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The Mismanagement of Talent - Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge Economy (Hardcover): Phillip Brown, Anthony Hesketh,... The Mismanagement of Talent - Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge Economy (Hardcover)
Phillip Brown, Anthony Hesketh, Sarah Williams
R2,603 Discovery Miles 26 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book lifts the veneer of 'employability', to expose serious problems in the way that future workers are trying to manage their employability in the competition for tough-entry jobs in the knowledge economy; in how companies understand their human resource strategies and endeavor to recruit the managers and leaders of the future; and in the government failure to come to terms with the realities of the knowledge-based economy. The demand for high-skilled, high waged jobs, has been exaggerated. But it is something that governments want to believe because it distracts attention from thorny political issues around equality, opportunity, and redistribution. If it is assumed that there are plenty of good jobs for people with the appropriate credentials then the issue of who gets the best jobs loses its political sting. But if good jobs are in limited supply, how the competition for a livelihood is organized assumes paramount importance. This issue, is not lost on the middle classes, given that they depend on academic achievement to maintain, if not advance the occupational and social status of family members. The reality is that increasing congestion in the market for knowledge workers has led to growing middle class anxieties about how their off-spring are going to meet the rising threshold of employability that now has to be achieved to stand any realistic chance of finding interesting and rewarding employment. The result is a bare-knuckle struggle for access to elite schools, colleges, universities and jobs. This book examines whether employability policies are flawed because they ignore the realities of 'positional' conflict in the competition for a livelihood, especially as the rise of mass higher education has arguably done little to increase the employability of students for tough-entry jobs. It will be of interest to anyone looking to understand the way knowledge-based firms recruit and how this is influenced by government policy, be they Researchers, Academics and Students of Business and Management, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, Politics or Sociology; Human Resource Management or Recruitment Professionals; or job candidates.

Raising Brooklyn - Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community (Hardcover): Tamara R Mose Raising Brooklyn - Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community (Hardcover)
Tamara R Mose
R2,725 Discovery Miles 27 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public libraries, and living as a fellow resident among their employers, and her intimate tour of the public spaces of gentrified Brooklyn deepens our understanding of how these women use their collective lives to combat the isolation felt during the workday as a domestic worker. Though at first glance these childcare providers appear isolated and exploited-and this is the case for many-Mose Brown shows that their daily interactions in the social spaces they create allow their collective lives and cultural identities to flourish. Raising Brooklyn demonstrates how these daily interactions form a continuous expression of cultural preservation as a weapon against difficult working conditions, examining how this process unfolds through the use of cell phones, food sharing, and informal economic systems. Ultimately, Raising Brooklyn places the organization of domestic workers within the framework of a social justice movement, creating a dialogue between workers who don't believe their exploitative work conditions will change and an organization whose members believe change can come about through public displays of solidarity.

Culture of the Slow - Social Deceleration in an Accelerated World (Hardcover, New): N. Osbaldiston Culture of the Slow - Social Deceleration in an Accelerated World (Hardcover, New)
N. Osbaldiston
R2,635 R1,944 Discovery Miles 19 440 Save R691 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Across the world, there has been a polite uprising to the perceived meaninglessness and stress of our accelerated and consumer driven lifestyles. Described simply as the slow phenomenon, this new brand of living entails not simply slowing down, but an embracing of alternative activities that promote meaning, thoughtfulness, engagement and authenticity. Whether it is through different practices of food production and consumption, alternative modes of transportation such as cycling through to our intimate relations with others, this new ethic of living has grown immensely in popularity. In this volume of work, key authors from across the world have been brought together to illustrate these alternative approaches to modern lifestyles by analyzing them empirically and theoretically. Through rigorous debate and insightful commentary, this book presents a compelling case for seeing the slow phenomenon as a significant cultural practice in contemporary society.

