The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has one of the largest property portfolios in the UK and is one of the largest businesses in Europe. This paper considers the changing nature of the NHS in terms of health care delivery and the implications of these changes on the procurement and...

Despite a range of initiatives over the last 10 years to enhance the use of science in policy-making by the European Commission and by governments in individual European Union member states, concerns remain that the substantial investments made in research on environmental issues are not as...

R<sc>utherford</sc> T. D. and H<sc>olmes</sc> J. (Small) differences that (still) matter? Cross-border regions and work place governance in the Southern Ontario and US Great Lakes automotive industry, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Workplace governance is a critical element in determining regional competitiveness. While...

The estimation of price elasticities of alcohol demand is valuable for the appraisal of price-based policy interventions such as minimum unit pricing and taxation. This study applies a pseudo-panel approach to the cross-sectional Living Cost and Food Survey 2001/2–2009 to estimate the own- and...

Non-marital childbearing has increased dramatically over the past several decades in both the US and the UK. In 2008, 45 percent of British children were born outside of marriage, up from 8 percent in 1971. A similar trend appears in the US, with 41 percent of births in 2008 occurring to...

The purpose of this paper is to examine attitudes towards sustainability in the UK office market. Although offices are relatively low consumers of energy in the national context, a well designed and specified Îgreen’ office can contribute to lower national CO2 outputs, reduce whole life costs...