The research was based on a detailed comparison of every pupil in the top 100 socially selective schools with other pupils living in the same area.

Analysts are sceptical about the promises, however, saying that without detailed comparison with previous lending it was difficult to judge whether any more would really be made available.

These programs not only play the game, but offer tools for analyzing games and detailed comparisons of individual moves.

Studies of these specific areas may be viewed as micro- or macro-comparative legal analysis, i.e. detailed comparisons of two countries, or broad-ranging studies of several countries.