Book Notes

ANTONIDES, G. The Lifetime of a Durable Good, An Economic Psychobgxal Approach
GREENAWAY, D., HYCLAK, T. and THORNTON, R.J. (eds). Economic Aspects of Regional Trading Arrangements
DAHIYA, S.B. Planning Theories and Techniques in India A Critique
GUPTA, K.L. Industrialisation and Employment in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study
EL-NAGGAR, S. Privatisation and Structural Adjustment in thc Arab Countries
DUNNETT. P.J.S. The World Television Industry: An Economic Analysis
VAN DUK, J., FOLMER. H., HERZOG, H.W., Schlottmann, A.M. (eds). Migration and Labour Market Adjustment     

Book Notes

Book reviewed in this article:
Engle, R. F. and Granger, C. W. (eds). Long-run Economic Relationships: Readings in Cointegration.
Stemp, P. J. (ed.) Saving and Policy. (Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
Blinder, A. S. Macroeconomics Under Debate.
Patrick, H. with Meissner, L. (eds). Pacific Basin Industries in Distress. Structural Adjustment and Trade Policy in the Nine Industrialized Economies.     

Book Notes

Balassa. B. Comparative Advantage Trade Policy and Economic Development
Black, F. Business Cycles and Equilibrium
Burgenmeier, B. and Mucchielli, J.L. (eds). Multi-nationals and Europe 1992: Strategies for theFuture
Carlin, W. and Soskice. D. Macroeconomics and the Wage Bargain: A Modern Approach to Employment Inflation and the Exchange Rate
Demsetz, H. The Organisation of Economic Activity, Volume I: Ownership Control and the Firm
Dorn, J. and Niskanen, W.A. (eds). Dollars Deficits & Trade
Fitoussi, J. and Phelps, E.S. The Slump in Europe
Goodwin, R.M. Chaoric Economic Dynamics
Jüttner, D. Johannes. International finance and global financial markets
McAfee, R.P. and McMillan, J. Incentives in Government Contracting
McKenzie, L.W. and Zamagni, S. (eds). Value and Capital Fifty Years Later. International Economic Association conference volume no. 94
Schotter, A. Free Market Economics. Second Edition
Soesastro, H. and Pangestu, M. (ed.) Technological Challenge in the Asia-Pacific Economy
Van Brabant, J. Remaking Eastern Europe-On the political economy of transtion. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Economics–Australian Edition . By P. A. S amuelson , K. H ancock , and R. W allace
The Traditional Trade of Asia . By C. G. F. S imkin
A Theory of Economic History . By J ohn H icks
The Structure of Earnings . By H. L ydall
Economic Interdependence in Southeast Asia . Edited by T. MORGAN and N. SPOELSTRA
Economic Institutions and Policy . By J. McB. GRANT, A. J. H agger and A. H ocking
Credit Unions in the South Pacific . Edited by >N. R uncie
Elementary Statistical Method . By J. LUMSDEN
Economic Theory: Equilibrium and Change . By M. L. BURSTEIN
Manual of Industrial Project Analysis in Developing Countries . By I. M. D. L ittle and J. A. M irrlees
Balance-of-Payments Policy . By B. J. C ohen
Economic Analysis and Industrial Structure . By D. N eedham . (Holt, Rinehart and Winston     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy, 1852–1900. By A. R. H all .
Welfare Economics and the Economics of Socialism. By M. D obb .
Cyclical Changes in Trade Balances of Countries Exporting Primary Products 1927–1933: A Comparative Study of Forty-Nine Countries. By S. G. T riantis .
International Trade Problems of Small Nations. By P. J. L loyd .
International Comparisons of Money Velocity and Wage Mark-ups. By J. H. H otson .
Pacific Market-places. Edited by H. C. B rookfield '.
Federalism and Fiscal Adjustment. By R. J. M ay .     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
The Australian Wool Market, 1840–1900. By ALAN BARNARD.
Australian Banking (Third Edition). By J. K. GIFFORD, J. VIVIAN WOOD and A. J. REITSMA.
Minerals in the Development of Australia.
Land Utilization in Australia. (Third Edition.) By SIR S amuel W adham , R. K ent "W ilson and J oyce W ood .
Atlas of Australian Resources: Five maps with commentaries.
Early New Zealand. A Dependency of New South Wales 1788–1841. By E. J. TAPP.
Selected Studies of Migration Since World War II: Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Conference of the Millank Memorial Fund, held October 30–31 at the New York Academy of Medicine.
Population Growth and Economic Development in Low Income Countries: A Case Study of India's Prospects. By A. J. C oalb and E. M. H oover .
The Strategy of Economic Development. By A lbert O. H irschmak .
International Trade and Economic Growth. By H arry G. J ohnson .
The Economic Theory of Fiscal Policy. By BENT HANSEN.
Policy Against Inflation. By R. P. HABROD.
Business Enterprise: Its Growth and Organisation. By RONALD S. EDWARDS and HARRY TOWNSEND.     

