Labour / income economics

In the mid-1980s the world's industrialised economies entered their second decade of stagnant growth and mass unemployment paralleled only by the Great Slump.

The papers in this volume examine the conditions and consequences of micro-electronic technology within one or more of various spheres of the labour process.

Increasingly high unemployment has brought with it a multitude of consequences affecting those without jobs and, beyond them, their families, friends and communities.

This book describes the origins and birth of Solidarity in 1980, its rebirth in 1989, and the formation of a Solidarity government.

Professionalism is currently undergoing a process of radical change.

A topical examination of the impact of globalization and the intricate relationship between international trade and labour markets, containing theoretical and empirical studies of countries including UK, Mexico and Chile.

The book discusses the links between primary commodity prices and the OECD rate of unemployment.

This analysis proposes a political explanation for the breakdown of Keynesian full employment in Australia.

Many employed men and women now hold self-employed, part-time or temporary jobs.

What accounts for the varying long term growth patterns across developing countries?

Examines the role of women and men in the economy of the future.

The book examines the effect of various public policies on economic performance in Japan.

During the 1980s there were profound changes in the labour process towards the 'flexible worker' and in the labour market towards a 'flexible workforce'.

'A refreshing and useful addition to the folklore of management.

The restructuring of most European industries may have taken an irreversible turn.

Identifies the main considerations in the policy formation process, isolates cross-national commonalities and differences, and discusses the potential for cross-national local economic development policy transfer.

From 1870 to 1930 Argentina underwent massive changes.

In 1979 this century's largest gold rush began in the Brazilian Amazon and has continued ever since.

The issue of trade union democracy has been the subject of considerable controversy in recent years.

A study which examines the economic rationale for migration and its effect on agricultural development.

Examines the policies of labour reform in China, with particular reference to occupational inheritance, flexible labour efficiency wage and enterprise behaviour.

Presents an analysis of the political processes involved in China's wage policy.

Explains the causes and consequences of democratization within the firm.

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held to assess the current state of the analysis of the labour market and of industrial relations and their relationship to economic performance.

This work argues that the successful implementation of a share economy requires some substantial changes in the typical structure of property rights of modern capitalism.