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Labour economics

Hardback. Shows analytically and quantitatively that rigid wages are important for explaining the volatile behavior of the unemployment rate in business cycles. This book focuses on the labor wedge that arises when the marginal rate of substitution between consumption and leisure does not equal the marginal product of labor. Series: Crei Lectures in Macroeconomics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140223
ISBN
9780691140223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.26

Paperback. The new edition of this title evaluates the range of employee share schemes available, looking at their processes, the statutory and regulatory requirements, HMRC's interpretation of share scheme issues and most importantly the tax benefits associated with the various schemes. Num Pages: 730 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCF; LNHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Tolley
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754553649
ISBN
9780754553649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 167.40

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

€ 169.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vision
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0010481
ISBN
9781905745098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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

€ 52.81

Paperback. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this work shows how aspects of job quality are related, and how changes in the quality of work life stem from technological change and transformations in the politico-economic environment. This book concludes by discussing what individuals, firms, unions, and governments can do to counter declining job quality. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134413
ISBN
9780691134413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Sunkara, Bhaskar; Principe, Catarina. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JPVH; JPW; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608465934
ISBN
9781608465934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278127
ISBN
9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Historians, by relying on biased sources, have perpetuated the acceptance of a privileged perspective on imperial British history. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234671
ISBN
9780812234671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Hardback. For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries. It contests common views on free and unfree labor, and compares the latter to many Western countries where wage conditions resembled those of domestic servants. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS; KCF; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382508
ISBN
9781782382508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319455181
ISBN
9783319455181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36

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
€ 33.67

Paperback. Focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. This title explores the historical roots of farmworkers' predicaments and examines the ethnic shift from Black to Latino workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
229
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276697
ISBN
9780520276697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Globalization, the economic crisis and related policies of austerity have led to a growth in extreme exploitation at work, with migrants particularly vulnerable. This book explores the lives of the growing numbers of severely exploited labourers in the world today, questioning how we can respond to such globalized patterns of extreme inequality. Editor(s): Lewis, Hannah; Skrivankova, Klara; Waite, Louise; Craig, Gary. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137460400
ISBN
9781137460400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; KCF; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985480
ISBN
9780141985480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138698826
ISBN
9781138698826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Helps readers to master complex organisational skills, deal with a large workload and cope with the demands of deadlines. This book explains what dyslexic and dyspraxic difficulties are; describes how they affect workplace efficiency; and, offers strategies to manage dyslexic difficulties and reduce their adverse effect on work efficiency. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; MMZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vermilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091907082
ISBN
9780091907082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Hardcover. This book explores the ways that women combine motherhood with paid work in contemporary Ireland and the consequences for individual women, families, childminders and Irish society. This book demonstrates the difficulties women encounter when trying to satisfy working and mothering lives which are governed by quite different values. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051244
ISBN
9781782051244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. 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: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011398
ISBN
9781847011398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFA; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467105
ISBN
9781608467105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: KCFM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KIN0008749
ISBN
9781905483600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344373
ISBN
9781861344373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Paperback. Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment. This book provides an account of the experiences of some of these men and women, through the example of a historically important group: autoworkers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283015
ISBN
9780520283015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179010
ISBN
9780231179010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

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