Book reviewed in this article:Labour Law and Politics in the Weimar Republic, edited by Roy Lewis and Jon Clark.Stagflation Vol. 1 Wage Fixing, by J.E. Meade. Allen&UnwinPayment Systems in Britain, Michael White, GowerPay in the Public Sector, R.F. Elliot, and J.F. FallickEffects of the Temporary Employment Subsidy, B.M. Deakin and C.F. PrattenManagers in Focus: The British Manager in the Early 1980s, by Michael Poole, Roger Mansfield, Paul Blyton and Paul FrostWho Gets to the Top?, A Sociological Study of Business Executives, by Gloria L. Lee. GowerThe Dynamics of White‐Collar Unionism: A Study of Local Union Participation, by Nigel Nicholson, Gill Ursell and Paul BlytonIndustrial Relations in International Perspective: Essays on Research and Policy, edited by P.B. DoeringerThe Militancy of British Minersby V.L. AllenKing Coal, Miners, Coal and Britain's Industrial Futureby Tony HallAu milieu du gué, Jean‐Louis MoynotWorking Life: A Social Science Contribution to Work Reform, by B. Gardell and G. JohanssonOrganized Workers and Socialist Politics in Interwar Japan, by Stephen S.