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I: Labour Economics (Hardcover): Finis Welch I: Labour Economics (Hardcover)
Finis Welch; Janet M Currie
R7,132 Discovery Miles 71 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text provides an essential introduction to the ideas and skills of creative problem solving. It shows how and why people are blocked in their thinking, how this impairs the creative problem solving process, and how creative problem solving techniques can help overcome these difficulties. Theories of creative thinking are critically examined and used to justify the variety of techniques which can be used to find insights into difficult management problems. Contents include: * paradigm shift and the need for creative thinking in management * blocks to creativity and how to overcome them * defining and redefining problems * Extensive explanations and illustrations of the methods and techniques of the creative problem solving process - Lateral Thinking, Morphological Analysis and Synectics * evaluating ideas - qualitative and quantitative approaches * implementing and managing ideas. Using case-studies and case histories, together with extensive diagrams, examples and thought-provoking questions, this textbook provides the most up-to-date and extensive approach to this important topic.

Employability - From Theory to Practice (Paperback): Michele Baukens Employability - From Theory to Practice (Paperback)
Michele Baukens
R1,355 Discovery Miles 13 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the struggle against unemployment and marginalization, employability has become the one major tool to counteract this phenomenon. Those who have no chances to develop or enhance their employability will fail in the competitive labor market of the new economic order. While the notion of employability is not exactly new, the weight now being placed upon it is new: to equip job seekers for the far-reaching changes currently taking place in the economy and the world of work. What is at stake? Is employability an instrument for the regulation of the labor market, distinguishing between the employable and the unemployable? Or is it a set of measures to facilitate the insertion or reinsertion of workers into the workforce? Is employability in the future the defining policy framework for labor market policies? What are the consequences of such a development for policy makers? "Employability: From Theory to Practice" addresses these questions. Its internationally renowned authors provide a valuable contribution to the conceptual and operational content of the notion of employability. The form and content of measures of employability vary by state, but represent a general trend. Part 1 deals with the concepts and instruments of employability. Part 2 evaluates measures implemented in a number of countries to improve employability of job-seekers. The countries involved are the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, and Slovakia. Part 3 showcases a practical approach with Canada, which in 1996-97 moved from an unemployment to an employment insurance. This volume shows both the possibilities and limitations of measures to promote employability. It helps clarify complex policy questions which will contribute to a better understanding of the concept for policy makers and administrators. It will help policy makers, professionals, and scholars assess current trends in the workplace. Patricia Weinert is program manager at the International Social Security Association in Geneva, Switzerland. Michle Baukens is director of administration of the National Employment Office in Brussels, Belgium. Patrick Bollurot is senior research officer at the National Occupational Union for Employment in Industry and Commerce in Paris. Marina Pineschi-Gapnne is head of the Department of International Affairs at the National Occupational Union for Employment in Industry and Commerce in Paris.Ulrich Walwei is head of program, Institute for Employment Research, Federal Employment Office.

Worker Satisfaction and Economic Performance - Microfoundations of Success and Failure (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Morris Altman Worker Satisfaction and Economic Performance - Microfoundations of Success and Failure (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Morris Altman
R3,321 Discovery Miles 33 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book challenges some of the fundamental tenets of "free market" economics that have had a profound impact on public policy and the plight of the American worker. These include the beliefs that high wages inevitably mean low profits; that a "free" market will automatically reduce discrimination and pay inequality; that anti-trust legislation hinders competitive market forces; and that minimum wage laws and trade unions negatively impact the economy.

Using both theoretical analysis and real-life examples, the author shows that these myths are a product of unrealistic behavioral assumptions on the part of "free market" economists about the typical worker. In fact, as the author makes clear, the level of workers' satisfaction with their jobs, as a reflection of how well they are paid and treated by their employers, has a direct impact on the quality level of the products they produce and, inevitably, the economic performance of the firms.

Work and the Carceral State (Paperback): Jon Burnett Work and the Carceral State (Paperback)
Jon Burnett
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Revolutionises our understanding of the carceral state' - Fidelis Chebe, Director of Migrant Action During 2019-20 in England and Wales, over 17 million hours of labour were carried out by more than 12,500 people incarcerated in prisons, while many people in immigration removal centres also worked. In many cases, such workers constitute a sub-waged, captive workforce who are discarded by the state when done with. Work and the Carceral State examines these forms of work as part of a broader exploration of the relationship between criminalisation, criminal justice, immigration policy and labour, tracing their lineage through the histories of transportation and banishment, of houses of correction and prisons, to the contemporary production of work. Criminalisation has been used to enforce work and to discipline labour throughout the history of England and Wales. This book demands that we recognise the carceral state as operating at the frontier of labour control in the 21st century.

Unemployment in Transition - Restructuring and Labour Markets in Central Europe (Hardcover): Janice Bell, Tomasz Mickiewicz Unemployment in Transition - Restructuring and Labour Markets in Central Europe (Hardcover)
Janice Bell, Tomasz Mickiewicz
R3,497 R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Save R2,217 (63%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The emergence of open unemployment is an unavoidable consequence of postcommunist transition. Some countries - notably in the former Soviet Union - initially slowed economic contraction. But in the longer run slower reformers have generally sustained deeper and more prolonged recessions than faster reforming central European countries. Moreover, the initially low unemployment rates in the former Soviet Union are now rising, and may stabilize at higher post-transition equilibrium rates than in Central Europe. Across the region, real wages reacted in unexpected ways, with significant effects for employment. Productivity gains in Central European industry tended not to be passed along into proportional real wage increases, slowing inflows into unemployment. In addition, and contrary to some earlier assessments, the restructuring process affected not only wage structures, but also the level of unemployment over time. An important constraint on post-socialist countries' response to unemployment is the role served by EU social insurance and labour law standards as guides to countries' progress toward "normal" economic systems. When considering the possible impact of EU integration and ha

Changing The Colour Of Capital - Essays In Politics And Economics (Paperback): Ben Turok Changing The Colour Of Capital - Essays In Politics And Economics (Paperback)
Ben Turok
R325 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R46 (14%) Ships in 15 - 25 working days

If you have an interest in law and politics, South Africa’s political economy and the processes of policy-making in a parliamentary context, this is an essential read.

The advancement of black South Africans in ownership and management in the private sector is growing steadily. This growth is aided by government scorecard that penalise corporations that fail to include black people in senior positions and management. Some claim that this process will lead to a more fair, less racially biased economy. But will this transform the basic structure of the economy to benefit the people as a whole? Changing The Colour Of Capital unpacks the fundamental character of the South African economy and examines the relationship between the political system and the economy.

Contributors include Trevor Manuel, Rob Davies, Jeremy Cronin, Ben Turok, Philisiwe Buthelezi, Adekeye Adebajo, Enver Daniels, Cassius Lubisi and Richard Levin.

Homes at Work - Urban Informality and Recognition in Latin America and Africa (Hardcover): María Carrizosa Homes at Work - Urban Informality and Recognition in Latin America and Africa (Hardcover)
María Carrizosa
R3,756 Discovery Miles 37 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home became a global phenomenon, yet before 2020, it was a relatively understudied practice. But in informal settlements, the definition of "home" and "employment" is completely intertwined, which is why there is so much to learn from them. For over half a century, mainstream theoretical approaches to urban informality, dominated by development economics, often fail to see this economic and spatial phenomenon jointly. Labor studies tend to be space-blind and spatial studies often disregard informal employment. Profoundly interdisciplinary, this work connects scholarship in development, public policy, labor studies, and feminist economics, with that in urban studies, planning, housing, architecture, and visual studies. The book walks the reader behind the closed doors of working homes that make the fabric, both social and economic, of most cities. It applies a visual methodology to reveal their "space-use intensity" and quantify the extent to which houses in informal settlements fill their inner pores with economic activity and community services. The research also revisits urban formalization policies in Latin America and Africa, to uncover a fallacious politics of recognition. It ultimately argues for a recognition continuum: an approach to urban informality that is more practical and fairer. The book is of interest to development economists, urban scholars, public policy specialists, time-use researchers, and architects working on housing, employment generation, urban livelihoods, gender studies, and related topics.

