Labour / income economics

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

This comprehensive and instructive study examines the relative success or failure of government policies in preventing and alleviating unemployment.

Technology Differences over Space and Time looks at how countries use their productive resources-such as workers, skills, equipment and structures, and natural resources.

Is work a primordial curse?

All of a sudden, everybody s talking about the gig economy.

What is life like for workers in the gig economy?

Much of our life involves working, preparing for work, searching for work, or thinking and worrying about work.

Labor is the source of all wealth.

Employment relations in advanced, post-industrial democracies have become increasingly insecure and uncertain as the risks associated with work are being shifted from employers and governments to workers.

The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest.

From the rise of fully automated factories to the creation of new migrant workforces, the world of work, employment and production is rapidly changing.

The rise of Trumpism and the Covid-19 pandemic have galvanized debates about globalization.

Precarious Asia assesses the role of global and domestic factors in shaping precarious work and its outcomes in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia as they represent a range of Asian political democracies and capitalist economies: Japan and South Korea are now developed and mature economies, while Indonesia remains a lower-middle income country.

America is witnessing a retirement crisis.

The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest.

This book as pointed out by Professor Singer in his preface discussed divergent development problems facing developing countries.

In this book, the development process of blockchain algorithms and examples of their applications in different sectors are explored.

"e;On Time-In Full"e; is an important work.

Retail supply chain consists of multiple segments from sales to distribution to finance.

Human capital and organizational capital are increasingly important as a source of value in many firms.

Globalization is commonly described in trade and cultural terms but its impact on unions and collective bargaining is seldom assessed.

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.

Market and Technical Knowledge Integration in R&D-Intensive Companies explores the integration of market and technical knowledge within R&D-intensive companies.

With an overarching conceptual framework and a synthesis of findings, this book is a unique collection of the experiences of twenty diverse cases of women's collectives, holding critical lessons for livelihood enhancement and women's empowerment.

This book focuses on the impact of digitalization on supply chains and how it is affecting every aspect of people's lives.

This book discusses the role of diversity and equity in accounting, management control, governance, and auditing.

Women Challenging Unions is a collection of original papers that presents a vision of an invigorated and vibrant labour movement, one that would actively seek the full participation of women and other traditionally excluded groups, and that would willingly incorporate a feminist agenda.

One answer to unemployment is to spread available opportunities among more people.

Euro-Austerity and Welfare States analyses the political economy of welfare state reform in the first episode of Euro-austerity during the 1990s.

Euro-Austerity and Welfare States analyses the political economy of welfare state reform in the first episode of Euro-austerity during the 1990s.

In 1938, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) sent communist union organizer Arthur "e;Slim"e; Evans to the smelter city of Trail, British Columbia, to establish Local 480 of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers.

In 1938, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) sent communist union organizer Arthur "e;Slim"e; Evans to the smelter city of Trail, British Columbia, to establish Local 480 of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers.

This analysis of the United States health care system reviews developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms, and health system performance.

This analysis of the United States health care system reviews developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms, and health system performance.

The health care system in Canada receives a great deal of international attention, but it is subject to considerable critique and debate locally.

The health care system in Canada receives a great deal of international attention, but it is subject to considerable critique and debate locally.

The Multilevel Politics of Trade presents a timely comparative analysis of eight federations (plus the European Union) to explore why some sub-federal actors have become more active in trade politics in recent years.

The Multilevel Politics of Trade presents a timely comparative analysis of eight federations (plus the European Union) to explore why some sub-federal actors have become more active in trade politics in recent years.

Bringing together diverse approaches and case studies of international health worker migration, Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional Credentials critically reimagines how we conceptualize the transfer of value embodied in internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).

Bringing together diverse approaches and case studies of international health worker migration, Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional Credentials critically reimagines how we conceptualize the transfer of value embodied in internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs).

The nature of employment is changing: low wage jobs are increasingly common, fewer workers belong to unions, and workplaces are being transformed through the growth of contracting-out, franchising, and extended supply chains.

While colonial imposition of the Canadian legal order has undermined Indigenous law, creating gaps and sometimes distortions, Indigenous peoples have taken up the challenge of rebuilding their laws, governance, and economies.

While colonial imposition of the Canadian legal order has undermined Indigenous law, creating gaps and sometimes distortions, Indigenous peoples have taken up the challenge of rebuilding their laws, governance, and economies.

No sector has been as vital as oil to the Russian economy since Vladimir Putin came to power.

No sector has been as vital as oil to the Russian economy since Vladimir Putin came to power.

Costing billions of dollars annually, international trade in agricultural products is impactful and influenced by several factors, including climate change, food policy, and government legislation.

Costing billions of dollars annually, international trade in agricultural products is impactful and influenced by several factors, including climate change, food policy, and government legislation.

Every developed country has a public employment service that connects job seekers with employers through information, placement, and training support services.