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paperback. Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts." Editor(s): Drobnic, Sonja; Guillen, A. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; JPB; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349330980
ISBN
9781349330980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardcover. Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts. Editor(s): Drobnic, Sonja; Guillen, Ana M.; Guillen Rodriguez, Ana. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHBL; JPB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230289499
ISBN
9780230289499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kratzer, Nick; Menz, Wolfgang (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Freiburg, Ge Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Institut f. Mikrotechnik, Fre Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Institut f. Mikrotechnik, Fre Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Institut f. Mikrotechnik, Fre Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Fre); Pangert, Barbara. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658063450
ISBN
9783658063450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.79

Hardcover. Studies why and how successful forms of workers' interest representation could emerge in a hostile, post-communist context Num Pages: 240 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 1DVWR; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPWF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719091124
ISBN
9780719091124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475770896
ISBN
9781475770896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.56

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

€ 176.43

Paperback. The book describes the central role of workers and the unemployed in the run up to and the aftermath of the popular uprisings of 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Stanford Briefs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798044
ISBN
9780804798044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461290186
ISBN
9781461290186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600253
ISBN
9780691600253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

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

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPQB; KCD; KCF; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349524907
ISBN
9781349524907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

paperback. This book offers a fresh look at Taiwan's state workers in from the postwar period to the present day and examines the rise and fall of labor insurgency in the past two decades. Challenging the conventional image of docile working class, it unearths a series of workers resistance, hidden and public, in a high authoritarian era. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFF; JHB; JHBL; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349487462
ISBN
9781349487462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. Working futures? looks at the current effectiveness and future scope for enabling policy in the field of disability and employment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346261
ISBN
9781861346261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.37

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

€ 119.11

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production. Editor(s): Fraser, Neil; Gutierrez, Rodolfo; Pena-Casas, Ramon. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JKS; JPB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290105
ISBN
9780230290105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

Paperback. This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation and new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. * This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation. * Presents new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. * Draws on new, original research. Editor(s): Laurie, Nina; Bondi, Professor Liz. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405138000
ISBN
9781405138000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Deals with the role host countries' institutional characteristics play in the labour market integration of immigrants in the European Union. This book maps the European countries with respect to three institutional aspects central to immigrant integration, immigration policies, labour market structure and welfare regimes. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402052316
ISBN
9781402052316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048173167
ISBN
9789048173167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

paperback. We are living in the age of imagination and communication. This book, about the new ways time is experienced and organised in post-industrial workplaces, argues that the key feature of working time within knowledge, and other workplaces, is unpredictability, creating a culture that seeks to insert acceptance of unpredictability as a new 'standard'. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; JPQB; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328741
ISBN
9781349328741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.32

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