Health care delivery is undergoing intense scrutiny and pressure for change: people have high expectations and want value for money. Research can do much to evaluate the effectiveness of health care, but deeply rooted disciplinary preconceptions - about what should be done and how, and about what is scientific - have hampered relevant research. Researching Health Care brings together an international team of health researchers from the fields of clinical care, clinical epidemiology, bio-statistics, sociology, health economics and health policy. The problem of research method is central to the...

Explores meanings and representations of body in relation to our physical cultures - our traditions of cultural practices such as sport and dance within which the moving physical body is central. This book is intended to challenge old certainties about the body and physical culture and to investigate changing knowledge about the body, and more.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the central institution of the international monetary system and plays an important role in the economic life of many countries. IMF assistance has been a key factor in the successful resolution of economic crises with in Brazil, Korea, Poland, Tanzania, Turkey, and Uruguay, but the positive impact of IMF schemes goes relatively unnoticed by many.

This book is the first to focus fully on IMF successes, including its important initiatives to help prevent financial crises in advanced and in developing economies. With first-hand accounts by IMF...

Busting loose from the pages of his long-running webcomic (www.brunothebandit.com), Ian McDonald brings you the very first misadventures of his mercenary hero Bruno the Bandit. Join Bruno, his microdragon sidekick Fiona, and a varied cast of characters who populate Rothland in a quest for fortune and adventure as some of the best comics on the web become some of the funniest comics in self-publishing. In addition to a great lineup of Bruno the Bandit stories, Volume One of "Brutal Blade" features all-new cover art by legendary Conan artist Ernie Chan and comments from equally legendary comics...

Bruno the Bandit is at it again Within these pages is another dozen stories from the long-running webcomic (www.brunothebandit.com) by Ian McDonald. What happens when the outcome of every situation truly depends on the roll of the die? What if Bruno went legit and joined the Rothland Imperial Guard? Who is Sour Ron and what connection does he have to Bruno's past? Most importantly, what is the senses shattering secret of "The Babe," and what will Bruno do to find out? The answers to these questions and more lie in wait inside. Read on as once again, some of the best comics on the web become...