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Paperback. Series: An Economic Policy Institute Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472572
ISBN
9780801472572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.55

Hardback. No question is more pertinent to worker welfare than explaining changes in overall income inequality. The papers presented in this volume explore this important issue and evaluate government programmes and their impact upon welfare. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762310265
ISBN
9780762310265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.34

paperback. Quaid delves into the definition and history of workfare, and then continues with a critical and comparative analysis of workfare programs in six jurisdictions: California, Wisconsin, New York, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802081018
ISBN
9780802081018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.44

paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781565843424
ISBN
9781565843424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 19.43

Paperback. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 graphs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016149
ISBN
9780674016149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.29

Paperback. Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444031
ISBN
9780752444031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Hardback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159777
ISBN
9781405159777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Paperback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159784
ISBN
9781405159784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

paperback. This valuable study compares the welfare states of Sweden, Germany and Britain on the basis of social policy provision for disabled people of working age, particularly in the areas of income maintenance and employment policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, 53tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341860
ISBN
9781861341860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0009650
ISBN
9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556125683
ISBN
9781556125683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00

Paperback. Continued economic restructuring has brought service work to center stage in labor and management studies, as well as in the sociology of work, gender, race, and inequality. This work features essays that explore questions of power and control, resistance and empowerment, and innovation and organizing in the lives of front-line service workers. Editor(s): Macdonald, Cameron Lynne; Sirianni, Carmen. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394802
ISBN
9781566394802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.48

Hardback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754132
ISBN
9780804754132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.91

Paperback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754149
ISBN
9780804754149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

paperback. Editor(s): Hearn, Mark Chung; Patmore, Greg. Num Pages: 300 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365061
ISBN
9780850365061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Explores how beliefs about what constitutes 'women's work' are evolving in response to globalization. This book uncovers how call center employment affects their lives, mainly as it relates to the anxiety that Indian families and Indian society have towards women going out at night, earning a good salary, and being exposed to western culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769143
ISBN
9780804769143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. This book uncovers how working the night shift at India's transnational call centers affects the lives of women workers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769136
ISBN
9780804769136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. A Marxist investigation into the forms of resistance occurring in the UK call centre today Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; KJS; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399065
ISBN
9780745399065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Containing lively portraits of flight attendants, both current and retired, this book shows the intimate, illuminating, funny, and sometimes dangerous behind-the-scenes stories of daily life for the flight attendant. Num Pages: 291 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794081
ISBN
9780814794081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. This book presents an overview of worldwide research on working children that considers children's own views of employment in favour of adult-constructed arguments about child work. This is a key text for social work practitioners that encourages re-evaluation of the notion of childhood and understands the complex phenomenon of working children. Editor(s): Hungerland, Beatrice; Liebel, Manfred; Milne, Brian; Wihstutz, Anne. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105237
ISBN
9781843105237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.38

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