Labour Economics
"Working"
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"Edge Futures" series; Working explores how climate change will affect the way we work and live. With illustrations. Paperback, 80 pages. Size: 190 x 140 mm. Weight: 167g.
Author: Duffy, Frank
ISBN: 1906155127
Publisher: Black Dog Publishing Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Labour Economics
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"Workforce Crisis"How to Beat the Coming Shortage
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Based on research and study, this book presents management techniques for leveraging the knowledge of mature workers, reengaging disillusioned mid-career workers, and attracting and retaining talented younger workers. With illustrations. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 243 x 165 mm. Weight: 603g.
Author: Dychtwald, Ken Morison, Sir Robert Erickson, Tamara J.
ISBN: 1591395216
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"Why Men Earn More"The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap and What Women Can Do About It
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If men really are paid more than women for the same amount of work, why would anyone hire a man? Warren Farrell asked himself that question, wondering whether the assumption of unequal pay is really true. With illustrations. Hardback, 270 pages. Size: 236 x 160 mm. Weight: 580g.
Author: Farrell
ISBN: 0814472109
Publisher: Amacom
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Labour Economics
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"Contagious Capitalism"Globalization and the Politics of Labor in China
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The assumption of American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of 'reform and openness' will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that assumption and the relationship between economic liberalization and democratization. It analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment liberalization on Chinese labor politics. With 7 line illus. 8 tables.. New ed. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 381g.
Author: Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth
ISBN: 0691130361
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"Demanding Work"The Paradox of Job Quality in the Affluent Economy
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In this formal account of changing job quality, the author highlights contrasting trends, using quantitative indicators drawn from public opinion surveys and administrative data. This book concludes by discussing what individuals, firms, unions, and governments can do to counter declining job quality. With 20 line illus. 36 tables.. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 485g.
Author: Green, Francis
ISBN: 0691117128
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"Migration, Unemployment and Trade"
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Focuses on the issues of migration, welfare and unemployment in a trade and development framework. This book contains chapters that analyze the implications of internal labor mobility in a model designed to highlight its implications for regional welfare, urban unemployment, rural-urban dichotomy and structural adjustment. With illustrations. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 230 x 156 mm. Weight: 612g.
Author: Hazari, Bharat R. Sgro, Pasquale M.
ISBN: 0792373103
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2001 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"Inequality in America"What Role for Human Capital Policies?
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"Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy at Harvard University" series; Two leading economists debate the effectiveness of human capital policies in addressing widening U.S inequality. With 42 illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 196 x 168 mm. Weight: 374g.
Author: Heckman, James J. Krueger, Alan B. (Friedman, Benjamin M., ed.)
ISBN: 0262582600
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"Employment Relations in the United States"Law, Policy, and Practice
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Presents an overview of the economic, political, and social forces that shaped contemporary employment relations practices in United States. This book provides students with the historical background they need to understand how the US system developed and how it differs from systems in other industrialized nations. Paperback, 312 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 544g.
Author: Hogler, Raymond L.
ISBN: 0761926542
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Labour Economics
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"Statistical Indicators of Ework"
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"Ies Reports" series; This discussion paper arises from the EMERGENCE project, which, with core funding from the European Commission's Information Society Technologies Programme, aims to measure and map ICT-related employment relocation at a global level. Paperback, 38 pages. Size: 295 x 210 mm. Weight: 155g.
Author: Huws, Ursula
ISBN: 1851843140
Publisher: Institute for Employment Studies
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"The Graduate Career Handbook"
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The Graduate Career Handbook covers the big issue facing all final year students - how to get a great job. By demystifying the recruitment and selection procedures, it allows graduates to be in control. With illustrations. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 244 x 172 mm. Weight: 731g.
Author: Jenner, Shirley
ISBN: 0273644289
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Labour Economics
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"Towards a Labour Market in China"
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"Studies on Contemporary China" series; China's remarkable economic transition and capacity for dynamic growth has stunned the world. Throughout the period of economic reform, China has been moving towards the creation of a labour market. This work explains the causes, pressures, obstacles and consequences of the move towards a labour market in China. With 7 figures, numerous tables. New ed. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 445g.
Author: Knight, John Song, Lina
ISBN: 0199215553
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Labour Economics
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"Blood and Oranges"Immigrant Labour and European Markets in Rural Greece
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"Dislocations" series; Presenting an account of the intersection of globalization and neo-racism in a rural Greek community, this book describes the contradictory political and economic development of the Greek countryside since its incorporation into the European Union. It addresses key issues of racism, neoliberalism and nationalism in contemporary anthropology. With 12 ills, bibliog., index. Hardback, 198 pages. Weight: 417g.
Author: Lawrence, Christopher M.
ISBN: 1845453077
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Labour Economics
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"Single World, Divided Nations?"International Trade and the Oecd Labour Markets
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Lawrence examines the role of trade in developed and developing countries and its impact on labor markets and wage inequality, and discusses what he considers the more important effects of technological and organizational change. Paperback, 100 pages. Size: 230 x 153 mm. Weight: 200g.
Author: Lawrence, Robert Z.
ISBN: 0815751850
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Date: 1996 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"The New Division of Labor"How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market
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As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held - those jobs are gone. With 2 halftones. 10 line illus.. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 203 x 127 mm. Weight: 450g.
Author: Levy, Frank S. Murnane, Richard J.
ISBN: 0691119724
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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"The New Division of Labor"How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market
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Shows how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market. This book tells stories of people at work - a high-end financial advisor, a customer service representative, a pair of successful chefs, a cardiologist, and an automotive mechanic. With 2 halftones. 10 line illus.. New ed. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 203 x 127 mm. Weight: 314g.
Author: Levy, Frank S. Murnane, Richard J.
ISBN: 0691124027
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Labour Economics
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