Labour / income economics

This Element analyzes the roots of labor weakness in the region and assesses the contemporary state of labor movements there.

From Consent to Coercion examines the increasing assault against trade union rights and freedoms in Canada by federal and provincial governments.

From Consent to Coercion examines the increasing assault against trade union rights and freedoms in Canada by federal and provincial governments.

Este libro analiza la informalidad laboral y su problemática social en el sector comercial en la zona de la frontera Tulcán-Ipiales.

In this pioneering study, David Emmons tells the story of Butte's large and assertive population of Irish immigrants.

In the context of a rapidly changing world of work, the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened pre-existing challenges to Japan's adult learning system and raised new ones.

Two years into the pandemic, economic activity has recovered faster than expected.

Named one of the Best Business Books of 2023 by the Financial TimesThinkers50 2023 Winner: Talent AwardFrom MIT professor and pre-eminent voice on Good Jobs comes a leadership guide for choosing excellence and providing good jobs that offer a living wage, dignity, and opportunities for growth.

Surveys the history of youth unemployment and identifies key issues underlying the current crisis.

Every society throughout history has defined what counts as work and what doesn t.

Contrary to the assumption that Western and Eastern European economies and cinemas were very different from each other, they actually had much in common.

As companies increasingly look to the global market for capital, cheaper commodities and labor, and lower production costs, the impact on Mexican and American workers and labor unions is significant.

Starting in the 1990s, San Francisco launched a series of bold but relatively unknown public policy experiments to improve wages and benefits for thousands of local workers.

From the time of Booker T.

Almost unknown to the rest of the globe, Xiaomi has become the world's third-largest mobile phone manufacturer.

Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment.

In this enlightening and timely work, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and Central American women who care for other people's children and homes, as well as the outlooks of the women who employ them in Los Angeles.

How the Other Half Works solves the riddle of America's contemporary immigration puzzle: why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that today's economy seems to demand.

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This comprehensive handbook is a valuable resource for companies of all sizes who are considering (or already developing) enhanced professional learning programs.

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies provides an intimate examination of the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants in our contemporary food system.

Introducing a New Economics is a groundbreaking textbook that heralds a revolution in the teaching of economics.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

The book focuses on Indonesia's most pressing labor market challenges and associated policy options to achieve higher and more inclusive economic growth.

If you have always yearned for a career that makes a difference in someone's life and are thinking of opening a staffing service business, then we have a book that can assist you in taking those first steps and can answer all of your questions along the way.

This volume analyses employee participation in under- researched countries and whose economic institutions differ from the Anglo-American context.

This volume contains new important research on worker well-being in a changing economy.

"e;For many businesses, their biggest expense is marketing, but they aren't sure what they are getting out of it,"e; Sugars said.

Proven methods for achieving environmental excellence while increasing profitability"e;If your goal is to design and develop environmentally sustainable products that also drive shareholder value, then this book is a must read.

A true original-the first practical guide to patents written specifically for corporate scientists, engineers, and product developersPatents and Strategic Inventing spells out exactly what a typical corporate inventor needs to know about patents and patent strategy, as well as how these topics can be used to guide the creation of new products.

The first complete history of US industry's most influential and controversial lobbyistFounded in 1895, the National Association of Manufacturers-NAM-helped make manufacturing the basis of the US economy and a major source of jobs in the twentieth century.

"e;Companies that can unleash the passions and gifts of their people will have a competitive advantage in the landscape of the future--becoming curators instead of keepers of talent.

The Latest Tools and Guidance Needed to Implement Design for Six Sigma in New Product and Service Development!

A candid explanation of how the labor market really works and is central to everything-and why it is not as healthy as we thinkRelying on unemployment numbers is a dangerous way to gauge how the labor market is doing.

One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "e;reform and openness"e; will lead to political liberalization.

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsA renowned economic historian traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family.

How do you keep your employees engaged, creative, innovative, and productive?

The unconditional basic income (UBI) has attracted renewed attention in academia, as well as in public discussions in recent years, and much has been written on the possible consequences of a UBI.

This edited volume analyses how EU membership influenced the convergence process of member countries in the Baltics, Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Understanding and applying the principles of ergonomics consistently in an organization not only reduces the risk of employee injuries, but it also reduces an organization's costs and increases productivity.

Leo Troy describes and analyzes the changes in the economy and labor markets and the subsequent and continuing changes in unions.

  Contributing to recent debate on the emergence of digital and agile work, this book explores the implications for labour and employment relations within and beyond organizational boundaries.

Presenting the dynamic laws of economic quantities, this book tackles one of the core difficulties of current economic theory: that of transforming abstract equations of equilibrium into precise dynamic rules.

"e;This Handbook offers a timely 'snapshot' of the fast-moving global debates on Basic Income.

This book employs a variety of economic and philosophical methodologies in order to discover the philosophical implications of creative destruction, competition regulation, and the role that businesses or market agents play.

This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use.

This volume broadens the scope of 'comparative capitalism' within the Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) tradition.

This book argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations.

Global developments in basic income have reinvigorated political debates on the necessity of progressing to universal basic income implementation.