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First published in 1988. In a few short years during and just after the Great War, the Labour Party and the trade unions established themselves firmly at the centre of the British political and indu……続きを見る

First published in 1991. The connection between housing and work is one of the most discussed yet least understood aspects of modern society. Housing and Labour Markets explores the different ways i……続きを見る

First published in 1982. To study Tillett’s career is to study the modern British labour movement in its formative stages. His rhetoric and activities cast light upon some of the most important peri……続きを見る

First published in 1984. This volume brings together many of the foremost French and North American specialists on the French working class movement. Although they differ substantially in their theo……続きを見る

First published in 1997. Politicians of all shades argue that the labour market should be more flexible and workers more mobile. But what does this mean in reality? How flexible and mobile are worke……続きを見る

First published in 1931. This study was written by various officials of the International Labour Office, and provides an overview of the work of this institution as it was in the years after its ini……続きを見る

First published in 1986. This book explores developments in the cinema, sport, holidays, gambling, drinking and many more recreational activities, and situates working-class leisure within the deter……続きを見る

”El secreteo de ser feliz” trata en sus principales lineas lo relacionado con cincuenta y cuatro profesiones. En ellas, el lector pasa a través de los pros y los contras de cada eje profesional faci……続きを見る

This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, thi……続きを見る

The Overworked Consumer examines how the growing use of self-service technology in the U.S. economy has contributed to Americans’ feelings of busyness and overwork by asking them to perform a variet……続きを見る

Published in 1999. Housework and child care are a major part of most peoples lives. The growth of part time work amongst women is just one example of the way our economy is structured to accommodate……続きを見る

Caring in Times of Precarity draws together two key cultural observations: the increase in those living a single life, and the growing attraction of creative careers. Straddling this historical junc……続きを見る

Minimum income schemes (MIS) have become key social protection institutions for European citizens, but we know little regarding the logic and dynamics of institutional change in this policy field. T……続きを見る

Organizational Identity and Memory analyzes the relationship between organizational identity and organizational memory, in particular history and commemoration. The goal is to further our understand……続きを見る

This book explores how the changing nature of work intersects with and influences young people’s views on their future. As an increasingly precarious service sector overtakes traditional industrial ……続きを見る

First published in 1999, this volume is about unemployment and discrimination, with a focus on Northern Ireland and its debate over patterns of inequality between unemployed Catholics and Protestant……続きを見る

First published in 1998, this volume emerged in the context of rapidly developing nursing and health care fields and features contributions on areas in the NHS and private nursing including nurses’ ……続きを見る

First published in 1997, this volume describes very clearly the various government policies to promote equal opportunity and the context of urban policy in which they have to be implemented. Robert ……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2001. This study explores the operation of the Treuhandanstalt, the trust agency responsible for implementing the massive privatization programme launched in the fo……続きを見る

The deterioration of employment conditions for an increasing number of employees in late capitalism has prompted researchers to find ways to conceptualise, as well as measure, these observed new ten……続きを見る

The complete guide on how to succeed in the construction industry in Australia. Learn the steps required to get a working holiday visa, landing, getting settled, and eventually finding a great const……続きを見る

En plena crisis económica y con más de seis millones de parados (o siete, ya hemos perdido la cuenta) que no saben cómo solucionar su vida laboral, Francesco Spinoglio nos propone, con el humor corr……続きを見る

Der Band bietet Beiträge gegen die Geschichtsvergessenheit der gegenwärtigen konsumtheoretischen Debatte. Mit Bezug auf Arbeiten früher Autoren werden neue Argumente in die aktuelle Diskussion um En……続きを見る

Im Feld der Arbeitsbeziehungen existiert eine Vielzahl von Institutionen und Akteuren, die in der Praxis mehr oder weniger eng mit einander verwoben sind. Die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung hat i……続きを見る

At least six different Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments are underway or planned right now in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Kenya. Several more countries are con……続きを見る

This book empirically investigates the changes in labor market structure accompanying the labor market reform in China by focusing on the labor market segmentation problems from the 1980s to 2013. T……続きを見る

Mihályi and Szelényi provide a timely contribution to contemporary debates about inequality of incomes and wealth, offering a careful examination of various sources of rent in contemporary societies……続きを見る

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the world of consumption, covering different topics and including sociological, economic and marketing aspects. The term ‘consumption’ is vague and e……続きを見る

Managing People in Small and Medium Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts explores a range of human resource management (HRM) issues specific to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a ser……続きを見る

Migrant workers live in a transnational world that spans the boundaries of nation-states. Yet for undocumented workers, this world is complicated by inflexible immigration policies and the ever-pres……続きを見る