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Advanced Introduction to Mental Health Law
Michael L. Perlin
‘Michael L. Perlin’s excellent book, Advanced Introduction to Mental Health Law, is aptly named — not because it is difficult, but because it is usefully thorough. In its chapter on the right to counsel in civil commitment proceedings, f...eBook:Find out more£14.36
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Rule of Law and Areas of Limited Statehood
Edited by Linda Hamid, Jan Wouters
‘International law presumes a set of territorially-defined sovereign states, but in many parts of the world, state control of territory is more fiction than fact. This path-breaking volume considers a whole host of questions about govern...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Technology, Business, and Economics of Streaming Video
Eli Noam
‘Will the media businesses and industry of today survive the transition to next generation digital video services? Will emerging technical advances usher in new kinds of content and the rise of cloud services? Is the stage being set for ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Household Labor Economics
Edited by Pierre-André Chiappori, Costas Meghir
This Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both theory, from the initial ‘unitary’ model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern ‘co... -
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Migrants’ Attitudes and the Welfare State
Karen N. Breidahl, Troels F. Hedegaard, Kristian Kongshøj, Christian A. Larsen
‘The question of whether immigration is compatible with a robust welfare state has received much attention in recent times. However, the extent to which immigrants in welfare states share the welfare attitudes of natives, and to which we...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Encyclopedia of Law and Development
Edited by Koen De Feyter, Gamze E. Türkelli, Stéphanie de Moerloose
‘The full realization of the right to development is still a long quest for the international community. This unique and pioneering Encyclopedia reveals and deconstructs the power of law in achieving development in its economic, social, ...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Plato's Economics
David Reisman
‘Historians of economic thought have traditionally questioned whether the ancient Greek philosophers understood the market system. In this highly perceptive book David Resiman argues that Plato appreciated how markets could set prices; h...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Advanced Introduction to the Politics of International Human Rights
David P. Forsythe
‘This is a short but learned introduction to the politics of international human rights, comprehensive and up-to-date. Forsythe is skeptical of the role of human rights in international politics, yet not pessimistic. The book contains im...eBook:Find out more£12.76
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A Research Agenda for Sales
Edited by Fernando Jaramillo, Jay P. Mulki
‘A Research Agenda for Sales provides an overview of timely research conversations occurring in sales today. I believe this book is a particularly useful tool for academics. Each chapter offers a comprehensive review of relevant literatu...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Content, Impact, and Regulation of Streaming Video
Eli Noam
‘Professor Noam sees technical advances driving dramatic change in such areas as digital video infrastructures and services, particular business models, and the reshaping of the media industry, such as around the market power of cloud vi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness
Edited by Luigino Bruni, Alessandra Smerilli, Dalila De Rosa
Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and assesses the idea that as a country gets richer the happiness of its citizens remains the same. The book mov...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Advanced Introduction to Creative Industries
John Hartley
‘Not all writing about the creative industries practises what it preaches! So how exciting to read a creative analysis of these industries. This book sidesteps expectations by offering an imaginative and highly thought-provoking engageme...eBook:Find out more£13.56