This text uses an innovative approach to the dynamics of labour's decline and proposes policy initiatives necessary for its revitalization. The book emphasises the need for restructuring of capitalism on a global scale and challenges traditional economic and industrial relations wisdom.
Critically examines the growth of the social economy and the issues of work, labour, employment and social reproduction, both historically and theoret..
This book seeks to explain the global financial crisis and its wider economic, political, and social repercussions, arguing that the 2007-9 meltdown w..
This volume compares the planning of economic conditions under the very different political systems of Soviet Russia, Fascist Germany and Italy and De..
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise and fall of Palestinian labour flows to Israel. It highlights the interdependence betw..
This book contains a twofold investigation into 'the end of work' with theoretical and policy angles contributing to the growing research field on the..
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 ..
This book addresses the intractable problem of achieving gender equity at work, framed by two questions: Why are there so few women in engineering? An..
This book provides an introduction and overview to seven applied financial studies on the theme of labour. It was originally published as a special is..
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 h..
First published in 1972, this book considers the opportunities which allow unions to command an increasing share in decisions that shape the worker’s ..
Economics of Immigration provides students with the tools needed to examine the economic impact of immigration and immigration policies over the past ..