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The editorial office of the Journal o f Economics and Business at Temple University has selected books available for review. Readers of the Journal o f Economics and Business who wish to review, for publication, one of these books should write to Dr. Robert H. Deans, Executive Editor Journal o f Economics and Business School of Business of Management Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 Aguilar, Francis Joseph. General Managers in Action. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $29.95. Aiginger, Karl. Production and Decision Theory Under Uncertainty. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Albelda, Randy, Christopher Gunn, and William Waller. Alternatives to Economic Orthodoxy. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $37.50/$14.95. Arrow, Kenneth J., and Seppo Honkapohja, eds. Frontiers of Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $22.50. Asch, Peter, and Richard Quandt. Racetrack Betting: The Professor's Guide to Strategies. Auburn House, 1986, $24.95. Backhouse, Roger. A History of Modern Economic Analysis. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Barnberg, G., and K. Spremann, eds. Agency Theory Information and Incentives. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $83.70. Beckman, M., and W. Krelle, managing eds. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. Volume 277: Faber, Malte. "Studies in Austrian Capital Theory, Investment and Time." 1986. Volume 279: Buttler, Hans-Jurg, Gertrud Frei, and Bernd Schips. "Estimation of Disequilibrium Models." 1986. Volume 285: Sawaragi, Y., K. Inoue, and H. Nakayama. "Toward Interaction and Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Volume 1." 1987, $45.60. Volume 286: Sawaragi, Y., K. Inoue, and H. Nakayama. "Toward Interactive and Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Volume 2." 1987, $45.60. Volume 287: Kurzhanski, A. B., and K. Sugmund. "Dynamical Systems: Proceedings, Sopron, Hungary, 1985." 1987, $24.40. Volume 288: Rudebusch, Glenn D. "The Estimation of Macroeconomic Disequilibrium Models with Regime Classification Information." 1987, $17.80. Volume 289: Meijboom, Bert R. "Planning in Decentralized Firms, A Contribution to the Theory of Multilevel Decisions." 1987, $23.90. Volume 290: Carson, D. A., and A. Haurie. "Infinite Horizon Optimal Control, Theory and Applications." 1987, $29.70. Volume 291: Takahashi, Nobuo. "Design of Adaptive Organizations, Models and Empirical Research." 1987, $18.30. Volume 292: Tchijov, I., and L. Tomeszewica, eds. "Input Output Modeling: Proceedings, Warsaw, Poland, 1985." 1987, $25,10. Volume 293: Batten, D., J. Casti, and B. Johansson, eds. "Economic Evolution and Structural Adjustment: Proceedings, Berkeley, California, USA, 1985," 1987, $38.90. Journal of Economics and Business © 1988 Temple University
0148-6195/88/$03.50
R. Dean~ Volume 294: Jahn, J., and W. Krabs, eds. "Recent Advances and Historical Development of Vector Optimization: Proceedings, Darmstadt, FRG, 1986." 1987, $42.90. Volume 295: Meiler, Helmut. "The Purification Problem for Constrained Games with Incomplete Information." 1987, $19.40. Volume 296: Borsch-Supau, Axel. "Econometric Analysis of Discrete Choice, with Applica-tions on the Demand for Housing in the US.S. and West Germany." 1987, $26.70. Volume 297: Fedorov, V., and H. Lauker, eds. "Model-Oriented Data Analysis: Proceedings, Eisenach, GDR, 1987." 1987, $26.70. Volume 299: Marti, Kurt. "Descent Directions and Efficient Solutions in Discretely Distributed Stochastic Programs." 1988, $23. Besant, Lloyd, ed. Commodity Trading Manual. Chicago: Chicago Board of Trade, 1985. Black, Fischer. Business Cycles and Equilibrium. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $24.95. Blackburn, Anthony J., and Karl E. Casc. Fair Model Student Manual--An Economic Laboratory in Theory, Policy, and Forecasting. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985. Boskin, Michael, ed. Modern Developments in Public Finance. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $39.95. Boskin, Michael J., John S. Flemming, and Stefano Gorini. Private Saving and Public Debt. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $55. Boyd, Ian, and John M. Blatt. Investment Confidence and Business Cycles. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Cairncross, Alec. Economics and Economic Policy. New York: Basil Blaekwell, 1986, $37.60. Chapman, Keith, and Graham Humphrys, eds. Technical Change and Industrial Policy. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Cohen, Benjamin J. In Whose Interest: International Banking and American Foreign Policy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1986, $19.95. Contractor, Farok J., and Peter Lorange. Cooperative Strategies in International Business. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1988, $65. Copeland, Thomas E. Modern Financing and Industrial Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Cottle, Sidney, Roger F. Murray, and Frank E. Block. Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $49.95. Crow, Edwin L., and Kunio Shimizu, eds. Lognormal Distributions: Theory and Applications. