Bøker av Peter Taylor-Gooby

A riveting and engaging true story of an extraordinary woman who defied ancient Greek standards and became the First Lady of Athens. Aspasia was trafficked as a sex-worker but rose to become the lover of Pericles. She went on to publish her own philosophical work and became the most prominent female figure in the history of Athens.

The City is governed by the grim law of profit and loss. No exceptions, no place for compassion, pleasure, the warmth of friendship or the ardour of love.

A novel dealing with a family in conflict, and the bond between a father and his adult children, set against the background of people-trafficking and its impact in Britain today.

Public policies increasingly emphasize active consumerism, entrepreneurship on the part of service providers and professionals, privatisation and an expanded role for markets. Choice and Public Policy draws on research by economists, psychologists, sociologists and public policy experts.