We discuss the double-exchange model for bilayered manganites, taking into
account the effects of two-fold degeneracy of the e(g) levels. The obtained
phase diagram successfully explains the sequence of ferro- --> canted -->
A-type antiferromagnetic states, observed with the increase of the hole con
centration. The direction of the spin magnetization, obtained from the anal
ysis of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy, is expected to be paralle
l to the plane of the laver. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese
rved.