Labour Economics

Productive employment opportunities constitute the primary ingredient of economic transformation and inclusive growth. This volume examines India's...

This book presents a detailed projection model to estimate future demand for care among older people. Using Poland as a case study, the author exam...

The construction industry has historically been male-dominated due to societal expectations and biases, specifically around the physical demands of...

This edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean addresses the challenges of labour inclusion as a key axis for inclusive soc...

'A well-researched, enjoyable and thoughtful book'. - Calum Chace, ForbesExtraordinary innovations in technology promise to transform the world, bu...

For courses in Success/Orientation, Diversity (ie. Managing Diversity), Race and Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity in the Workplace, Multicultur...

Globalization, the economic crisis and related policies of austerity have led to a growth in extreme exploitation at work, with migrants particular...

From Chinatown to Every Town explores the recent history of Chinese immigration within the United States and the fundamental changes in spatial set...

Bringing together diverse approaches and case studies of international health worker migration, Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional C...

This landmark study explores the cultural and literary history of unemployment in Canada from the 1920s to the 1970s, which were crucial decades in...

In some countries of the Persian Gulf as much as 85 to 90 per cent of the population is made-up of expatriate workers.Unsurprisingly, all of the co...

From Consent to Coercion examines the increasing assault against trade union rights and freedoms in Canada by federal and provincial governments. C...

Oil fuels the global economy and remains a staple of our energy system. Yet, its production and use continue to draw negative criticism, and an inc...

From Consent to Coercion examines the increasing assault against trade union rights and freedoms in Canada by federal and provincial governments. C...

India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), passed in 2005, has been among the developing world's most ambitious anti-poverty initiati...

Volume II of this ten-volume work, examines the parts of intellectual knowledge that have been considered worth teaching in institutions of higher ...

Games are often a fun perk of a tech company job, and employees can play to win in the competition to succeed. But in studying Behemoth (a pseudony...

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has slowed significantly since its impressive momentum of the early 2000s. This report draws on the latest po...

The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems. This has led to an emergence of unprec...

Games are often a fun perk of a tech company job, and employees can play to win in the competition to succeed. But in studying Behemoth (a pseudony...

The Economics of Urban Diversity explores ethnic and religious minorities in urban economies. In this exciting work, the contributors develop an in...

This book offers a labour perspective on wage-setting institutions, collective bargaining and economic development. Sixteen country chapters, eight...

The assumptions made in the media regarding graduate skills and occupations are no longer valid within the changing educational context. This book ...

The book addresses how power and power resources remain important analytically as well as empirically dimensions for analysing contemporary capital...

Labour: A Heterodox Approach provides a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market by examining it in a rich historical context. It ex...

This book proposes a revised theory of agency, drawing on ideas from behavioural economics and built on more robust assumptions about human behavio...

This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in th...