The theme of this collection of essays is the interrelationship between planning conceived as a technique of public economic policy-making and the working of political and administrative institutions in three West European states after the early 1960s. The emphasis is on the impact of the attempts to plan upon political and administrative relationships at national and regional levels and the constraints that they in turn imposed upon planning. An overall judgement is made on the aptitudes of the three countries for planning and on the implications for contemporary capitalism within liberal...

Theo and the Baby Bunch is composed of three stories suited to young children who have just had a new baby brother or sister. The stories are interactive and engage children with simple questions and actions. There are plenty of fun pictures where kids are asked to find the answer. In Chapter 1, "Baby Boy and the Baby Bunch," Baby Theo's needs are described. The Birthday Bunch learns that they were once tiny babies too, just like Theo. "Wobbly, Floppy and Fluffy" in Chapter 2 shows how the Baby Bunch can also be like Baby Theo and be wobbly, floppy and fluffy. In the final Chapter 3, titled...