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Labour economics

Paperback. This work employs statistical, sociological and psychological analysis, and new developments in "brain science", to show how the creation of an open society with increased equality of opportunity risks creating an unnecessarily excessive meritocracy. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JHBL; KCA; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669501
ISBN
9780333669501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.85

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
€ 13.85

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
€ 29.60

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

€ 32.00
€ 26.53

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

€ 75.00

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
€ 24.23

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
€ 35.28

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

€ 100.69
€ 90.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349011384
ISBN
9781349011384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.34

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 228.74

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

€ 241.35
€ 164.51

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

€ 100.56
€ 70.11

Hardcover. Women migrants are doubly-disadvantaged by their sex and outsider status when moving to a new country. Highly skilled women are no exception to this rule. This book explores the complex relationship between gender and high-skill migration, with a special focus on the impact of the current economic crisis on highly skilled women-migrants in Europe. Editor(s): Triandafyllidou, Anna; Isaakyan, Irina; Schiavone, Giuseppe. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137467102
ISBN
9781137467102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Paperback. This report looks at the impact out-of-school clubs have on parents' ability to work, how parents and their children view out-of-school clubs, how the support for people returning to work helps and how, and whether parents value advice on parenting. Series: IES Reports. Num Pages: 102 pages, 7figs.26tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JHBK; JHBL; JNL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236. A Study for Kent TEC. Series: IES Reports. 102 pages, 7figs.26tabs. This report looks at the impact out-of-school clubs have on parents' ability to work, how parents and their children view out-of-school clubs, how the support for people returning to work helps and how, and whether parents value advice on parenting. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JHBK; JHBL; JNL; KCF. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 8. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Institute for Employment Studies
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851842773
ISBN
9781851842773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 5.29

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

€ 61.39

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
€ 31.70

Hardback. This book investigates hard work and new and expanding jobs in Europe. The interrelationship between the labour market and welfare regimes, and quality of work and life is played out at many levels: the institutional; the organizational level of the company and its customers or clients; and the level of everyday life at the workplace and beyond it. Editor(s): Holtgrewe, Ursula; Ramioul, Monique; Kirov, Vassil. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461063
ISBN
9781137461063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.76

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
€ 37.54

paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCG; KCM; KCN; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2015
SKU
V9781349505692
ISBN
9781349505692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.76

Hardback. Growth, Employment, Inequality, and the Environment deals with the fundamental economic problems of our time: employment, inequality, the environment, and quality of life. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCG; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137502667
ISBN
9781137502667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Setterfield, Mark. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349273959
ISBN
9781349273959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.08

paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCF; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2004
SKU
V9781349417469
ISBN
9781349417469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.72

Hardcover. This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in the globalized world economy. Comparing the experiences of more and less developed economies, chapters analyse the underlying causes and key social changes that accompany income inequality. Editor(s): Hellier, Joel; Chusseau, Nathalie. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCG; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230303423
ISBN
9780230303423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Paperback. This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in the globalized world economy. Comparing the experiences of more and less developed economies, chapters analyse the underlying causes and key social changes that accompany income inequality. Editor(s): Hellier, Joel; Chusseau, Nathalie. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCG; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338115
ISBN
9781349338115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

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