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Avvalendosi di un’ampia collezione di dati, analisi e previsioni, l’autore descrive l’odierna organizzazione del mondo del lavoro, al fine di trovare una risposta alla seguente domanda: l'imminente ……続きを見る

This book explores the daily survival strategies of people within the context of failed states, flourishing informal economies, legal uncertainty, increased mobility, and globalization, where many p……続きを見る

Living standards in the UK and US are in danger of falling. A decline in growth due to poor productivity and an unfavourable change in demography has weakened the stand of liberal democracy, and vot……続きを見る

In the decades following World War II, factories in many countries not only provided secure employment and a range of economic entitlements, but also recognized workers as legitimate stakeholders, e……続きを見る

**Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics A renowned economic historian traces women’s journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity betwee……続きを見る

Da alcuni decenni povertà e disoccupazione sono emergenze riconosciute in tutta Europa, tanto da spingere le istituzioni a mettere a punto nuovi strumenti di osservazione e di intervento dedicate a ……続きを見る

Per le persone più esposte alla inoccupazione/disoccupazione, in condizioni di povertà e a progressivo rischio di isolamento e solitudine sono indispensabili misure organiche di sostegno al reddito,……続きを見る

Part of a campaign to eradicate slavery in the fashion industry. A highly accessible book which uses brilliant design, personal stories and easy-to-grasp infographics to raise awareness among common……続きを見る

Approaches to leadership and management are still dominated by prescriptions – usually claimed as scientific – for top executives to choose the future direction of their organization. The global fin……続きを見る

‘This is the second book of a two-volume set that continues Adam Smith's work, using the tools mathematical, experimental, and behavioural economists have developed since 1776. As in the first volum……続きを見る

'One of the most important books I've read in years' Brian Eno We are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities have been sold off……続きを見る

Modernizing Learning: Building the Future Learning Ecosystem is an implementation blueprint for connecting learning experiences across time and space. This co-created plan represents an advancement ……続きを見る

The literature on gender and science shows that scientific careers continue to be characterised – albeit with important differences among countries – by strong gender discriminations, especially in ……続きを見る

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a global development that shows no signs of slowing down. In his book, The Workplace of the Future: The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Precariat and the Death ……続きを見る

Economic success in Japan has been attributed to the existence of harmonious labour-management relations. This book, first published in 1991, argues that this unique ‘culture of harmony’ was conscio……続きを見る

Italy is not a country for young people. Why? This book provides a unique and in-depth collection of empirical and theoretical material providing multiple answers to this question whilst investigati……続きを見る

This book is a critical analysis of political economy, meant to reveal the contradictions of the capitalist mode of production, how it was the precursor of the socialist mode of production and of th……続きを見る

The image of a job captures our imagination from an early age, usually prompted by the question 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'. Work -- paid, unpaid, voluntary, or obligatory -- is woven……続きを見る

Critically acclaimed journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell uncovers the true cost--political, economic, social, and personal--of America's mounting anxiety over jobs, and what we can do to regain control ov……続きを見る

In this major work, sociologists Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello go to the heart of the changes in contemporary capitalism. Via an unprecedented analysis of the latest management texts that have for……続きを見る

Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process affects various welfare services provided by the public s……続きを見る

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy as well as future challenges ……続きを見る

In 'Karl Marx: Kapital und Arbeit' von Johann Most wird die bedeutende Arbeit von Karl Marx kritisch analysiert. Das Buch beleuchtet die komplexen Themen von Kapitalismus, Arbeit und sozialer Gerech……続きを見る

What can the ideas of history's greatest economists tell us about the most important issues of our time? 'The best place to start to learn about the very greatest economists of all time' Professor T……続きを見る

Humans are accustomed to being tool bearers, but what happens when machines become tool bearers, calculating human labour via the use of big data and people analytics by metrics? The Quantified Self……続きを見る

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. The post-Brexit environment introduces notable challenges for regional pol……続きを見る

A rapidly growing number of people experience psychological strain at their workplace. In almost all industrialized countries, absenteeism and turnover rates increase, and an increasing amount of wo……続きを見る

Youth and the Politics of the Present presents a range of topical sociological investigations into various aspects of the everyday practices of young adults in different European contexts. Indeed, t……続きを見る

Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are growing up in rapidly changing social and economic environments which produce high levels of un- and underemployment. Job creation through entrepreneurship is ……続きを見る

L'intelligenza emotiva continua oggi ad essere un'abilità sempre più popolare, soprattutto nell’ultimo decennio ed è grandemente auspicabile possederla, specialmente quando si desidera raggiungere i……続きを見る