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Labour economics

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

€ 55.47

Paperback. In the 1980s there was a surge of trade union power on a scale not previously experienced in South Africa. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 958.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145348
ISBN
9781868145348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.75

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
€ 33.45

Hardcover. A study of migrant workers in Japan. It reveals how migrants enter, what difficulties they face, what their living, working and housing conditions are. It focuses on the protection of their human rights. There is also information on the situation of migrant workers according to labour sectors. Translator(s): Wilkinson, Jens. Series: Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 305 pages, tables, charts, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KCD0012570
ISBN
9780710304995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

Hardcover. Editor(s): Xu, Qingwen; Jordan, Lucy P. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; KCF; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634852722
ISBN
9781634852722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.85
€ 181.60

Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
757
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857241535
ISBN
9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 279.50

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

€ 178.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Haywood, Vivian. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: JPQ; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634821223
ISBN
9781634821223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.23
€ 146.61

Hardback. A fascinating new way to consider our relationships with money Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720806
ISBN
9780814720806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.29

Paperback. Analyzes labor markets from the real-world perspective: employers have significant market (or monopsony) power over their workers. Arguing that this power derives from frictions in the labor market that make it time-consuming and costly for workers to change jobs, this book re-examines much of labor economics based on this assumption. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 line illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123288
ISBN
9780691123288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.33
€ 64.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBTS; HRCC97; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452086
ISBN
9780801452086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595581242
ISBN
9781595581242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9788790199739
ISBN
9788790199739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.90

Hardback. In no economy do all employees fare equally. Some variation stems from innate worker heterogeneity, some from differential human capital investment, some from imperfect information, some from demand shocks, some from asymmetric technological change, and some from government policies. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783500567
ISBN
9781783500567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Thomason, Terry; Burton, John F., Jr.; Hyatt, Douglas. Series: LERA Research Volumes. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KNH0004146
ISBN
9780913447741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. In this stimulating and highly original work, Kevin Doogan looks at contemporary social transformation through the lens of the labour market. Major themes of the day -- globalization, technological change and the new economy, the pension and demographic timebombs, flexibility and traditional employment -- are all subject to critical scrutiny. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633244
ISBN
9780745633244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.18

Paperback. Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119145516
ISBN
9781119145516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

paperback. Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report reviews developments in several countries and offers recommendations for public policy. Series: Transitions After 50 Series. Num Pages: 56 pages, 9tabs. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344632
ISBN
9781861344632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.57

Hardcover. In this work, the contributors examines civil service compensation systems, analyze proposals for reform, and discuss such areas as issues of equity and fairness, merit pay, pay for performance, collective bargaining and labour market influences. Num Pages: 340 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCF; KJMV2; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787908263
ISBN
9780787908263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.04

Paperback. Explores how members of Guanajuato's Santa Fe Cooperative, Mexico's cooperatively owned silver mine, give meaning to their labor in an era of globalization and neoliberalism. This work analyzes the cooperative's practices and the importance of patrimonio in their understanding of work, kinship, and morality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHBL; KCF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132398
ISBN
9780231132398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.17

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