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It is becoming increasingly important to examine the relationship between the outcomes of a clinical trial and the costs of the medical therapy under study. The results of such analysis can affect reimbursement decisions for new medical technologies, drugs, devices or diagnostics. It can aid companies seeking to make claims about the...

The Right and the Welfare State studies the welfare state policies of conservative and liberal governments. These parties have been assumed to be nothing but the welfare-sceptical flip-side of the Left, but the book presents a new theory arguing that the conventional wisdom is wrong. The policy goals of the Right - and the political means by which...

Process approaches to organization studies focus on flow, activities, and evolution, understanding organizations and organizing as processes in the making. They stand in contrast to positivist approaches that see organizations and phenomena as fixed, static, and measurable.  Process approaches draw on a range of ideas and philosophies. The Handbook...

A Guide to the New Tools and New Actors that Are Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social InvestingThe resources of both governments and traditional philanthropy are either barely growing or in decline, yet the problems of poverty, ill-health, and environmental degradation balloon daily. It is therefore increasingly clear that we urgently need new...

Winnie's world is a wonderful place to be! Just imagine what it would be like to live in a bouncy castle, to travel on a paper aeroplane, to meet a pirate snowman, or keep a dragon as a pet? Crammed with pictures that show every madcap detail of Winnie's world, this is a book where you decide who to meet, where to go, and what to do. So...

Youth, Gender, and Fashion GlobalizationWhile it is frequently trivialized, the business of beauty is one of the most important global industries, generating millions of dollars and implicating many more the world over, from consumers to corporate elites. As trends spread so do ideas about standards of appearance and what is necessary to look good...