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Illustrations

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References

The Harvard reference system, preferred in this journal, uses the name of the author, the date of publication and, following quoted material, the page reference, as a key to the full bibliographic details set out in the list of references – e.g. ‘Many composers . . . have attempted to return to this state of childhood' (Swanwick 1988: 56); ‘several authors have noted this trend' (Smith 1970; Jones and Cook 1968; Dobbs et al . 1973). [N.B. et al . to be used when there are three or more authors.] The date of publication cited must be the date of the source referred to; when using a republished book, a translation or a modern version of an older edition, however, the date of the original publication may also be given. Where there are two or more works by one author in the same year, these should be distinguished by using 1980a, 1980b, etc. The reference list should include every work cited in the text. Please ensure that dates, spelling and titles used in the text are consistent with those listed in the References. The content and form of the reference list should conform to the following examples. Please note that page numbers are required for articles, both place of publication and name of publisher should be given for books and, where relevant, translator and date of first publication should be noted. Do not use et al . in the reference list; spell out each author's full name or surname and initials.

Book/multiple author Kay, John, Mayor, Colin and Thompson, David (1986) Privatization and Regulation , Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Article in edited volume Kreile, Michael (1992) ‘The political economy of the new Germany', in Paul B. Stares (ed.) The New Germany and the New Europe , Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, pp. 5–92.

Article in journal Streeck, W. and Schmitter, P. C. (1991) ‘From corporatism to transitional pluralism: organized interests in the single European market', Politics and Society 19(2): 133–64.

Edited text Smith, Adam (1976) [1776] An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , ed. R. H. Campbell, A. S. Skinner and W. B. Todd, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Translated text

Jaspers, K. (1983) General Human Resource Management , 7th edn, trans. J. Hoenig and M. Hamilton, Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Article in newspaper Barber, L. (1993) ‘The towering bureaucracy', Financial Times , 21 June.

Unpublished

Zito, A. (1994) ‘Epistemic communities in European policy-making', Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh.

For Italian bibliography the same format obtains, but please follow Italian capitalization rules for book titles, as shown below:

Books

Pombeni, P. (1993) Autorità sociale e potere politico nell'Italia contemporanea , Venice: Marsilio Editori. Article Gribaudi, G. (1993) ‘Familismo e famiglia a Napoli e nel Mezzogiorno', Meridiana 17: 9–41.

Article

Gribaudi, G. (1993) ‘Familismo e famiglia a Napoli e nel Mezzogiorno', Meridiana 17: 9–41.

Notes on style

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Justification of text

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Punctuation

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Spelling

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Use -ize, in preference to -ise, as a verbal ending (e.g. realize, specialize, recognize, etc.). Note, however, several words correctly end in -ise (e.g. advertise, enfranchise, exercise, etc.); note also analyse (English spelling), analyze (American). For American spelling, follow Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

Initial capitalization

Please keep capitalization to a minimum. When possible, use lower case for government, church, state, party, volume, etc.; north, south, etc. are only capitalized if used as part of a recognized place name (e.g. Western Australia, South Africa); use lower case for general terms (e.g. eastern France, south-west of Berlin).

Full points

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