Labour economics
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Labour economics
Paperback. A study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chapters, covering topics including: human capital, fertility and economic growth, the division of labour and economic considerations within the family. Num Pages: 412 pages, 6ill.2tabs. BIC Classification: JH; JN; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041209
- ISBN
- 9780226041209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.51
€ 37.51
Paperback. A step-by-step guide for 16-24-year-olds on how to choose the right career, get your first job, excel within that job and progress quickly. This book will give you the confidence and techniques to find the job of your dreams, regardless of your qualifications or background. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCFM; VFXC1; VSC; YNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Panoma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909623880
- ISBN
- 9781909623880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.79
€ 17.99
€ 13.79
paperback. Exposes the seamy underbelly of higher education - a world where faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates work long hours for fast-food wages. This title assesses the costs of higher education's corporatization on faculty and students at various levels. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 281 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799758
- ISBN
- 9780814799758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Solving the riddle of America's immigration puzzle, this text seeks to address the question of why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that the modern economy seems to demand. Num Pages: 299 pages, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231627
- ISBN
- 9780520231627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. This book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Series: Cambridge Modern China Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 b/w illus. 2 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521005302
- ISBN
- 9780521005302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.33
€ 52.33
paperback. This text provides an overview of types of home-based work, arguing that homeworking replicates wider divisions in the labour force. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages, the pay and conditions, and the family situations for women homeworkers. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803988743
- ISBN
- 9780803988743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
Hardback. The ultimate idea book and business generator for people who want to earn money from home. With an emphasis on how to begin with practically no money at all, this book explains how to turn existing talents, experience and know-how into a profitable business. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: KCF; KJVS; WD; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319982
- ISBN
- 9780871319982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.57
€ 26.99
€ 25.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478970
- ISBN
- 9780801478970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.10
€ 38.99
€ 35.10
Hardback. When Hitler assumed the German Chancellorship in January 1933, 34 per cent of Germany's work force was unemployed. By 1936, most of the jobless had disappeared from official unemployment statistics. Dan Silverman explores how the Nazis put Germany back to work, and asks: was the recovery genuine? Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674740716
- ISBN
- 9780674740716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.13€ 90.98
€ 101.13
€ 90.98
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861961
- ISBN
- 9780810861961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.52
€ 245.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Blancero, Donna Maria; DelCamp, Robert G. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004288
- ISBN
- 9781621004288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.85€ 165.39
€ 242.85
€ 165.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Sandidge, Leslie; Irby, Victor. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579945
- ISBN
- 9781622579945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.18€ 70.24
€ 101.18
€ 70.24
Paperback. Tells the story of three men - Congressman Harry Davenport, union leader Tom Quinn, and Father Charles Owen Rice - whose lives became intertwined during the anti-Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy Era. This story helps illuminate one of the most repressive periods in American history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959663
- ISBN
- 9780822959663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.87
€ 70.87
Paperback. A career-spanning collection of writings on labor history by one of the leading figures in the field, showing not only his growth as an historian but the growth of his field as well, exploring the subjects of workers, unions, and politics. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068683
- ISBN
- 9780252068683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127958
- ISBN
- 9780691127958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.46
€ 52.99
€ 37.46
Hardcover. This book deals with maritime workers, seafarers, and merchant shipping in the Indian subcontinent during the colonial period. It provides a detailed account of the social and individual lives of Indian seafarers; development of shipping industry; and economic life in the subcontinent. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; JFFS; KCF; KCZ; KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198078845
- ISBN
- 9780198078845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Paperback. Examines the economic, political, and social causes and consequences of declining wages in the United States. This title presents a comprehensive analysis of the many factors affecting labor costs and concludes that many of them result from choices made by the states themselves through the laws and policies they enact. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010888
- ISBN
- 9781589010888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. This study draws on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of globalization on American workers. It explores whether large relative losses will continue to limit US international economic initiatives and then looks at perceptions of globalization's effects. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322958
- ISBN
- 9780881322958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327983
- ISBN
- 9780745327983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.46
€ 40.99
€ 31.46
Paperback. Explores how flexibility and uncertainty in the IT labor market are constructed and sustained through concrete human actions. Drawing on field research in southern India and in Australia, and folding an ethnography into a political economy examination, this book offers an analysis of the India-based global labor management practice. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones. 3 line illus. 1 table. 1 map. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118529
- ISBN
- 9780691118529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.15
€ 43.99
€ 31.15