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  • Women, Labor Segmentation and Regulation

    Varieties of Gender Gaps

    Edited by David Peetz, Georgina Murray ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book re-shapes thinking on ‘gender gaps’—differences between men and women in their incomes, their employment and their conditions of work. It shows how the interaction between regulation distance and content, labor segmentation and norms helps us understand various aspects of gender gaps.It brings together leading authors from industrial relations, sociology, politics, and feminist economics ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • A Farewell to Alms

    A Brief Economic History of the World

    by Gregory Clark ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world rich--and why did it make large parts of the world even poorer? In A Farewell to Alms, Gregory Clark tackles ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • There is Power in a Union

    by Philip Dray ...
    From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience.In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Shadow Work

    The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day

    by Craig Lambert ...
    With the exception of sleep, humans spend more of their lifetimes on work than any other activity. It is central to our economy, society, and the family. It underpins our finances and our sense of meaning in life. Given the overriding importance of work, we need to recognize a profound transformation in the nature of work that is significantly altering lives: the incoming tidal wave of shadow work ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Marikana

    A Report from South Africa

    by Jack Shenker ...
    On 16 August 2012, the world looked on in horror as South African police gunned down striking mine workers at Marikana, leaving thirty-four dead and many more wounded. It was a massacre that echoed apartheid-era violence at Sharpeville and Soweto, shattering the international image of South Africa as a liberated 'rainbow nation'. The bloodshed laid bare the lingering inequalities and class ... Read more

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  • Masculinities in Transition

    by V. Robinson, J. Hockey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Contributing to feminist approaches to masculinities, this book examines men's contextual experiences of masculine identity. Drawing on new data which compares men as they move across and between public and domestic spaces, it explores the implications of this for the nature of contemporary masculinity. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Phone Clones

    Authenticity Work in the Transnational Service Economy

    by Kiran Mirchandani ...
    Transnational customer service workers are an emerging touchstone of globalization given their location at the intersecting borders of identity, class, nation, and production. Unlike outsourced manufacturing jobs, call center work requires voice-to-voice conversation with distant customers; part of the product being exchanged in these interactions is a responsive, caring, connected self. In Phone ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • More and Better Jobs in South Asia

    by World Bank ...
    South Asia has created nearly 800,000 jobs per month during the last decade. Robust economic growth in large parts of the region has created better jobs -- those that pay higher wages for wage workers and reduce poverty for the self-employed, the largest segment of the region’s employed. Going forward, South Asia faces the enormous challenge of absorbing 1 to 1.2 million entrants to the labor ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Alternative Perspectives of a Good Society

    by J. Marangos ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    As a collection of alternative views on societies, methodologies, policies and assessment of the current elements of the society, Alternative Perspectives on a Good Society brings together different authors answering different questions all within the context of visions of a good society. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    by Collective ...
    This publication explores the success of major innovation and entrepreneurship clusters in OECD countries, the challenges they now face in sustaining their positions and the lessons for other places seeking to build successful clusters. What are the key factors for cluster success? What problems are emerging on the horizon? Which is the appropriate role of the public sector in supporting the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Expats and the Labor Force

    The Story of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

    by G. Naufal, I. Genc ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    An investigation into the labor force in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries primarily focusing on labor migration and remittances. The GCC countries have the highest share of foreign labor in the world. The authors examine the multidimensional aspects of such a large foreign population. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Empire of Timber

    Labor Unions and the Pacific Northwest Forests

    by Erik Loomis ...
    Series series Studies in Environment and History
    The battles to protect ancient forests and spotted owls in the Northwest splashed across the evening news in the 1980s and early 1990s. Empire of Timber re-examines this history to demonstrate that workers used their unions to fight for a healthy workplace environment and sustainable logging practices that would allow themselves and future generations the chance to both work and play in the ... Read more

    $36.09 USD