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Gini Inequality Index: Methods and Applications by Nitis Mukhopadhyay 9780367698690
RRP: $89.68$78.25"Prof. Nitis Mukhopadhyay and Prof. Partha Pratim Sengupta, who edited this volume with great attention and rigor, have certainly carried out noteworthy activities." - Giovanni Maria Giorgi, University of Rome (Sapienza)"This book is an important... -
Labour and Locality: Uneven Development and the Rural Labour Process by Terry Marsden 9781032496191
$163.02Originally published in 1992, the volume shows through the lens of labour processes how global forces are played out at the local level. A range of important issues is addressed, including the commoditization and transformation of rural labour, and the... -
Employment: A Key Idea for Business and Society by Jamie Woodcock 9781032247250
RRP: $66.28$58.50Connects a historical understanding with a future of work perspective Focus on employment allows insight into power dynamics and the wider economic environment Expert overview of employment as a construct, as a relationship, as a practice, and as a... -
Homes at Work: Urban Informality and Recognition in Latin America and Africa by María Carrizosa 9781032286235
RRP: $243.75$210.33Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home became a global phenomenon, yet before 2020, it was a relatively understudied practice. But in informal settlements, the definition of "home" and "employment" is completely intertwined,... -
Think Risk: A Practical Guide to Actively Managing Risk by Shital Thekdi 9781032358925
RRP: $243.75$210.33• Designed to be read and understood by a wide variety of audiences, providing an accessible and concise discussion of topic areas. • Covers the main topics of contemporary risk science and represents the state of the art in risk knowledge. • The first... -
The Cause, Effect, and Control of Accidental Loss by Ron C. McKinnon 9781032409054
RRP: $140.38$121.00Challenges the paradigm that the measure of consequence (losses) is a good indicator of safety effort.Introduces three luck factors that determine the course of the accident sequence. Explains what causes accidents, their consequences, and how to prevent... -
Digital Labour Markets in Central and Eastern European Countries: COVID-19 and the Future of Work by Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek 9781032354118
RRP: $243.75$210.33This book examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing labour markets and accelerating digitalisation of the workplace in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides an innovative and enriching take on the work experience from the pandemic times... -
Labor Markets and Employment Relationships – A Comprehensive Approach by Jacobsen 9780631208365
RRP: $220.25$192.33This innovative text grounds the economic analysis of labor markets and employment relationships in a unified theoretical treatment of labor exchange conditions. In addition to providing thorough coverage of standard topics including labor supply and... -
Employment, Trade Unionism, and Class: The Labour Market in Southern Europe since the Crisis by Gregoris Ioannou 9781032039633
RRP: $77.98$68.37The economic crisis has brought about a watershed in institutional, political, and social relations, reshaping the labour market and the class structure in southern Europe. This book provides a critical comparative assessment of the dynamics of change in... -
Trade Union Finance: How Labor Organizations Raise and Spend Money by Marick F. Masters 9781032371382
RRP: $243.75$210.33There are few contemporary studies on the finances of unions. Indeed, little research exists on the internal operations of unions in the U.S. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial resources and performance of the largest national... -
Economics, Education and Youth Entrepreneurship: International Perspectives by Marian Noga 9781032073248
RRP: $35.08$31.28The aim of this book is to justify the importance of economic knowledge for every human being in a country with an economic system based on the market mechanism, and to explain and debunk the myths and stereotypes related to economic education and its... -
Climate Change in the Global Workplace: Labour, Adaptation and Resistance by Nithya Natarajan 9780367762322
RRP: $74.08$65.09This book offers a timely exploration of how climate change manifests in the global workplace. It draws together accounts of workers, their work, and the politics of resistance in order to enable us to better understand how the impacts of climate change... -
Gender, Unpaid Work and Care in India by Ellina Samantroy 9780367558208
RRP: $263.25$228.70This book critically examines the state of declining labour force participation and the rise of unpaid work for women in the Global South. By drawing on policy practices and recent data, it goes beyond the traditional realm of productive labour markets... -
Employment Protection Legislation: Evolution, Effects, Winners and Losers by Per Skedinger 9781848447561
$186.44Employment protection legislation is one of the most controversial issues in the labour market. In this insightful book, Per Skedinger provides an overview of the design, evolution and research on the effects of employment protection legislation around... -
The Political Economy of Wages and Unemployment: A Neoclassical Exploration by William Oliver Coleman 9781848446571
$196.19In this tightly argued work William Coleman explores the macroeconomic implications of politically based restraints on competition in labour markets. Through a suite of compact models the author investigates the consequences of the labour force securing... -
Women's Employment and Homemaking Careers: A Lifespan Perspective by Cherlyn Skromme Granrose 9781847203540
$186.44Chronicling the lives and career choices of a dynamic group of women, this book provides a comprehensive and unique glimpse into the intricate balance of work and family. Women's Employment and Homemaking Careers is based on three surveys, the first... -
Ageing and the Labor Market in Japan: Problems and Policies by Koichi Hamada 9781845428495
$196.19This book is a concerted attempt by economists to investigate and offer remedies for some of the difficulties associated with an ageing labor market. The economic problems of ageing combined with a declining population manifest themselves most acutely... -
Microsimulation Modelling of Taxation and the Labour Market: The Melbourne Institute Tax and Transfer Simulator by John Creedy 9781843760634
$202.04Microsimulation Modelling of Taxation and the Labour Market reports new research on behavioural microsimulation modelling of tax and transfer systems. Its aims are twofold. Firstly, the book discusses the rationale for the basic modelling approach... -
Nonlinear Models, Labour Markets and Exchange: Introductory Surveys in Economics, Volume II by John Creedy 9781843760191
$196.19Nonlinear Models, Labour Markets and Exchange offers a number of broad introductory surveys in the areas of nonlinear modelling, labour economics and the economic analysis of exchange. This collection of articles consists largely of recently published... -
New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment: Revitalizing Industrial Relations as an Academic Enterprise by Charles J. Whalen 9781847204523
$205.94Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and... -
Foundations of Modern Slavery: Profiles of Unfree and Coerced Labor through the Ages by Caf Dowlah 9780367749071
RRP: $74.08$65.09This is an academic inquiry into how labor power has been dehumanized and commodified around the world through the ages for capital accumulation and industrialization, and colonial and post-colonial economic transformation. The study explores all major... -
Labour Market Institutions and Productivity: Labour Utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe by Beata Wozniak-Jechorek 9780367564230
RRP: $77.98$68.37This book explains the role of formal labour market institutions in keeping the labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe above the level characteristic for Western European states. It provides an innovative and enriching take on labour... -
Platform Economy Puzzles: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Gig Work by Jeroen Meijerink 9781839100277
$205.94Searching for paid tasks via digital labour platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Fiverr has become a global phenomenon and the regular source of income for millions of people. In the advent of digital labour platforms, this insightful book sheds new... -
Slavery and Liberation in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars by Conrad Lashley 9780367558482
RRP: $77.98$68.37This is the first book to explore workforce slavery and liberation together within commercial hotel, restaurant and bar activities, the hospitality industry being particularly vulnerable to potential illegal action and reputational damage via involuntary... -
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Competence at Work by Jon-Arild Johannessen 9780367640477
RRP: $77.98$68.37Artificial intelligence and the autonomous robots of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will render certain jobs and competences obsolete but will also create new roles, which in turn require new sets of skills. They will also transform how we produce,... -
My Job: Real People at Work Around the World by Suzanne Skees 9780996295109
RRP: $33.05$24.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996295109Author Suzanne SkeesFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Titletown Publishing, LLCPublisher Titletown Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)... -
Privatization and Labor: Responses and Consequences in Global Perspective by Marsha Pripstein Posusney 9781840644357
$216.47During the last decade, privatization, understood here as the transfer of state-owned enterprises to the private sector, has become a widespread phenomenon among formerly socialist and mixed economies. It has been touted as a quick route to growth and... -
The Theory of International Trade and Unemployment by Paul Oslington 9781845429270
$186.44In this book, Paul Oslington underlines the contradiction between the prominence of job losses in political conflict over trade liberalization, and trade economists usually working with full employment models. This book is a comprehensive treatment of... -
World employment and social outlook 2015: the changing nature of jobs by International Labour Office 9789221292630
RRP: $62.40$62.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789221292630Author International Labour OfficeFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint International Labour OfficePublisher International Labour Office -
The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker by Mike Rose 9780143035572
RRP: $35.10$21.80Featuring a new preface for the 10th anniversary As did the national bestseller Nickel and Dimed, Mike Rose's revelatory book demolishes the long-held notion that people who work with their hands make up a less intelligent class. He shows us waitresses... -
Part Of The Family?: Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Worker's Rights by Sheila Bapat 9781935439851
RRP: $31.18$21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935439851Author Sheila BapatFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Ig PublishingPublisher Ig PublishingWeight(grams) 254g -
The Physiology of the Employee by Honore de Balzac
RRP: $24.38$16.26If Honore de Balzac's Treatise on Elegant Living addressed one crucial pillar of modernity--the "mode" itself, fashion--his Physiology of the Employee examines another equally potent cornerstone to the modern era: bureaucracy, and all of the cogs and... -
Chinese Economic Planning: Translations from Chi-Hua Ching-Chi: Translations From Chi-Hua Ching-Chi by Nicholas R Lardy
RRP: $85.78$74.96This title was first published in 1978. This volume brings together translations of a series of fundamental articles that are of special value for those who seek to understand ChinaTs system of economic planning. These materials, which were intended to... -
Negotiating Risk, Seeking Solidarity, Eroding Security: Life and Work on the Border by Holly Gibbs
$25.97Through a series of interviews with workers in the automotive parts industry, this study argues that the restructuring of labor markets and welfare states, paired with firm-level work and management reorganization, has exposed working-class families to... -
A Study on the Minimum Wage by J. Henry Richardson
$182.52First Published in 1927, A Study on the Minimum Wage contains constructive proposals regarding the essential features of a satisfactory minimum wage system. Based on a comprehensive international study of existing legislation and practice in the 1920s,... -
Interrogating Inclusive Growth: Poverty and Inequality in India by K. P. Kannan
RRP: $85.78$75.74The high growth performance of the Indian economy since the launch of economic reforms in the early 1990s has been much lauded. But how much of this growth has made its way to the poor? In a radical assessment ofinclusive growth this book probes the... -
The Man Farthest Down by James W. Clarke
RRP: $263.25$229.48The Man Farthest Down represents an early contribution to the study of comparative social systems. Its treatment of life in the East European shtetls is as moving as the analysis of ghetto life in America. In his new introduction to this edition, Drake... -
Workplace Equality in Europe: The Role of Trade Unions by Sonia McKay
RRP: $77.98$68.37Drawing on data from a Europe wide project, together with existing data on equality and diversity initiatives, this book explores the work of trade unions in supporting equality and anti-discrimination policies across Europe and, in particular, the... -
Public Management and the Rule of Law by Julia Beckett
RRP: $64.33$56.86Filled with practical tools and guidelines, this book addresses an essential competence for public managers - incorporating governance and law in public administration. It links democratic constitutional values to administrative decision making and... -
Responsible Governance: A Case Study Approach: A Case Study Approach by Steven G. Koven
RRP: $169.63$147.30This book is designed to show readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, the author presents high profile case studies that were selected for their notoriety and their ability to...