Book Notes

Book reviewed in this article:
Bogomolov, O. T. (ed.) Market Forces in Planned Economies
Guerrieri, P. and Padoan, P. (eds). The Political Economy of European Integration
Hillier, B. The Macroeconomic Debate: Models of [he Closed and Open Economy
Lavoie, D. (ed.) Economics and Hermeneutics
Layard, R., Nickell, S. and Jackman, R. Unemployment
Lipschitz, L. and McDonald, D. (eds). Geman Unification: Economic Issues. Occasional paper 75
Smithin. J. N. Macroeconomics after Thatcher and Reagan.     

Book Reviews

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Winters, L. Alan, ed., Foundations of an Open Economy: Trade laws and Institutions for Eastern Europe
Åslund, Anders, ed., Russian-Economic Reform at Risk
Chang, Ha-Joon & Nolan, Peter, eds., The Transformation of the Communist Economies. Against the Mainstream
Faini, Riccardo & Portes, Richard, eds., European Union Trade with Eastern Europe: Adjustment and Opportunities
Howell, John, Understanding Eastern Europe: The Context of Change
Csaba, László, The Capitalist Revolution in Eastern Europe. A Contribution to the Economic Theory of Systemic Change
Boycko, Maxim, Shleifer, Andrei and Vishny, Robert, Privatizing Russia
Hardt, John P. & Kaufman, Richard R., eds., East-Central European Economies in Transition
Jackson, Marvin, Koltay, Jenö & Biesbrouck, Wouter, eds., Unemployment and Evolving Labour Markets in Central and Eastern Europe
Commander, Simon & Coricelli, Fabrizio, eds., Unemployment, Restructuring and the Labor Market in Eastern Europe and Russia     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Australian Securities Markets . By P. J. R ose
Experimental Research and Farm Production . By B. R. D avidson and B. R. M artin
A Guide to Economic Policy in Australia . By J. M artin
Public Expenditures in Communist and Capitalist Nations . By F. L. P ryor
Money and the Balance of Payments . By T. S citovsky
Society and Pauperism . By J. R. P oynter
Exports and Economic Growth of Developing Countries . By A. M aizels
The Economics of Unemployment Insurance . By M. M. H auser and P. B urrows     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Elder Smith Goldshrough Mort Merger. By G. A. M anning
Science, Technology and the Australian Economy. By D. M. L ambeeton
The Political Economy of Independent Fiji. By E. K. F isk
The Economic Development of Thai Agriculture. By T. H. S ilcock
Economic Progress and Policy in Developing Countries. By A. M addison
Profits in the Economy. By J. K ucztnski
Urban Development in Britain: Standards, Costs and Resources 1964–2004: Volume 1, Population Trends and Housing. By P. A. S tone
The Great Debasement: Currency and the Economy in Mid-Tudor England. By J. D. G ould
Gaps in Technology: Analytical Report
Needs in Specialist Personnel for the Preparation and Evaluation of Investment Projects
Commonwealth or Europe. By G. St. J. B arclay
The Economics of the Common Market. By D. S wann
Modern Economic Organization. By R. E. L ow     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Socialism, Capitalism and Economic Growth. Essays Presented to Maurice Dobb. Edited by C. H. F einstein .
Agriculture in the Australian Economy. Edited by D. B. W illiams .
The Effects of U.K. Direct Investment Overseas: An Interim Report. By W. B. R eddaway .
Thailand: Social and Economic Studies in Development. Edited by T. H. S ilcock .
Australian Monopoly Law: Issues of Law, Fact and Policy. By G. D e Q. W alker .
An Introduction to a Mathematical Treatment of Economics. By G. C. A rchibald and R. G. L ipsey .
Technology, Investment and Growth. By B. E. W illiams .
The Construction and Use of Economic Models. By A. R. B ergstrom .
The Years of High Theory. By G. L. S. S hackle .
Why Growth Bates Differ: Postwar Experience in Nine Western Countries. By E. F. D enison .
Economic Development in Asian Perspective. By S. I shikawa .
A History of Economic Change in England, 1880–1939. By R. S. S ayers .     

