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Labour economics

Hardcover. Explores women's employment at the start of the 21st century, identifying aspects of women's labour market situation which are poorly understood and challenging much 'received wisdom' about women and work. Editor(s): Yeandle, Sue. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420541
ISBN
9781847420541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.19

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Joseph Rowntree Foundation United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859351550
ISBN
9781859351550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

paperback. This report explores the possibilities of more flexible forms of work that bridge the gap between a steady career job and retirement. It examines such jobs in the wider context of the types of transition that are being made by people leaving work early. Series: Transitions After 50 Series. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344755
ISBN
9781861344755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Szell, Gyorgy; Bosling, Carl-Heinrich; Hartkemeyer, Johannes; Ehlert, Wiking; Sunker, Professor Heinz. Series: Arbeit - Technik - Organisation - Soziales / Work - Technology - Organization - Society. Num Pages: 560 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 212 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH Germany
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9783631508657
ISBN
9783631508657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.71

hardcover. What constitutes a need? Who gets to decide what people do or do not need? The author traces the history of this concept, revealing the intersections between technologies of measurement, such as calorimeters and social surveys, and technologies of wages and welfare, such as minimum wages, poor aid, and welfare programs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JPQB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226251561
ISBN
9780226251561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801489501
ISBN
9780801489501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

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
€ 25.70

Paperback. An attempt to gauge the impact of Chile's neo-liberal reform policies and of the Chilean "economic miracle" on various groups of workers Editor(s): Winn, Peter A. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJP; JFC; KCF; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333210
ISBN
9780822333210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

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

hardcover. This text provides an analysis of rural employment dynamics in European Union member states and is the result of the RUREMPLO (Agriculture and employment in the rural regions of the EU") project, supported by an EU research programme. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; JHBL; KCF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851994994
ISBN
9780851994994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.79

Hardback. This social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720632
ISBN
9780804720632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Monthly Review Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458463
ISBN
9780853458463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWF; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. Labor Fights Back. 288 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWF; KCF. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672808
ISBN
9781583672808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

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
€ 34.03

Hardback. Contains thirteen chapters on topics relating to worker well-being. This work deals directly with how economic institutions affect individual and family earnings distributions. It covers topics such as: job training, worker and firm mobility, unions, collective bargaining, minimum wages, unemployment insurance, and schooling. Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon; Bargain, Olivier. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762313907
ISBN
9780762313907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.69

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. Series: New feminist library. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCF; KNXC; VFDW; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853456339
ISBN
9780853456339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Focuses on how workers and small enterprises in India fare when faced with the processes of globalization and liberalization. This work raises questions about the experience of Indian development since the onset of economic reforms in 1991. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tulika
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189487393
ISBN
9788189487393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

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
€ 29.90

paperback. The global economy has an insatiable need for creative workers. Yet creative workers themselves are subject to new forms of control and expropriation and many understand the nature of the system they work under. What sort consciousness are they developing? Will they rebel? Editor(s): Huws, Ursula. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365825
ISBN
9780850365825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366457
ISBN
9780850366457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

paperback. Series: Elf Books. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCF; KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246130
ISBN
9780851246130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KCF; KCL; YQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246208
ISBN
9780851246208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

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