Book reviewed in this article:

Angel, S., Archer, R.W., Tanphiphat, S. and Wegelin, E.A. editors, 1983: Land for housing the poor.

Armstrong, W. and McGee, T.G. 1985: Theatres of accumulation: studies in Asian and Latin American urbanization.

Gwynne, R.N. 1985: Industrialisation and urbanisation in Latin America.

Breheny, M. and Hooper, A. editors, 1985: Rationality in planning: critical essays on the role of rationality in urban and regional planning.

Bulmer, M. 1986: Neighbours: the work of Philip Abrams.

Castells, M. editor, 1985: High technology, space and society.

Demko, G. editor, 1984: Regional development, problems and policies in eastern and western Europe.

Dickens, P., Duncan, S., Goodwin, M. and Gray, F. 1985: Housing, states and localities.

Edel, M., Sclar, E.D. and Luria, D. 1984: Shaky places: home ownership and social mobility in Boston’s suburbanization.

Forrest, R. and Murie, A. 1985: An unreasonable act?

Goldsmith, M. editor, 1986: New research in central‐local relations.

Goldberg, M.A. and Mercer, J. 1986: The myth of the north American city: continentalism challenged.

Gordon, G. editor, 1986: Regional cities in the UK 1890–1980.

Hamel, P. and Leonard, J‐F. 1981: Les organisations populaires, l’etat et la démocratie

Lesemann, F. 1984: Services and circuses: community and the welfare state.

Hudson, R. and Lewis, J. editors, 1985: Uneven development in southern Europe: studies of accumulation, class, migration and the state.

Kern‐Simirenko. C.A. editor, 1982: Professionalization of Soviet society: essays written by Alex Simirenko.

Krämer, J. and Neef, R. editors, 1985: Krise und konflikte in der großstadt im entwickelten kapitalismus.

Logan, W.S. 1985: The gentrification of inner Melbourne: a political geography of inner city housing.

Loughlin, M., Gelfand, M.D. and Young, K. editors, 1985: Half a century of municipal decline, 1935–1985.

Flynn, N., Leach, S. and Vielba, C. 1985: Abolition or reform? The GLC and the Metropolitan County Councils.

Ranson, S., Jones, G. and Walsh, K. editors, 1985: Between centre and locality.

Massey, D. and Meegan, R. editors, 1985: Politics and method: contrasting studies in industrial geography.

Pacione, M. editor, 1985: Progress in industrial geography.

McAuslan, P. 1985: Urban land and shelter for the poor.

Murgatroyd, L., Savage, M., Shapiro, D., Urry, J., Walby, S., Warde, A. with Marklawson, J. 1985: Localities, class and gender.

Rees, G., Bujra, J., Littlewood, P., Newby, H. and Rees, T.L. editors, 1985: Political action and social identity: class, locality and ideology.

Roberts, B., Finnegan, R. and Gallie, D. editors, 1985: New approaches to economic restructuring: unemployment and the social division of labour.