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Labour economics
Paperback. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137476852
- ISBN
- 9781137476852
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€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardcover. The issues discussed in this book are the building blocks needed for an interdisciplinary theoretical framework that will allow for value creation and reporting by the most important assets organizations have, its human capital. Editor(s): Russ, Meir. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137471963
- ISBN
- 9781137471963
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€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Parry, Emma; McCarthy, Jeanette. Num Pages: 767 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1312.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 767
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467799
- ISBN
- 9781137467799
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€ 276.24
€ 276.24
Hardback. This book investigates hard work and new and expanding jobs in Europe. The interrelationship between the labour market and welfare regimes, and quality of work and life is played out at many levels: the institutional; the organizational level of the company and its customers or clients; and the level of everyday life at the workplace and beyond it. Editor(s): Holtgrewe, Ursula; Ramioul, Monique; Kirov, Vassil. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461063
- ISBN
- 9781137461063
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€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Hardcover. The authors investigate the phenomenon of high-skilled Chinese returnees and their impact on the development of the Chinese economy and society. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white tables, 78 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137450593
- ISBN
- 9781137450593
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. This book analyzes the everyday lives of labour migrants in a rapidly developing city-state. Using the emirate of Dubai as a case study, Migrant Dubai shows that even within highly restrictive mobility regimes, marginalized migrants find ways to cope with structural inequalities and quotidian modes of discrimination. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JFFN; JFSL1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450173
- ISBN
- 9781137450173
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€ 111.95
€ 111.95
Paperback. Labor Relations in New Democracies explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. It also examines how workers have responded to their newly found environment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; 1KL; JPS; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137445636
- ISBN
- 9781137445636
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€ 36.75
€ 36.75
Hardcover. South Africa's current political upheavals are the most significant since the transition from apartheid. Its powerful trade unions are playing a central role, and the political direction they take will have huge significance for how we understand the role of labour movements in struggles for social justice in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPHC; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436597
- ISBN
- 9781137436597
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€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Social Justice in the Globalization of Production: Labor, Gender, and ...
Islam, Md Saidul, Hossain, Md Ismail
Hardcover. Md Saidul Islam and Md Ismail Hossain investigate how neoliberal globalization generates unique conditions, contradictions, and confrontations in labor, gender and environmental relations; and how a broader global social justice can mitigate the tensions and improve the conditions. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables, 10 figures, 1 charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434005
- ISBN
- 9781137434005
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€ 111.73
€ 111.73
hardcover. This book proposes a revised theory of agency, drawing on ideas from behavioural economics and built on more robust assumptions about human behaviour than the standard principal-agent model. The book proposes new design principles for executive pay, but also explains the difficulties in changing current executive pay practices. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJC; KJMV1; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409232
- ISBN
- 9781137409232
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€ 132.82
€ 132.82
Hardcover. This volume is concerned with labor market developments in China from a comparative perspective on selected East and South Asian countries. It closely examines the changing structure of China's labor market in the context of the Lewisisan turning point in ecomomic development. Editor(s): Minami, Ryoshin; Makino, Fumio; Kim, Kwan S. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF; KCG; KCM; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397256
- ISBN
- 9781137397256
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Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Hardback. Unequal Ageing in Europe explores the gender pension gap across the 28 member states of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ1; KCF; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384096
- ISBN
- 9781137384096
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€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development. It rests on three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities. Editor(s): Islam, Iyanatul; Kucera, David. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 figures, 26 tables. BIC Classification: KCC; KCF; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379245
- ISBN
- 9781137379245
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€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. This work is a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market, which explores the fundamental implications for the theories of consumption and growth. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373601
- ISBN
- 9781137373601
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€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Hardcover. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137371119
- ISBN
- 9781137371119
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€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies. Editor(s): Antonucci, Lorenza; Hamilton, Myra; Roberts, Steven. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, No more than 20 tables and 10 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JKS; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370518
- ISBN
- 9781137370518
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€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. The global focus of corporations, government institutions, and NGOs have led to a defining question of the era: How do foreigners feel about working for Americans? Through surveys with over 700 Foreign Service nationals working within the US State Department, Benton examines perceptions of non-Americans working in overtly American environments. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KCF; KJK; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365842
- ISBN
- 9781137365842
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Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364678
- ISBN
- 9781137364678
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€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond the microeconomic view of wages as a cost having negative consequences on a given firm, to consider the positive macroeconomic dynamics associated with wages as a major component of aggregate demand. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357922
- ISBN
- 9781137357922
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€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Hardback. The goal should not be to create jobs, but to let people earn income in order to consume what they want. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355065
- ISBN
- 9781137355065
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Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Paperback. The goal should not be to create jobs, but to let people earn income in order to consume what they want. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: KCC; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355058
- ISBN
- 9781137355058
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Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardcover. Toward a Future Beyond Employment proposes that as poor nations move to the emerging stage and as emerging economies become advanced, advanced economies are transitioning to a stage of their own, to a type of post-employment economy where society works less, consumes less, but instead has more time. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137349620
- ISBN
- 9781137349620
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. In light of the decline of trade union membership and the role TU are expected to play in industrial relations, this book explores the consequences of government action and the economic policies on TU membership, investigating the forms of political action undertaken by TU and reviewing the conditions under which these actions succeed or fail. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPW; KCF; KJ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341211
- ISBN
- 9781137341211
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Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Education, Work and Social Change: Young People and Marginalization in...
Simmons, Robin, Thompson, Ron, Russell, Lisa
Hardcover. Drawing on a longitudinal study of the lives of NEET young people, this book looks beyond dominant discourses on youth unemployment to provide a rich, detailed account of young people's experiences of participation and non-participation on the margins of education and employment, highlighting the policy implications of this research. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335920
- ISBN
- 9781137335920
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Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31