Bibliography - A Selection
| Published date | 01 March 1959 |
| Date | 01 March 1959 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/002085235902500114 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
BIBLIOGRAPHY - A SELECTION
CONTENTS
REVIEWS (pages 80 to 103)
A number of the works reviewed here will be
examined more fully in a subsequent issue, under
the heading Critical Studies.
Books (p. 80)
The book reviews are followed by a list of Other
Additions to the IIAS Library, most of which
will be examined later.
CRITICAL STUDIES (pages 104 to 111)
Dana Montano, Salvador M., La Ley espanola..., in La Ley»
(Yves Chapel) (p. 104)
Fourrier, Charles, La liberti d’opinion du fonctionnaire (A. de
Grand’Ry) (p. 104)
.
Hinderling, Adrian, Die reformato-rische Verwaltungsgerichtsbar-
keit (R. Eisenberg) (p. 105)
Kerimov, D.A., Obespietchenie xakonnosti v SSSR ( H. Groszyk)
(p. 107)
Morstein Marx, Fritz, The Administrative State (Charles S.
Ascher) (p. 110)
SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (pages 11~1 to 114)
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Services - A Selection.
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LIVRES - BOOKS - LIBROS
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Alessi, Renato, Sistema istituzionale del
have led to an unprecedented development of the
diritto amministrativo italiano (2 ed.).
State and of the public services. It is not with-
Milan, Giuffre, 1958. 11 &
787 pp., Lit.
out appeal for the student of administrative
3 S 00.
sciences, whom it will help to become familiar
with the main trends of the history of each Eu-
L’6dition initiale de ce volume date de 19 S 3 .
ropean nation and of its institutions.
Elle a ete assez sensiblement remani6c et elargic.
L’6volution du droit administratif imposait a
The information given in the book has been
elle seule
carefully presented, but is somewhat general. It
une revision et une mise a jour. Mais
1’auteur
is sufficient to
ne
provide an instructive
se borne
approach
pas a cela. Il a retravaille plu-
sieurs parties de
to the
son
subject.
ouvrage et principalement
celles qui traitaient, d’une part, de la th6orie des
-
Aubin, Bernhard, Der juristische Hoch-
mesurcs administratives et, d’autre part, de 1’ac-
complissement de tiches publiques
schulunterricht in Frankreich und seine
par des par-
ticuliers.
Reform. Tubingue, J.C.B. Mohr (Paul
Siebeck ) , 19 S 8. xii & 204
L’œuvre du professeur Alessi
pp., DM24.
est de toute pre-
mi6re valeur; elle est marqu6e de nombreuses con-
Cctte etude objective de la r6forme intervenue
ceptions personnelles puisqu’aussi bien 1’auteur est
en 1954 dans les 6tudes de droit en France est
un des premiers publicistes de son pays. C’est non
bas6e sur une documentation abondante et vari6e.
seulement un livre d’6tude et de reference, mais
Elle a le m6rite supplimentaire d’apporter le point
un veritable tralt6 sous une forme concise. On
de vue d’un 6tranger, directeur de 1’Institut de
ne peut que se r6jouir de voir paraitre cette nou-
droit européen de l’Universiti de la Sarre, et un
velle edition.
rapport de synthise sur 1’ensemble du probl~me.
Elie vaut d’Etre signal6e comme documentation
- Anderson, Eugene N., European Issues in
de base.
the Twentieth Century. New York, Rine-
La premi6re partie du livre concerne les Facul-
hart, 1958. xxvi &
262 pp., $2.50.
tes de droit dans leur historique et leur organisa-
This collection of speeches and documents on
tion actuelle. Elle donne une vue pricise et in-
the economic, political and social life of Europe
t6ressante dans un domaine relativement peu
in the first half of the century gives a general
connu a 1’etranger. Les autres parties traitent no-
illustration of the conflict of views which occur-
tamment du fond du problime de 1’enseignement
red and recurred during that period. It may be
du droit et du regime du personnel universitaire.
considered complementary to Mr. Anderson’s
Une derni~re section rapporte 1’expirience fran-
other book which is also reviewed in this number.
qaise aux questions pos6es par la r6forme de 1’en-
A wide variety of problems is covered, each
seignement en Allemagne.
from two aspects, including economic recovery
after the First World War, the role of Govern-
- Beer, Samuel H. &
Ulam, Adam B. (Edi-
ments during the General Depression of 1930,
tors), Patterns of Government - The
the nationalisation of the British Steel Industry,
Major Political Systems in Europe. New
the European Coal and Steel Community, etc.
York, Random House, 19 S 8. xvi &
624
This book, which is primarily intended for stu-
pages, $6.75.
dents of history, aims at providing a stimulus for
The five authors whose contributions have
analysis and comparison, and teaching the neces-
been co-ordinated by Professors Beer and Ulam
sity of exercising judgment upon public issues.
are all of Harvard University, and the book is
primarily intended for students of Political Scien-
- Anderson, Eugene N., Modern Europe in
ce. There are many such text-books, of varying
World Perspective : 1914 to the present.
worth, some of which contain information that
New York, Rinehart, 19 S 8. xxvi &
884
is only relatively reliable. This work, however,
pages, $8.
is the outcome of painstaking research, and most
This book is intended for students of history,
of the usual pitfalls have been carefully avoided.
but also for all those interested
Extensive
in European civi-
use has been made of first-hand docu-
lisation and its development during
ments, in the original foreign languages.
a crucial pe-
riod.
Apart from its historical side, the book
The book includes a detailed analysis of the
offers a good introduction to the understanding
British political system, with its administrative
of the various political, economic and social pro-
aspects, a shorter study of French institutions, the
blems with which the countries of the European
political and administrative life of the Fourth
Continent have been faced, and whose solutions
Republic, and surveys of the German and Soviet
81
political regimes. Each part is dealt with by a
la réforme avant d’itudier la teneur des decrets
different author, and the introduction on The
de 19 S 3, notamment celui du S mai constituant
Analysis of Political Systems is by Professor Beer.
le Comite ex6cutif de la r6forme administrative,
et les mesures recentes de r6forme : Commissariat
- Beloff, Max, The Tasks of Government.
general a la productivit6, Comite de dicentralisa-
Oxford University Press, 19 S 8. 2 pages,
tion. Avant de conclure, 1’auteur a eu 1’heureuse
2/6.
idee de donner un aperqu sommaire des exp6riences
6trang6res : URSS, Italie, Belgique, Royaume-Uni,
An inaugural lecture delivered before the Uni-
USA. La conclusion se pr6sente sous forme d’une
versity of Oxford by Professor Beloff on 20 Fe-
question : la r6forme administrative est-elle pour
bruary 19 5 8.
It deals chiefly with the inter-
demain ? En quelques
relations between Political Science and various
pages, empreintes d’opti-
misme, M. Bonnefous exprime sa
other branches of social
croyance a 1’a-
study, including History.
venir de la r6forme moyennant une 6troite co-
It also gives the history of the Gladstone chair,
ordination des efforts. « Le jour ou un Comite
originally styled of Political Theory and Insti-
ex6cutif r6unira sous son autorit6 tous les
tutions
orga-
a, and now K of Government and Public
nismes de r6forme et ou il disposera de
Administration
correspon-
~, a change that is in itself signi-
dants ~cout6s dans toutes les branches de 1’admi-
ficant of present-day academic trends.
nistration, on pourra dire que la r6forme com-
Professor Beloff fleetingly examines practice
mence A.
R6forme indispensable et unanimement
and theory of government activity, and sketches
souhait6e.
a program of research on the subject.
Ajoutons que ce livre se compl6te d’une im-
portante documentation reproduisant les textes de
-
Bonnefous, Edouard, La ré forme adminis-
décrets et circulaires.
trative.
Paris, Presses Universitaires de
France, 1958. viii &
230 pp., FF 1200.
- Bright, James R., Automation and Man-
Si le livre de M. Mariani, recensé ci-dessous, est
agement. Boston, Harvard University
1’oeuvre d’un fonctionnaire, cet ouvrage-ci 6mane
Press, 19 S 8. xv &
270 pages, $10.
d’un ancien ministre d’Etat charge de la r6forme
This well produced publication is the result of
administrative. L’auteur s’en tient aux faits et aux
research initiated at the Harvard Business School
exp6riences deja r6alis6es et ne se livre pas, com-
in 1954 and is more particularly focussed on the
me M. Mariani, a une = psychanalyse » due 1’action
industrial
administrative.
aspects of « automation ’.
The many
technical and social observations found in the
L’ouvrage est en trois parties. La premiire est
work will be of special interest to administrative
une critique de 1’administration en fonction de la
science readers,’ although chiefly intended for per-
necessite d’une r6forme. Elle souligne d’abord les
sons concerned with the general problems of au-
elements favorables, puis examine avec abjectivite
tomation.
-
et sur base d’une remarquable documentation
The initial problem that held the author’s
-
le cout, la complexite et 1’efficacit6 de 1’ad-
attention was whether automation
ministration. On
gave rise to
ne saurait trop insister sur l’in-
any new management problems in industry, dif-
t6r~t de cette critique, surtout si on la compl6te
ferent from those already analyzed. The answers
des indications fournies par M. Mariani. La deu-
to the question, in various fields including that
xieme partie retrace 1’historique des diverses ten-
of personnel, are
tatives de r6forme faites
very clearly discussed.
It is,
entre 1922 et 1953, que
however, impossible to review them all here, or
1’on pourrait s’etonner de trouver aussi nom-
even...
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