Labour economics
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Labour economics
Hardcover. Examines a variety of important trends related to labor in the new economy, including inequality of earnings and other forms of compensation, job security, employer reliance on temporary and contract workers, hours of work, and workplace safety and health. This book also addresses a host of measurement issues. Editor(s): Abraham, Katharine G.; Harper, Michael; Spletzer, James R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 568 pages, 174 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001432
- ISBN
- 9780226001432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.68
€ 167.68
Paperback. The exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf is explored in this accessible yet in-depth analysis by scholars from the region. Editor(s): Khalaf, Abdulhadi; Shehabi, Omar Al; Hanieh, Adam. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335209
- ISBN
- 9780745335209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
Paperback. An account of horrific human rights abuses in international shipping. Argues for the rights of seafarers, and international regulation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPVH; KCF; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315409
- ISBN
- 9780745315409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Szell, Gyorgy; Bosling, Carl-Heinrich; Hartkemeyer, Johannes; Ehlert, Wiking; Sunker, Professor Heinz. Series: Arbeit - Technik - Organisation - Soziales / Work - Technology - Organization - Society. Num Pages: 560 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 212 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peter Lang GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631508657
- ISBN
- 9783631508657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.15
€ 102.15
Paperback. "This collection challenges outdated notions of a universal worker, offering a glimpse of work organization, management, and worker militancy. It will be of value to academics and activists alike." - Pam Sugiman, Ryerson University Editor(s): Pupo, Norene; Thomas, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600553
- ISBN
- 9781442600553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.52
€ 32.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. Contains thirteen chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. This work deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. It covers topics such as: job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, unemployment insurance, and schooling. Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon; Bargain, Olivier. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313907
- ISBN
- 9780762313907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.41
€ 214.41
Hardback. Part of "The Research in Labor Economics" series, this volume is a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of the late Tikva Lecker. Professor Lecker's many interests included topics in labor economics, women and the economy, the economics of Judaism, the economics of migration and the economic experience of immigrants and their descendants. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W.; Chiswick, Carmel; Rapoport, Hillel. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312757
- ISBN
- 9780762312757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.38
€ 207.38
Hardback. Focusing on organization, resistance and political culture, this collection covers topics ranging from socialism to anarchism, from the formation of the liberal state in the 19th century to the Civil War, and from women in the work place to the fate of the unions under Franco. Editor(s): Piqueras, Jose A.; Sanz Rozalen, Vicent. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452964
- ISBN
- 9781845452964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.71
€ 156.71
The Role of Labour Standards in Development. From Theory to Sustainabl...
. Ed(S): Novitz, Tonia; Mangan, David
Paperback. This book considers the previously neglected intersection between work and development and considers how protection of labour standards may be understood in development terms. Examples are given of concrete achievement in anti-discrimination, child labour, trade relations and social dialogue. Editor(s): Novitz, Tonia; Mangan, David. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCM; KCP; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264911
- ISBN
- 9780197264911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
Hardback. Helps readers deliver practical policies to transform work world and society. This work consists of twelve articles. The first four papers relate to the growing literature on employee participation and firm performance. The second group of papers looks at the impact of ownership structures into managerial compensation and control. Editor(s): Kalmi, Panu; Klinedinst, Mark. Series: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312788
- ISBN
- 9780762312788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.23
€ 191.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Hyatt, Douglas; Belman, Dale; Gunderson, Morley. Series: LERA Research Volumes. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV2; KNV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913447673
- ISBN
- 9780913447673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90
€ 52.90
The Impact of Trade on Labor. Issues, Perspectives and Experiences fro...
. Ed(S): Hasan, R.; Mitra, D.
Hardback. Proponents of free trade argue that a benefit for developing countries is that it provides economic opportunities for their asset-less workers. To what extent have workers benefited? This book attempts to piece together evidence on the effects of trade liberalization on labor markets in developing countries and selected countries from Asia. Editor(s): Hasan, R.; Mitra, D. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFG; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444511300
- ISBN
- 9780444511300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.23
€ 219.23
Paperback. Highlights the important role of citizenship status in defining immigrant women's opportunities, wages, and labour conditions. Editor(s): Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda; Guevarra, Anna Romina; Toro-Morn, Maura I.; Chang, Grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079115
- ISBN
- 9780252079115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
The Dynamics of Hired Farm Labour: Constraints and Community Responses
. Ed(S): Findeis, J.L.; Vandeman, A.; Larson,...
hardcover. Hired seasonal labour forms a significant part of the agricultural workforce in many countries. This book focuses on labour used in agriculture in the US, Canada and Australia. The perpective is interdisciplinary, with contributions from economists, sociologists and anthropologists. Editor(s): Findeis, J.L.; Vandeman, A.; Larson, J.; Runyan, J (all of Pennsylvania State University and USDA Economic Research Service, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996035
- ISBN
- 9780851996035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.82
€ 259.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Deslippe, Dennis A.; Fure-Slocum, Eric; McKerley, John W. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSC; KCF; KNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040498
- ISBN
- 9780252040498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.78
€ 173.78
This multidisciplinary, comprehensive assessment of the state of aging and work addresses a wide range of topics relevant to academic researchers and practitioners, government and industry leaders, and workers and managers in the public and private sectors. Editor(s): Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph. Num Pages: 456 pages, 46, 3 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892738
- ISBN
- 9780801892738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.22
€ 85.22
The Bilingual Advantage. Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market.
. Ed(S): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patri...
Hardback. Using novel methodological approaches and new data, The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Editor(s): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patricia C. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783092420
- ISBN
- 9781783092420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.61
€ 162.61
The Analysis of Firms and Employees. Quantitative and Qualitative Appr...
. Ed(S): Bender, Stefan; Lane, Julia; Shaw, K...
Hardback. Examines the relationships between human resource practices and productivity, changing ownership and production methods, and expanding trade patterns and firm competitiveness. Editor(s): Bender, Stefan; Lane, Julia; Shaw, Kathryn L.; Andersson, Fredrik; Wachter, Till von. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 336 pages, 44 line drawings, 97 tables. BIC Classification: KCF; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042879
- ISBN
- 9780226042879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.34
€ 150.34
hardcover. Presents a research in employment policy. This title addresses the reform of the unemployment insurance system. Editor(s): Bassi, Laurie J.; Woodbury, Stephen A. Series: Research in Employment Policy. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305070
- ISBN
- 9780762305070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.60
€ 151.60
Sex Inequalities in Urban Employment in the Third World (The ILO Studi...
. Ed(S): Anker, Richard; Hein, Catherine
hardcover. Editor(s): Anker, Richard; Hein, Catherine. Series: The ILO Studies Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1986th Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333412985
- ISBN
- 9780333412985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.75
€ 166.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Bernhardt, Annette; Boushey, Heather; Dresser, Laura; Tilly, Chris. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913447970
- ISBN
- 9780913447970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.13
€ 31.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. Offers policy ideas for improving the incomes of American women Editor(s): King, Mary C. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067473
- ISBN
- 9780472067473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.32
€ 42.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Poulsen, Kirsten A. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611227895
- ISBN
- 9781611227895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.21€ 149.45
€ 220.21
€ 149.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mlakar, Jacob S. Num Pages: 163 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611227628
- ISBN
- 9781611227628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.33€ 94.40
€ 137.33
€ 94.40