Book reviews

Approaches in Public Policy,Edited by S. N. Leach and J. D. Stewart, Allen and Unwin, 1982, pp. 263, £18.00 hardback, £6.95 paperback.The Nationalization of State Government,Edited by Jerome J. Hanus, Lexington, Mass., D. C. Heath and Company, 1981, pp. 169+xiii, £14.00Remaking Cities: Contradictions of the Recent Urban Environment,Alison Ravetz, Croom Helm, 1980, pp. 375, £14.95.The Politics of Local Government in the United Kingdom,Alan Alexander, Longmans, 1982, pp. 143, £3.95 paperback.Social Measurement and Social IndicatorsMichael Carley, Allen and Unwin, 1981, pp. 195, £12.99 hardback, £5.95 paperback.Association of Liberal Councillors: Campaign BookletsNo. 3:On the Council: A Guide for Liberals,Trevor Jones, 1979, pp. 22, £1.00;No. 7: Life in the Balance: A Liberal Guide to Authorities Where No Party Has a Majority,Margaret Clay, 1982, pp. 20, £1.00;No. 10: How to Get Things Done: A Guide to Lobbying the CouncilMike Oburski, 1981, pp. 12, 50p;No. 12: The Theory and Practice of Community Politics,Bernard Greaves and Gordon Lishman, 1980, pp. 20, 60p.The Politics of Independence,Frank Beaky and John Sewel, Aberdeen University Press, pp.viii+272, £15.00;The Social Impact of Oil: The Case of Peterhead,Robert Moore, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982, pp.x+189, £12.50.Community versus Crime,Colin Moore and John Brown, Bedford Square Press (NCVO), pp.150, £4.95 paperback, £8.95 hardback.Whither State Welfare?: Policy and Implementation in the Personal Social Services 1979-80,Adrian Webb and Gerald Wistow, Royal Institute of Public Administration, 1982, pp.93, £2.95.Public Participation in Local Services,N. Boaden, M. Goldsmith, W. Hampton and P. Stringer, Longman, 1982, pp. 194, £3.SO paperback.Regional Government in England,Edited by Brian W. Hogwood and Michael Keating, Oxford University Press, 1982, pp. 271, £18.50.