseau). Savage, M. and A. Miles (1994) The remaking of the British working class 1840–1940.     

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Hardly, Jane and Al Rainnie, Restructuring Krakow. Desperately Seeking Capitalism Butler, Tim and Michael Rustin, Rising in the East: The Regeneration of East London Harvie, Christopher, The Rise of Regional Europe Jones, Barry and Michael Keating (eds.), The European Union and the Regions Koopmans, Ruud, Democracy from Below: New Social Movements and the Political System in West Germany Duyvendak, Jan Willem 1995 The Power of Politics: New Social Movements in France     

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Book reviewed in this article: Curran, J. and R. Blackburn 1994: Small firms and local economic networks: the death of the local economy. Hill, D.M. 1994: Citizens and cities. Urban policy in the 1990s. Lavinas, L., L.M.F. Carleial, and M.R. Nabuco 1994: Integraçã, Regiãoe Regionalismo. Fountas, Steve and Kennelly Brendan 1994: European integration and regional policy. Kronauer, Martin, Berthold Vogel and Frank Gerlach 1993: Im Schatten der Arbeitsgesellschaft. Arbeitslose und die Dynamik sozialer Ausgrenzung.     

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US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment The technological reshaping of metropolitan America Vieillard-Baron, HervéLes banlieues françaises: ou le ghetto impossible and Stewart, Murray and Marilyn Taylor Empowerment and estate regeneration: a critical review Schneider, Robert A. The ceremonial city: Toulouse observed, 1738-1780 Gardezi, Hassan N. The political economy of international labour migration     

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Book reviewed in this article: Blackman, Tim 1991: Planning Belfast. Budd, Leslie and Sam Whimster (eds) 1992: Global finance and urban living: a study of metropolitan change. London Planning Advisory Committee (1991) London: World city moving into the 21st century. Burawoy, M., A. Burton, A.A. Ferguson, K.J. Fox, J. Gamson, N. Gartrell, L. Hurst, C. Kurzman, L. Salzinger, J. Schiffman and S. Ui 1991: Ethnography unbound: power and resistance in the modern metropolis. Caves, Roger W. 1992: Land use planning: the ballot box revolution. Paul Cloke (ed.) 1992: Policy and change in Thatcher's Britain. Gray, Ian 1992: Politics in place: social power relations in an Australian country town. Isin, Engin 1992: Cities without citizens. Robins, Kevin (ed.) 1992: Understanding information: business, technology and geography. Simon, David 1992: Cities, capital and development: African cities in the world economy. Western, John 1992: A passage to England: Barbadian Londoners speak of home. Wolman, Harold and Michael Goldsmith 1992: Urban politics and policy: a comparative approach.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Caulfield, Jon (1994) City form and everyday life: Toronto's gentrification and critical social practice. Curtin, Chris, Hastings Donnan and Thomas M. Wilson (eds) 1993: Irish urban cultures. Garrahan, Philip and Paul Stewart (eds) 1994: Urban change and renewal: the paradox of place. Hasson, Shlomo 1993: Urban social movements in Jerusalem: the protest of the second generation. Margolis, Maxine L. 1994: Little Brazil, an ethnography of Brazilian immigrants in New York City.     

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McDowell, Linda Capital culture: gender at work in the city Scott, John Corporate business and capitalist classes Aziz, Abdul Decentral;ised planning. The karnataka experiment O’Toole, Laurence J. Jr. Institutions, policy and outputs for acidification: the case of Hungary     

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Book reviewed in this article: Ambrose, P. 1994: Urban process and power. Krumholz, N. and P. Clavel 1994: Reinventing cities: equity planners tell their stories. Leach, S., J. Stewart and K. Walsh 1994: The changing organisation and management of local government. S. Watson and K. Gibson (eds) 1994: Postmodern cities and spaces.     

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Crush, Jonathan and James Wilmot (eds.) Crossing boundaries: mine migrancy in a democratic South Africa Smith, Michael Peter (ed.) Marginal spaces: comparative urban and community research, volume 5 Harrington, J.W. and B. Wharf Industrial location: principles, practice and policy King, Desmond Separate and unequal. Black Americans and the US Federal government     

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Danzinger, Sheldon and Gottschalk, Peter America unequal Dandaneau, Steven P. A town abandoned: Flint, Michigan, confront deindustrialization Hannigan, John Environmental sociology, a social constructionist perspective Harrison, Malcolm L. Housing ‘race’, social policy and empowerment     

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Books review in this article: Managerial Consulting Skills: A Practical Guide Charles J Margerison Consultant's Journey: A Professional and Personal Odyssey Roger Harrison Managing Consultants: Consultancy As the Management of Impressions Timothy Clark     

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Book reviewed in this article: Allen, S. and Walkowitz, C. 1987: Homeworking: myths and realities. Beck, U. 1986: Risikogesellschaft. Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne. Benyon, J. and Solomos, J. editors, 1987: The roots of urban unrest. Dear, M.J. and Wolch, J.R. 1987: Landscapes of despair: from deinstitutionalisation to homelessness. Donnison, D. and Middleton, A. editors, 1987: Regenerating the inner city: Glasgow's experience. Faludi, A. 1987: A decision-centred view of environmental planning. Friedmann, J. 1987: Planning in the public domain: from knowledge to action. Hall, P., Breheney, M., McQuaid, R. and Hart, D. 1987: Western sunrise: the genesis and growth of Britain's major high tech corridor. Lawson, R. editor, with Naison, M. 1986: The tenant movement in New York City, 1904–1984. Reulecke, J. 1985: Geschichte der Urbanisierung in Deutschland. Sternlieb, G. 1986: Patterns of development. Wood, J. 1986: Southern capitalism: the political economy of North Carolina, 1880–1980.     

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FREDERICK D. S. CHOI AND GERHARD G . MUELLER. International Accounring
LEE H. RADEBAUGH AND SIDNEY J. GRAY. International Accounring and Multinational Enterprises
GERHARD. G. MUELLER. HELEN GERNON AND GARY K. MEEK. ACCOUNTING: An International Perspective     

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Book reviewed in this article: Ashford D. E. 1982: British dogmatism and French pragmatism: central local policy making in the welfare state. Dear, M.J. and Taylor, S.M. 1982: Not on our street. Hamilton, F.E.I. and Linge, G.J.R. editors, 1983: Spatial analysis, industry and the industrial environment. Healey, P. 1983: Local plans in British land use planning. Kemeny, J. 1983: The privatised city: critical studies in Australian housing and urban structure. Lake, R.W. editor, 1983: Readings in urban analysis: perspectives on urban form and structure. Lundquist, L.J. and Wiktorin, M. editors, 1983: Current trends in British housing. Priemus, H. editor, 1983: Who will pay the housing bill in the eighties? Sims, D. and Wood, M. 1984: Car manufacturing at Linwood: the regional policy issues. Stoney, P.J.M. and Bourn, M. 1984: Industrial development in Merseyside: motor vehicle assembly and the port of Liverpool. Smith, M.P. editor, 1984: Cities in transformation: class, capital and the state. Williams, R.H. editor, 1983: Planning in Europe.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Agnew, J., Mercer, J. and Sopher, D. editors, 1984: The city in cultural context. Blowers, A. 1984: Something in the air: corporate power and the environment. Boddy, M. and Fudge, C. editors, 1984: Local socialism? Seabrook, J. 1984: The idea of neighbourhood: what local politics should be about. Clark, T.N. and Ferguson, L.C. 1983: City money. Political processes, fiscal strain and retrenchment. Sbragia, A.M. editor, 1983: The municipal money chase. The politics of local government finance. Cope, D.R., Hills, P. and James, P. editors, 1984: Energy policy and land-use planning: an international perspective. Daunton, M.J. editor, 1984: Councillors and tenants: local authority housing in English cities?, 1919–1939. Davies, T., Mason, C. and Davies, L. 1984: Government and local labour market policy implementation. Dawson, A.H. 1984: The land problem in the developed economy. Gore, C. 1984: Regions in question: space, development theory and regional policy. Redclift, M. 1984: Development and the environmental crisis. Red or green alternatives. Greer, A.L. and Greer, S. editors, 1983: Cities and sickness: health care in urban America. King, A. 1984: The bungalow. The production of a global culture. Leitner, H. 1983: Gastarbeiter in der städtischen Gesellschaft: Segregation, Integration und Assimilation von Arbeitsmigranten Am Beispiel jugoslawischer Gastarbeiter in Wien. O'Connor, A. 1983: The African city. O'Connor, J. 1984: Accumulation crisis. Pahl, R.E. 1984: Divisions of labour. Palen, J.J. and London, B. editors, 1984: Gentrification, displacement and neighborhood revitalization. Papadakis, E. 1984: The Green Movement in West Germany. Peil, M. and Sada, P.O. 1984: African urban society. Preteceille, E. and Terrail, J. 1985: Capitalism, consumption and needs. Rodwin, L. and Hollister, R.M. 1984: Cities of the mind: images and themes of the city in the social sciences. Schoorl, J.W., van der Linden, J.J. and Yap, K.S. editors, 1983: Between Basti dwellers and bureaucrats: lessons in squatter upgrading in Karachi. Sharpe, L.S. and Newton, K. 1984: Does politics matter? The determinants of public policy. Walton, J. 1984: Reluctant rebels. Comparative studies of revolution and underdevelopment. White, P. 1984: The west European city: a social geography. ARAU 1984: Bruxelles vu par ses habitants—quinze années d'action urbaine. Wild, T. editor, 1983: Urban and rural change in West Germany.     

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Book Reviewed in This Article: COMPARATIVE LABOUR LAW AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS R. Blanpain (ed.) A PERSPECTIVE ON LABOUR LAW Ole Hasselbalch, Alan C. Neal and Anders Victorin PICKETING - INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, TACTICS AND THE LAW Peggy Kahn, Norman Lewis, Rowland Livock and Paul Wiles INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN BRITAIN George Sayers Bain (ed.) UNIONS, CHANGE AND CRISIS: FRENCH AND ITALIAN UNION STRATEGY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY 1945–1980 Peter Lange, George Ross and Maurizio Vannicelli LES SYNDICATS DANS LA SOCIÉTÉ FRANCAISE René Mouriaux     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Convex transformations of random variables, W. R. VAN ZWET
Hypothesis Testing Problems with the Alternative Restricted by a Number of Inequalities, W. SCHAAFSMA
Stochastic Processes, E. PARZEN, Holden-Day
Applied Queueing Theory, A. M. LEE, MacMillan
Recent Advances in Mathematical Programming, edited by R. L. GRAVES and PH. WOLFE
Exercises in probability and statistics, N. A. RAHMAN
Die Monte-Carlo-Methode und ihre Verwirklichung mit elektronische Oigitalrechner, N. P. BusLENKO and J. A. SCHREIDER, B. G. Teubner
Monte Carlo Methods, J. M. HAMMERSLEY and D. C. HANDSCOMB
The art of simulation, K. D. TOCHER
Entscheidungskriterien bei Risiko, H. SCHNEEWEISS
Numerical models of economic development, A. QAYUM