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1988, $79.95. Cuthbertson, Keith, and Mark Taylor. Macroeconomic Systems. New York: Basil Black-well, 1988, $55/$22.50. Dalzell, Robert F. Jr. Enterprising Elite: The Boston Associates and the World They Made. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $27.50. Daniel, W. W. Workplace, Industrial Relations and Technical Change. Longmead, Great Britain: Frances Pinter, 1987, $35. Datta, Anindya. Growth and Equity: A Critique o f the Lewis-Kuz, nets Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $17.95. Davidson, Kenneth M. Mega-Mergers: Corporate America's Billion-Dollar Takeovers. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1985, $24.95. Eliasson, Gunnar. Technological Competition and Trade in the Ext~rimentally Organized Economy. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1988. Eliasson, Gunnar, ed. The Economics of Institutions and Markets: IUI Yearbook 1986-87. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Emery, James C. Management Information Systems, The Critical Stratqic Resource. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $17.95. England, Catherine, and Thomas Hucrtas, eds. The Financial Services Revolution: Policy Directions for the Future. Dordrecht, Netberlm~: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1988, $42.
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Faber, M., H. Niemes, and O. Stephan. Entropy, Environment and Resources: An Essay in Physico-Economics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $47.30. Faulhaber, Gerald R. Telecommunications in Turmoil: Technology and Public Policy. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $26.95. Felderer, Bernhard, and Stefan Hamburg. Macroeconomics and New Macroeconomics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Fink, Richard H., and Jack C. Hish. A Nation in Debt: Economists Debate the Federal Budget Deficit. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. Flynn, Patricia M. Facilitating Technological Change: The Human Resource Challenge. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $29.95. Fersund, Finn R., and Lennart Hjalmarsson. Analysis of Industrial Structure: A Putty-Clay Approach. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Fosler, R. Scott. The New Economic Role of American States: Strategies in a Competitive World Economy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, $29.95. Freidmann, Robert R., Neil Gilbert, and Moshe Sherer. Modern Welfare States: A Comparative View of Trends and Prospects. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press, 1987, $45. Frisch, Helmut, and Bernhard Gahlen, eds. Studies in Contemporary Economics: Causes of Contemporary Stagnation: Proceedings, Vienna, Austria, October 1984. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1986. Gandolfo, Giancarlo. International Economics I: The Pure Theory of International Trade. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Gandolfo, Giancarlo. International Economics II: International Monetary Theory and OpenEconomy Macroeconomics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Gardner, Mona S. Managing Financial Institutions. The Dryden Press, 1988. German Society for Business History. German Yearbook on Business History 1986. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986, $29.70. Gilbreath, Robert D. Forward Thinking: The Pragmatist's Guide to Today's Business Trends. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $19.95. Griffin, Ricky, and Thomas Head. Instructor's Manual: Practicing Management, 2nd ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Gutting, Bernd. Taxation, Housing Markets, and the Markets for Building Land. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988, $35.80. Hax, Arnoldo C., ed. Planning Strategies that Work. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Hay, Donald, and John Vickers, eds. The Economics of Market Dominance. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $39.95. Henderson, James W. Obtaining Venture Financing: Principles and Practices. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988, $29.95. Van Home, James C. Financial Market Rates and Flows. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: prentice-Hall, 1984. yon Hippel, Eric. The Sources of Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, $27. Ibbotson, Roger G., and Gary P. Brinson. Investment Markets. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $29.95. Ireland, Norman J. Product Differentiation and Non-Price Competition. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Itami, Hiroyuki, with Thomas W. Roehl. Mobilizing Invisible Assets. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $20. Jorgenson, Dale, Frank Gollop, and Barbara praumeni. Productivity and U.S. Economic Growth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1988, $32. Kelly, Jerry S. Social Choice Theory: An Introduction. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Kennedy, Gavin. The Economist Pocket Negotiator. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $19.95.
