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Bonnie Macmillan describes the findings of the most up-to-date experimental research on beginning reading instruction. Research points decisively to the need for direct teaching of certain key skills in order to produce maximum reading success.

Special Price £4.00, Usual Price £12.00 Executive Summary Learning to read is the most important task of early childhood. Success … Continue reading

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Green Goods: Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment

1 March 1997

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Green Goods: Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment

Julian Morris

1 March 1997

In the late 1980s governments and private sector companies developed seal of approval ‘ecolabels’ purporting to denote the most environment-friendly … Continue reading

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Learning From The Past, Freeing Up The Future (web publication)

1 January 1997

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Learning From The Past, Freeing Up The Future (web publication)

Fred L. Smith, Jr.

1 January 1997

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Should Developing Countries Have Central Banks?

1 July 1996

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Should Developing Countries Have Central Banks?

Kurt Schuler

1 July 1996

The IEA’s publications have a reputation for challenging established ideas and Dr Kurt Schuler’s research in central banking is in … Continue reading

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Regulating Utilities: a Time For Change?

1 June 1996

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Regulating Utilities: a Time For Change?

Professor M.E. Beesley (Ed.)

1 June 1996

This title assesses the state of regulation in 1995-96, considers what problems have arisen, and discusses how they might be … Continue reading

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Markets and the Media

1 March 1996

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Markets and the Media

M E Beesley (Ed.)

1 March 1996

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Competition, Regulation and the Interests of Consumers Governments, faced with problems which elicit public concern, are all too ready to … Continue reading

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Taking the Measure of Poverty:

1 October 1995

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Taking the Measure of Poverty:

Richard Pryke

1 October 1995

In this critique of the DSS’s HBAI poverty statistics Dr Richard Pryke suggests six major weaknesses which, once taken into … Continue reading

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Accountants Without Standards? Compulsion or Evolution in Company Accounting

1 October 1995

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Accountants Without Standards? Compulsion or Evolution in Company Accounting

D.R. Myddelton

1 October 1995

Statements of standard accounting practice (SSAPs) should be limited to disclosure requirements for listed companies and should not attempt to … Continue reading

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Taxes, Benefits and Family Life

1 September 1995

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Taxes, Benefits and Family Life

Hermione Parker

1 September 1995

This pioneering piece of research analyses the interactions of the tax and benefit systems. The author explains the ‘seven deadly … Continue reading

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Why Schoolchildren Can’t Read

Why Schoolchildren Can’t Read

Green Goods: Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment

Green Goods: Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment

Learning From The Past, Freeing Up The Future (web publication)

Learning From The Past, Freeing Up The Future (web publication)

Should Developing Countries Have Central Banks?

Should Developing Countries Have Central Banks?

Regulating Utilities: a Time For Change?

Regulating Utilities: a Time For Change?

Markets and the Media

Markets and the Media

Taking the Measure of Poverty:

Taking the Measure of Poverty:

Accountants Without Standards? Compulsion or Evolution in Company Accounting

Accountants Without Standards? Compulsion or Evolution in Company Accounting

Taxes, Benefits and Family Life

Taxes, Benefits and Family Life

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