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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     

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Susan Kirk, Managing Together Charlotte A. B. Yates, Union Mergers in Hard Times Paul Edwards, Between Class and Market Harry Scarbrough, We are Motor Men V. L. Allen, Strikes and Solidarity Robert Taylor, Safety First     

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David Coates and John Hillard (eds) UK Economic Decline: Key Texts Vaughan-Whitead, D. et al. Workers' Financial Participation – East–West Experiences Paul Thompson and David McHugh Work Organisations – A Critical Introduction (second edition) Sue Ledwith and Fiona Colgan (eds) Women in Organisation s– Challenging Gender Politics Harry Scarborough (ed.) The Management of Expertise John Storey (ed.) Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management Jack Eaton Globalization and Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry Pamela Sugiman Labour's Dilemma: The Gender Politics of Auto Workers in Canada, 1937–1979 Jeff Torrington The Devil's Carousel John Solomos and Les Back Race, Politics and Social Change     

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Book reviewed in this article: Workplace Learning in Context
Helen Rainbird, Alison Fuller and Anne Munro (eds) The Handbook of Employment Relations, Law and Practice (4th Edition)
Brian Towers (ed) The Labour Market Under New Labour: the State of Working Britain
Richard Dickens, Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth (eds)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Bailey, J. 1980: Ideas and intervention: social theory for practice. Camhis, M. 1979: Planning theory and philosophy. Bassand, M. and Fragniere, J. P. 1978: Le pouvoir dans la ville. Dearlove, J. 1979: The reorganization of British local government: old orthodoxies and a political perspective. Hamilton, F. E. I. and Linge, G. J. R. , editors, 1979: Spatial analysis, industry and the industrial environment. Volume 1. Industrial systems. Townroe, P. M. 1979: Industrial movement. Experience in the US and the UK. Harrison, A. J. 1977: Economics and land use planning. Balchin, P. N. and Kieve, J. L. 1977: Urban land economics. Dechervois, M. and Théret, B. 1979: Contribution à l'étude de la rente foncière urbaine. Nelson, J. M. 1979: Access to power. Neutze, M. 1978: Australian urban policy. Saunders, P. 1979: Urban politics: a sociological approach.     

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Books review in this article: Industrial Relations In the New Europe Anthony Ferner and Richard Hyman (Eds.) The Changing Us Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis James M. Rubenstein The Impact of Demographic Change On Training: A Cross European Comparison Nina West The Career Management Challenge: Balancing Individual and Organizational Needs Peter Herriot Understanding Industrial Organisations: the Oretical Perspectives In Industrial Sociology Richard K. Brown Gendering Organizational Analysis Albert J. Mills and Peta Tancred (Eds.) Shattering the Glass Ceiling: the Woman Manager Marilyn J. Davidson and Cary L. Cooper Project Teams: the Human Factor O.P. Kharbanda and E.A. Stallworthy     

