First Published in 1991. This monograph surveys the current literature on game theoretic models of strategic information transmission in politics. Such work generalises earlier models by allowing relevant information to be asymmetrically held by agents, and subsequently studying the willingness and ability of these agents to transmit information through their actions. The monograph includes models of agenda control in legislatures and elections, veto threats and debate, electoral competiti...

The Kurdistan region of Iraq is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as a result of the influx of Syrian refugees which began in 2012 and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2014. The region's population increased by 28 percent over a short period, placing strains on the local economy, host community, and access to public services. This book provides national and regional policy makers with a technical assessment of the impact and stabilization costs needed for 2015 associated with t...

Jobs provide higher earnings and better benefits as countries grow, but they are also a driver of development. Poverty falls as people work their way out of hardship and as jobs empowering women lead to greater investments in children. Efficiency increases as workers get better at what they do, as more productive jobs appear, and less productive ones disappear. Societies flourish as jobs bring together people from different ethnic and social backgrounds and provide alternatives to conflict...

Charlotte and Mia have to grant four watery wishes to save the home of their mermaid friends!Tanesha has moved to a seaside town where all the other kids love snorkeling and surfing - and Tanesha doesn't know how. She wishes she could join in! Can Mia and Charlotte teach Georgie how to have seaside fun, and grant another wish? Or will Princess Poison turn up to ruin the day...

A magical new series where best friends become Secret Princesses!In the sparkly second series, Princess Poison has stolen Princess Ella's magic wand. Without it, Princess Ella won't be able to grant any animal-related wishes.Best friends and Secret Princess trainees, Charlotte and Mia, have to help Princess Ella get her wand back by granting four animal-related wishes. Can they help Hannah find homes for all the kittens she's found - and will her kitten wish be granted?

A magical new series where best friends become Secret Princesses!This book is a special long length for even more magical fun.In the sparkly second series, Princess Poison has stolen Princess Ella's magic wand. Without it, Princess Ella won't be able to grant any animal-related wishes.Best friends and Secret Princess trainees, Charlotte and Mia, have to help Princess Ella get her wand back by granting four animal-related wishes. Can they help Tessa complete puppy ob...

HER LIFE WAS NO FAIRY TALEPrincess Bridget Devereaux's entire life had been prescribed by duty and obligation. Now, tasked with recruiting doctors for her little country, she's encountered an obstacle. Sexy resident advisor Ryder McCall was the key to accomplishing her mission, but as instant father to twin toddlers, he was too overwhelmed to help her.UNTIL NOW?Bridget found the clueless single dad's desperation touching, and the fierce attraction between them excit...

In a game of gods and witches, some pawns only want freedom.Created from the bones of Achilles, Achillia was destined for more than being a simple servant. Trained by Ares and tested by Apollo, she is sent to the mortal world to open the door preventing the gods from returning. She finds help in an unlikely ally, and only together can she free the gods; if they don't kill each other first.

*50-PAGE FREE PREVIEW* Tony was never the perfect man, but gambling debts that came calling to his home were the worst it ever got—and it’s not as though Lilli wanted him to die. But when a car accident takes his life, Lilli finds out that she’ll have to bring his child into the world without him. She’s thankful that Tony’s brother, Max, is willing to help out. But will the billionaire still be there for her if Tony isn't the father?

He's the one man she shouldn't want, but his obsession leaves her nowhere to hide...MarcusI swore I'd never touch Lainey Daniels. She's my son's ex and too sweet for a man like me.I try my best to resist her, but one night, I give in.I take her to my cabin in the mountains to keep her safe.Now, she's mine, whether she's ready for it or not.I expect her to run, to hate me for the filthy things I want to do to ...

Princess Pippa Devereaux wasn't known for controversy.So her brief romance with handsome tycoon Nic Lafitte had to end. But when a night of passion leads to a baby, somehow the royal and the Texan have to bring two worlds – and two families – together…

THE BOOK OF BITCH is an unapologetic, illustrated A to Z guide for those reclaiming and celebrating their inner bitch.Writer and artist Ailie Banks is a self-proclaimed bitch. The word has been thrown at her, and the women around her, Ailie's entire life. A bitch is stereotypically thought to be unkind, uncaring and ultimately untrustworthy. But in Ailie's eyes, a bitch is someone who stands firm and speaks their mind in the face of sexist rhetoric. They don't filt...