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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

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

€ 50.25

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
€ 26.53

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. 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. These essays address the important topic of human capital creation from an economic point of view. Among the crucial human capital-related topics covered are the complex interactions between schooling, learning and worker productivity, and individual earnings effects of investment in human capital. Editor(s): Asplund, Rita M. Num Pages: 213 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790808155
ISBN
9783790808155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

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

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Hardback. Working alongside migrant Filipina hostesses in Japan, Parrenas investigates the impact of being labeled as trafficked victims and explores what governments should do to improve the lives of global migrants. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777117
ISBN
9780804777117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Faith in the free market has become a basic tenet of public policy debate. But as Joel Blau demonstrates in this eye-opening book, so-called "free market" programmes have been a dismal failure, heightening inequality, lowering the median standard of living, and steadily eroding the quality of our social and political life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392. Large format paperback. clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc New York
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0232103
ISBN
9780195146066
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes some never previously seen before images to serve as a unique social document on the dispute that changed the face of Britain. The coal miners' strike of 1984/5 was the longest national strike in British history Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 b&w images integrated. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463664
ISBN
9781783463664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. 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: 5969 x 3963 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037573
ISBN
9780252037573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Krekl, Jonathan S. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608760640
ISBN
9781608760640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.77
€ 115.01

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Diaz, Clayton. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826754
ISBN
9781634826754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 145.26

Hardback. Research in Labor Economics volume 44 contains new and innovative research on the causes and consequences of inequality and well-being of the workforce. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785609442
ISBN
9781785609442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.20

Hardcover. "An excellent text which any student of economics can read without losing touch with economic phenomena." -Winston Griffin, Bucknell University Num Pages: 752 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Eighth
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393968545
ISBN
9780393968545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.20

Paperback. Series: Evidence Based Practices. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5 line-cuts. BIC Classification: JKSM; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199734016
ISBN
9780199734016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Schienstock, Gerd; Thompson, Paul; Traxler, Franz. Num Pages: 331 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560724032
ISBN
9781560724032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.17
€ 95.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333262603
ISBN
9780333262603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.46

paperback. This edition of "Industrial relations in South Africa" includes new sections on termination transfers, affirmative action, conflict handling, and joint problem solving. Num Pages: 872 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JMJ; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Juta Academic South Africa
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
872
Condition
New
SKU
V9780702152795
ISBN
9780702152795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.69

hardcover. One of the major purposes of this book is to help clarify the term 'industrial relations' and thus to assist meaningful discussion about the strengths and deficiencies of the body of thought to which it refers. Series: Institute of Management & Labor Relations S. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826786
ISBN
9780810826786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.23

Hardback. Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 15 graphs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCF; KCM; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072725
ISBN
9780674072725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.56
€ 55.14

Hardcover. Proceedings of the Conference on Inequality in Memory of Gary Becker held September 25-26, 2014 at the Hoover Institution. Editor(s): Church, Tom; Miller, Chris; Taylor, John. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB; JPP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817919047
ISBN
9780817919047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.51

Hardback. Contains a selection of thirteen papers from the Second Biannual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Berlin, July, 2007. This work covers topics including welfare analysis with ordinal data, unit consistency and multidimensional inequality indices and unit consistency and intermediate inequality indices. Editor(s): Bishop, John A.; Zheng, Buhong. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCFM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848551343
ISBN
9781848551343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.21

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