Labour / income economics

This volume explores one of the most complex labour landscapes of India - the urban daily labour market.

First published in 1993, The Corporate Paradox is the first major, in-depth study of the franchise relationship and how it functions.

This book presents the economic heartbeat and institutional details that shaped Athenian society during the Classical period (508-323 BCE), employing an innovative and outside-the-box approach to studying history.

Originally published in 1988, this book examines company provision of welfare in the century preceding the Second World War, a period of enormous change in the structure and organisation of British industry and management.

Will technological improvement and growth in the rest of the world cause a decline in American living standards?

Globalization, the return to a multi-party system of government, and the policies advocated by the IMF and the World Bank have led to near revolutionary labor relations in Ghana.

The world is grappling to come up with alternative imaginations for transformation despite repeated crises, inequalities and immiseration caused by the increasing dominance of the neo-liberal capitalist framework and the collapse of twentieth-century socialist models.

The definition of "e;old"e; has evolved intensively over the years due to demographic changes, and the ageing population is one of the most frequently discussed issues in recent decades.

Critics contend that identity economics overemphasizes social identities as drivers of economic activity, potentially obscuring other elements including personal preferences, incentives, and market pressures.

History and Heritage (1985) offers the first comprehensive exploration and assessment of the historical developments that form Britain's industrial relations system - its institutions, texture and place in wider society.

Economists measure the effects of immigration through the yardstick of income.

Food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing.

A 2024 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleNatural resource extraction and primary commodity export remain persistent features of the Latin American economy.

This book highlights the value and skill of horticultural work through stories of food cultivation.

Industrial Relations in a Changing World (1975) shows how industrial relations embrace very deep-rooted attitudes and institutions, and that change, if it is to be radical, is slow.

This book, comprised of entirely original research, collects data on the socioeconomic situation of China's 56 ethnic groups.

This book presents a unique analysis of modern Russian provincial society.

Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a comprehensive survey, inspired by a suggestion of the then Minister of Labour that the mass redundancies in the Midlands motor industry of 1956 merited a full-scale investigation.

This book examines the concept of retirement, how it has changed, and what the future holds for the next generation of retirees.

With job prospects clouded for even the well-educated, those who leave school with no training beyond high school now face great challenges in making the transition from school to work.

This two-volume handbook, written by leading international scholars, provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the collection, analysis, and application of time use data.

This two-volume handbook, written by leading international scholars, provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the collection, analysis, and application of time use data.

Originally published in 1961 and based on primary sources, this book examines inter-union disputes and trade union history.

Originally published in 1961 and based on primary sources, this book examines inter-union disputes and trade union history.

This book focuses on the evolving definition of an employee, a concept fundamental to labour law protection.

This book focuses on the evolving definition of an employee, a concept fundamental to labour law protection.

The digital revolution has significantly transformed the global business landscape.

The digital revolution has significantly transformed the global business landscape.

From 1965 to 2005, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) defied the South's conservative anti-union efforts to become the largest local in Louisiana.

From 1965 to 2005, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) defied the South's conservative anti-union efforts to become the largest local in Louisiana.