One of the most troubling developments of the past two decades has been the dramatic rise in inequality among nations and within nations. This book examines the nature of this development in a variety of countries and contexts - China, Russia, Australia, Latin America, Italy - where the rise of inequality has not been studied as intensively as the US or UK. It also presents analyses of some potential causes and consequences of the rise in inequality.

This is the first general comparative study of health policy and politics to focus on major countries of Western Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK. The book begins by identifying differences in arrangements for the finance, delivery and regulation of health care in different countries, explaining how health systems are to be understood as political entities. The book describes and accounts for the evolution of state intervention in the health sector before comparing and contrasting different kinds of systems. It examines recent changes in the organization of health care as...

This title outlines a set of principles and analytical methods that can be adapted to different assessment scenarios designed to enable readers to construct their own effective methods for assessment. Guidelines for design and methods of planning, choosing and implementation are provided.

With increased teaching and administration duties, finding the time needed to coach your students on the core skills necessary to complete a successful psychology degree may not always be easy.

To help address this problem, this highly accessible guide is designed to help your students' meet the challenges and reap the rewards of their degree by introducing a range of study skills and providing them with ways to practice those skills. It includes:

-Learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter to highlight key areas

-Text boxes throughout to reaffirm understanding

-Numerous...

This innovative volume describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned for two reasons. First, the post-war period has seen huge changes in traditional structures in Europe, such as class, race and gender, which have prompted people and systems to re-assess and assert their identity and role. Second, the move towards...

The Centre For Fortean Zoology Yearbook is a collection of papers and essays too long and detailed for publication in the CFZ Journal Animals & Men. With contributions from both well-known researchers, and relative newcomers to the field, the Yearbook provides a forum where new theories can be expounded, and work on little-known cryptids discussed.

With contributions from both well-known researchers, and relative newcomers to the field, this yearbook provides a forum where new theories can be expounded, and work on little-known cryptids discussed.

This volume is a collection of papers and essays too long and detailed for publication in the CFZ journal "Animals & Men." With contributions from both well-known researchers and relative newcomers to the field, this resource provides a forum where new theories can be expounded, and work on little-known cryptids discussed.

This title outlines a set of principles and analytical methods that can be adapted to different assessment scenarios designed to enable readers to construct their own effective methods for assessment. Guidelines for design and methods of planning, choosing and implementation are provided.