Labour Economics

Originally published in 1979, this reader presents an industrialist view of the labour market and economics as they stood at the time in the United States. The essays collated aim to answer macroeconomic questions on this topic as well as exploring issues related closely to employment and inflation...

How can unions move from a defensive strategy to one of class transformation? Using the case study of the Broadway musicians’ union, Mulder shows how unions can facilitate a class transformation that increases workers’ control over their working conditions and lets them make the changes needed to im..

How can American unions survive in our increasingly globalized business environment? This book suggest that US unions can look elsewhere to expand their role, by creating ties with workers and unions in other countries and by including immigrant workers - who are growing - in their ranks...

This title was first published in 2001. By investigating the consequences of restrictive austerity policies and the downsizing of the welfare state this edited collection reflects on possible solutions by analyzing economic developments, social conflicts, legal forms and the prevailing directions of..

Women's Work in East and West: The Dual Burden of Employment and Family Life..

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This work challenges some of the fundamental tenets of the "free market" economics that have had a profound impact on public policy and the American worker. The author shows that these myths are a product of unrealistic behavioural assumptions from "free market" economists about the worker...

This work examines the relationship between the rapid technological and economic growth characteristic of high-technology districts and their distinct labour market institutions. The author suggests that while these institutions are unorthodox, they play essential roles in high growth...

This work examines the relationship between the rapid technological and economic growth characteristic of high-technology districts and their distinct labour market institutions. The author suggests that while these institutions are unorthodox, they play essential roles in high growth...

As we enter the new century, a common goal has emerged: the removal or liberalization of restrictions on unsocial hours and the variation of working hours. This book draws together an international team to examine the process...

The articles in this volume, originally published in a variety of journals between 1890 and 1937, deal with the themes of the distribution of income and welfare. Highlighting the contribution which Hobson made to welfare economics and the way in which he distanced himself from his more orthodox cont..

The articles in this volume, originally published in a variety of journals between 1890 and 1937, deal with the themes of the distribution of income and welfare. Highlighting the contribution which Hobson made to welfare economics and the way in which he distanced himself from his more orthodox cont..