First published in 1977, this is an applied economics text, in which the basic theory of any introductory economics couurse is applied to a whole range of UK macro- and micro-economic policy issues.

The documents collected in this volume trace the development of novel criticism during one of the most formative periods in the history of fiction. The material includes prefaces to collections, translations and original novels, andpassages taken from miscellanies and from books written for a purpose unconnected with the novel.

This work looks at the different ways in which money is used, the relationships which then arise, and the institutions concerned in maintaining its various functions. It examines the emergence of institutions with familiar and distinctive monetary roles: the state, the market and the banking system.

This textbook deals with the economic development of Europe between 1850 and 1914. It is an interpretative synthesis of the wide range of research on this subject in many countries. It will be an indispensable guide for teachers and will extend and the scope of teaching by making available the results of continental research.

First published in 1990, 'Chaucer and the Social Contest' focuses on three crucial fields of contention: the division of social duties into the three estates, the controversies around Wycliffite thought and practice, and the roles of women.

First published in 1971, 'Social Choice' is both a text and reference containing the proceedings of a conference dealing with contemporary work on the normative and descriptive aspects of the social choice problem.

The Giddens phenomenon has been one of the most obvious and talked about features of world sociology since the late 1960's. This book, first published in 1992, provides a prudent and essential critical introduction to one of the leading sociologists of our time.

Here, Anthony Kenny, one of the most distinguished philosophers in England, explores the notion of responsibility and the precise place of the mental element in criminal actions.

First published in 1970, this selection of Fielding's criticism is an important contribution to our understanding of Fielding and his age. It directs considerable light upon Fielding's own critical views, with regard both to his own works and to 18th-century life and literature at large.

Longer life-expectancy, overseas investment, equal opportunities and short-termism in capital markets are among the issues discussed as David Blake assesses how pension funds typically behave.