Labour Economics

This book bridges the gap between theoretical and empirical understandings of the informal sector to provide insight into the role of the informal ...

In a world where global finance must align with the green transition, this Open Access book challenges established economic thinking. It argues for...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals include a specific target for full and productive employment. However, what constitutes full emplo...

First published in 1993, The Corporate Paradox is the first major, in-depth study of the franchise relationship and how it functions. While past de...

Essentials of Economics in Context is specifically designed to meet the requirements of a one-semester introductory economics course that provides ...

Blue-Collar Empire tells the shocking story of the AFL-CIO's global anticommunist crusade-and its devastating consequences for workers around the w...

This volume includes a considerable amount of material to provide a clear structure to a most wide-ranging and complex set of materials concerning ...

This book engages with migrant work in globalizing economies, both in the EU and worldwide, to explore the relationships between work and the compl...

A detailed look at young men in urban Ethiopia that reveals the impact of economic development and globalization

Originally published in 1983, this book promotes understanding of the provision for the young unemployed in Britain in the 1980s, both in policy an...

Laboring in the Shadow of Empire: Race, Gender, and Care Work in Portugal examines the everyday lives of an African-descendant care service workfor...

Laboring in the Shadow of Empire: Race, Gender, and Care Work in Portugal examines the everyday lives of an African-descendant care service workfor...

This book explores the adverse economic effects of discriminatory language against LGBTQ+ people. The case studies under investigation are represen...

Austerity has proven deadly. Over the last decade, the damage caused by austerity measures in the UK has had a long-lasting and profound effect on ...

Being independent is like growing up again - challenging but highly satisfying. It is important to shape life and bring your own into the world. Th...

Marc Blecher presents a seminal analysis on development of the urban working class in China. Chinese workers have been the subjects of a great deal...

Marc Blecher presents a seminal analysis on development of the urban working class in China. Chinese workers have been the subjects of a great deal...