This book is very useful for practitioners interested in using economy wide models for planning or in particular for the energy sector. Explanations are clear, there are many practical data and analysis and the application is elaborate. There are many scientific and economic details which will be useful for most readers. The survey of literature is still very useful.

The book consists of the following chapters: 1.British Energy Problem and its Solution; 2. A Discovery Model of Oil Reserves in the UK Sector of the North Sea; 3. The Multisectoral Econometric Model including the energy system; 4. State-Variable Form of the Econometric Model, Stochastic Simulation and Control; 5. Stochastic and Deterministic Solution of the Model.

The best parts of this book are (a) a very clear description of a number of control methods which can be used in practice; (b) very useful survey of macroeconomic models which can be used in practice. The application on India is very useful for deleopmnent planners and researchers. There are many books on useless methods which in practice can not work, but this book is a very exception. Every methods explained here are original and work in practice.

The book consists of the following chapters: 1. India's Economic Scene and the Behaviours of the Monetary-Financial Instruments; 2. Methods of Optimal Control; 3. Recent Advances in Macroeconomic Policy Analysis ands the Analytical Structure of the Control Model 4. Estimation and Analysis of the Model 5. Analysis of the Result of the Control System.

The book is a comprehensive analysis of Japanese foreign investments and Characteristics of the Japanese multinational companies, their behaviours, investment styles, performances, strategic managements and human resources management styles. The first chapter narrates the story of the Japanese foreign investments in recent years. The second chapter describes and analysed the global environments for Japanese multinational companies. and business regulations affecting multinational companies in a number of countries. The third chapter describes and analysed the domestic environments for Japanese multinational companies, product development strategies, financial system, manufacturing process and cross-cultural managements. The fourth chapter analysed the expansions of Japanese multinational companies across the world and their performances. The fifth chapter analysed the impacts of Japanese multinational companies on their host nations and on Japan itself regarding employments, investments, production and technology. The sixth chapter analysed the strategic management styles of Japanese multinational companies and in particular the behaviours of Nissan, Toyota and Honda motor corporations. The final chapter analysed the human resources managements and in particular Japanese management philosophy in three major Japanese multinational companies and how these companies are transmitting Japanese management styles in their foreign locations. Overall all materials used in this book are derived from several years of research and analysis. Most of the materials are not readily available as these are from Jaopanese sources. This will be an important source book for students and researchers on international business.