Poiby Studies Joumal, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall, 1989

BOOK NOTES

Compiled by Jerry MitchellBaruch College, City University of New Yori<

Baklwin. Sally, Christine Godfrey, and Carol Propper (eds.). 1990.Ouality of Life: Perspectives and Polbies (New York: Routledge)256 pp.

This book examines what quality of life means in organizatbns andsociety. The phibsophbal origins of the quality of life concept areidentified-from Aristotle to existentialism. The contributors examine suchquality of life issues as spouse careers, home care for disabled children,the ethbs of AIDS, and the disposal of hazardous goods.

Camerson, J.M. 1989. Nuclear Catholics and Other Essays (GrandRapids, Ml: William B. Eerdmans) 261 pp.

This work summarizes the Catholb view on varbus social andecorK)mb issues. The tx)ok covers Catholb thinking on such subjectsas the sexual revolution, nuclear war, moral chobes, and education.

Clark, Peter and Neil Staunton. 1989. Innovation in Technobgy andOrganizatbn (New York: Routledge, Champman and Hall) 242 pp.

The diffusbn of innovatbn within organizatbns is examined in thisbook. Instead of treating innovatbns as similar, a typology of five levelsof inrK)vatbn is provided. The author argues the form of innovationdetermines the extent to which a new idea can be put into practice.

Due, John F., Benjamin J. Allen, Mary R. Kiht, and Michael R. Crum.1990. Transportation Service to Small Rural Communities: Effectsof Deregulation (Ames, lA: Iowa State University Press) 223 pp.

This volume provides a comprehensive examination of transporta-tion servbe to small communities after deregulation. The impact ofderegulatbn is analyzed for various transportation services, includingrail, truck, bus, and air. Strategies are offered for maintaining passengerand freight servbes in rural areas.

Book Notes 225

Eff Strom, Gerald. 1990. Ethics for a Shrinking World (New York: St.Martins's Press) 232 pp.

This book provkles a description of the ethical issues in inter-natbnal poiitbs. From an utilitarian persj ective, the author probesvbience in internatbnal affairs, the basis and limitatbns of natbnaisovereignty, and the moral significance of national borders, in theconclusbn, a new ethb for internatbnal poiitbs is recounted.

Fenno, Rbhard F., Jr. 1990. The Presidential Odyssey of John Glenn(Washington, DC: Congressional Ouarterty) 302 pp.

This tome describes and analyzes John Glenn's carrpaign forpresident in 1981. Fenno's purpose is to analyze the impact of person-ality on presklential potitbs. He anatyzes Gtenn's character, motives,and attitudes toward politbs. Fenno offers several reasons for Glenn'sunsuccessful bid for the presklency.

Fixico, Donaki L. 1990. Termination and Relocation: Federal IndianPolby, 1945-1960 (Albuquerque, NM: University of New MexicoPress) 268 pp.

This study boks at the history and effects of poibies towardIndians from 1945-1960. During this period, laws were enacted to reb-cate Indians to major cities. The purpose was to mainstream Indiansinto the general population. The book highlights the failure of theserebcatbn efforts.

Goodin, Robert E. 1990. No Smoking: The Ethbal Issues (Chicago:University of Chicago Press) 164 pp.

This book outlines the phibsophbal premises for pubib polbiesdesigned to control smoking. The book analyzes the risks of smoking,the costs and benefits of snioking to srTK)kers and nonsmokers, and thejustifbations for various policy proposals.

Goodin, Robert E. and Andrew Reeve (eds.). 1989. Lit)eral Neutrality(New York: Routledge) 219 pp.

The contHtHJtors to this volume assess whether the liberal state isneutral, or shouki be neutral. The volume explores the idea of neutralityin specific settings and the implications for partbuiar social and politbalinstitutions. The authors identify both the advantages and disadvantagesof neutrality to the liberal state.

226 Policy ^udies Joumal

Guess. George M. (ed.). 1990. Publb Polby and Transit System Man-agement (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press) 265 pp.

