The Economics of Europe and the EU
This combines coverage of the key policy areas of the European Union with analysis of individual countries, including recent accession countries. It includes graphics of economic concepts and...
This combines coverage of the key policy areas of the European Union with analysis of individual countries, including recent accession countries. It includes graphics of economic concepts and...
In addition to addressing the usual topics of mathematical real analysis, this book discusses the elements of order theory, convex analysis, optimisation, linear and nonlinear functional analysis,...
Europe's economic performance is far below its potential, the author of this textbook asserts, arguing that its twin challenges are to overcome obstacles to meeting its fundamental objectives and to...
In a global analysis of the singular features of foreign direct investment flows, the authors describe theoretical models and empirical techniques that illuminate the country-pair characteristics...
This is in every way an excellent textbook. It clearly describes the contribution that sociology makes to understanding environmental problems, using a historical perspective. It shows how people...
While introductory guides to human geography abound, this textbook differs in that it is recognisably American in its origins and focus and contains largely empirical, as well as some reflective,...
A valuable edited collection covering an area of the subject that, while not the most fashionable historically, is of increasing interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The book offers a...
One of the main aims of the Companies Act 2006 was to improve the way small businesses are regulated. Accordingly, the new Act reforms the law relating to private companies in significant ways, and...
This well-established textbook is part of the Law in Context series. Colin Turpin, author of the first five editions, has been joined by Adam Tomkins, a leading critical scholar.Who is it for?...
This book is designed as a "taster" for the study of law.Who is it for? Potential law students.Presentation: Clear and accessible chapters by six experienced law teachers covering seven of the main...
A defence of democracy against judicial review; political against legal constitutionalism; the electoral system against the judges.Who is it for? Advanced undergraduate students of law or politics...
A handbook addressing legal and practical issues arising from employment of school staff, revised in light of the Education Act 2002, the Employment Rights Act 2002 and changes to discrimination law....
This book, updated in light of recent developments, explains rules and procedure relating to costs in all matrimonial proceedings including divorce, ancillary relief cases and Children Act...
"The philosophy of the social sciences" can refer to either a philosophical argument for something called "social sciences", which may or may not yet exist, or the philosophical foundations of what...
In the 20th century, a good way to prove that "society" exists in the sense Margaret Thatcher notoriously denied was to claim it had "problems". Thus, many sociology textbooks had "social problems"...