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The papers in this compendium are arranged under five topical headings: program appraisal and management, manpower and education, income maintenance, health, and housing and the "quality of man's environment." The last phrase is a synonym for air and water pollution. With that addendum, the topical headings accurately convey the scope of the two volumes. As they suggest, the scope is extremely wide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "The Role of Direct and Indirect Taxes in the Federal Reserve System."

The article reviews the book "U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition: The Failure of Reform From Above, the Promise of Revival From Below," edited by Kim Moody.

The article reviews the book "Latin America: Development Programming and United States Investments," by Clement G. Motten, Virgil Salera, Richard L. Davies and H.W. Balgooyen.

Reviews the book 'The MX ICBM and National Security,' by Colin S. Gray.

Reviews the book "The Changing Family in Comparative Perspective: Asia and the United States," edited by Karen Oppenheim Mason, Noriko O. Tsuya and Minja Kim Choe.

Reviews books on national defense planning in the United States. 'Preventive Defense: A New Security Strategy for America,' by Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry; 'Averting the Defense Train Wreck in the New Millennium,' by Daniel Goure and Jeffrey M. Ranney.

The article reviews the book "Forests for the People: The Story of America's Eastern National Forests" by Christopher Johnson and David Govatski.

Reviews the book 'Public Lands and the U.S. Economy: Balancing Conservation and Development,' edited by George M. Johnston and Pete M. Emerson.

Reviews the book 'Regional Conflict and National Policy,' edited by Kent A. Price.

The article reviews the book "A Financial History of the United States," by Margaret G. Myers.

This small volume is a survey of the current state of thinking regarding the effectiveness and the suitability of monetary policy as an instrument of economic stabilization in the United States. Professor Mayer knows his subject well and covers the terrain in workmanlike fashion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book 'The Chief of Staff. Twenty Five Years of Managing the Presidency,' by Samuel Kernell and Samuel Popkin.

Reviews the book 'New Perspectives on Unemployment,' edited by Barbara A.P. Jones.

Reviews the book 'The Regulation of Natural Gas: Policy and Politics, 1938-1978,' by M. Elizabeth Sanders.

Reviews the book 'Postal Reorganization: Managing the Public's Business,' by John T. Tierney.

Reviews the book 'U.S. Strategy at the Crossroads: Two Views,' by Jeffrey Record and Robert J. Hanks.

Reviews the book 'Unemployment Insurance and the Older American,' by Daniel S. Hamermesh.

Reviews the book 'The U.S. Steel Industry in Recurrent Crisis: Policy Options in a Competitive World,' by Robert W. Crandall.

Reviews the book `History, power, and identity: ethnogenesis in the Americas,' edited by Jonathan Hill.

Reviews the book 'The Monopoly Makers,' edited by Mark J. Green and introduced by Ralph Nader.

The article presents a review of the book "The Fed," by Maxwell Newton.

Reviews the book 'Contested City,' by John H. Mollenkopf.

Reviews the book 'The Regulation of Air Pollutant Emissions From Motor Vehicles,' by Lawrence J. White.

Reviews the book 'Bargaining for Job Safety and Health,' by Lawrence S. Bacow.

Reviews the book 'An Income Policy for the United States: New Approaches,' edited by Michael P. Claudon and Richard R. Cornwall.

Reviews the book 'National Health Policy: What Role for Government?,' edited by Isaac Ehrlich.

Reviews the book 'Compulsory Health Insurance: The Continuing American Debate,' edited by Ronald L. Numbers.

Reviews the book `Monsters, tricksters, and sacred cows: animal tales and American identities,' edited by A. James Arnold.

In this book, David Madland advocates a state-supported revitalisation of the U.S. trade union movement, albeit with trade unions carrying much of the responsibility in making the elements of that revitalisation work. Re-union: How bold labor reforms can repair, revitalize, and reunite the United States Nevertheless, there may be a current window of opportunity to achieve some reform of anti-union legislation in the United States as a result of the pro-union positioning of key Democratic politicians including the new President himself. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin's American Plants: Botanical Expedition to the Caribbean (1754-1759) and the Publication of the Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia" by Santiago Madriñán.

A review of the book "Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation System," by Clifford Winston is presented.

A review of the book "A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World Order," by Kambiz GhaneaBassiri is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections," by John C. Green.

The article reviews the book "The Economics of American Agriculture: Evolution and Global Developments," by Steven C. Blank.

The article reviews the book "Segregation: The Rising Costs for America," edited by James H. Carr and Nandinee K. Kutty.

Reviews the book `The Papers of Andrew Johnson Vol. 8, May-August 1865,' by Paul H. Bergeron.

Reviews the book `The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 14: February 21-April 30, 1865,' edited by John Y. Simon.

Reviews the book "Symbolizing America," edited by Hervé Varenne.

Reviews the book `The President and Public Administration,' by John A. Rohr.

Reviews the book 'The Economic Transformation of American Cities,' by Thierry J. Noyelle and Thomas M. Stanbach, Jr.

Reviews the book 'U.S. Energy Policy: Crisis and Complacency,' by Don E. Kash and Robert W. Rycroft.

Reviews the book 'Annual Review of Energy,' vol. 8, 1983, edited by Jack M. Hollander and Harvey Brooks.

Reviews the book 'Doing More With Less: Cutback Management in New York City,' edited by Demetrios Caraley.

Reviews the book 'The Social Transformation of American Medicine,' by Paul Starr.

Reviews the book 'Just Schools: The Idea of Racial Equality in American Schools,' by David L. Kirp.

Reviews the book 'Energy and American Values,' by Ian Barbour.