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1. The Law and Older People

   By John Williams

   This book looks at the historical background to the law's approach to ageing, focusing on questions such as: Has the law promoted ageism? How well has the law protected older people against discrimination, abuse and social exclusion? How effective will new prohibitions on age...

   To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Agricultural Supply Chains and the Challenge of Price Risk

   By John Williams

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   This book discusses the issues of integration within food and fibre supply chains and the challenges of price risk. Integration and price risk are interwoven in agricultural supply chains through the problems of production risk and hoarding. Without integration through commercial trade...

   To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond

   By Tony Cutler, John Williams, Karel Williams

   Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyses the political assumptions underlying post-war economic policy. It traces these assumptions through the classic texts of Keynes and Beveridge, the architects of limited,...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World

   The End of Transition?

   By Colin C. Williams, John Round, Peter Rodgers

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social networks, is of great importance...

   To Be Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
5. Fenimore Cooper

   Edited by George Dekker, John P. Williams

   This set comprises 40 volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set compliments the first 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
6. Competition and Efficiency in International Food Supply Chains

   Improving Food Security

   By John Williams

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   Why have food crises seemingly become more frequent in recent years, compared to the last few decades? This book examines an array of different issues and distortions that are causing food supply chain dysfunction in many countries, particularly for staple non-perishable foods such as grains,...

   Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
7. Parsis in India and the Diaspora

   Edited by John Hinnells, Alan Williams

   Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

   The Parsis are India's smallest minority community, yet they have exercised a huge influence on the country. As pioneers in education in nineteenth century India, and as leading figures in banking and commerce, medicine, law and journalism, they were at the forefront of India's industrial...

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
8. Forensic Recovery of Human Remains

   Archaeological Approaches, Second Edition

   By Tosha L. Dupras, John J. Schultz, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J Williams

   This reference, now in its second edition, is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the practical aspects of excavating and recovering human remains, as well as any associated evidence, from crime scenes. It highlights the protocols and techniques that are used to successfully survey, map, recover,...

   Published October 26th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Unions and Globalisation

   Governments, Management, and the State at Work

   By Peter Fairbrother, John O'Brien, Anne Junor, Michael O'Donnell, Glynne Williams

   Series: Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context

   In recent decades, trade unions have suffered major reversals and experienced declining memberships. Transnational corporations and state-owned multi-nationals have increasingly implemented deteriorating terms and conditions of employment, with vulnerable and insecure job contracts. In this...

   Published September 14th 2011 by Routledge
10. Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond

    By Tony Cutler, John Williams, Karel Williams

    Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyses the political assumptions underlying post-war economic policy. It traces these assumptions through the classic texts of Keynes and Beveridge, the architects of limited,...

    Published October 19th 2010 by Routledge