Gender, Migration and Domestic Service (Hardcover): Janet Henshall Momsen Gender, Migration and Domestic Service (Hardcover)
Janet Henshall Momsen
R5,105 Discovery Miles 51 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book examines a wide range of migration patterns which have arisen, and exposes the tensions and difficulties including:
* legal and empowerment issues
* cultural and language diversities and barriers
* the impact of live-in employment.
The book features case studies taken from Europe, South and North America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa and uses original fieldwork using quantitative and qualitative methods.

eBook available with sample pages: 020345250X

The State and 'Globalization' - Comparative Studies of Labour and Capital in National Economies (Hardcover): Martin... The State and 'Globalization' - Comparative Studies of Labour and Capital in National Economies (Hardcover)
Martin Upchurch
R2,600 Discovery Miles 26 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of country studies explores changing relationships between the state, employers and labour in an increasingly internationalized world economy. It covers ten countries and examines the tensions and contradictions caused by neo-liberal market agendas. The authors express concern at the potentially ravaging effects of market deregulation on organized labour and present a critical account of state efforts to emulate desired models of national economic development. While the central core of the book concerns itself with changing labor relations, this is placed within the wider context of state and employer strategy, and covers issues such as labour market segmentation, welfare and taxation regimes and varying approaches to corporatism.

The Architecture of Oppression - The SS, Forced Labor and the Nazi Monumental Building Economy (Paperback): Paul B. Jaskot The Architecture of Oppression - The SS, Forced Labor and the Nazi Monumental Building Economy (Paperback)
Paul B. Jaskot
R2,145 Discovery Miles 21 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book re-evaluates the architectural history of Nazi Germany and looks at the development of the forced-labour concentration camp system. Through an analysis of such major Nazi building projects as the Nuremberg Party Rally Grounds and the rebuilding of Berlin, Jaskot ties together the development of the German building economy, state architectural goals and the rise of the SS as a political and economic force. As a result, The Architecture of Oppression contributes to our understanding of the conjunction of culture and politics in the Nazi period as well as the agency of architects and SS administrators in enabling this process.

Democracy - A User's Guide (Hardcover, Hard Cover ed.): Joss Sheldon Democracy - A User's Guide (Hardcover, Hard Cover ed.)
Joss Sheldon
R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development (Hardcover): Monica Hale, Mike Lachowicz The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
Monica Hale, Mike Lachowicz
R5,375 Discovery Miles 53 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years the environment has become an increasingly important issue in many sectors of society, from business and industry to community and government. This volume offers an analysis of the progress being made in a number of European countries towards sustainable development and the impact this is having on the jobs market and the career structure of those employed for their environmental skills and expertise. It examines institutionalized environmental policies, including the impact of the European Environment agency and European Community environmental directives, as well as global conventions and agreements on biodiversity and sustainable development.;The book reviews the areas of expertise, training and education required across Europe to meet these environmental challenges and examines the resultant job opportunities in the private and public sector. With contributions from across Europe and wide-ranging analysis and empirical case studies, this text should be of use to students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in environmental studies, business and economics.

Lorry Driver           Ils 154 (Hardcover): Peter G. Hollowell Lorry Driver Ils 154 (Hardcover)
Peter G. Hollowell
R5,960 Discovery Miles 59 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Mobility in the Labour Market - Employment Changes in Battersea and Dagenham (Hardcover): Margot Jefferys Mobility in the Labour Market - Employment Changes in Battersea and Dagenham (Hardcover)
Margot Jefferys
R5,365 Discovery Miles 53 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Qualifying Associations (Hardcover, annotated edition): Geoffrey Millerson The Qualifying Associations (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Geoffrey Millerson
R5,963 Discovery Miles 59 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Recruitment to Skilled Trades (Hardcover): Gertrude Williams Recruitment to Skilled Trades (Hardcover)
Gertrude Williams
R5,368 Discovery Miles 53 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Price of Social Security (Hardcover): G Williams The Price of Social Security (Hardcover)
G Williams
R1,650 Discovery Miles 16 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1998. This is Volume VII of XVIII in the Public Policy, Welfare and Social Work series. The title focuses on labour mobility and imperfect competition, experiments in increasing mobility and labour control both in wartime and more generally in Germany and Russia. Williams also brings attention to the occupational distribution following the war for a rounded analysis of labour mobility and its increased rigidity over time.

