An authoritative, accessible and up-to-date account of all aspects of child development. Written by an international team of leading experts everything from neonatal development to education, neuroscience, theories and research methods, physical development, social development, cognitive development, psychopathology and parenting are covered. Essential reading for everyone interested in children.

How can society improve its living standards? What are the conditions necessary for prosperity? These are the questions that define the essence of growth theory. In this user-friendly book, Olivier de la Grandville provides a fascinating introduction to the theory of economic growth.

Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response describes the economic, organizational, and institutional actions required to improve the continuity and recovery of vital public services in event of disaster. This is the first book to describe the fundamental trade-offs between private efficiency and public vulnerability in an open society.

Intracerebral Hemorrhage offers an up-to-date review of the clinical as well as the biological aspects of this form of stroke. It is aimed at the clinician directing the care of such stroke victims, as well as to the investigator with interest in clinical and experimental research in the field.

The essays in this book examine the ability of law and the courts to constrain state powers (e.g. of preventive detention and torture) exercised in the course of an emergency such as the aftermath of a terrorist attack.