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Labour economics

Hardcover. This volume examines the inter-relationship between migration and trade unions in the age of globalisation. Editor(s): Schierup, Carl-Ulrik; Munck, Professor Ronaldo; Neergaard, Anders; Likic-Brboric, Branka. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728863
ISBN
9780198728863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vision
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0010481
ISBN
9781905745098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Some 10 million migrant workers cross national borders each year. This book examines the businesses that move low-skilled workers, explaining recruitment, remuneration and retention, and showing how national borders increase recruitment costs. Tackling the often murky world of labor migration, it fills an important void in this fast-growing field. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCFM; RGCM. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198808022
ISBN
9780198808022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.13

Paperback. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this work shows how aspects of job quality are related, and how changes in the quality of work life stem from technological change and transformations in the politico-economic environment. This book concludes by discussing what individuals, firms, unions, and governments can do to counter declining job quality. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134413
ISBN
9780691134413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 50.46

Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278127
ISBN
9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319455181
ISBN
9783319455181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. The phenomenal growth of the countries of the Persian Gulf over the last two decades has been made possible through the labour of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers of all stripes and backgrounds from all over the world. Migrant Labour in the Persian Gulf is a multi disciplinary examination of the causes and consequences of this process. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran; Babar, Zahra. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFFN; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042109
ISBN
9781849042109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. This title explores the historical roots of farmworkers' predicaments and examines the ethnic shift from Black to Latino workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
229
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276697
ISBN
9780520276697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; KCF; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985480
ISBN
9780141985480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138698826
ISBN
9781138698826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.09

Paperback. Helps readers to master complex organisational skills, deal with a large workload and cope with the demands of deadlines. This book explains what dyslexic and dyspraxic difficulties are; describes how they affect workplace efficiency; and, offers strategies to manage dyslexic difficulties and reduce their adverse effect on work efficiency. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; MMZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vermilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091907082
ISBN
9780091907082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. This book explores the ways that women combine motherhood with paid work in contemporary Ireland and the consequences for individual women, families, childminders and Irish society. This book demonstrates the difficulties women encounter when trying to satisfy working and mothering lives which are governed by quite different values. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051244
ISBN
9781782051244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Editor(s): Prince, Ruth; Brown, Hannah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSN1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011398
ISBN
9781847011398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: KCFM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KIN0008749
ISBN
9781905483600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344373
ISBN
9781861344373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 7.84

Paperback. Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment. This book provides an account of the experiences of some of these men and women, through the example of a historically important group: autoworkers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283015
ISBN
9780520283015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179010
ISBN
9780231179010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Offers a critical reading of The Cuba Commission Report, a massive testimony case that investigated the conditions of Chinese contract laborers in Cuba in 1874. From this case, this title traces the emergence of a 'coolie narrative' that forms a counterpart to the 'slave narrative'. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 Tables, 2 Halftones, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KJ; GTB; JFC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135820
ISBN
9781592135820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241992
ISBN
9780230241992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.52
€ 17.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Barker, Kathleen; Christensen, Kathleen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0017538
ISBN
9780801484056
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The rapid growth of our digital world has brought huge advantages - access to information anywhere, at any time, and the ability to communicate with colleagues, family and friends around the globe in real-time. But in other ways, the same technology has also disconnected us. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KJWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857194053
ISBN
9780857194053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Scathing indictment of clothing trade in global world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 1FKB; JHBL; KCF; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045223
ISBN
9781849045223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 4 maps and 15 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681402
ISBN
9780816681402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCF; KJD; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 268 x 31. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062438614
ISBN
9780062438614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.34

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