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...

Unequal distribution of income is one of the most important socio-economic issues. The processes of globalisation and integration are accelerating ...

This comprehensive and instructive study examines the relative success or failure of government policies in preventing and alleviating unemployment...

China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains presents a critical reflection on blockchain technologies in the context of their adoption in China and the ...

Delve into the complex landscape of the informal economy with the Routledge Handbook of the Informal Economy, a groundbreaking volume that transcen...

From the rise of fully automated factories to the creation of new migrant workforces, the world of work, employment and production is rapidly chang...

A wide-ranging examination of how policies, parties, and labor strength affect inequality in post-industrial societies. Not all countries are unequ...

A wide-ranging examination of how policies, parties, and labor strength affect inequality in post-industrial societies. Not all countries are unequ...

Auto manufacturing holds the promise of employing many young Indians in relatively well-paid, high-skill employment, but this promise is threatened...

Productivity underpins business success and national well-being and thus it is crucial to understand the factors that influence productivity growth...

Call center employees once blended skill and emotional intelligence to solve customer problems while the workplace itself encouraged camaraderie a...

Call center employees once blended skill and emotional intelligence to solve customer problems while the workplace itself encouraged camaraderie a...

An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequalityLove, Money, and Parenting investigates how ...

Banks have taken a backseat since the global financial crisis over a decade ago. Today, our new financial masters are asset managers, like Blacksto...

An in-depth look at how employers today perceive and evaluate job applicants with nonstandard or precarious employment historiesMillions of workers...

In the decades following the Second World War, autoworkers were at the forefront of the labour movement. Their union urged members to rally in the ...