Labour Economics

Cascades of new technologies and innovations are entering our lives so fast that it is difficult for us to adapt to one innovation before the next ...

This open-access book offers a comparative analysis of changes in employment structures on a global scale, focusing on employment trends during the...

In the 1990s, states in what would become the eastern edge of the European Union transformed their political systems and economies, leaving state s...

This revised and updated book provides unique insight into cross-border labor mobility, from the ancient forms of slavery to the present day. With ...

In developed countries like the United States, Germany, and the UK, it has been observed that workers who perform non-routine activities, either co...

Originally published in 1972, Industrial Relations in the Common Market is a comparative study of the members of the Common Market, exploring the r...

Originally published in 1938, this symposium, based on the Sir Halley Stewart lectures for 1937, numbers among its contributors some of the worlds ...

Now in its sixth edition, Ivan Png's Managerial Economics has been extensively revised with an introductory chapter emphasizing decision-making and...

This book portrays India as a representative of post-colonial democratic republic states with a parliamentary form of federal-structured government...

This book explores user labor in the internet age, offering innovative perspectives on digital labor. It broadens the discussion on topics like tec...

Labour market flexibility is one of the most closely debated public policy issues in India. This book provides a theoretical framework to understan...

The India Migration Report 2017 examines forced migration caused by political conflicts, climate change, disasters (natural and man-made) and devel...

This title was first published in 2000: An analysis of commuting behaviour from an integrated labour and housing market perspective. A theoretical ...

Many governments seek to attract skilled migrants into the top occupational groups and now have significant groups of overseas-born professionals i...

This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed socio-economic overview of agrarian distress in India which has manifested in the suicides of far...

Providing an in-depth analysis of the economic well-being of the elderly across five European countries - UK, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia...

This title was first published in 2001. Investigating the consequences of restrictive austerity policies and the downsizing of the welfare state th...

This title was first published in 2001. The emergence of the European Works Councils (EWCs) is one of the most important developments in internatio...

This title was first published in 2001. This book is the result of an international study by leading economists and sociologists from across Europe...

Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a high level of gender equality in the labour market, particularly in terms of high ...

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emerging collectivism, both in...

Drawing on data from a Europe wide project, together with existing data on equality and diversity initiatives, this book explores the work of trade...