Start with an agoraphobe, a narcoleptic, a temporary amnesiac, and an apraxic who cannot perform physical actions upon request, add a ruthless identity thief with a taste for fine food and you get a raucous comedy that explores both the idiosyncrasies of human nature and the power of love. Bunny Temple is an agoraphobe living in New York. Once a week he organizes a gathering of his friends, each of whom has been relegated to the sidelines of society. What makes this get-together different is that Bunny has become the victim of an identity theft that has left him penniless and on the verge of...

The measurement of household welfare is one of the most important yet difficult areas of economics. This volume contains contributions from leading experts throughout Europe, North America and Australia that extend the existing literature in a number of topical directions. Subjects discussed include: the subjective measurement of welfare, game theoretic models of household behavior and their welfare implications, and labor supply and welfare measurement. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of microeconomics, public economics, econometrics, and social policy.

This report contributes to the debate about the quality of education and returns to education investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR). It aims to improve our understanding of the links from investment in education and training to labor market outcomes and to provide a basis for policy choices that will strengthen future outcomes. The report is organized in four main chapters. Chapter 2 documents the recent downturn in education earnings premia using standard 'mincerian' regressions based on household survey data. Chapter 3 explores the underlying supply-side and demand-side...

A detailed look at 50 Profitable Businesses you can start today with little or no money. In todays economic climate, working for others can be a daunting experience with so many people losing their jobs. Take control of your own future and start a great business you can be proud of. All the businesses listed here are simple to get started and require no special skills and very little or no money to get started. An ideal book for the entrepreneur or someone wanting to be their own boss.

This set comprises 40 volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set compliments the first 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995.

Psycho-sleuth Mark Jordan stalks the killer of Stonecroft group home resident schizophrenic Neal Scully. The death by hanging triggers a police inquiry that threatens the health and security of the surviving residents. When the police charge resident manic depressive Blair Parsons, Mark probes the psychiatric underworld to clear his client's name. Mark antagonizes both the police and his superiors to protect the vulnerable young adults in his charge. Mark's investigation cost him his job, the woman he loves, and almost his sanity. Set in Canada, the novel features the spectacular cliff...