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Politics, Development & Bureaucracy in Africa
1st Edition
By Ladipo Adamolekun
July 01, 2026
Originally published in 2006, this book brings together the insights gained from decades of continuous study of, and reflections on, the relationship between politicians and civil servants that are linked, in varying degrees, to the development process. While four of the eight chapters in the book ...
A History of Venezuela
1st Edition
By Guillermo Morón
June 01, 2026
First published in 1964, A History of Venezuela is based on Dr Guillermo Morón’s Historia de Venezuela originally published in Caracas, but it has several distinctive features. The textbook form of the original has been abandoned for a narrative presentation, various sections of the book have been ...
Committees of Inquiry
1st Edition
By Gerald Rhodes
June 01, 2026
The appointment of a committee of inquiry to examine a question of current political controversy is a common occurrence in Britain. Yet the committee of inquiry had received little attention from writers on public administration. Originally published in 1975, in this new study for the Royal ...
Community Care and the Mentally Handicapped: Services for Mothers and Their Mentally Handicapped Children
1st Edition
By Sam Ayer, Andy Alaszewski
June 01, 2026
Based on mothers’ experiences and accounts, Community Care and the Mentally Handicapped (originally published in 1984) explores the daily challenges of caring for a severely disabled child at home. Having recognised the limitations of institutional care, the authors examine the needs and ...
Crisis in the Health Service: The Politics of Management
1st Edition
By Stuart Haywood, Andy Alaszewski
June 01, 2026
First published in 1980, Crisis in the Health Service explores the problems of the National Health Service and discusses approaches to promote change. It examines strategies adopted since the service’s creation in 1948, finding them inadequate, particularly management structures organized as if the...
Designing Special Programmes: A Handbook for Teachers of Children with Learning Difficulties
1st Edition
By Tony Branwhite
June 01, 2026
First published in 1986, Designing Special Programmes is a practical, step-by-step guide for teachers responsible for designing and presenting special educational programmes for children with learning difficulties. It is ideal for those who have to do this for the first time in their everyday ...
Discovery Learning in the Primary School
1st Edition
By John Foster
June 01, 2026
First published in 1972, Discovery Learning in the Primary School explores what is recognized as the fundamental process in primary school education, discovery learning. The author discusses and analyzes informal learning situations, examines the educational principles involved and assesses the ...
Economic Planning in France
1st Edition
By John Hackett, Anne-Marie Hackett
June 01, 2026
When it was originally published in 1963, this was the first full study in English of French economic planning in the 20th century and appeared at a time when the UK was beginning a similar experiment. The book is an extensive source of information on the 20th century structure of the French ...
Employment Trends in the United States, Japan and the European Community: A Comparative Economic Study
1st Edition
By Eckhardt Wohlers, Günter Weinert
June 01, 2026
After the first oil crisis in 1973 and during the 1980s, unemployment increased markedly in nearly all Western industrialized countries. However, this alone was an insufficient description of labour market trends, as there were substantial differences in employment performance among countries and ...
Fluvial Geomorphology: A Proceedings Volume of the Fourth Annual Geomorphology Symposia Series
1st Edition
Edited
By Marie Morisawa
June 01, 2026
It was not until the 20th century that many geomorphologists began to integrate the work of hydraulic engineers and hydrologists with geomorphic concepts in fluvial systems. Statistical manipulations and concepts aided greatly in the development of ideas on the relation of the magnitude and ...
Inspectorates in British Government: Law Enforcement and Standards of Efficiency
1st Edition
By Gerald Rhodes
June 01, 2026
Inspection is one of the oldest forms of governmental influence and control. Yet the process had been largely neglected in studies of British government. Originally published in 1981, this study examines two of its major, long-standing aims: to enforce statutory provisions and to ensure defined ...
International Institutions
1st Edition
By Paul Reuter
June 01, 2026
Originally published in 1958, this book assesses the continuity and variety of international societies as they have existed in recent history. Although the study of international institutions is firmly based on a foundation of law, this book also encompasses sociology, history and politics. The ...