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Precarious Work
Edited by Jeff Kenner, Izabela Florczak, Marta Otto
‘This book offers timely commentary on the rise of precarious employment in Europe following the global financial crisis, sovereign debt crises and the rise of “gig economy” work. Covering developments in a diverse range of States, this ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Self-Employment as Precarious Work
Edited by Wieteke Conen, Joop Schippers
‘The reviewed book represents a significant enrichment of the discussion on the topic of precarious self-employment. It is therefore recommended to a wide range of readers, especially to those wishing to gain insight and advance their kn...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on In-Work Poverty
Edited by Henning Lohmann, Ive Marx
‘This is a wide-ranging, original and timely collection on a topic of growing of interest. This Handbook will be an essential source for those who seek to understand how and why working poverty differs across nations, and the policy resp...eBook:Find out more$54.40
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Youth Unemployment and Job Insecurity in Europe
Edited by Bjørn Hvinden, Christer Hyggen, Mi A. Schoyen, Tomáš Sirovátka
‘This excellent book analyses the challenge of youth unemployment, by focusing on its causes and consequences, during the Great Recession in Europe. Throughout the volume, it uses the notions of resilience, capability, and active agency,... -
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Negotiating Early Job Insecurity
Edited by Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O’Reilly, Mi A. Schoyen, Christer Hyggen
‘Comprehensive and well-articulated, this book provides a new and original investigation of early experiences of job insecurity in Europe and its effects on youth well-being and future employability. Given its innovative approach that go... -
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Youth, Diversity and Employment
Edited by Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden
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Industrial Relations in Emerging Economies
Edited by Susan Hayter, Chang-Hee Lee
‘This book is a valuable addition to a small pool of literature that examines intersections between industrial relations institutions and the development trajectories of “emerging” economies.’ – Michael Gillan, Journal of Industrial Rela...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Policy, Sustainability and Welfare
Thomas Aronsson, Kenneth Backlund, Karl-Gustaf Löfgren
‘This new textbook presents a detailed analysis of the theoretical insights which economics has been able to shed on the issue of pollution control in both static and dynamic models. The text will be very useful to PhD students who are i...eBook:Find out more$28.76
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Regulating for Equitable and Job-Rich Growth
Edited by Colin Fenwick, Valérie Van Goethem
This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some are...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Technology and the Future of Work
Bent Greve
‘Ongoing technological development brings the promise of higher productivity, increased efficiencies, and convenience, but the new technologies also raise difficult questions according to Bent Greve in this ground-breaking book concernin...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transforming Gender and Family Relations
Åsa Lundqvist
‘Sweden's social policies have a central place in both academic and political discussions of the role of states in promoting women's labor market activation and gender equality. Lundqvist's innovative, historically rich and theoretically...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Living Wages Around the World
Richard Anker, Martha Anker
This manual describes a new methodology to measure a decent but basic standard of living in different countries and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages arou...
