BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Optimization of Bank Portfolios. By William F. Beazer . Bank Management and Portfolio Behavior. By Donald D. Hester and James L. Pierce . Pension Funds and Other Institutional Investors. By Edward Malca . Interest Rates on Savings Deposits. By Mryon B. Slovin and Marie E. Sushka . Business Financial Management. By George N. Engler . Preference Shares and Company Finance. By L. C. Gupta . Corporate Planning and Control Model Systems. By Akira Ishikawa . Financial Planning in the Indian Public Sector: A Management Approach. By B. S. Sharma . Accounting for the Cost of Interest. By Robert N. Anthony . Efficient Capital Markets and Accounting: A Critical Analysis. By Thomas R. Dyckman , David H. Downes , and Robert P. Magee . Theory of Accounting Measurement. By Yuji Ijiri . Financing Anglo–American Trade: The House of Brown, 1800–1880. By Edwin J. Perkins .