This is an historical account of transit system management. Thecontributors examine the effects of transit deregulatbn, appointed versuselected boards, transit system finances, innovatbns in the design oftransit organizations, collective bargaining in the transit industry, andmethods to evaluate the pertonnance of transit operatbns.

Hawkins. Keith and John M. Thomas (eds.). 1989. Making RegulatoryPolby (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press) 282 pp.

This work uses modem behavbral and organization theory to studyregulatory agencies. The first sectbn provides a theoretbal overview ofregulatory agencies. The second sectbn analyzes the reactbns of var-bus constituency groups to the legal procedures for policymaking. Thefinal sectbn examines issues of regulatory policy formation.

Heki. Davki. 1989. Politbal Theory and the Modern State (Stanford:Stanford University Press) 265 pp.

This treatise assesses cun ent politbal theories of the nrx)dernstate. HekJ examines the idea of the rnodern state, the concept ofsovereignty, problems of power and legitimation, sources of politicalstability, and the future of derTK)cracy. The major focus is on therelatbnship isetween the modern state and civil society.

IHingworth. Patrbia. 1990. AIDS and the Good Society (New York:Routledge) 197 pp.

This book blames the spread of AIDS on fear and self-righteous-ness in Amerban society, lltingworth argues that the scorn society hasfor gay men and IV drug-users has led them to adopt lifestyles that arehigh risk for HIV/AIDS. She proposes to give financial compensation toAIDS vbtims for the harm that has been done to them by society.

Kapstein, Ethan B. 1990. The Insecure Alliance: Energy Crises andWestern Politbs Since 1944 (New York: Oxford University Press)257 pp.

This volume focuses on how the Western alliance has maintainedits ties during energy crises. Kapstein explains why relatbns among theindustrialized nations have been characterized by cooperatbn duringsome crises, and conflict during others. He suggests the United Statesshould devebp an energy strategy that seeks international cooperation.

Book Notes 227

Kingdon, J.E. 1990. The Civil Service in Liberal Democracies: An Intro-ductory Survey (New York: Routledge) 219 pp.

The contributors to this volume corrpare and contrast the civilservbe of Britain. Canada, the United States, and West Germany. Thebook examines the historbal devebpment of central govemmentbureaucracy, extemal and intemal structures, issues of control andaccountability, and bureaucratb involvement in potbymaking.

Knoke. Davkl. 1990. Organizing for Collective Actbn: The PoliticalEconomics of Associatbns (New York: Aklie de Gruyter) 258 pp.

The problem of collective actbn by associatbns is examined in thevolume. Knoke analyzes the problem of social integration, the diffbultiesof organizatbnal governance, and the impact on publb policy by asso-ciations. His anatysis inctudes references to trade associatbns, pro-fessional societies, labor unbns, arxl public interest groups.

Pammer, William J., Jr. 1990. Managing Fiscal Strain in Major AmericanCities: Understanding Retrenchment in the Publb Sector (Westport,CT: Greenwood Press) 151 pp.

This book klentifies and evaluates varbus fiscal retrenchment stra-tegies. It focuses on how environmental conditbns and administrativeand potitbal constraints impact the decisbn to implement different formsof retrenchment. The book provides an inventory of fiscal tools andtheoretbal models to gukie polby formatbn.

Roberts, Richard. 1990. Lessons From the Past: Issues for Social Wori<Theory (New York: Tavistock/Routledge) 277 pp.

This critbai bok at the social work professbn highlights alternativepractbes to benefit social workers, their clients, and their agencies.Instead of viewing social work as generb, Roberts argues for a theoryof social work that takes into account partbuiar circumstances. Thebook focus on the need to reformulate theory and practice in the sociatpolby area.

Smith, N. Craig. 1990. Morality and the Markef; Consumer Pressure forCorporate Accountability (New York: Routledge) 351 pp.

This book boks at the social control of corporations. It explainshow and why consumers have used their purchasing power to influencecorporate polbies and practices. Varbus cases are used to illustrate thesuccesses and failures of ethbai purchase behavior.