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The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890-1995, David L. Angus and Jeffrey E. Mirel New York, New York: Teachers College Press. 1999. 261 pp. ISBN: 0807738425. $26.95 (paper).
Regions and the World Economy: The Coming Shape of Global Production, Competition, and Political Order, Allen J. Scott, New York: Oxford University Press. 2000. 163 pp. ISBN: 0198296584. $19.95 (paper).