Book review in this articleThe European Administrative EliteJohn A.Armstrong.English Local Government ReformedLord Redcliffe‐Maud and Bruce Wood.The Planner in SocietyDavid Eversley.Traffic Congestion Goes Through the Issue‐Machine: A Case‐Study in Issue Processing, Illustrating a New ApproachDavid BraybrookePolitics and Land Use Planning: The London ExperienceStephen L.Elkin.Transport Organization in a Great City: The Case of LondonM.F.Collins and T.M.Pharoah.Private Enterprise and Public Intervention: The Courtaulds ExperienceArthur K