Oxford University Press

Business, Politics, and Society compares business and politics in two of the most important capitalist democracies: the US and the UK. It introduces the big analytical and moral issues involved in the study of business power, examines the role of multinational firms, and looks at the relationship between business and political parties....

In The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook(1888), Flora Annie Steel and her        co-author Grace Gardiner give practical and highly opinionated advice to young        memsahibs in India. Covering all aspects of household management from the duties of        servants to recipes, the manual sheds fascinating light on the entire...

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How has the Chinese economy managed to grow at such a remarkable rate - no less        than ten per cent per annum - for over three decades? This well-integrated book        combines economic theory, empirical estimation, and institutional analysis to        address one of the most important questions facing contemporary economists. A...

Why the U.S. Has No National Health InsuranceOne Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written history of America's failed efforts        to address the health care needs of its citizens. Covering the entire twentieth        century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance was        met with fierce attacks by powerful...

An international children's classic, The Wind in the Willows grew from the author's letters to his young son, yet it is concerned almost exclusively with adult themes. This new edition explores a profoundly English book with a world following; a book for adults adopted by children; a timeless masterpiece and a vital portrait of an age....