PHD, St.Andrews University, 1984
MA, St.Andrews University, 1976

Visiting Professor,
IMADEC University, School of Business, Vienna, A
University Professor of History,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Senior Lecturer,
Department of History and Economic History, Manchester, UK

Main Academic Interests:
International Economic History
Modern Social History
Welfare Economics
The History of Crime and Law

Non-academic Positions held:
Lecturer, IES Europe, Paris, F
Consultant, IES Europe, Paris, F
Recipient of several international distinctions and awards.

Selected and Recent Publications:
Private Goods and Public Benefits: The Private Supply of Public Goods in Britain
The Historical Origins of Health Fascism
Beveridge Revisited: New Foundations for Tomorrow's Welfare
”Urban Growth and Private Planning”
”Two Conceptions of Welfare: Voluntarism and Incorporationism”

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