Labour Policy

The Elgar Companion to Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals

Edited by Madelaine Moore, Christoph Scherrer, Marcel van der Linden

The Elgar Companion to Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals is an essential reference for understanding the role of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and its promotion of fair conditions, rights at work and employm...

Hardback (January 2025)

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Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition

Edited by Stéphane Carcillo, Stefano Scarpetta

This Handbook provides an insightful analysis of how long-term transformations are impacting labour markets globally. It argues for a proactive approach to market regulation that promotes mobility by anticipating labour market needs and ...

Hardback (December 2024)

List price ~~$230.00~~

Member price $207.00

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Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work

Al Rainnie, Andrew Herod, Susan McGrath-Champ

This unique book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity.

List price ~~$155.00~~

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Social Justice, Welfare and EU Law

Sára Hungler

This innovative book delves into the concept of social justice in the Visegrád countries through a rigorous examination of two demographics: working mothers and the unemployed. Using new empirical data, Sára Hungler analyses the experien...

List price ~~$140.00~~

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Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US

Edited by Henning Jørgensen, Michaela Schulze

This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilised by governments across Europe and the US. Editors Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze bring together a wealth of experts to collate key developments ...

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The Labour Crisis in Long Term Care

Edited by Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jacqueline A. Choiniere

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share at Elgaronline. Incorporating in-depth historical and empirical research, this book examines the widely acknowle...

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A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy

Colin C. Williams

This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, as the author demonstrates – far from being a peripheral feature of the global economy – is a system in which the majority of th...

Hardback (2023)

List price ~~$205.00~~

Member price $184.50

Paperback (2024)

List price ~~$64.95~~

Member price $51.96

eBook:

$51.96

Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets

Edited by Glenda Strachan

This Handbook addresses the changing nature of academic labour markets, as they respond to moving university goals and developments in the measurement of research and teaching. Experts examine case studies from across the Global North an...

List price ~~$275.00~~

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eBook:

$65.00

Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates

Edited by Fátima Suleman, Pedro Videira, Pedro N. Teixeira

As higher education continues to expand and an increasing number of graduates enter the workforce, this insightful book considers the crucial social and economic questions raised by this societal shift. Fátima Suleman, Pedro Videira and ...

List price ~~$160.00~~

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eBook:

$40.00

Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy

Edited by Wieteke Conen, Enrico Reuter

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Research Handbook examines the shifting global landscape of self-employment. It provides an authoritative overview of key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the field, and pres...

List price ~~$320.00~~

Member price $288.00

eBook:

$65.00

The Labour Market Myth

Paul de Beer

In this incisive book, Paul de Beer interrogates the concept of the labour market and its theoretical shortcomings in treating labour as a commodity. He argues that to offer people a real chance of a satisfactory work life, the idea of t...

List price ~~$105.00~~

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eBook:

$40.00