Objective To assess from a societal perspective the incremental cost-effectiveness of a family-based GP-mediated intervention targeting overweight and moderately obese children. The intervention was modelled on the LEAP (live, eat and play) trial, a randomised controlled trial conducted by the...

A comprehensive chronicle of thetransformation of the intensely competitive British insurance industry in response to evolving economic, social, technological and political conditions. It analyzes the fast-changing shape of the distribution system, the role of the state and the shifting...

Teachers' work and teacher unions : the global context -- Transforming the school workforce in England : the road to remodelling -- Research methods : processes, issues and implications -- Setting the agenda : the emergence and significance of 'social partnership' at the national level --...

There may be some readers of this book who are expecting a sort of Mrs Beeton of reinsurance, whose indications if carefully followed will ensure the satisfactory outcome of any reinsurance operation undertaken. They will, I fear, be disappointed for reinsurance is first and foremost a...