Book reviewed in this article: Trades Unions and Politics in Western Europe, edited by Jack Hayward The State in Western Europe, edited by Richard Scase, Croom Helm Britain in Europe William Wallace (ed) The Economics of the European Community. A. M. El‐Agraa (ed.) Philip AllanSocial Security Law of the European Communities Agriculture and the European Community by J. S. Marsh and P. J. Swanney Budgetary Politics: The Finances of the European Communities Helen Wallace, George Allen and Unwin Japan and the Pacific Basin edited by A. S. Hoffman Socialist Economic Integration: Aspects of Contemporary Economic Problems in Eastern Europe. By Jozef M van Brabant The Transfer of Technology to Socialist Countries: The Case of the Soviet Chemical Industry, by V Sobeslavsky and P BeazleyProtectionism or Industrial Adjustment, by G. K. Helleiner, Lawrence G. Franko, Helen B. Junz, Peter Dreyer Technical Innovation and British Economic Performance Edited by Keith Pavitt The Oil Industry and Government Strategy in the North Sea Oystein Noreng Croom Helm Asset Markets, Exchange Rates, and Economic Integration: A Synthesis, by Polly Reynolds Allen and Peter B. Kenen The Irish Administrative System: T. J. Barrington Simulations in the Study of International Relations by Michael Clarke, G. W. and A. Hesketh Resources for Teaching International Relations by Michael Clarke. G. W. and A. Hesketh Decision‐making in the European Community: an exercise by Andrew Erridge