Law, Precarious Labour and Posted Workers - A Sociolegal Study on Posted Work in the EU (Hardcover): Marta Lasek-Markey Law, Precarious Labour and Posted Workers - A Sociolegal Study on Posted Work in the EU (Hardcover)
Marta Lasek-Markey
R3,749 Discovery Miles 37 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the role of law in regulating and influencing the lived experiences of posted workers in Europe. The ‘posting’ of workers is an unusual type of labour mobility, where workers are hired out to provide a specific service in another country. Although it involves a specialised area of law, it is one that serves as a magnifying glass for the long-standing tension between the economic and social dimensions of law’s regulatory role. As an atypical form of labour migration, posting also touches upon broader themes concerning the role and purpose of labour law in a changing world of work. Taking up these themes through interviews with posted workers, lawyers and employers, the book adopts a sociolegal approach to consider how the law shapes the precarious lived experiences of posted workers in Europe. Giving voice to those with first-hand experience, the book goes on to propose solutions that might address the precarity of posted work. This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and practitioners working in the areas of labour law, sociolegal studies, EU law, and migration.

Labour Market Theory - A Constructive Reassessment (Hardcover, annotated edition): Ben Fine Labour Market Theory - A Constructive Reassessment (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Ben Fine
R5,397 Discovery Miles 53 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a commanding assessment of labour market theory across the social sciences. It provides a radically original critique of labour market theory, which draws constructively but critically on existing literature. The work:
* contributes to the debates on key issues in labour economics such as unemployment, gender, equal pay and the minimum theory
* illustrates the policy implications in empirical studies
* supplements existing orthodox labour market theory texts.

Hire Purpose - How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap (Hardcover): Deanna Mulligan, Greg Shaw Hire Purpose - How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap (Hardcover)
Deanna Mulligan, Greg Shaw
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER The future of work is already here, and what this future looks like must be a pressing concern for the current generation of leaders in both the private and public sectors. In the next ten to fifteen years, rapid change in a post-pandemic world and emerging technology will revolutionize nearly every job, eliminate some, and create new forms of work that we have yet to imagine. How can we survive and thrive in the face of such drastic change? Deanna Mulligan offers a practical, broad-minded look at the effects of workplace evolution and automation and why the private sector needs to lead the charge in shaping a values-based response. With a focus on the power of education, Mulligan proposes that the solutions to workforce upheaval lie in reskilling and retraining for individuals and companies adapting to rapid change. By creating lifelong learning opportunities that break down boundaries between the classroom and the workplace, businesses can foster personal and career well-being and growth for their employees. Drawing on her own experiences, historical examples, and reports from the frontiers where these issues are unfolding, Mulligan details how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. Providing a framework for concrete and meaningful action, Hire Purpose is an essential read about the transformations that will shape the next decade and beyond.

Refugee Resilience and Adaptation in the Middle East - Reclaiming Agency in the Informal Economies of Lebanon and Jordan... Refugee Resilience and Adaptation in the Middle East - Reclaiming Agency in the Informal Economies of Lebanon and Jordan (Hardcover)
Haya Al-Dajani, Maysa Baroud, Nasser Yassin
R3,752 Discovery Miles 37 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This edited volume investigates how refugee communities in the Middle East have adapted to secure their livelihoods within the informal economy. Focusing on Lebanon and Jordan, which between 2011 and 2020 received more refugees as a proportion of their population than any other countries in the world, this edited volume investigates the informal mechanisms that Syrian refugees have adopted to fit into the informal economies of Lebanon and Jordan in the face of significant challenges and barriers. The volume investigates how legality, temporality, connectedness, gender, and geography, among other factors, have influenced the emergence of refugee communities’ informal adaptive mechanisms. Drawing on in-depth, original research among Syrian refugee tribal communities, agricultural workers, female-headed households, and micro-entrepreneurs, the volume provides tangible policy and practice recommendations to help to improve the situation of refugees and vulnerable populations that are employed in the informal economy. Highlighting the resilience and agency demonstrated by refugees, this edited volume’s original community-based analysis will be of interest to students, researchers, and professionals from across Middle East studies, refugee studies, informal labor economics, and development studies.

