Product Description: Book by Martin Powell

Product Description: Sherlock Holmes vs. The Invisible Man. Strange occurences are plaguing London. A fruit vendor sees an apple hanging in mid-air like a balloon, a petty thief claims to have seen a ghostly apparition with internal organs visible, and a large quantity of obscure drugs has been stolen from London chemists...read more

Product Description: The teaching profession has seldom been under greater pressure than it is at present. This book aims to help teachers to understand the forces that shape their personal development, their careers and ultimately their relations with the children they teach...read more

Product Description: Graphic Novel

Product Description: The New Labour Government has placed great emphasis on service delivery. It has provided performance information in the form of Annual Reports, Public Service Agreements, Performance Assessment Frameworks, and a host of other targets...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Current policy encourages 'partnerships' - between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse really as distinctive as the Labour Government claims? How far do contemporary partnerships exemplify an approach to governing which is based on networks (as distinct from hierarchies and markets)? Partnerships, New Labour and the governance of welfare:provides an up-to-date critical analysis of partnerships;addresses the highly topical theme of 'partnerships' as the means of achieving joined-up government;presents empirical evidence from a wide range of welfare partnerships;examines the relationships between local welfare partnerships and the management of those partnerships by central government;reveals the imbalance of power which characterises many contemporary partnerships.·[vbTab]·[vbTab]It is essential reading for academics and students of contemporary social and public policy and for those with an interest in networks and other theories of welfare governance. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Sherlock Holmes TPB vol.1: This big tome reprints the award winning team of Martin Powell and Seppo Makinen's "Scarlet in Gaslight" and "A Case of Blind Fear". First, in "Scarlet in Gaslight", the Great Detective comes face to face with the master vampire Count Dracula...read more

Product Description: Governments across the world are pursuing reform in an effort to improve public services. But have these reforms actually led to improvements in services? This volume develops a framework for a theory-based evaluation of reforms, and then uses this framework to assess the impact of new arrangements for public service delivery in the UK...read more

Product Description: This book develops a Gramscian account of contemporary governance. It critiques the fashionable view that there has been a shift from hierarchy to networks, arguing instead that the ideology of network governance is part of the neoliberal hegemonic project...read more

Product Description: Although state provision may have dominated in Britain since 1945, there is a growing movement towards welfare pluralism - a mixed economy of welfare - involving private, voluntary and informal sectors. This book, written by social policy and welfare experts, sheds light on this neglected area of social policy...read more

Product Description: The graphic novel adaptation of the classic horror novel by Mary Shelley. Written by Martin Powell (SCARLET IN GASLIGHT, THE SPIDER, A CASE OF BLIND FEAR) and illustrated by Patrick Olliffe (SPIDER-GIRL, CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI:13). Featuring the following exclusive bonus features: - An interview with Powell on the origins of his adaptation of Shelley's classic horror novel...read more

Product Description: Tony Blair was the longest serving Labour Prime Minister in British history. This book, the third in a trilogy of books on New Labour edited by Martin Powell, analyses the legacy of his government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state...read more

Product Description: This 'new look' edition is designed to provide readers with up-to-date information about developments and changes in core UK social policy areas. Additional chapters provide in-depth analyses of topical issues in UK and international perspective, while the new themed section examines the changes that have taken place in UK welfare since the first Thatcher government came to power twenty-five years ago...read more

Social Policy Review 15 continues the tradition of this annual review by providing a different style and approach to policy issues from that found in most academic journals and books. It combines issues such as globalization, Europe, and pensions with examination of the current and historical contexts of social policy. Chapters have been purposely commissioned to review a varied and interesting selection of topical social policy developments and to set these in a broader context of key trends and debates.

Product Description: To repay her father's debts, Mirabelle promises the King that she'll spin his straw into gold. An evil troll agrees to help her for a price. Now, Mirabelle must repay an even greater debt, unless she can guess the terrible creature's name.

Product Description: Kid's favourite super hero comics turned into easy-to-read chapter books. New stories with original art by DC illustrators, these books are colourful, attractive and accessible.