Innovations and Traditions for Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Walter Leal Filho, Eugene V. Krasnov, Dara V.... Innovations and Traditions for Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Walter Leal Filho, Eugene V. Krasnov, Dara V. Gaeva
R4,704 Discovery Miles 47 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book highlights the vital necessity for combining sustainable development processes from different areas, with applications in areas such as science, education and production sectors. These sectors have previously been separated by linguistic and technological barriers. Breaking down these barriers will allow an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary flow of information, leading to greater efficiency, and towards a more real resilient and sustainable economy development. This book fills in the gap in respect of publications addressing aspects of innovation and sustainable development and focuses on a range of areas, such as I. Gradual transition to innovative development; II. Continuity of technology in education, science and industry; III. Convergency directions, interdisciplinary relations in scientific research; IV. Digital technologies for sustainable development; V. Global trends and regional aspects of innovation and traditions in environmental management; VI. International legal regulations and environmental and economic relations among business communities. The publication fosters the global efforts towards taking better advantage of the many opportunities which innovation in specific areas may offer.

The Trend Towards the European Deregulation of Professions and its Impact on Portugal Under Crisis (Hardcover): R. Rego The Trend Towards the European Deregulation of Professions and its Impact on Portugal Under Crisis (Hardcover)
R. Rego
R1,563 Discovery Miles 15 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After a conceptual reflection on the different professional regulation patterns in Europe, this book explores the main features of the currently ongoing European professional deregulation policies. It focuses on the current changes in Portugal where there seems to be an important increase of self-regulating professional associations despite the European deregulation trend and highlights the fact that experts cannot stay away any longer from the prevailing changes in society nor should they remain confined to their specific disciplines.

Middle Classes in Africa - Changing Lives and Conceptual Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Lena Kroeker, David O'Kane,... Middle Classes in Africa - Changing Lives and Conceptual Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Lena Kroeker, David O'Kane, Tabea Scharrer
R4,330 Discovery Miles 43 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume challenges the concept of the 'new African middle class' with new theoretical and empirical insights into the changing lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diverse middle classes are on the rise, but models of class based on experiences from other regions of the world cannot be easily transferred to the African continent. Empirical contributions, drawn from a diverse range of contexts, address both African histories of class formation and the political roles of the continent's middle classes, and also examine the important interdependencies that cut across inter-generational, urban-rural and class divides. This thought-provoking book argues emphatically for a revision of common notions of the 'middle class', and for the inclusion of insights 'from the South' into the global debate on class. Middle Classes in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, as well as NGOs and policy makers with an interest in African societies.

Participatory Sensing, Opinions and Collective Awareness (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Vittorio Loreto, Muki Haklay, Andreas... Participatory Sensing, Opinions and Collective Awareness (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Vittorio Loreto, Muki Haklay, Andreas Hotho, Vito D.P. Servedio, Gerd Stumme, …
R4,176 R3,843 Discovery Miles 38 430 Save R333 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book introduces and reviews recent advances in the field in a comprehensive and non-technical way by focusing on the potential of emerging citizen-science and social-computation frameworks, coupled with the latest theoretical and modeling tools developed by physicists, mathematicians, computer and social scientists to analyse, interpret and visualize complex data sets. There is overwhelming evidence that the current organisation of our economies and societies is seriously damaging biological ecosystems and human living conditions in the short term, with potentially catastrophic effects in the long term. The need to re-organise the daily activities with the greatest impact - energy consumption, transport, housing - towards a more efficient and sustainable development model has recently been raised in the public debate on several global, environmental issues. Above all, this requires the mismatch between global, societal and individual needs to be addressed. Recent advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can trigger important transitions at the individual and collective level to achieve this aim. Based on the findings of the collaborative research network EveryAware the following developments among the emerging ICT technologies are discussed in depth in this volume: * Participatory sensing - where ICT development is pushed to the level where it can support informed action at the hyperlocal scale, providing capabilities for environmental monitoring, data aggregation and mining, as well as information presentation and sharing. * Web gaming, social computing and internet-mediated collaboration - where the Web will continue to acquire the status of an infrastructure for social computing, allowing users' cognitive abilities to be coordinated in online communities, and steering the collective action towards predefined goals. * Collective awareness and decision-making - where the access to both personal and community data, collected by users, processed with suitable analysis tools, and re-presented in an appropriate format by usable communication interfaces leads to a bottom-up development of collective social strategies.

Craft and the Creative Economy (Hardcover): S. Luckman Craft and the Creative Economy (Hardcover)
S. Luckman
R2,911 Discovery Miles 29 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade.

Transformation of the Employment Structure in the EU and USA, 1995-2007 (Hardcover): E. Fernandez-Macias, J Hurley, D. Storrie Transformation of the Employment Structure in the EU and USA, 1995-2007 (Hardcover)
E. Fernandez-Macias, J Hurley, D. Storrie
R1,613 Discovery Miles 16 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection describes the changing structure of jobs during the period of robust employment expansion that preceded the 2008 financial crisis. It also provides an analysis of labour market developments in the EU and the US in terms of gender, international mobility and debates over the quality of work.

Migration and Care Labour - Theory, Policy and Politics (Hardcover): B Anderson, I. Shutes Migration and Care Labour - Theory, Policy and Politics (Hardcover)
B Anderson, I. Shutes
R3,558 Discovery Miles 35 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The provision of care has been widely referred to as facing a 'crisis'. International migrants are increasingly relied upon to provide care - as domestic workers, nannies, care assistants and nurses. This international volume examines the global construction of migrant care labour and how it manifests itself in different contexts.

International Graduates Returning to Vietnam - Experiences of the Local Economies, Universities and Communities (Hardcover, 1st... International Graduates Returning to Vietnam - Experiences of the Local Economies, Universities and Communities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Lien Pham
R3,050 Discovery Miles 30 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the extent to which studying and living overseas enable returning graduates to enhance their professional work and contribute to community development. It assesses the transformative potential that returnees are assumed to have in terms of capabilities and skills acquired through an international education. This book is based on a research study on Vietnamese overseas graduates who have returned to Vietnam. It examines the complexity of competing aspirations, responsibilities, identities and cultural dynamics in these returnees' professional, intellectual and civic environments.

Mothers and Work in Popular American Magazines (Hardcover, New): Kathryn Keller Mothers and Work in Popular American Magazines (Hardcover, New)
Kathryn Keller
R2,897 Discovery Miles 28 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on articles appearing in popular women's magazines from 1950 to 1989, this study documents changes in justifications of gender-based divisions of labor in the home and workplace. The study details the types of rationalizations that have been used to reconcile one new familial arrangement--two-parent workers with traditional gender values that promote men as breadwinners/fathers and women as housewives/mothers. The study reveals that changes have taken place only within the context of being a "good mother." A serious analysis of women's burden of being both breadwinner and homemaker, therefore, has not occurred. Women's magazines serve as moral guides for their readers, providing justifications for both working and nonworking readers. They rely heavily on "experts" to provide personal direction to their readers. This work is in the same vein as Susan Faludi's Backlash, which examines the use of the media in the control of gender ideologies.

Rural Families and Work - Context and Problems (Hardcover, 2011): Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan Rural Families and Work - Context and Problems (Hardcover, 2011)
Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan
R3,046 Discovery Miles 30 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rural Families and Work focuses on the findings of the Rural Families Speak research study and the theoretical frameworks that are utilized to examine the context of rural low-income families' employment. This volume provides a solid foundation for understanding rural employment problems and issues. Family ecological theory is the central framework with a discussion of theories that contribute to the opportunities for the contextual research, including family economic stress theory, human capital, human capability, and some selected policy frameworks. Employment is addressed through review of policy issues, community contexts, family and social support, and available resources. Throughout the volume future research directions and applications are highlighted.

