This reader presents over 70 case studies of policy making in Whitehall and Westminster, combining newspaper coverage, official documents, academic analysis and the recollections of participants. Simon James demonstrates the various ways in which policy originates, the way it is shaped within Whitehall, the different modes of parliamentary control, and the problems of implementation and policy review. He illustrates civil servants' part in developing policy, ministers' relations with their departments and their colleagues, and the role of the Prime Minister and cabinet. Case studies help to...
This reader presents over 70 case studies of policy making in Whitehall and Westminster, combining newspaper coverage, official documents, academic an...
This reader presents over 70 case studies of policy making in Whitehall and Westminster, combining newspaper coverage, official documents, academic analysis and the recollections of participants. Simon James demonstrates the various ways in which policy originates, the way it is shaped within Whitehall, the different modes of parliamentary control, and the problems of implementation and policy review. He illustrates civil servants' part in developing policy, ministers' relations with their departments and their colleagues, and the role of the Prime Minister and cabinet. Case studies help to...
This reader presents over 70 case studies of policy making in Whitehall and Westminster, combining newspaper coverage, official documents, academic an...
Taxation, of one sort or another, can be traced back to the beginnings of civilization, indeed, it might be argued that taxes are the price of civilization. This set reprints classic articles on taxation such as Adam Smith's Canons of Taxation, alongside more contemporary articles on modern developments. Taking into account the strong revisionist trend emergent in the study of economic issues, a new introduction by the editor puts the collected articles into context.
Taxation, of one sort or another, can be traced back to the beginnings of civilization, indeed, it might be argued that taxes are the price of civiliz...
This volume focuses on the legal risks arising in English law in the course of derivatives transactions. It discusses the following issues: the legal risks arising in the negotiation and conduct of derivatives transactions; the regulation of the derivatives market; the capacity to enter into derivatives transactions and the standard term upon which this is done; the consequences of default by a counterparty; and the standard terms on which derivatives are entered into, particularly the ISDA Master Agreement.
This volume focuses on the legal risks arising in English law in the course of derivatives transactions. It discusses the following issues: the leg...
Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What, for instance, is the natural world? Do we humans belong to it? Which parts of it are we morally obliged to protect?
Drawing on an exceptionally wide range of sources, from virtue ethics to Buddhism, leading environmental philosopher Simon P. James sets out to answer these vitally important questions.
The book begins with a discussion of animal minds, before moving on to explore our...
Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental qu...
Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What, for instance, is the natural world? Do we humans belong to it? Which parts of it are we morally obliged to protect?
Drawing on an exceptionally wide range of sources, from virtue ethics to Buddhism, leading environmental philosopher Simon P. James sets out to answer these vitally important questions.
The book begins with a discussion of animal minds, before moving on to explore our...
Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental qu...