Labor category: 1449 books

Demerara publicado en 1832 se centra en la esclavitud oponiéndose a ella, considerándola improductiva desde un punto de vista económico y humano. Para ello cuenta las andanzas de los hermanos Alfred y Mary Bruce en Demerara, una región de América del Sur, tras haber sido educados en Inglaterra durante 14 años

The book presents state of the art research on women’s current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis,...

In the twentieth century, large companies employing many workers formed the bedrock of the U.S. economy. Today, on the list of big business's priorities, sustaining the employer-worker relationship ranks far below building a devoted customer base and delivering value to investors. As David Weil's...

This monograph narrates the decade-long struggle of workers, unions, and management in transforming one of the largest ailing family-owned jute businesses in India, into a sustainable worker-owned and governed cooperative. It focuses on the variation in the three groups’ involvement in the transformation....

The Simple Side of Human Resource Management Managing People Should Not Be Difficult, Boring or Scary  Learn to understand some of the some of the more complex aspects of human resource management in a simpler context. If you are interested in understanding human resource management...

This book illustrates how global economic progress has reached its upper limit under the current economic paradigm, and how the next major revolution in global progress will rely on our ability to tap into the collective knowledge of the “everyday genius” to drive innovation, free market competition,...

Why has old-age security become less solidaristic and increasingly tied to risky capitalist markets? Drawing on rich archival data that covers more than fifty years of American history, Michael A. McCarthy argues that the critical driver was policymakers' reactions to capitalist crises and their political...

Illégal, clandestin, hors marché, parallèle, alternatif..., tels sont quelques-uns des termes utilisés pour qualifier les activités regroupées habituellement sous le vocable d’« économie ». Les ethnologues et les sociologues dont les contributions sont réunies dans ce volume nous entraînent...

La publication est produite par le Programme d'indicateurs de l'entrepreneuriat OCDE-Eurostat sur la base de données officielles. L'édition 2017 inclut un chapitre sur les nouvelles tendances, qui présente également les développements récents liés à l'émergence des « travailleurs à la demande » et à l'utilisation des outils numériques par les microentreprises.

First published in 1987, this Routledge Revival reissues the first systematic and integrated analysis of working time and employment, reaching to the core elements of a vital area of labour economics. It offers both a comprehensive analysis of the impact of workweek reductions on employment and hours...

“ L'entusiasmo durerà per i primi 100 metri. Se il vostro viaggio sarà più lungo assicuratevi di avere un fuoco che brucia dentro!” Guadagnare migliaia di euro ogni mese come le figure che ce l'hanno fatta nel loro settore macinando con i loro siti e blog guadagni anche maggiori al milione...

Nonfinancial Defined Contribution (NDC) schemes are now in their teens. The new pension concept was born in the early 1990s, implemented from the mid-1990s in Italy, Latvia, Poland and Sweden, legislated most recently in Norway and Egypt and serves as inspiration for other reform countries. This innovative...

In this title, first published in 1987, the author discusses the economic and industrial circumstances in Britain under which profit-sharing and co-partnership came into being. He explores the merits and drawbacks of the system as both advocates and opponents saw them, the motivations of employers...

This book provides a cogent summary of the economic history of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland. It takes the Irish story from the 1920s right through to the present, providing an excellent case study of one of many European states which obtained independence during and after the First World...