Reviews

The Inner Suburbs. The Evolution of an Industrial Area. By B ernard B arrett . (Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1971)
Australia's Economic Policies. By B urgess C ameron . (Cheshire, Melbourne, 1971)
Agricultural Policy in Wealthy Countries. By G wyn J ames . (Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1971)
Australian Industrial Relations Systems. By K enneth F. W alker . (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1970)
Impact of Uncertainty on Location. By M ichael J. W ebber . (Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1972)
Uncertainty and Expectations in Economics. Edited by C. P. C arter and J. L. F ord . (Blackwell, Oxford, 1972)
Prospek Perekonomian Indonesia 1972. Edited by S uhdadi M angkusuwondo , S. J. J osdono , M oh A ushad . (Institute of Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Djakarta, 1972)
The Prediction of Profitability and other Studies of Company Behaviour. By G eoffrey W hittington . (Cambridge University Press for the University of Cambridge Department of Applied Economies, 1971)
Take-Overs, Their Relevance to the Stock Market and the Theory of The Firm. By A jit S ingh . (Cambridge University Press for the University of Cambridge Department of Applied Economies, 1971)
The Labour Government's Economic Record 1964-1970. Edited by W ilfred B eckerman . (Duckworth, London, 1972)
The British Prices and Incomes Board. By A llan P els . (Cambridge University Press for the University of Cambridge Department of Applied Economics, 1972)
An Economic Study of the City of London. Edited by J ohn H. D unning and E. V ictor M organ , (George Allen & Unwin, London, 1971)     

Book Notes

Book reviewed in this article:
Bojö J., Maler, K-G. and Unemo. L. Environment andDevelopmenr An Economic Approach
Luken, R. Efficiency in Environmental Regulorion: A Benefit Cost Analysis of Alternative Approaches.
Siebert, H. (ed.) Environmental Scarcify: The International Dimensionn
Kraus, Willy. Private Businesr in China. Revival between ideology and Pragmarirm.
Pejovich S. The Economics of Property Rights: Towardso Theory of Comparative Systems     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
The Economic Functions of Gold. By I an S hannon .
Immigration:Control or Colour Bar? By T he I mmigration R eform G roup
Public Finance in Underdeveloped Countries. By A. E. P rest .
Northwestern Australia. By A. M. K err .
Income Distribution and Social Change. By R. M. T itmuss .
Essays in the Theory of Economic Growth. By J oan R obinson .
The Economic Effects of Disarmament. By T he E conomist I ntelligence U nit
Econometric Methods. By J. J ohnston .     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Fifty Years of Farm Management. By H. C. M. C ase AND D. B. W illiams .
Principles of Economic Policy. By K enneth E. B ouldding .
Economic Development:Theory, History, Policy. By G. M. M eier AND R. E. B aldwin .
The Elements of Accounting. By L. G oldberg AND V. R. H ill .
The Economics of International Migration. Edited by B rinley T homas .
Public Principles of Publica Debt. By J ames M. B uchanan .
The Development of the Soviet Budgetary System. By R. W. D avies .
Problems of the New Commonwealth. By S ir I vor J ennings , K.B.E., Q.C.
The Agricultural Register (New Series). Changes in the Economic Pattern 1956-7.
Economic Models…An Exposition. By E. F. B each .
The National Economic Accounts of the United States…Review, Appraisal and Recommendations. A Report by the National Accounts Review Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Lectures in Industrial Organization Theory , by K. Basu.
Advanced Industrial Economics , by S. Martin.
A Defence of Economic Rationalism , edited by Chris James, Chris Jones and Andrew Norton.
Economic Rationalism Dead End or Way Forward? , edited by Stephen King and Peter Lloyd.
Crisis, Stabilization and Economic Reform: Therapy by Consensus , by M. Bruno.
Maynard Keynes. An Economist's Biography , by D.E. Moggridge.
John Maynard Keynes. The Economist as Saviour 1920–1937 , by Robert Skidelsky.
Struggle and Survival on Wall St: The Economics of Competition Among Securities Firms , by John O. Matthews.
Distorted Probabilities and Choice under Risk , by C. Puppe.
Utility Theories: Measurements and Applications , edited by W. Edwards.
Generalized Expected Utility Theory , by J. Quiggin.
Business Cycles, by Andy Mullineux , David G. Dickinson, and Wensheng Peng.
The Macrodynamics of Business Cycles: A Comparative Evaluation , by Mohammad H.I. Dore.
Economic Crisis in Developing Countries: New Perspectives on Commodities, Trade and Finance (Essays in honour of Alfred Maizels) edited by Machiko Nissanke and Adrian Hewitt.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Chen, Deron, Chinese Firms between Hierarchy and Market
Lapidus, Gail W., ed., The New Russia. Troubled Transformation
Blejer, Mario I. and Coricelli, Fabrizio, eds., The Making of Economic Reform in Eastern Europe: Conversations with Leading Reformers in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic
Gács, J.; Winckler, G., eds., International Trade and Restructuring in Eastern Europe     

