Labour economics
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Labour economics
Hardback. Eight papers, both theoretical and applied, on the concept of equality of opportunity which says that a society should guarantee its members equal access to advantage regardless of their circumstances, while holding them responsible for turning that access into actual advantage by the application of effort. Editor(s): Rodriguez, Juan Gabriel. Series Editor(s): Bishop, John A. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: KCF; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780520346
- ISBN
- 9781780520346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.70
€ 133.70
Hardback. To commemorate Research in Labor Economics s 35th anniversary, this retrospective edition contains 20 of the most influential Research in Labor Economics articles along with new introductory prefatory updates written by the original authors. These new prefaces emphasize recent developments that each article might have inspired and also discuss rema Editor(s): Tatsiramos, Konstantinos; Polachek, Solomon W. Series Editor(s): Tatsiramos, Konstantinos; Polachek, Solomon W. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 838 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1270.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 838
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902189
- ISBN
- 9781781902189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.23
€ 183.23
Hardback. With the financial crisis and Great Recession, some economists have begun to question the orthodox approach to production and capital/labor relations over the years. This orthodoxy thrown into question due to concerns of poor corporate decision-making, corporate capture of regulators, perceived rewards for failure, and uneven productivity growth. Editor(s): Bryson, Alex. Series Editor(s): Kato, Takao. Series: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV2; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902202
- ISBN
- 9781781902202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.21
€ 155.21
Hardback. After three decades of economic reform, China is experiencing substantial demographic changes and a steady structural transformation toward a market economy. This volume presents fresh knowledge on labor market issues in China including topics such as: occupational choice and mobility, over-qualification and hiring, cost of displacement, and the pe Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon W.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907566
- ISBN
- 9781781907566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781955345
- ISBN
- 9781781955345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.40
€ 230.40
Hardcover. This volume puts the spotlight on worker well-being. It looks at key questions such as: How important is incentive pay in increasing worker productivity? Does monitoring productivity affect a worker's earnings trajectory? How is the decision to retire different in two-earner families compared to one-earner families? Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon W.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411503
- ISBN
- 9781784411503
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Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Hardcover. Volume 15 of the successful series Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms, AEAP provides a leading forum for high-quality original theoretical and empirical research in the broad area of participatory and labor managed organizations. Editor(s): Ortega, Jaime. Series: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411695
- ISBN
- 9781784411695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.21
€ 155.21
Hardback. The articles in this volume offer stimulating research on the relationship among business cycles, participatory and labor-managed organizations, and employee voice. These contributions take various theoretical and empirical approaches and investigate many industries and countries, thus offering a balanced view on these current topics. Series: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785603792
- ISBN
- 9781785603792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.21
€ 147.21
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835851
- ISBN
- 9781843835851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.17
€ 98.17
Hardback. Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Editor(s): Prince, Ruth; Brown, Hannah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSN1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 272 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011404
- ISBN
- 9781847011404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. The increasing amounts of money paid out in compensation to corporate executives have become the subject of a heated public policy debate on both sides of the Atlantic. This book covers a wide range of issues, including: corporate law and regulation in the area of corporate governance; and, prosperity and growth effects of compensation contracts. Editor(s): Oxelheim, Lars; Wihlborg, Clas G. Series Editor(s): Ghauri, Pervez N. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080557380
- ISBN
- 9780080557380
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Condition: New
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Paperback. 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. This book 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 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073538
- ISBN
- 9780226073538
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314600
- ISBN
- 9780226314600
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
paperback. This text looks at how postwar cultural values affected the rights-orientated policy in the 1970s and how this affects judicial interpretations of provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It argues that this has created a lose/lose situation for the people the act was meant to protect. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226616605
- ISBN
- 9780226616605
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Nearly every job application asks it: have you ever been convicted of a crime? For the hundreds of thousands of young men leaving American prisons each year, their answer to that question may determine whether they can find work. This book offers a glimpse into the tremendous difficulties facing ex-offenders in the job market. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644844
- ISBN
- 9780226644844
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.22
€ 21.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. Explores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBL; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115612
- ISBN
- 9780231115612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Laid Off, Laid Low: Political and Economic Consequences of Employment ...
Professor Of Sociology Katherine Newman (Ed.)
Hardback. 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, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146043
- ISBN
- 9780231146043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231179003
- ISBN
- 9780231179003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.82
€ 65.36
€ 50.82
Hardback. This invaluable comprehensive index provides a key to the Gompers volumes. Editor(s): Albert, Peter J.; Palladino, Grace. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252037429
- ISBN
- 9780252037429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
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
€ 132.47