Labour economics
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Labour economics
Hardback. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide a public good; if MFIs create and deepen markets where none existed before, there may be a case for public support. This book is based on a study of 45 MFIs, and applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to show that MFIs form clusters in terms of social and financial performance. Editor(s): Balkenhol, Bernd. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547025
- ISBN
- 9780230547025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615663
- ISBN
- 9780230615663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Paperback. Series: Industrial relations in practice series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333388587
- ISBN
- 9780333388587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.18
€ 72.18
Hardback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475065
- ISBN
- 9780333475065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.23
€ 129.23
Paperback. An examination of contemporary British industrial relations from the early post-war decades (1945-70) to the present. The book looks at the relationship between the law and industrial relations and employer and management strategies in the private sector. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333568156
- ISBN
- 9780333568156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.12
€ 73.12
Paperback. A reference guide to ESOPs, seen primarily as a method of improving corporate results through motivating employees, which also has a role in corporate finance as a provider of capital in a highly tax efficient manner. Its legal and accounting ramifications are explored in this book. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KFFH; KJK; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333576182
- ISBN
- 9780333576182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.07
€ 251.07
Paperback. The profound changes in the labour market during the 1980s are examined in this book in relation to the ideas of flexible specialization and the "flexible firm" and Marxist regulation theory, supplemented by fresh empirical evidence concerning changes in the labour process. Editor(s): Gilbert, Nigel; etc.; Burrows, Roger (Associate Dean, School of Human Studies, University of Teeside); Pollert, Anna (Senior Research Fellow, Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick). Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 279.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618158
- ISBN
- 9780333618158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardback. Many employed men and women now hold self-employed, part-time or temporary jobs, a trend which has been increasing since the 1970s. This book examines the implications for employers, individuals and households of these changes, citing the lack of fringe benefits, job security and employment rights. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333682142
- ISBN
- 9780333682142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Hardback. In this volume, economists and social scientists are brought together to offer the reader the latest insights on unemployment and policies regarding unemployment from the perspectives of both disciplines. Editor(s): Verhaar, C. H. A. Series: Studies in Operational Regional Science. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792319764
- ISBN
- 9780792319764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.58
€ 261.58
Hardback. Covers developments in Dutch society in labour markets, labour relations, quality of work, human resources management, work organisation and gender/diversity, as they reflect in social science research. This book focuses on change in theories and paradigms, on shifting governance networks, and on changing policy-agendas. Editor(s): Evers, Gerard; Hees, G. B. vans; Schippers, J. J. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792354895
- ISBN
- 9780792354895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.33
€ 133.33
Hardback. Canada and the countries of Latin America are in the midst of major changes and choices in the area of labor markets and related social policy. This book reviews the evidence of Canada and Latin America on three major labor policy instruments - unemployment insurance, minimum wages and training. Editor(s): Berry, Albert. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372325
- ISBN
- 9780792372325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.16
€ 198.16
Hardback. Focuses on the issues of migration, welfare and unemployment in a trade and development framework. This book contains chapters that analyze the implications of internal labor mobility in a model designed to highlight its implications for regional welfare, urban unemployment, rural-urban dichotomy and structural adjustment. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373100
- ISBN
- 9780792373100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.45
€ 134.45
Hardback. Unemployment remains a major problem for economic policy at the beginning of the millennium. This title investigates how tax policy affects labor market outcomes in industrialized countries and to what extent it can be used to combat unemployment. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCFM; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374404
- ISBN
- 9780792374404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
Hardback. The form and dynamic of wages and salaries are crucial to the shaping of industrial societies. Wage relations are regulated by states both to benefit their economies and to achieve a specific form of freedom, equity and justice. This book informs wage relations in Europe. It is suitable for for those concerned with wage policies. Editor(s): Clarke, Linda; De Gijsel, Peter; Janssen, Jorn. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377429
- ISBN
- 9780792377429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.89
€ 202.89
Hardback. These proceedings discuss how different areas of society are being transformed by computer technology. They focus on women's experiences as computer scientists, and the mechanisms through which various aspects of system design contribute to the gendered nature of computing. Editor(s): Balka, Ellen; Smith, Richard. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378648
- ISBN
- 9780792378648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.88
€ 133.88
Hardback. Debates the notion that research on regulatory reform and labor markets should develop within the framework of the competitive model. This book achieves this by presenting diverging views on wage and employment determination in distinctly different deregulated industries. Editor(s): Peoples, James G. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380658
- ISBN
- 9780792380658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.06
€ 202.06
Hardback. A collection of papers drawn from the conference held at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in June 1997. It seeks to explore many of the key issues surrounding the debate over the impact of globalization and technological change on labor markets in Europe and the United States. Editor(s): Black, Stanley W. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383185
- ISBN
- 9780792383185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Hardback. Develops the view that redistributing employment is a 'feasible capitalist' solution, not just to the unemployment which particular groups suffer, but also to the work that others have to contend with, including women. This book presents the economic theories driving the divide between the intensification of work and the extension of idleness. Editor(s): Wheelock, Jane; Vail, John. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383901
- ISBN
- 9780792383901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.60
€ 202.60
Hardback. States that the labor market can be usefully interpreted as a confrontation of workers who have heterogeneous capabilities and tastes with jobs that are heterogeneous in the potential productivity of given individual capability endowments. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792391739
- ISBN
- 9780792391739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.26
€ 134.26
Hardback. A set of critical essays which identify the central problems confronting scholars and policy makers concerned with the labour market. Special emphasis is given to the tension between competing approaches to the study of labour markets from neoclassical applied microeconomics to radical economics. Editor(s): Darity, William. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792392606
- ISBN
- 9780792392606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.53
€ 202.53