Labour / income economics

This book identifies the root causes of income inequality in underdeveloped economies and proposes new solutions for structural reform in economies that have long neglected and exploited working people.

This book critically explores how increased regulation and governance of corporations can be used to help improve the rights of workers amidst an era of union decline.

This book critically explores how increased regulation and governance of corporations can be used to help improve the rights of workers amidst an era of union decline.

This book concentrates on the role of commercialized intermediary actors in migration.

Trade Unions and European Integration brings together pessimists and optimists on trade unionism under the contemporary pressures of European integration.

This book concentrates on the role of commercialized intermediary actors in migration.

Trade Unions and European Integration brings together pessimists and optimists on trade unionism under the contemporary pressures of European integration.

This book critically examines the socio-economic impacts of out-migration on households and gender dynamics in rural northern India.

This book critically examines the socio-economic impacts of out-migration on households and gender dynamics in rural northern India.

The economics of education is a burgeoning area of study, employing increasingly sophisticated analytical tools to answer questions with high societal impact.

The economics of education is a burgeoning area of study, employing increasingly sophisticated analytical tools to answer questions with high societal impact.

Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or consumption as the only indicator.

Entrepreneurship is playing an increasingly important role in the political agenda.

Cancer survivors are returning to the workplace in higher numbers than ever before.

Contemporary migration involves a dramatic paradox.

A Short Economic and Social History of Twentieth Century Britain (1968) overcomes the statistical complexities of the twentieth century by establishing long-term social and economic trends to provide a succinct analysis of Twentieth Century Britain.

Government interference in free enterprise is growing.

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The most authoritative and up-to-date source on United States labor market data available in print.

Labour relations had important connections with industrial performance in Greater Sao Paulo, the most important industrial centre in Brazil and Latin America, between 1945 and 1960.

This text argues that, instead of leading toward greater democratization, Mexico's policies of privatization in the 1980s were used for personal benefit, and to lubricate the existing state-labour relationship.

This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis.

Changing Workplace Relations in the Chinese Economy attempts to deal with how China's economic reforms have undermined the 'iron rice-bowl' system which since the 1950s has provided both 'lifetime-employment' and 'cradle-to-the-grave' welfare for many workers, particularly those in state-owned enterprises.

Women Migrant Workers in China's Economic Reform studies unmarried women migrant workers in China.

The book attempts to examine whether trade unions in Japan contributed to raising wages, productivity and firm's performance.

Brings together academics, lawyers, trade unionists and industrial relations experts to provide an incisive analysis of the impact of globalisation and deregulation on gender inequality in employment.

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the unrecognized role played and burden borne by rural women during the last four decades of South Korean economic development.

This text provides an overview and concise introduction to labor relations in Europe.

This is the first book to document thoroughly the lifestyle and collective experience of the many thousands of black sailors during this time period.

The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the roles of pan-regional and worldwide labor organizations in the labor movements across the nations of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Leading experts demystify demographics and show how population changes affect everything from government policy to business opportunities to educational standards.

This book examines the textile and clothing Industry of India and its trade scenario from a global perspective.

In this volume, Alexander sketches the history of organized labor in the countries of Uruguay and Paraguay.

How did the alliance between labor and the Democratic Party develop after the First World War?

This book is about families who combine home life and income-producing work under the same roof.

A lively, personalized account incorporating objective analysis and solid information accumulated over 42 years, this book presents a graphic picture of the construction industry from an insider's point of view.

Ideological and cultural factors do not define or influence the way labor relations are conducted in China's workplace, as many suppose they do.

Flextime, telecommuting, compressed work week, job sharing, downshifting, and hot desking-these terms are infiltrating our vocabulary at an increasing rate, keeping pace with change in the workplace.

So entrenched and powerful is the patriarchy within organizations that women have serious difficulty acquiring positions of real importance, even when it is in the organization's best interest to use their talents fully (and reward them equitably).

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Discover the Dawn of a New Era: The Ties Between Artificial Intelligence and Our FutureImagine a world where every aspect of life is enhanced by artificial intelligenceour jobs, our ethical decisions, and even the way we interact with one another.

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Turn Innovative Ideas into Products and Services-and Manage and Control Them Using Project Management ToolsThe first book to integrate project management and product development, Project Management in New Product Development shows you how to manage the translation of ideas into new products and services and get them to market cheaper, better, and faster using advanced project management tools and techniques.

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A practical, straight-talking guide to thriving in today's tumultuous workplaceAccording to author Linda Dominguez, today's turbulent work environment is rife with advancement opportunities for those who know how to seize them.

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