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From 1979 to 1997 Britain was a laboratory for experiments in local governance as the control and delivery of local services was switched from elected councils to appointed boards (quangos), private companies or self-management. This book is about four models of local governance: the traditional 'localist' model, the New Right's 'individual' model, the New Left's 'mobilisation' model, and government's own 'centralist' model. It tests them agai...

From 1979 to 1997 Britain was a laboratory for experiments in local governance as the control and delivery of local services was switched from elected councils to appointed boards (quangos), private companies or self-management. This book is about four models of local governance: the traditional 'localist' model, the New Right's 'individual' model, the New Left's 'mobilisation' model, and government's own 'centralist' model. It tests them agai...

A study of the Berlin Airlift.

A victorious American army, having driven through Belgium almost unopposed, ran head-on into German soldiers on their own home ground, in some of the most rugged country in western Germany-and at the beginning of the worst fall and winter weather in decades. In late 1944, American forces advanced into the hilly, heavily wooded Hürtgen Forest southeast of Aachen, Germany. For weeks, without a clear-cut reason for attacking through the forest, U...

For Caroline Turner, life was over. Recently divorced and financially ruined, she had no choice but to move back home and care for her invalid mother. But Mama was so cruel and vindictive-so downright mean-that she made every minute a living nightmare. What gave Mama the right to treat Caroline the way she did, especially when her daughter was only trying to help? What right did Mama have to talk about Daddy like that, especially when he'd alw...

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The premier book of its kind and a comprehensive guide to the standards, procedures and ethics of appraising gems, jewelry and other valuables. Gems and Jewelry Appraising offers all the information that jewelers, gemologists and students of jewelry appraisal will need to establish an appraisal business, handle various kinds of appraisals--for insurance, divorce, inheritance, liquidation, collateral and tax donation--and provide an accurate, v...

Addiction Research Methods" is a comprehensive handbook for health professionals, policy-makers and researchers working and training in the field of addiction.The book provides a clear, comprehensive and practical guide to research design, methods and analysis within the context of the field of alcohol and other drugs. The reader is introduced to fundamental principles and key issues, and is orientated to available sources of information and k...