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Widely known as a leading intellectual, Zygmunt Bauman’s thinking is often categorized as sociology or philosophy. But his work has been hugely influential in other fields as well, not least within ……続きを見る

Looking at the change in work brought about by globalization, this text examines how global competitive pressures in Asia are transforming workplace relations and impacting on strategies of managers……続きを見る

This 2005 book describes in much detail both how and why franchising works. It also analyses the economic tensions that contribute to conflict in the franchisor-franchisee relationship. The treatmen……続きを見る

Do you really think you are getting a good deal when given that free mobile phone for switching service providers, if a multinational retailer undercuts its competitors or by the fact that food is r……続きを見る

Sometimes, when you are walking along the streets on weekdays afternoon, people are relaxing at cafe, drinking coffee, playing with their ipad. Have you ever wonder how come they are able to do it? ……続きを見る

Ernest Aves (1857-1917) was an influential social analyst and civil servant. This title, first published in 1907, during Aves’ work for the Board of Trade, investigates the different forms of indust……続きを見る

Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx’s theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying wo……続きを見る

Call centers have come, in the last three decades, to define the interaction between corporations, governments, and other institutions and their respective customers, citizens, and members. The offs……続きを見る

In recent years, the concept of flexicurity has come to occupy a central place in political and academic debates regarding employment and social policy. It fosters a view in which the need for conti……続きを見る

The consequences of the global economic crisis which started in the United States in 2007-08 are still being felt in most of the advanced economies, and the mainstream tools of recovery are not havi……続きを見る

Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or consumption as the only indicator. Multidimensional approaches have increasingly ……続きを見る

An update to the classic history of labor and unions for a post-9/11 world. Highly acclaimed and widely read since its first publication in 1986, American Workers, American Unions provides a concise……続きを見る

Over the last three decades there has been a rapid expansion of intensive production of fresh fruit and vegetables in the Mediterranean regions of south and west Europe. Much of this depends on migr……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive review of income inequality issues in the OECD in a cross-country setting. It presents a wealth of data and analysis on the formation of inequality and identifies ……続きを見る

Margaret Thatcher branded the leaders of the 1984-85 miners' strike "the enemy within." In this classic account, Seumas Milne reveals the astonishing lengths to which her government and its intellig……続きを見る

(a5, 116 p.) - “Quem só trabalha está longe de alcançar a prosperidade”; de ganhar dinheiro. “Quem só trabalha não tem tempo para pensar” “formas de se poder prosperar” e, somente trabalhando: Corre……続きを見る

“O FAZEDOR DE PIPAS” é um livro [romance] que, através do relato de uma história real de superação, mostra-nos – de uma maneira didática – como podemos, a partir do exercício do diálogo entre o Filó……続きを見る

In recent years, cultural work has engaged the interest of scholars from a broad range of social science and humanities disciplines. The debate in this ‘turn to cultural work’ has largely been based……続きを見る

Do you feel like doing repeated work daily, and you always think you can do more if you aren't doing these job? Well, why not considering outsourcing. Many companies around the world outsource thei……続きを見る

Throughout the industrialized world, international migrants serve as nannies, construction workers, gardeners and small-business entrepreneurs. Labor Movement suggests that the international migrati……続きを見る

This book investigates the intensifying struggle for excellence between universities in a globalized academic field. The rise of the entrepreneurial university and academic capitalism are superimpos……続きを見る

Striptease and other types of erotic dance increasingly make up a large, lucrative and visible part of the sex industries in the United Kingdom and 'lap dancing' has become the focus of many importa……続きを見る

After the financial collapse of 2008 and the bailing out of banks in the US and the UK, the long-term viability of the neoliberal doctrine has come under new scrutiny. The elimination of regulatory ……続きを見る

This book explores the new challenges for work and employment relations in the wake of globalization. It describes contemporary developments and ways in which labor relations systems are evolving ar……続きを見る

(A5, 134 P.) - "Secrets of the Prosperity" is a work of financial education, liberating, to the extent that, at the same time addresses historically the catastrophic nature of the processes of socio……続きを見る

Integrating a focus on gender with Marx’s surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States. The analysis shows how gender and class strug……続きを見る

(A5, 115 P.) - No mundo em que se vive, muitos querem prosperar; muitos têm procurado se esforçar, sacrificando, muitas vezes, a própria vida, o próprio corpo, para poder conseguir enriquecer. Ou se……続きを見る

Want to earn as much as possible when you are still young? Right now, in our generation, the goldmine is at Dubai. Everyone's rushing over to Dubai to get a piece of their pie. There are tons of jo……続きを見る

Want to land the best job in the world, that's of course video game testing job! Imagine that, you get paid to play video games, and what can be better than that! This ebook compiles tons of tips fr……続きを見る

Are you dreaming of flying your own plane, becoming a professional pilot? Be it fighter jet, commercial planes or even helicopter? Well, this ebook can help you. It compiles tons of tips from REAL ……続きを見る