Published January, 2019
By Peter H. Lindert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Refutes the commonly imagined threat to welfare states: that the welfare state package reduces the level and growth of GDP. Explores the threat of the rise of anti-immigrant backlash. Also investigates population aging, which poses a serious problem for financing old age.

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Published January, 2019
By Bunmi O. Olatunji and Bunmi Olatunji
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book provides descriptive and experimental approaches to the study of anxiety and related disorders alongside literature reviews and empirically-guided suggestions for treatment. It is written for academics and graduate students studying psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience; as well as clinicians in medical centers or private practices.

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Published December, 2018
By Chidi Oguamanam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This collection focuses on Indigenous perspectives on the sharing of traditional knowledge and the exploitation of genetic resources in Canada. This book is for public policy makers, Indigenous communities, environmental policymakers, lawyers, and researchers with a biodiversity, biotechnology, traditional knowledge, or climate change focus. This book is also available as Open Access.

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Published December, 2018
By David W. Carroll
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book will be of value to psychologists and historians interested in twentieth-century American psychology. It discusses how Edward Tolman drew from European psychology (particularly Gestalt theory) to promote the concept of the cognitive map. His story is an essential contribution to our understanding of America, and American psychology, at mid-century.

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Published December, 2018
By Charles H. Kellner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This concise yet informed text provides medical practitioners with both the theoretical background and practical knowledge to guide them in the practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It covers essential aspects of ECT delivery such as patient selection and preparation, treatment techniques, common adverse side-effects and patient aftercare.

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Published December, 2018
By Locknie Hsu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Locknie Hsu brings together current trade, investment, innovation, intellectual property, competition and public health issues that impact upon access to medicines in Asia. This book will be useful to academic researchers, regulators, law-makers and global organizations involved in the issue of access to medicines.

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Published December, 2018
By Peter Tyrer, Peter J. Tyrer and Helen Tyrer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (RCPsych/Cambridge University Press)
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Published December, 2018
By Torsten Krude and Sara T. Baker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Darwin College Lectures
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This book collects essays on the theme of development from intellectuals and public figures spanning architecture, astronomy, biology, climate science, economy, psychology, sports and technology. Written with the lay reader in mind, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the mechanisms underlying the changes we see in the world around us.

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Published December, 2018
By Chantal Stebbings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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For anyone interested in the history of law, taxation or medicine, this title examines the unexpected consequences that arose from the introduction of the medicine stamp duty (1783-1941). It reveals the profound effects on the relationship between law and government, the professionalisation of pharmacy and the perceived integrity of 'quack' medicines.

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Published December, 2018
By Piers Gooding
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
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This book explores the implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) for law, policy and practice that respond to the complex issues raised by mental health impairment and disability. It argues that the support framework of the CRPD holds the potential to address persistent shortcomings in mental health law and policy.

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