Presents a report on a series of studies generated by the Institute of Medicine dedicated to improving the quality and …
Why is there such a deep partisan division within the United States regarding how health care should be organized and …
A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform—from a legendary leader in innovation . . . Our health care system is …
""Delve into the provocative and critically acclaimed analysis, 'The Safety Utopia: Contemporary Discontent and Desire as to Crime and Punishment' …
Technological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American …
This book challenges existing theories of welfare state change by analyzing pension reforms in France, Germany, and Switzerland between 1970 …
In the years between 1750 and 1868, English criminal justice underwent significant changes. The two most crucial developments were the …
This book analyzes education reform through the eyes of those entrenched in the process--policy makers, administrators, middle managers, principals, and …
Policing is at a turbulent turning point: the pace of change is accelerating with renewed emphasis on crime reduction yet …
A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet …
Victorian Medicine and Social Reform traces Florence Nightingale’s career as a reformer and Crimean war heroine. Her fame as a …
Webb passionately brings to life the full story of this fascinating reformer, feminist, social activist, and theologian. In Florence's Victorian …
Between Crisis and OrderIn Selim III, Social Order and Policing in Istanbul at the End of the Eighteenth Century Betül …
Can individuals be reformed or rehabilitated in the prison? A persistent body of work indicates that rehabilitation and/or reformation through …
Unlike critics who see the organizational cultures of prisons, jails, and community correction agencies as a problem that needs to …
The past few decades have brought a shift in the nature of American democracy—an alarming shift that threatens such liberal …
The volume is a collection of articles based on presentations given at a conference titled “Too Big to Fail III: …
A crisis is looming for baby boomers and anyone else who hopes to retire in the coming years. In When …
Jane Duckett describes in detail new state business activities in China and explains why they have appeared. Using research on …
Healthcare Changes Reach Main Street: A Call to Action for Physicians provides guidance, examples, and information on processes and time …
The relation between teaching and research has been a perennial theme inacademia as well as the Oersted Lectures, with no …
The UK has played a pivotal role in the development of New Public Management (NPM). This book offers an original, …
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption tells …
A groundbreaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America in one Louisiana prison and …
"A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and …
The welfare states of affluent democracies now stand at the center of political discussion and social conflict. In these path-breaking …
This book offers a much-needed analysis of how the European Union (EU) has affected welfare state reforms in the Member …
An Economist Book of the Year, 2008 This book presents a story of two Chinas - an entrepreneurial rural China …
The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution—the product of compromises and an artifact of …
Rethinking the SAT is a unique presentation of the latest thoughts and research findings of key individuals in the world …
China impacts everyone—an economic superpower competing in every arena of human endeavor. Here are those who run China, its current …
Over the last five years, widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion …
