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Women and the Labour Market in Japan's Industrialising Economy: The Textile Industry before the Pacific War by Janet Hunter 9780415546294
RRP: £53.99£46.87During the period of industrialisation in Japan from the 1870s to the 1930s, the textile industry was Japan's largest manufacturing industry, and the country's major source of export earnings. It had a predominantly female labour force, drawn mainly from... -
Unemployment in China: Economy, Human Resources and Labour Markets by Grace O. M. Lee 9780415511599
RRP: £43.99£38.44Unemployment in China offers a new and invaluable insight into the Chinese economy, keenly analyzing the new directions the world's next superpower is now taking. Successfully bringing together a wide range of research and evidence from leading... -
Economics and Demography by Ian Bowen 9780415508704
RRP: £37.99£33.38First published in 1976, Economics and Demography discusses how the world population doubled in the thirty years prior to its publication, and considers the economic implications of this demographic transformation. Professor Bowen, with many years'... -
Belonging in Europe - The African Diaspora and Work by Caroline Bressey 9780415488709
RRP: £135.00£117.28This publication does not just mark the presence of black people in Europe, but brings research to a new stage by making connections across Europe through the experience of work and labour. The working experience for black peoples in Europe was not just... -
Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society: The Losers in a Globalizing World by Hans-Peter Blossfeld 9780415482073
RRP: £43.99£38.84Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the impact that institutions working with social groups of youths have... -
Trade Unions and Arab Revolutions: Challenging the Regime in Egypt by Heba F. El-Shazli 9780367786298
RRP: £39.99£35.06"We started the 2011 revolution and the rest of Egypt followed," say Egyptian workers with strong conviction and passion. Egyptian independent workers' continuous claims of contention and protest repertoires were one of several main factors... -
Work: Marxist and Systems-Theoretical Approaches by Stefan Kuhl 9780367728779
RRP: £39.99£35.06Using Marxist and systems theory as guides, this book offers an entry point to the current debate on the role of economy in modern society, the change in work organizations and the effect of the economy on the individual. It explores the concepts of... -
Trade Unions and European Integration: A Question of Optimism and Pessimism? by Johannes Kiess 9780367728168
RRP: £39.99£35.06Trade Unions and European Integration brings together pessimists and optimists on trade unionism under the contemporary pressures of European integration. The Great Recession has brought new attention to structural problems of the European integration... -
The UAW: An Iconic Union Falls into Scandal by Frank Goeddeke, Jr. 9780367629625
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book analyzes the multi-faceted scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the United Auto Workers (UAW), an iconic union revered for its commitment to union democracy and ethical practices, showing what went wrong to lead the spread of corruption... -
The UAW: An Iconic Union Falls into Scandal by Frank Goeddeke, Jr. 9780367622732
RRP: £32.99£29.16This book analyzes the multi-faceted scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the United Auto Workers (UAW), an iconic union revered for its commitment to union democracy and ethical practices, showing what went wrong to lead the spread of corruption... -
Globalisation, Development and Plantation Labour in India by K. J. Joseph 9780367177171
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book provides a detailed examination of the impact of globalisation on plantation labour, dominated by women labour, in India. The studies presented here highlight the perpetuation of low wages, inferior social status and low human development of... -
Trade Unions and Arab Revolutions: Challenging the Regime in Egypt by Heba F. El-Shazli 9780367140595
RRP: £135.00£117.68"We started the 2011 revolution and the rest of Egypt followed," say Egyptian workers with strong conviction and passion. Egyptian independent workers' continuous claims of contention and protest repertoires were one of several main factors... -
The Farm Labor Movement in the Midwest: Social Change and Adaptation among Migrant Farmworkers by W. K. Barger 9780292707979
RRP: £24.99£22.41The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) was founded by Baldemar Velasquez in 1967 to challenge the poverty and powerlessness that confronted migrant farmworkers in the Midwest. This study documents FLOC's development through its first quarter century... -
Work Options for Older Americans by Teresa Ghilarducci 9780268029708
RRP: £40.00£34.32"While demographic forces make it inevitable that social institutions that encouraged workers to retire in their early sixties must change, this book shows that how we make these changes will have substantial implications for the risk of poverty and... -
Labor, Credit, and Goods Markets: The Macroeconomics of Search and Unemployment by Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau 9780262036450
RRP: £72.00£60.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036450Author Nicolas Petrosky-NadeauFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm -
Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs by Dena Targ 9780202303383
RRP: £99.99£86.60PLANT CLOSED--A sign of the times? These two words have had profound meaning for workers in every factory and office across the country. Millions of workers who have already been displaced by closings have had to pick up the pieces of shattered lives and... -
Rationalisation and Unemployment: An Economic Dilemma by J. A. Hobson 9780415687867
RRP: £45.99£40.13First published in 1930, John Hobson's study deals with the economic dilemmas generated in the early twentieth century by the advent of mass production. Namely the over-production and surfeit of goods and the resultant failure of the expansion of markets... -
Beyond Equality: Labor and the Radical Republicans, 1862-1872 by David Montgomery 9780252008696
RRP: £42.00£38.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780252008696Author David MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint University of Illinois PressPublisher University of Illinois Press -
Principles of Industrial Safety Management: Understanding the Ws of Safety at Work by Akhil Kumar Das 9789389347449
RRP: £21.95£17.94Safety or the effects of its absence are often attributed to fate and loosely termed as "acts of God". In reality, incidents occur when one or more components of a system or their mutual linkages fail to perform satisfactorily. It is not a... -
Weaving together policies for social inclusion in Ireland by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 9789264252660
£21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264252660Author Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and DevelopmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and... -
Monopsonistic Labour Markets and the Gender Pay Gap: Theory and Empirical Evidence by Hirsch Boris 9783642104084
RRP: £89.99£31.961. 1 Wage Setting vs. Wage Taking Inhisground-breakingmonographMonopsonyin Motion:Imperfect Competitionin Labor Markets, Manning (2003a, p. 3) starts his argument in favour of a monop- nistic approach to labour market phenomena with a compelling case... -
Gender Stratification in the IT Industry: Sex, Status and Social Capital by Kenneth W. Koput 9781849801140
£86.61This illuminating monograph introduces a status-equilibrating, social capital explanation for the persistent gender stratification in the field of information technology. The authors analyze why the workforce has become increasingly male-dominated over... -
Fair Wages: Strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 9781849801478
£107.61Over the last decade the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has contributed towards better corporate governance by tackling such burning issues as child labour and basic human rights violations. However, as the author argues in this... -
Measuring More than Money: The Social Economics of Job Quality by Rafael Munoz de Bustillo 9781849803595
£105.61Mainstream economics traditionally restricts the analysis of the labour market to purely monetary factors, such as earnings, leaving aside many other characteristics that might affect the desirability of certain jobs. By contrast, this unique volume... -
The Living Wage: Lessons from the History of Economic Thought by Donald R. Stabile 9781848441972
£95.61For the last decade a movement for providing workers with a living wage has been growing in the US. This book describes how great thinkers in the history of economic thought viewed the living wage and highlights how the ideas of the early economists such... -
Ageing Labour Forces: Promises and Prospects by Philip Taylor 9781845424251
£100.61This provocative book considers the changing status of older workers, the evolution of public policy on age and work and the behaviour of employers. It attempts to answer the critical question: in an ageing society, can older workers look forward to the... -
Culture and the Labour Market by Siobhan Austen 9781843763178
£95.61Culture and the Labour Market attempts to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes. In particular, the book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the economic... -
The Social Dimensions of Employment: Institutional Reforms in Labour Markets by Antonio Argandona 9781843760702
£95.61The contributions to this timely volume explore the social implications of labour market reforms, and assess the complex relationship between the economic and non-economic aspects of labour institutions. The authors ascertain that labour market systems... -
Making Ends Meet in Contemporary Russia: Secondary Employment, Subsidiary Agriculture and Social Networks by Simon Clarke 9781840642629
£111.01Throughout the 1990s, Russian households experienced a dramatic fall in their traditional sources of subsistence: wages and social benefits. Many commentators have argued that households have adopted 'survival strategies' that enable them to make ends... -
Robotization of Work?: Answers from Popular Culture, Media and Social Sciences by Barbara Czarniawska 9781839100949
£76.61In this timely book, Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges examine the hopes and fears around work and job security inspired by automation, from the original coining of the term 'robot' to the present day media fascination. Have these hopes and fears... -
Transitions through the Labor Market: Work, Occupation, Earnings and Retirement by Solomon W. Polachek 9781787564626
RRP: £85.99£71.87Understanding the factors that affect how one transitions from school to the labor market and finally to retirement is important both to the individual and to the policy maker. This volume contains seven original and innovative articles that analyze... -
Measuring the Global Shadow Economy: The Prevalence of Informal Work and Labour by Colin C. Williams 9781784717988
£99.61This book brings together two leading researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of the shadow economy from a global perspective. Reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of measuring the informal sector, the authors... -
Individualism and Inequality: The Future of Work and Politics by Ralph Fevre 9781784716509
£111.01In the neoliberal world, rising individualism has frequently been linked to rising inequality. Drawing on social theory, philosophy, history, institutional research and a wealth of contemporary empirical data, this innovative book analyses the tangled... -
Makeshift Work in a Changing Labour Market: The Swedish Model in the Post-Financial Crisis Era by Christina Garsten 9781783479733
£100.61In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, people who had never before had cause to worry about losing their jobs entered the ranks of the unemployed for the first time. In Sweden, the welfare state has been radically challenged and mass... -
Employment, Hours, and Earnings 2018: States and Areas by Mary Meghan Ryan 9781641432719
RRP: £97.00£32.17Bernan Press proudly presents the 13th edition of Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas, 2018. A special addition to Bernan Press's Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data, this... -
Solidarity Unionism At Starbucks by Staughton Lynd 9781604864205
RRP: £4.99£3.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604864205Author Staughton LyndFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 58g -
High Tech and High Touch: Headhunting, Technology, and Economic Transformation by James E. Coverdill 9781501702808
RRP: £116.00£98.54In High Tech and High Touch, James E. Coverdill and William Finlay invite readers into the dynamic world of headhunters, personnel professionals who acquire talent for businesses and other organizations on a contingent-fee basis. In a high-tech world... -
Privatization, Vulnerability, and Social Responsibility: A Comparative Perspective by Professor Martha Albertson Fineman 9781472489043
RRP: £135.00£117.68Taking a cross-cultural perspective, this book explores how privatization and globalization impact contemporary feminist and social justice approaches to public responsibility. Feminist legal theorists have long problematized divisions between the... -
International Labor Standards: History, Theory, and Policy Options by Kaushik Basu 9781405105569
RRP: £49.95£43.47This book addresses the controversial call for international labor standards, seeking to productively further this debate by considering the economic implications and history of these standards. A result of an initiative by Professor Kaushik Basu in his... -
International Labor Standards: History, Theory, and Policy Options by Kaushik Basu 9781405105552
RRP: £116.95£101.42This book addresses the controversial call for international labor standards, seeking to productively further this debate by considering the economic implications and history of these standards. A result of an initiative by Professor Kaushik Basu in his...