Health, Technologies, and Politics in Post-Soviet Settings - Navigating Uncertainties (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Olga... Health, Technologies, and Politics in Post-Soviet Settings - Navigating Uncertainties (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Olga Zvonareva, Eugenia Popova, Klasien Horstman
R3,008 R2,023 Discovery Miles 20 230 Save R985 (33%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book uses a variety of empirical cases on topics including drug development, egg donation, and governance of healthcare facilities, to investigate how actors navigate the uncertainties that permeate the interfaces of health, technologies, and politics in post-Soviet settings and what the implications of their chosen navigation routes are. Contemporary societies are imbued with uncertainties, but the authors focus on settings where uncertainties multiply, making decisions, practises, and relations in everyday life precarious. Two worlds are brought into dialogue throughout the chapters of this book with the aim of facilitating mutual learning from one another - the world of science and technology studies (STS) and the high-income liberal democracies of the West, on one hand, and studies of post-socialism on the other. In so doing, this book encourages critical learning on ensuring the resilience of individual and societal health in situations of profound uncertainties. This timely collection will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners and policy makes in the fields of sociology, biomedicine, political science and public and global health.

American Labor on Stage - Dramatic Interpretations of the Steel and Textile Industries in the 1930s (Hardcover, New): Susan... American Labor on Stage - Dramatic Interpretations of the Steel and Textile Industries in the 1930s (Hardcover, New)
Susan Duffy
R2,324 Discovery Miles 23 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study reclaims a lost body of theatrical work by focusing on four labor plays of the 1930s. These works dramatize union organizing efforts in American industry, using documentary detail in the dialogue and plot. To date, little attention has been given to the use of documentary detail in American scripts. Placing the labor plays in a social and historical context, Duffy raises interesting questions about the depiction of women as labor leaders and the overlooked role of women playwrights in the 1920s and 30s. The discussion focuses on the function of the plays and the question of whether they were merely didactic or if they served greater propagandistic ends. This work will be of interest to scholars in theatre history, American studies, southern history, and American labor history.

A Little Give - the unsung, unseen, undone work of women (Hardcover): Marina Benjamin A Little Give - the unsung, unseen, undone work of women (Hardcover)
Marina Benjamin
R493 R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Save R37 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Sometimes I think that carrying - other people, the continuity of history, generational identity, the emotional load of the everyday - is the main thing that women do. In Marina Benjamin's new set of interlinked essays, she turns her astute eye to the tasks once termed 'women's work'. From cooking and cleaning to caring for an ageing relative, A Little Give depicts domestic life anew: as a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and profound meaning. Here, productivity sits alongside self-erasure, resentment with tenderness, and the animal self is never far away, perpetually threatening to break through. Drawing on the work of figures such as Natalia Ginzburg, Paula Rego, and Virginia Woolf, Benjamin writes with fierce candour of the struggle to overwrite the gender conditioning that pulls her back into 'the mud-world of pre-feminism' even as she attempts to haul herself out. From her upbringing as the child of immigrants with fixed traditional values, to looking after her mother and seeing her teenager move out of home, she examines her relationships with family, community, her body, and even with language itself. Ultimately, she shows that a woman's true work may lie at the heart of her humanity, in the pursuit both of transformation and of deep acceptance.

Towards a Democratic Division of Labour in Europe? - The Combination Model as a New Integrated Approach to Professional and... Towards a Democratic Division of Labour in Europe? - The Combination Model as a New Integrated Approach to Professional and Family Life (Book, New)
Walter Van Dongen
R3,197 Discovery Miles 31 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In past decades, most democratic European countries sought to achieve a more equal division of labour between men and women, both within families and organisations. At the same time, they wanted to offer individuals and families sufficient freedom to determine their own roles. But how far can the basic values of 'equality' and 'freedom' be realised in the daily division of labour in a complex modern society? How can they be linked with other principles, such as 'solidarity' and 'efficiency'?"Towards a democratic division of labour" starts from the challenge of balancing these values in all sections of modern society, introducing the Combination Model as a scientific tool for studying the division of professional and family work. Following an integrated conceptual approach, the book explains the historical evolution of the division of labour in modern welfare states. Three policy models are developed to illustrate how a democratic division of labour can be conceived in the long-term and the Complete Combination Model is presented as the most suitable for the development of an integrated policy programme. "Towards a Democratic Division of Labour" offers inspiration to all scientists, policy makers, representatives of societal organisations and managers who are searching for new theoretical, empirical and policy perspectives.