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Book reviewed in this article:
H. MYINT, Economic Theory and the Underdeveloped Countries (Oxford University Press, London 1971)
P. T. BAUER, Dissent on Development
A. P. THIRLWALL, Growth and Development with special reference to developing economies
G. RANIS (ed.), The Gap between Rich and Poor Nations (Proceedings of a Conference held by the International Economic Association)
B. WARDS, J. D. RUNNALS AND I-. D'ANJOU (eds.), The Widening Gap
L. G. REYNOLDS, The Three Worlds of Economics
B. BALASSA AND ASSOCIATES, The Structure of Protection in Developing Countries
G. L. HICKS AND G. McNICOLL, Trade and Growth in the Philippines     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Growth Receiving: Economic Change in World History , by E. L. Jones (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988)
Review of the State Tax System: Tax worm and NSW Economic Development , New South Wales Tax Task Force (NSW Government Printer, Sydney, August 1988)
Incentive Cooperation and Risk Sharing: Economic and Psychological Perspectives on Employment Contacts . by H.F., Nalbantian (Rowman and Littlefield, New Jersey, 1987)
Alternative Systems of Buaivss Organization and Worked Remuneration . by J.E. Meade (Allen & Unwin, London. 1986)
The Costs of Academic Libraries An Econometric Interpretation . by John R. Brockman (Curtain University of Technology, Perth, 1988)
socialism, Economics and Development . by A. Nove (Allen & Unwin, London. 1986).
Stock Market Anomalies , edited by E. Dimson (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988)
The Flow of Funds in Theory and Practice: A Flow-Constrained Approach to Monetary Theory and Policy , by J. Cohen, Financial and Monetary Policy Studies 15 (Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, 1987)
Technological Change Development and the Environment Socio-Economic Perspectives , edited by Clem Tisdell and Riyatosh Maitra (Routledge, London, 1988)
Dynamic Economic Analysis , by Milton Harris (Oxford University Press, New York. 1987)
Elements of Econometrics , by J. Kmenta (MacMillan. New York. 1986)
The Theory of International Trade , by J.R. Markusen and J.R. Melvin (Harper & Row, New York 1988)
An Assessment of Agricultural Research Priorities: An International Paspective , by J.S. Davis, P.A. Oram and J.G. Ryan (Australian Centre for International Research, Canberra. 1987)
A History of Economics The Past as the Present , by John Kenneth Galbraith (Hamish Hamilton, London 1987)     

Reviews

Books Reviewed in this article:
Principles of Economics. By A lfred M arshall . Ninth (variorum) edition, with annotations by C. W. Guillebaud
Wages Inflation Productivity . By J. K. G iffowrd .
Men of yesterday. A Social History of the Western District of Victoria, 1834–1890 . By M argaret K iddle .
The Structure of Property Ownership in Great Britain . By E. V ictor M organ
The Common Market—A Comprehensive Guide . By S. R. de la M ahotiere .
L'Europe Au-dela de L'Écowmie. By H. B rugmans , H. L üthy , J. H ersch .
De L'Intégration des Marchés. By L. P hlips .
The State and Economic Growth . Edited by H. G. J. A itken .
The Rationale of the Sterling Area. By A. R. C onan .
The Principles and Practices of Farm Management Accounting. By C. A. M allyon .
Europe's Needs and Resources. Trends and Prospects in Eighteen Countries. By J. F. D ewhurst , J. O. C oppock , P. L amartine Y ates and A ssociates
The Market Economy in the World of Today. By P er J acobsson
Essays in the Economic and Social History of Tudor and Stuart England. Edited by F. J. F isher