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Book reviewed in this article: Angel, S., Archer, R.W., Tanphiphat, S. and Wegelin, E.A. editors, 1983: Land for housing the poor. Armstrong, W. and McGee, T.G. 1985: Theatres of accumulation: studies in Asian and Latin American urbanization. Gwynne, R.N. 1985: Industrialisation and urbanisation in Latin America. Breheny, M. and Hooper, A. editors, 1985: Rationality in planning: critical essays on the role of rationality in urban and regional planning. Bulmer, M. 1986: Neighbours: the work of Philip Abrams. Castells, M. editor, 1985: High technology, space and society. Demko, G. editor, 1984: Regional development, problems and policies in eastern and western Europe. Dickens, P., Duncan, S., Goodwin, M. and Gray, F. 1985: Housing, states and localities. Edel, M., Sclar, E.D. and Luria, D. 1984: Shaky places: home ownership and social mobility in Boston's suburbanization. Forrest, R. and Murie, A. 1985: An unreasonable act? Goldsmith, M. editor, 1986: New research in central-local relations. Goldberg, M.A. and Mercer, J. 1986: The myth of the north American city: continentalism challenged. Gordon, G. editor, 1986: Regional cities in the UK 1890–1980. Hamel, P. and Leonard, J-F. 1981: Les organisations populaires, l'etat et la démocratie Lesemann, F. 1984: Services and circuses: community and the welfare state. Hudson, R. and Lewis, J. editors, 1985: Uneven development in southern Europe: studies of accumulation, class, migration and the state. Kern-Simirenko. C.A. editor, 1982: Professionalization of Soviet society: essays written by Alex Simirenko. Krämer, J. and Neef, R. editors, 1985: Krise und konflikte in der großstadt im entwickelten kapitalismus. Logan, W.S. 1985: The gentrification of inner Melbourne: a political geography of inner city housing. Loughlin, M., Gelfand, M.D. and Young, K. editors, 1985: Half a century of municipal decline, 1935–1985. Flynn, N., Leach, S. and Vielba, C. 1985: Abolition or reform? The GLC and the Metropolitan County Councils. Ranson, S., Jones, G. and Walsh, K. editors, 1985: Between centre and locality. Massey, D. and Meegan, R. editors, 1985: Politics and method: contrasting studies in industrial geography. Pacione, M. editor, 1985: Progress in industrial geography. McAuslan, P. 1985: Urban land and shelter for the poor. Murgatroyd, L., Savage, M., Shapiro, D., Urry, J., Walby, S., Warde, A. with Marklawson, J. 1985: Localities, class and gender. Rees, G., Bujra, J., Littlewood, P., Newby, H. and Rees, T.L. editors, 1985: Political action and social identity: class, locality and ideology. Roberts, B., Finnegan, R. and Gallie, D. editors, 1985: New approaches to economic restructuring: unemployment and the social division of labour.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Alford, R.R. and Friedland, R. 1985: Powers of theory: the state, capitalism and democracy. Bullock, N. and Read, J. 1985: The movement for housing reform in Germany and France, 1840–1914. de Vries, J. 1984: European urbanisation 1500–1800. Matrix 1984: Making space: women and the man-made environment. Mény, Y. and Wright, V. editors, 1985: Centre-periphery relations in western Europe. Hebbert, M. and Machin, H. editors, 1984: Regionalisation in France, Italy and Spain. Pinch, S. 1985: Cities and services: the geography of collective consumption. Rose, M.E. editor, 1985: The poor and the city: the English Poor Law and its urban context, 1834–1914. Siegmann, H. 1985: The conflicts between labour and environmentalism in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States. Smith, N. 1984: Uneven development: nature, capital and the production of space. Timberlake, M. editor, 1985: Urbanization in the world-economy. Walton, J. editor, 1985: Capital and labour in the urbanized world. Williams, P. editor, 1984: Conflict and development.     

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Books reviewed in this article: John Eade, Placing London: from imperial capital to global city Jane M. Jacobs, The edge of empire: postcolonialism and the city Raymond Struyk (ed.), Homeownership and housing finance policy in the former Soviet bloc: costly populism Ya Ping Wang and Alan Murie, Housing policy and practice in China Jieming Zhu, The transition of China’s urban development: from plan–controlled to market–led Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin, Splintering urbanism: networked infrastructures, technological mobilities and the urban condition Helen Jarvis, Andy C. Pratt and Peter Cheng–Chong Wu, The secret life of cities: the social reproduction of everyday life Cynthia M. Duncan, Worlds apart: why poverty persists in rural America Richard Sennett, The corrosion of character. The personal consequences of work in the new capitalism James Donald, Imagining the modern city     

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Book reviewed in this article: Castells, Manuel and Hall, Peter 1994: Technopoles of the world: the making of 21st century industrial complexes. Blanke, B. (ed.) 1991: Staat und Stadt. Systematische, vergleichende und problemorientierte Analysen ‘dezentraler’ Politik. Politische Vierteljahresschritt, special issue 22. Vale, Lawrence J. 1992: Architecture, power, and national identity.     

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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     

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Executive Leadership: a Practical Guide to Managing Complexity Elliott Jaques and Stephen D. Clement, Oxford: Human Resource Management in High Technology Firms Archie Kleingartner and Carolyn Anderson (eds.), Lexington: Negotiation: From Theory to Practice J. Rojot, London: Corporate Culture: From Vicious to Virtuous Circles Charles Hampden-Turner, London: Communicating For Managerial Effectiveness Phillip G. Clampitt, Newbury Park and London: