BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: B ig B usiness . T heoretical and E mpirical A spects of C oncentration and M ergers in the U nited K ingdom . B y S. A aronovitch and M. C. S awyer . E conomic C oncentration . S tructure , B ehaviour and P ublic P olicy . By J. M. B lair . C oncentration in M odern I ndustry . By L. H annah and J. A. K ay . C ompetition P olicy . Including a research annex, C ompetition P olicy and E conomic P erformance in the U nited K ingdom . By A. H ughes . T he E volution of G iant F irms in B ritain . A S tudy of the G rowth of C oncentration in M anufacturing industry in B ritain 1909–1970. By S. J. P rais . D iversification and C ompetition . By M. A. U tton . I nternational H andbook on L ocal G overnment R eorganisation : C ontemporary D evelopments . E dited by D onald C. R owat . O ffshore S afety . R eport of the C ommittee . C hairman : D r . J. H. B urgoyne . T he N ew A uthoritarianism in L atin A merica . Edited by D avid C ollier . G ood N eighbour D iplomacy : U nited S tates P olicies in L atin A merica 1933–45. By I rwin F. G ellman . C hile : A n A ttempt at “H istoric C ompromise ”: T he R eal S tory of the A llende Y ears . By J orge P alacios . T he A rmy and P olitics in A rgentina 1945–62: P erón to F roxdizi . By R obert A. P otash . D efence P olitics : A B udgetary P erspective . By A rnold K anter . D owning S treet D iary . By H arold E vans . E uropean E lections and B ritish P olitics . By D avid B utler and D avid M arquand . T he P eople's B udget 1909/10: L loyd G eorge and L iberal P olitics . By B ruce K. M urray . T he L eo A mery D iaries . V olume O ne : 1896–1929. Edited by J ohn B arnes and D avid N icholson . T.U.C. T he G rowth of a P ressure G roup 1868–1976. By R oss M artin .