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Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills
1st Edition
By J. A. G. Griffith
January 16, 2026
The making of laws in Britain takes a long time. Government bills gestate slowly, being conceived in some policy statement or the administrative failings of earlier legislation. Originally published in 1974, this book is concerned to try to estimate the impact which Parliamentary scrutiny has on ...
Perspectives on Research on Effective Mathematics Teaching
1st Edition
Edited
By Douglas A. Grouws, Thomas J. Cooney
January 16, 2026
Originally published in 1988, at the time addressing fundamental issues in establishing a framework for effective mathematics teaching, the chapters provided current research for mathematics instructors and suggestions for future research. Topics discussed include teaching for higher-order thinking...
Public Inquiries as an Instrument of Government
1st Edition
By R. E. Wraith, G. B. Lamb
January 16, 2026
To the unfortunate citizen threatened by the demolition of his house to make way for a new road, or by the shattering of his peace through the building of a new airport, the public inquiry can provide a last hope of reprieve. It may also be called into play in less dramatic circumstances, when the ...
The Government Explains: A Study of the Information Services
1st Edition
By Marjorie Ogilvy-Webb
January 16, 2026
An informed public is the basis of a sound democracy. Public authorities must publicize their work if they are to carry out their duties effectively. But the dividing line between information and propaganda is finely drawn, and public authorities must be on their guard against misuse of public ...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1st Edition
By John Winnifrith
January 16, 2026
First published in 1962, the original blurb read: “The traditions of agriculture are timeless. But current practice is far removed from the world of William Cobbett’s Rural Rides. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food embraces an industry where technical improvements can make the ...
The Parliamentary Ombudsman: A Study in the Control of Administrative Action
1st Edition
By Roy Gregory, Peter Hutchesson
January 16, 2026
In the late 1950s the term ‘Ombudsman’ was familiar only to specialists in the government of Scandinavian countries. Since then, the institution has spread throughout both the Western and developing worlds. With the appointment of the Parliamentary Commission for Administration in 1967, the United ...
The Teaching and Assessing of Mathematical Problem Solving
1st Edition
Edited
By Randall I. Charles, Edward A. Silver
January 16, 2026
Originally published in 1988, this volume is the product of one of four NCTM Research Agenda Project conferences held during 1987. The topics of teaching and evaluating problem solving are high interest topics for teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers, and administrators. Since 1980, ...
This is Your Child: The Story of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
1st Edition
By Anne Allen, Arthur Morton
January 16, 2026
Originally published in 1961, when the NSPCC played a very real and important part in the Welfare State. This is Your Child, written by the Director of the Society, and a Justice of the Peace, sketches the history of the Society and gives a moving account of the work it does in relieving neglect ...
Politics, Security and Development in Small States
1st Edition
Edited
By Colin Clarke, Tony Payne
January 02, 2026
First published in 1987, Politics, Security and Development in Small States analyses the crisis facing small states in the international political system at the time. Incorporating general theoretical statements, case-studies, academic reflection, and policy prescription, it ranges widely in terms ...
An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development
1st Edition
By Norman Long
January 01, 2026
Social change that occurs with rural development in the developing world is as important as economic change. But all too often economic aspects of development have been stressed without due regard to the sociological dimension. In this book, originally published in 1977, Norman Long uses empirical ...
Authority and Delinquency in the Modern State: A Criminological Approach to the Problem of Power
1st Edition
By Alex Comfort
January 01, 2026
In Authority and Delinquency in the Modern State, originally published in 1950, Alex Comfort discusses the relationship between crime and power, and traces the mechanisms which may lead to delinquent behaviour by those in office. In the early twentieth century, the literature of abnormal behaviour ...
Caring Under Pressure
1st Edition
By Roland Chaplain, Andrea Freeman
January 01, 2026
First published in 1994, Caring Under Pressure examines the neglected area of stress and coping strategies of children and staff in residential settings who have to function within contradictory expectations of the general public and policy makers. The book discusses the development of specialist ...