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R. Deans Kerin, Roger A., and Robert A. Peterson. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Problems, 4th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1987. Kirkman, Patrick. Electronic Funds Transfer Systems: The Revolution in Cashless Banking & Payment Methods. New York: Basil Blackwell in association with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, t987. Koch, Timothy W. Bank Management. The Dryden Press, 1988. Lamb, Robert, and Stephen P. Rappaport. Municipal Bonds, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill. 1987, $24.95. Lambert, Peter J. Advanced Mathematics for Economists: Static and Dynamic Optimization. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Landes, William M. and Richard A. Posner. The Economic Structure of Tort Law. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $25. Lang, Kevin, and Jonathan S. Leonard, eds. Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $34.95. Leibenstein, Harvey. Inside the Firm: The Inefficiences of Hierarchy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $25. MacCrimmon, Kenneth R., and Donald A. Wehrung. The Management of Uncertainty: Taking Risks. New York: The Free Press, 1986, $25.95. Markowitz, Harry. Mean Variance Analysis. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $49.95. McEachern, William A. Economics: A Contemporary Introduction. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing, 1988. Mellander, Erik, and Leif Jansson. Conrad--A Maximum Likelihood Program for Estimation of Non-Linear Simultaneous Equations Models. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Miller, Roger, and Marcel C6t& Growing the Next Silicon Valley. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1987, $30. Mixon, J. Wilson Jr., and Noel D. Uri. Managerial Economics--Study Guide. New York: Macmillan, 1985. Modigliani, Franco. The European Economic Recovery--A Need for New Policies? Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1988. Montgomery, Stephen L. Profitable Pricing Strategies. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $24.95. Otani, Yoshihito, and Mohamed E1-Hodiri. Micro-Economic Theory. Springer-Verlag, 1987, $35. Peretz, Paul. The Politics of American Economic Policy Making. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $35/$14.95. Pethig, R. and U. Shlieper, eds. Efficiency, Institutions, and Economic Policy: Proceedings, Mannheim, FRG, 1986. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $45.50. Pool, John Charles, and Steve Stamos. The ABCs of International Finance. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1987. Roberts, Edward B. Generating Technological Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Ruffin, Roy J., and Paul R. Gregory. Principles of Economics, 3rd ed. Scott, Foresman, 1988. Ryan, Mike H., Carl L. Swanson, and Rogene A. Buchholz. Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and the Fortune 500. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $34.95. Samson, Danny. Managerial Decision Analysis. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1988, $43.95. Sardoni, Claudio. Marx and Keynesian Economic Recession. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, $45. Savas, E. S. Privatization: The Key to Better Government. Chatham. NJ: Chatham House Publishers, 1987, $14.95. Schager, Nils Henrik. Unemployment, Vacancy Durations, and Wage Increases: Applications of Markov Processing to Labour Market Dynamics. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987.
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Schein, Edgar H., ed. The Art o f Managing Human Resources. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Schenk, Karl E. Studies in Contemporary Economics: New Institute Dimensions o f Economics. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988, $29.10. Seligman, Barnard. Choosing an Investment Company. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $29.95. Sherman, Howard J. Foundations of Radical Political Economy. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $35/$14.95. Siebert, Horst. Economics o f the Environment: Theory and Policy. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Simon, Julian L. Effort, Opportunity & Wealth. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $19.95. Spence, A. Michael, and Heather A. Hazard, eds. International Competitiveness. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1988, $34.95/$14.95. Steidlemier, Paul. The Paradox o f Poverty: ,4 Reappraisal of Economic Development Policy. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987. Stein, Jerome L. The Economics of Futures Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Strong, Norman, and Martin Walker. Information and Capital Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Teece, David J., ed. The Competitive Challenge: Strategies for Industrial Innovation and Renewal. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $26.95. Thompson, Grahame, Viviene Brown, and Rosalind Levacic. Managing the U.K. Economy. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Vasko, Tiber, ed. The Long-Wave Debate: Selected Papers, Weimar, GDR, 1985. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Vedag, 1987. Viscusi, W. Kip, and Wesley A. Magat. Learning About Risk: Consumer and Worker Responses to Hazard Information. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $27.50. Wellons, Philip A. Passing the Buck: Banks, Governments, and Third World Debt. Cambridge: Harvard Business School Press, 1987, $24.95. Williamson, Oliver E. Antitrust Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $39.95.
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The editorial office of the Journal o f Economics and Business at Temple University has selected books available for review. Readers of the Journal o f Economics and Business who wish to review, for publication, one of these books should write to Dr. Robert H. Deans, Executive Editor Journal o f Economics and Business School of Business of Management Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 Aguilar, Francis Joseph. General Managers in Action. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $29.95. Aiginger, Karl. Production and Decision Theory Under Uncertainty. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Albelda, Randy, Christopher Gunn, and William Waller. Alternatives to Economic Orthodoxy. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $37.50/$14.95. Arrow, Kenneth J., and Seppo Honkapohja, eds. Frontiers of Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $22.50. Asch, Peter, and Richard Quandt. Racetrack Betting: The Professor's Guide to Strategies. Auburn House, 1986, $24.95. Backhouse, Roger. A History of Modern Economic Analysis. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Barnberg, G., and K. Spremann, eds. Agency Theory Information and Incentives. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $83.70. Beckman, M., and W. Krelle, managing eds. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. Volume 277: Faber, Malte. "Studies in Austrian Capital Theory, Investment and Time." 1986. Volume 279: Buttler, Hans-Jurg, Gertrud Frei, and Bernd Schips. "Estimation of Disequilibrium Models." 1986. Volume 285: Sawaragi, Y., K. Inoue, and H. Nakayama. "Toward Interaction and Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Volume 1." 1987, $45.60. Volume 286: Sawaragi, Y., K. Inoue, and H. Nakayama. "Toward Interactive and Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Volume 2." 1987, $45.60. Volume 287: Kurzhanski, A. B., and K. Sugmund. "Dynamical Systems: Proceedings, Sopron, Hungary, 1985." 1987, $24.40. Volume 288: Rudebusch, Glenn D. "The Estimation of Macroeconomic Disequilibrium Models with Regime Classification Information." 1987, $17.80. Volume 289: Meijboom, Bert R. "Planning in Decentralized Firms, A Contribution to the Theory of Multilevel Decisions." 1987, $23.90. Volume 290: Carson, D. A., and A. Haurie. "Infinite Horizon Optimal Control, Theory and Applications." 1987, $29.70. Volume 291: Takahashi, Nobuo. "Design of Adaptive Organizations, Models and Empirical Research." 1987, $18.30. Volume 292: Tchijov, I., and L. Tomeszewica, eds. "Input Output Modeling: Proceedings, Warsaw, Poland, 1985." 1987, $25,10. Volume 293: Batten, D., J. Casti, and B. Johansson, eds. "Economic Evolution and Structural Adjustment: Proceedings, Berkeley, California, USA, 1985," 1987, $38.90. Journal of Economics and Business © 1988 Temple University
0148-6195/88/$03.50
R. Dean~ Volume 294: Jahn, J., and W. Krabs, eds. "Recent Advances and Historical Development of Vector Optimization: Proceedings, Darmstadt, FRG, 1986." 1987, $42.90. Volume 295: Meiler, Helmut. "The Purification Problem for Constrained Games with Incomplete Information." 1987, $19.40. Volume 296: Borsch-Supau, Axel. "Econometric Analysis of Discrete Choice, with Applica-tions on the Demand for Housing in the US.S. and West Germany." 1987, $26.70. Volume 297: Fedorov, V., and H. Lauker, eds. "Model-Oriented Data Analysis: Proceedings, Eisenach, GDR, 1987." 1987, $26.70. Volume 299: Marti, Kurt. "Descent Directions and Efficient Solutions in Discretely Distributed Stochastic Programs." 1988, $23. Besant, Lloyd, ed. Commodity Trading Manual. Chicago: Chicago Board of Trade, 1985. Black, Fischer. Business Cycles and Equilibrium. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $24.95. Blackburn, Anthony J., and Karl E. Casc. Fair Model Student Manual--An Economic Laboratory in Theory, Policy, and Forecasting. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985. Boskin, Michael, ed. Modern Developments in Public Finance. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $39.95. Boskin, Michael J., John S. Flemming, and Stefano Gorini. Private Saving and Public Debt. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $55. Boyd, Ian, and John M. Blatt. Investment Confidence and Business Cycles. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Cairncross, Alec. Economics and Economic Policy. New York: Basil Blaekwell, 1986, $37.60. Chapman, Keith, and Graham Humphrys, eds. Technical Change and Industrial Policy. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Cohen, Benjamin J. In Whose Interest: International Banking and American Foreign Policy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1986, $19.95. Contractor, Farok J., and Peter Lorange. Cooperative Strategies in International Business. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1988, $65. Copeland, Thomas E. Modern Financing and Industrial Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Cottle, Sidney, Roger F. Murray, and Frank E. Block. Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $49.95. Crow, Edwin L., and Kunio Shimizu, eds. Lognormal Distributions: Theory and Applications. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1988, $79.95. Cuthbertson, Keith, and Mark Taylor. Macroeconomic Systems. New York: Basil Black-well, 1988, $55/$22.50. Dalzell, Robert F. Jr. Enterprising Elite: The Boston Associates and the World They Made. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $27.50. Daniel, W. W. Workplace, Industrial Relations and Technical Change. Longmead, Great Britain: Frances Pinter, 1987, $35. Datta, Anindya. Growth and Equity: A Critique o f the Lewis-Kuz, nets Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $17.95. Davidson, Kenneth M. Mega-Mergers: Corporate America's Billion-Dollar Takeovers. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1985, $24.95. Eliasson, Gunnar. Technological Competition and Trade in the Ext~rimentally Organized Economy. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1988. Eliasson, Gunnar, ed. The Economics of Institutions and Markets: IUI Yearbook 1986-87. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Emery, James C. Management Information Systems, The Critical Stratqic Resource. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $17.95. England, Catherine, and Thomas Hucrtas, eds. The Financial Services Revolution: Policy Directions for the Future. Dordrecht, Netberlm~: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1988, $42.
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Faber, M., H. Niemes, and O. Stephan. Entropy, Environment and Resources: An Essay in Physico-Economics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $47.30. Faulhaber, Gerald R. Telecommunications in Turmoil: Technology and Public Policy. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $26.95. Felderer, Bernhard, and Stefan Hamburg. Macroeconomics and New Macroeconomics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Fink, Richard H., and Jack C. Hish. A Nation in Debt: Economists Debate the Federal Budget Deficit. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. Flynn, Patricia M. Facilitating Technological Change: The Human Resource Challenge. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $29.95. Fersund, Finn R., and Lennart Hjalmarsson. Analysis of Industrial Structure: A Putty-Clay Approach. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Fosler, R. Scott. The New Economic Role of American States: Strategies in a Competitive World Economy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, $29.95. Freidmann, Robert R., Neil Gilbert, and Moshe Sherer. Modern Welfare States: A Comparative View of Trends and Prospects. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press, 1987, $45. Frisch, Helmut, and Bernhard Gahlen, eds. Studies in Contemporary Economics: Causes of Contemporary Stagnation: Proceedings, Vienna, Austria, October 1984. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1986. Gandolfo, Giancarlo. International Economics I: The Pure Theory of International Trade. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Gandolfo, Giancarlo. International Economics II: International Monetary Theory and OpenEconomy Macroeconomics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Gardner, Mona S. Managing Financial Institutions. The Dryden Press, 1988. German Society for Business History. German Yearbook on Business History 1986. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986, $29.70. Gilbreath, Robert D. Forward Thinking: The Pragmatist's Guide to Today's Business Trends. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $19.95. Griffin, Ricky, and Thomas Head. Instructor's Manual: Practicing Management, 2nd ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Gutting, Bernd. Taxation, Housing Markets, and the Markets for Building Land. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988, $35.80. Hax, Arnoldo C., ed. Planning Strategies that Work. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Hay, Donald, and John Vickers, eds. The Economics of Market Dominance. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $39.95. Henderson, James W. Obtaining Venture Financing: Principles and Practices. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988, $29.95. Van Home, James C. Financial Market Rates and Flows. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: prentice-Hall, 1984. yon Hippel, Eric. The Sources of Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, $27. Ibbotson, Roger G., and Gary P. Brinson. Investment Markets. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $29.95. Ireland, Norman J. Product Differentiation and Non-Price Competition. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Itami, Hiroyuki, with Thomas W. Roehl. Mobilizing Invisible Assets. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $20. Jorgenson, Dale, Frank Gollop, and Barbara praumeni. Productivity and U.S. Economic Growth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1988, $32. Kelly, Jerry S. Social Choice Theory: An Introduction. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Kennedy, Gavin. The Economist Pocket Negotiator. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $19.95.
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R. Deans Kerin, Roger A., and Robert A. Peterson. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Problems, 4th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1987. Kirkman, Patrick. Electronic Funds Transfer Systems: The Revolution in Cashless Banking & Payment Methods. New York: Basil Blackwell in association with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, t987. Koch, Timothy W. Bank Management. The Dryden Press, 1988. Lamb, Robert, and Stephen P. Rappaport. Municipal Bonds, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill. 1987, $24.95. Lambert, Peter J. Advanced Mathematics for Economists: Static and Dynamic Optimization. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Landes, William M. and Richard A. Posner. The Economic Structure of Tort Law. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $25. Lang, Kevin, and Jonathan S. Leonard, eds. Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $34.95. Leibenstein, Harvey. Inside the Firm: The Inefficiences of Hierarchy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $25. MacCrimmon, Kenneth R., and Donald A. Wehrung. The Management of Uncertainty: Taking Risks. New York: The Free Press, 1986, $25.95. Markowitz, Harry. Mean Variance Analysis. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $49.95. McEachern, William A. Economics: A Contemporary Introduction. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing, 1988. Mellander, Erik, and Leif Jansson. Conrad--A Maximum Likelihood Program for Estimation of Non-Linear Simultaneous Equations Models. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987. Miller, Roger, and Marcel C6t& Growing the Next Silicon Valley. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1987, $30. Mixon, J. Wilson Jr., and Noel D. Uri. Managerial Economics--Study Guide. New York: Macmillan, 1985. Modigliani, Franco. The European Economic Recovery--A Need for New Policies? Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1988. Montgomery, Stephen L. Profitable Pricing Strategies. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987, $24.95. Otani, Yoshihito, and Mohamed E1-Hodiri. Micro-Economic Theory. Springer-Verlag, 1987, $35. Peretz, Paul. The Politics of American Economic Policy Making. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $35/$14.95. Pethig, R. and U. Shlieper, eds. Efficiency, Institutions, and Economic Policy: Proceedings, Mannheim, FRG, 1986. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987, $45.50. Pool, John Charles, and Steve Stamos. The ABCs of International Finance. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1987. Roberts, Edward B. Generating Technological Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Ruffin, Roy J., and Paul R. Gregory. Principles of Economics, 3rd ed. Scott, Foresman, 1988. Ryan, Mike H., Carl L. Swanson, and Rogene A. Buchholz. Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and the Fortune 500. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $34.95. Samson, Danny. Managerial Decision Analysis. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1988, $43.95. Sardoni, Claudio. Marx and Keynesian Economic Recession. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, $45. Savas, E. S. Privatization: The Key to Better Government. Chatham. NJ: Chatham House Publishers, 1987, $14.95. Schager, Nils Henrik. Unemployment, Vacancy Durations, and Wage Increases: Applications of Markov Processing to Labour Market Dynamics. Stockholm: The Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, 1987.
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Schein, Edgar H., ed. The Art o f Managing Human Resources. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, $18.95. Schenk, Karl E. Studies in Contemporary Economics: New Institute Dimensions o f Economics. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988, $29.10. Seligman, Barnard. Choosing an Investment Company. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $29.95. Sherman, Howard J. Foundations of Radical Political Economy. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1987, $35/$14.95. Siebert, Horst. Economics o f the Environment: Theory and Policy. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Simon, Julian L. Effort, Opportunity & Wealth. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $19.95. Spence, A. Michael, and Heather A. Hazard, eds. International Competitiveness. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1988, $34.95/$14.95. Steidlemier, Paul. The Paradox o f Poverty: ,4 Reappraisal of Economic Development Policy. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987. Stein, Jerome L. The Economics of Futures Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $49.95. Strong, Norman, and Martin Walker. Information and Capital Markets. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Teece, David J., ed. The Competitive Challenge: Strategies for Industrial Innovation and Renewal. Cambridge: Ballinger, 1987, $26.95. Thompson, Grahame, Viviene Brown, and Rosalind Levacic. Managing the U.K. Economy. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $45. Vasko, Tiber, ed. The Long-Wave Debate: Selected Papers, Weimar, GDR, 1985. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Vedag, 1987. Viscusi, W. Kip, and Wesley A. Magat. Learning About Risk: Consumer and Worker Responses to Hazard Information. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987, $27.50. Wellons, Philip A. Passing the Buck: Banks, Governments, and Third World Debt. Cambridge: Harvard Business School Press, 1987, $24.95. Williamson, Oliver E. Antitrust Economics. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987, $39.95.