Europe is a continent of cities with a remarkable history of cultural inspiration, wealth creation, social and politicaldynamism. But in the late-20th century, many former industrial cities entered a period of steep decline, losingmost of their manufacturing jobs and many of their economic...

The majority of disabled people experience the onset of their health problem or impairment inadulthood. According to a survey carried out in the mid-1990s, 11 per cent of disabled adultsof working age were born with a health problem or impairment, 12 per cent became disabledduring childhood, and...