Residential Child Care


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Draws on recent research to address key issues in residential child care policy and practice in the UK, offering guidance for developing best practice and improved outcomes for children and young people.




100 Highlights of the Collections of the Oriental Institute Museum


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"In honor of the Oriental Institute's centennial celebration, this special edition guide to 100 select highlights of the collections of the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago presents objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Syro-Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Nubia, and Persia. The guide features a history of the collections, new photography, provenance information, and a brief description of each object"--




Making Sense of Incentives


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Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.




Research Highlights


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