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In the 1980s few studies adopted a positive attitude to ageing and elderly people. First published in 1986, reissued with a new preface, this book helped to redress this imbalance by focusing on the theme of independence, examined particularly from the perspective of housing and social policies relating to elderly people.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Cricket, professionalism, and economics -- Chapter 3: Origins of cricket in Australia -- Chapter 4: Cricket clubs and grounds in Australia -- Chapter 5: State associations and overseas tours of Australian cricket teams -- Chapter 6: Board control of Australian cricket -- Chapter 7: Cricket in Australia in the Inter-war years -- Chapter 8: Cricket in Australia in the post-war world -- Chapter 9: The Packer revolution and Australian cricket -- Chapter 10: Australian cricket after Packer -- Chapter 11: Conclusion.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- PART A Introduction and context -- 1 Introduction and context -- 2 Ongoing and future challenges to UK public policy and public services -- PART B The need for major UK reform -- 3 Towards stronger UK regionalism -- 4 Implementing elected regional government in the UK -- 5 Future financing of public services -- PART C Public policies and public services under a regional government model -- 6 Regional economic development -- 7 Health and healthcare -- 8 Social care -- 9 Education -- 10 Housing -- 11 Other regional public services -- PART D Cross-cutting themes -- 12 Resource trends and resource planning in regional public services -- 13 Coordination, collaboration and integration in public services -- 14 Community development and the role of the third sector in public service delivery -- Index.

Themes and methods -- Introduction -- The public policy process in Australia -- Economic policy and efficiency -- Economic policy -- Industry policy -- Agricultural policy -- Government support for research and development -- Trade practices -- The national competition policy -- Government business enterprises and privatisation -- Energy policy -- Utility regulation in Australia -- Infrastructure -- Labour markets -- Training and education markets -- Social policies, environment and taxation -- Social policy and the welfare state in Australia -- Healthcare -- Revenue raising : tax policy -- Environmental policy -- Conclusion -- Conclusion

Growth Centres in Spatial Planning examines the role of growth centers in spatial planning in terms of achieving the intended objectives. Intended objectives include improving a region's potential for adopting innovations, a saving in public investment on infrastructure, a more efficient pattern of service provision, a dissemination of growth impulses throughout the problem region, and the interception of would-be migrants from the region. More specifically, this book analyzes the extent to which growth-center policies are likely to attain these objectives and how such policies might be modifi

Healthcare, social welfare and housing policy agendas, while emphasising the importance of supporting the independent living of older people at home, have generally failed to take account of the actual or potential role played by social alarms and telecare. This book draws on research and practice throughout the developed world. It documents the emergence of these important technologies and considers their potential in the contexts of healthcare, social welfare and housing

This book has been developed from a report of the cross-national 'PRIDE' (Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe) research project. The research focused on the public and private sector rural development experience of six member states of the European Union, namely Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK