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Hardcover. Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production. Editor(s): Fraser, Neil; Gutierrez, Rodolfo; Pena-Casas, Ramon. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JKS; JPB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290105
ISBN
9780230290105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Beinum, Hans Van. Series: International Series on the Quality of Working Life. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400992320
ISBN
9789400992320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.96

Paperback. Continued economic restructuring has brought service work to center stage in labor and management studies, as well as in the sociology of work, gender, race, and inequality. This work features essays that explore questions of power and control, resistance and empowerment, and innovation and organizing in the lives of front-line service workers. Editor(s): Macdonald, Cameron Lynne; Sirianni, Carmen. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394802
ISBN
9781566394802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardcover. In the UK in 2002 the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work highlights many of the challenges we all face in the globalized labour markets of the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCF; KJM; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. Salvation, Passion and Young Workers. 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. In the UK in 2002 the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work highlights many of the challenges we all face in the globalized labour markets of the 21st century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JH; KCF; KJM; KJVX. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230515543
ISBN
9780230515543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Paperback. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118541494
ISBN
9781118541494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0009650
ISBN
9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159784
ISBN
9781405159784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159777
ISBN
9781405159777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403947963
ISBN
9781403947963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPQB; KCD; KCF; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349524907
ISBN
9781349524907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461351382
ISBN
9781461351382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.98

Hardback. Examines the career sequences of dislocated white-collar corporate managers who want to move to the nonprofit sector. This book highlights the managers' motivations, the structural barriers which prevented them from making the transition, and the methods of penetrating the barriers. It is of interest to human resource managers and sociologists. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467202
ISBN
9780306467202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Kameron, Antonette. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: KCFM. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631176012
ISBN
9781631176012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.10
€ 130.56

Paperback / so. Series: Teubner Texte Zur Informatik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783815420553
ISBN
9783815420553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.74

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Deutscher Universitatsverlag United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824462001
ISBN
9783824462001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.56

Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148009
ISBN
9780231148009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600253
ISBN
9780691600253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Durbin, David; Borba, Philip S. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401741248
ISBN
9789401741248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.03

Hardback. Addressing benefit system policy matters, this work also includes papers which concern workers' compensation insurance pricing. It explains the flow of capital to the property-casualty insurers over the underwriting cycle; the determinants of self insurance; models for pricing insurance products; and predicting insurer insolvencies. Editor(s): Durbin, David; Borba, Philip S. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 350 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792391708
ISBN
9780792391708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Brandell, Inga. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCM; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349216819
ISBN
9781349216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

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