Changing Realities of Work and Family (Hardcover): A Marcus-Newhall Changing Realities of Work and Family (Hardcover)
A Marcus-Newhall
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While both the nature of families and the composition of the workforce have gone through radical changes, few adjustments have been made so that work and family are aligned in ways that promote strong families and a strong economy. Changing Realities of Work and Family takes a multidisciplinary look at the topic of work and family, ultimately addressing four primary questions: How do families and employers accommodate the demands of employment and children?; How does society deal with diversity and discrimination in areas such as age, community, and sexual orientation?; How does working and caring for families affect health?; and What is the effect of work-family integration in politics, business, and the legal system?These questions are addressed from a variety of perspectives and a diverse assortment of contributors, including a former Governor who gave birth to twins while in office; a distinguished legal professor and leading authority on workplace discrimination against mothers and pregnant women; a researcher whose work on parental stress includes videotaped interactions between parents and children as parents return home from work; and a consultant to corporations developing workplace flexibility with a particular focus on low-wage workers. Comprised of original empirical articles written expressly for this work and real world examples and strategies for balancing the two, this book presents the most current research on the field of work and family..

Transformation from Wall Street to Wellbeing - Joining Up the Dots Through Participatory Democracy and Governance to Mitigate... Transformation from Wall Street to Wellbeing - Joining Up the Dots Through Participatory Democracy and Governance to Mitigate the Causes and Adapt to the Effects of Climate Change (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Janet McIntyre-Mills
R3,947 R2,039 Discovery Miles 20 390 Save R1,908 (48%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Transformation from Wall Street to Well-being: Joining up the dots through Participatory democracy and governance to mitigate the causes and adapt to the effects of climate changeaddresses accountable leadership, supports collective interests, ethical governance and fairness to future generations in order to develop systemic approaches relevant to these issues. The humanistic focus, whilst central, addresses how we see ourselves in relation to the environment. It explores cultural perspectives in developed and developing parts of the world where people have a closer connection with the natural environment in comparison to those who live in cities. Furthermore the book discusses participatory action research to prefigure a means to hold the market to ensure that the use of resources that are necessary for the common good are accessible and equitable. The essential systemic aim this book offers is to balance human needs with nature. The research summarizes the discourses and the adaptive praxis in order to develop a bridge between cosmopolitan ethics and cosmopolitan governance. It does this in the interest of supporting and using cultural designs for living that support quality of life and spans five core domains as explained by the author. Overall, this monograph helps evaluates the extent to which the introduced approaches enable the community to consider their perceived assets and risks and the implications of their consumption choices."

Reverse Migration in Contemporary China - Returnees, Entrepreneurship and the Chinese Economy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Huiyao... Reverse Migration in Contemporary China - Returnees, Entrepreneurship and the Chinese Economy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Huiyao Wang, Yue Bao
R2,381 R1,983 Discovery Miles 19 830 Save R398 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The authors investigate the phenomenon of highly skilled Chinese returnees and their impact on the development of the Chinese economy and society, and on the transformation of China into a key player on the global stage. They analyse the reasons why Chinese entrepreneurs choose to return to their native country and how their overseas experience shapes their attitude and behaviours. This study is solidly grounded on fresh data from online and offline surveys and on evidence collected in over 200 interviews of successful returnees entrepreneurs. These global Chinese returnees have contributed to the rise of Chinese economy into a global powerhouse and this continuing brain movement and circulation will have much more future implications and impact for China's exchange with outside world.

