Labour economics
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Labour economics
Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 310 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081422
- ISBN
- 9780252081422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076671
- ISBN
- 9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.12
€ 34.99
€ 32.12
Hardback. Seeking to historicize today's "Great Recession," this volume includes essays that uses examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia to situate the current economic crisis and its impact on workers in the context of previous abrupt shifts in the modern-day capitalist marketplace. Editor(s): Fink, Leon; McCartin, Joseph A.; Sangster, Joan. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 charts, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038174
- ISBN
- 9780252038174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Paperback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Newman, Katherine S. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146050
- ISBN
- 9780231146050
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.77
€ 25.99
€ 19.77
Hardcover. The baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 504 pages, 106 line drawings, 126 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226903064
- ISBN
- 9780226903064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.90€ 112.09
€ 136.90
€ 112.09
Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226754727
- ISBN
- 9780226754727
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Condition: New
€ 130.95€ 107.34
€ 130.95
€ 107.34
Paperback. Ultimately, Shershow joins other contemporary thinkers in envisioning a community of unworking, grounded neither in ideals of production and progress, nor in an ethic of liberal generosity, but simply in our fundamental being-in-common. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752570
- ISBN
- 9780226752570
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.69
€ 37.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, xxiv, 224 p., 8 halftones, 15 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226521985
- ISBN
- 9780226521985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. An interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453668
- ISBN
- 9780226453668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Provides an assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This book also provides case studies of labor market institutions and various directions for existing institutions. It presents the story of workers and institutions searching for ways to represent labor. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard B.; Hersch, Joni; Mishel, Lawrence. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261584
- ISBN
- 9780226261584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Hardcover. Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. The author delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073361
- ISBN
- 9780226073361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Paperback. Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of The "True Professional Ideal" in America argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681433
- ISBN
- 9780847681433
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Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. This workbook presents strategies based on real situations and includes example exercises throughout. It is based on the principle of developing a client-centred approach to job development and emphasizes the central importance of self-determination - ensuring that the individual makes their own choices to determine their future career. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100522
- ISBN
- 9781843100522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274778
- ISBN
- 9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781861345998
- ISBN
- 9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.98
€ 90.98
Paperback. Working from the premise that there is little enthusiasm for massive state ownership, and no trust in the alternative of unbounded capitalism, the author argues for distributism - the belief that ownership should be widely distributed rather than in the hands of the state or wealthy minorities. Series: Radical Writing S. Num Pages: 32 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; KCF; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Comerford & Miller
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012712
- ISBN
- 9781871204179
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. BIC Classification: KCF. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 350. Very good copy with light shelf wear
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012359
- ISBN
- 9780333471357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Ruth; Pempel, T. J.; Ravenhill, John. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382. Clean copy
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0221024
- ISBN
- 9780801473579
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A study into the history of working class labour organisations and their effectiveness, by one of the great Marxist historians of the 20th century Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474601412
- ISBN
- 9781474601412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. The idea was simple: pack a suitcase, go to another city where you have no connections and try to find a job, anonymously. That was the idea that took Florence Aubenas - one of France's most accomplished undercover journalists - on a journey into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651996
- ISBN
- 9780745651996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02