Immigration and Nation Building - Australia and Israel Compared (Hardcover): Andrew Markus, Moshe Semyonov Immigration and Nation Building - Australia and Israel Compared (Hardcover)
Andrew Markus, Moshe Semyonov
R2,992 Discovery Miles 29 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

`Immigration and Nation Building examines a dilemma shared by Israel and Australia with many other countries: they are nations of immigrants, but continued immigration introduces fractures and inequalities that could undermine the sense of nationhood. Systematic comparisons across many dimensions help the reader to view each country's experience from a new perspective. The analyses here provide a solid basis for addressing the underlying policy questions: Whose Israel? Whose Australia?' - John R. Logan, Brown University, US `This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the role of immigration in nation building. It does so not only through the demographic change that migration brought about, but by revealing how immigration impacted on major spheres of life in both Australia and Israel. The central focus on the comparative perspective makes this book distinctive. Rather than providing parallel stories of two societies, the chapters are structured in a way that specifically fleshes out similarities and differences in major areas of immigration policy and immigrant incorporation. It should appeal to students of international migration as well as those interested more directly in understanding Australian and Israeli societies.' - Noah Lewin-Epstein, Tel Aviv University, Israel `This is a concise yet comprehensive analysis of the role of immigration in the nation building of Australia and Israel. With contributions by leading scholars and a thoughtful examination of recent data and research the book provides an important contribution to the study of immigration in each society, while also convincingly demonstrating the benefits of comparative cross-national analysis. It deserves to be widely read by social scientists and others who are interested in the factors that have shaped Australian and Israeli societies and who also want to understand how immigration continues to be central to their future development.' - Mark Western, The University of Queensland, Australia This insightful study explores the growth of the two largest post-industrial immigrant nations since the Second World War - Australia and Israel. Almost one in four Australians were born outside the country, more than one in three Israelis. Immigration and Nation Building brings a comparative approach to the discussion of patterns of immigration, legal structures, the labour market, civil society, public opinion, and integration of the second generation. The result is a thought provoking analysis of the distinctive and universal in the development of two immigrant nations. By comparing the experiences of these two countries, this ground-breaking study of immigration and its impact will appeal to policy analysts and researchers in government and academia, as well as students in the areas of sociology, politics, economics and history.

Teleworking (Paperback): Mike Johnson Teleworking (Paperback)
Mike Johnson
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the people who work exclusively from home to the 'portable' manager with no fixed site, the need to communicate is paramount. Mike Johnson's candid appraisal of teleworking, or telecommuting as it is also known, looks at the key benefits: for the individual it provides the opportunity to work from home; for the company it provides major savings on costs. The down side is the lack of human contact and the anxiety of employees who work away from the centre of things. The ...in brief books provide a critical 'snapshot' of the major management fashions and fads influencing business strategy. They cut through the consultants' jargon and steer a practical, common sense course through the theory and hype. They provide managers with a balanced view based on evidence rather than missionary zeal, so that they can be better informed.

The History of the Yorkshire Miners 1881-1918 (Hardcover): Carolyn Baylies The History of the Yorkshire Miners 1881-1918 (Hardcover)
Carolyn Baylies
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1993, The History of the Yorkshire Miners 1881-1918 is concerned with the workers in the Yorkshire coal industry, their union, and the broader mining communities in which they lived from the formation of the Yorkshire Miners' Association in 1881 through to the end of the First World War. The period covered is of considerable importance for the consolidation of the Yorkshire Miners Union, and indeed for the building of a national miners' federation and an international miners' organisation, in both of which the role of Yorkshire's leadership was central. The decades straddling the turn of the century were characterised by volatility in the mining industry, which was reflected in a number of strikes. Carolyn Baylies traces these general processes and focuses, in detail, upon a number of episodes during which union struggles and community involvement coalesced. She explores the dynamic between district and local levels of the union, and the tensions that accompanied a progressive rationalization of bargaining machinery. This book will be of interest to students of history and sociology.

The Working Class in Glasgow - 1750-1914 (Hardcover): R.A. Cage The Working Class in Glasgow - 1750-1914 (Hardcover)
R.A. Cage
R2,980 Discovery Miles 29 800 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Originally published in 1987, this book examines how much industrialisation improved the standard of living of the British worker, based on the experience of one representative city: Glasgow. It analyses whether there was an increase in skilled as opposed to unskilled labour in major industrial centres - as for example in Glasgow, manufacturing shifted from textiles to engineering. Other important issues such as the rate of housing construction, public health, local politics and leisure pursuits are also considered. Glasgow has a long history of working-class culture and is therefore a particularly interesting city to study.

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