Child Labor - A World History Companion (Hardcover): Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie, Michael Lavalette Child Labor - A World History Companion (Hardcover)
Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie, Michael Lavalette
R2,510 Discovery Miles 25 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Consult this handy reference work when you need accurate, up to date information on subjects ranging from the effects of work on children's education to the use of child labor in Eastern Europe. From Dickensian exploitation of orphans to the after-school jobs of American students, child labor continues to generate controversy. Surveying working children from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, Child Labor takes the subject beyond the usual third world confines as it looks at traditional children's occupations, from chimney sweeps in Victorian Britain to child actors in TV commercials. A-Z entries are also arranged by category Numerous citations of contemporary books and studies

A Social History of Spanish Labour - New Perspectives on Class, Politics, and Gender (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed): JOSe A... A Social History of Spanish Labour - New Perspectives on Class, Politics, and Gender (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
JOSe A PIQUERAS, Vicent Sanz-Rozalen
R3,083 Discovery Miles 30 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focusing on organization, resistance and political culture, this collection represents some of the best examples of recent Spanish historiography in the field of modern Spanish labor movements. Topics range from socialism to anarchism, from the formation of the liberal state in the 19th century to the Civil War, and from women in the work place to the fate of the unions under Franco.

Revolutionizing Retail - Workers, Political Action, and Social Change (Hardcover, New): K. Coulter Revolutionizing Retail - Workers, Political Action, and Social Change (Hardcover, New)
K. Coulter
R1,948 Discovery Miles 19 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Retail workers are a large labor force, yet their jobs are generally devalued and dominated by low wages, precarious conditions, and disrespect. Coulter draws on three years of comparative research on retail workers and political action, including fieldwork in Canada, the United States, and Sweden, to explore what is needed to improve workers' wellbeing and transform retail work. The only book of its kind, "Revolutionizing Retail" explains the strategies being used to improve retail jobs and retail workers' quality of life, including diverse forms of organizing, public policy, and good management. Coulter analyzes the degree to which current efforts are succeeding, and what lessons they offer about the present and future of work, forms of agency, and class, gender, and race relations. The power of culture, emotions, and workers' personal experiences of political action are at the heart of this engaging discussion of the challenges and possibilities of social change.

Work and Identity - Historical and Cultural Contexts (Hardcover): J. Kirk, C. Wall Work and Identity - Historical and Cultural Contexts (Hardcover)
J. Kirk, C. Wall
R1,614 Discovery Miles 16 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents an accessible and fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent empirical trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation. Focusing on three occupational sectors in particular teachers, bank workers and the railway industry it also presents an argument that is both more general than this and theoretically and analytically wide-ranging. The book explores some important questions: how are workers, both in the past and the present juncture, socialised into work cultures? What are the cultural and structural differences with regard the world of work across class, gender, and generation? What are the historical conditions of which these differences play a part? How is the idea of work found in a range of representations, from artistic production to sociological discourse expressed and explored? The development of concepts such as 'structures of feeling' and affect, and the weaving in of historical and visual material, make the book important to a wide range of readers including ethnographers, cultural sociologists and narrative researchers. In turn, this book offers an authoritative and sophisticated summary and analysis of work and identity and is an important intervention into mainstream sociology concerns.

Reducing Unemployment - A Case for Government Deregulation (Hardcover, New): Garry K. Ottosen, Douglas N. Thompson Reducing Unemployment - A Case for Government Deregulation (Hardcover, New)
Garry K. Ottosen, Douglas N. Thompson
R2,328 Discovery Miles 23 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unemployment costs the United States at least $400 billion per year in lost output. This number does not begin to add up the total costs of unemployment that include many serious social problems like increased divorce and crime rates. If unemployment costs so much, why don't we simply pump up demand and push the unemployment rate down? The answer lies in the relationship between inflation and unemployment: we simply cannot push unemployment below the rate that is compatable with stable inflation.

Must we, then, just live with unemployment? No. But to understand how we can reduce unemployment, we must understand the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU). What determines the level of the NAIRU? Has that level increased? Can we reduce the current NAIRU? These are important questions addressed in "Reducing Unemployment" Ottosen and Thompson argue that the NAIRU has increased significantly over the past 30 years. Many blame structural unemployment for that increase. Others have argued that increases in social welfare programs and payments are to blame. But hardly anyone has examined the effects of increasing government regulations on the NAIRU. "Reducing Unemployment" remedies this oversight, and also looks at the effects of unionization and productivity on the NAIRU. The authors conclude that the United States does not have to tolerate a high unemployment rate, for the NAIRU can be reduced through appropriate government deregulation.

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