The ageing, financial and labour market challenges facing the old age pension systems of the member states of the European Union are well known. Those who cast doubt on the ability of the present system of pension provision - at least to the extent that it is pay-as-you-go financed - to cope with the problems posed by these challenges are getting more vociferous. Increasingly there are calls for pay-as-you-go systems to be cut back and for funded systems to be expanded.
This book contests the view that funding is the answer. It shows how adaptable the largely pay-as-you-go old age...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Houdini Connections is a story about Chunky, who explores his sexual fantasies and erotic alternatives. It's a cautionary tale about natural instincts that nag and tempt and...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Brighton Front is a story based on actual experiences and focuses on the fantasy and reality of approaching a stranger in a public place, especially when the stranger is a tough...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Man to Man Stuff was developed with the permission of the original author. The story focuses on an ambitious young police officer and his man-to-man power-trips and how he...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Getting It Together is a collection of information and guides to help people fully understand the many aspects of bondage and fetish interests. It includes: 8 Information Sheets...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." The Agency follows an Irish laborour looking for heterosexual action. Unemployed, he is tempted to join a group of men who enjoy elaborate and demanding man-to-man challenges. He...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." The physical details and psychological effects of willingly encasing oneself in a fetish fabric are vividly captured here. Is being forced to stay in it long past the time when...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Black Prince is a story about the slick, sensual fabric used for bike waterproofs ""in the old days."" It is remembered with lustful enthusiasm as the author vividly describes...

Maurice James Stewart-Addison: 1932-2012. Jim pursued a successful career in the theatre, was the founder of Fetters, established a playroom and workshop at "40 Fitz" and created the Houdini Connections website to bring together information and ideas. Directly and indirectly, Jim did much to maintain essential individual freedoms and gave wise counsel to a great many people, he continues to give "permission to play." Visualising an encounter between an iconic New York Leatherman and somebody tempted to explore the Scene, provides the basis for suspenseful drama. Written in the style of a...

Are you undertaking (or thinking of doing) a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) or other professional doctorate (PD) in business and management? Or perhaps you're supervising and delivering one of these programmes? This is your complete - and practical - guide to succeeding on this course.

A Guide to Professional Doctorates in Business and Management has been written by a team of experts with experience of the challenges faced in both studying for and supervising professional doctorates in business and management. Inside they address the key issues faced, in...