Bücher der Reihe Contemporary Issues in Public Policy

Reviewing healthcare policy in the NHS, this book locates the NHS in the context of the welfare state. It is suitable for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students studying health policy and the NHS.

Throughout the book comparisons are drawn between Britain, the USA and other European countries and also China, Japan and other Far Eastern societies. Latest research results overturn many recieved ideas and entrenched beliefs-eg.evidence that family friendly policies do not reduce gender inequality.

The problem of social control has constituted the acid test for the issue of immigration and integration. This book offers an analysis of immigration and crime rates in the European countries, and examines the situation in the US. It states that the widespread notion that a large non-national population produces high crime rates must be rejected.

Does mental disorder cause crime? Does crime cause mental disorder? This title examines the nature of the relationship between mental disorder and crime.