Originally published in 1973, the contributors to this book examine the whole spectrum of low pay and propose solutions to this social, economic and political problem which is as relevant now as when the book was first published. They examine who ar...Loe edasi...
Until this book was first published in 1979, poverty studies had been exclusively concerned with studying the poor. This controversial book changed the whole debate about poverty in Britain by shifting the emphasis to a detailed examination of the r...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Sep-2025, Kirjastus: Apple Academic Press, ISBN-13: 9781779643469)
Covers economic challenges faced by countries due to epidemics, inflation, recessions, wars, social uprising, etc. Explores issues like economic deceleration, unemployment, and inflation and discusses solutions. Also discusses topics like electricit...Loe edasi...
Drawing on data collected in Londons precarious labour market during the Covid-19 pandemic, this book explores how precarious work is pragmatically engaged with towards the production of simultaneous security and insecurity....Loe edasi...
This book examines the relationship between neoliberalism and insecurity beginning with the post-World War II period and continuing up through the present....Loe edasi...
The Danish Economy in the Twentieth Century (1987) shows how Denmark was less severely affected by the Depression of the 1930s and the two world wars than other countries in Europe and how it maintained its position by the skilful exploitation of it...Loe edasi...
Industrial Action (1976), written by an experienced active trade unionist, brings valuable real-world examples to an examination of the many facets of trade union organising. It looks at the organising of the workforce, recruitment of new members, w...Loe edasi...
Planning and Productivity in Sweden (1976) examines the success of Swedens economy and working arrangements, detailing how a resource-poor nation came to achieve such high living standards. The growth in prosperity was no accident, but involved cons...Loe edasi...
Economic Nationalism of the Danubian States (1928) examines the economic situations in the newly-configured countries of the basin of the Danube. The First World War and its following peace treaties saw this regions map completely redrawn, and this...Loe edasi...
Local Authority Borrowing (1985) sets out the history of local authorities activities as borrowers. The early attempts to finance the building of toll roads and bridges are the beginning of a story which carries on through the centuries to the prese...Loe edasi...
The Price of TUC Leadership (1961) is a serious criticism of the TUC by the General Secretary of another large trade union. It contends, among other things, that the TUC bore responsibility for Labours defeat in the 1959 General Election, and for th...Loe edasi...
Business and Sociology (1982) is a sociological perspective on business that examines industrialisation, capitalism, organisation, management, work, and industrial relations. It approaches the subject with an acknowledgment of its capitalist nature,...Loe edasi...
Public Sector Industrial Relations (1992) examines individual relations in the public sector, identifying the features of management organization, collective bargaining, strikes and dispute resolution. It looks at major developments in the public se...Loe edasi...
Capitalism, the State and Industrial Relations (1982) examines the many different forms of state intervention in industrial relations in Britain, among them being corporatism, liberalism, paternalism and pluralism. This discussion puts forward a soc...Loe edasi...
Wage Regulation under the Statute of Artificers (1938) is a study of the enforcement of the 1562 Statute of Artificers during the period of its operation, with particular reference to wage assessment and the contract of employment....Loe edasi...
The Managers Guide to Industrial Relations (1968) traces the origins and evolution of the attitudes of managers and men from the beginning of industrialization to the Fawley Agreement. It deals squarely with the British system of industrial relation...Loe edasi...
Labour and Business in Modern Britain (1989) examines the history of labour relations in British business using important empirical research. The study of labour process and the dynamics of the labour market are key, and each chapter stands alone as...Loe edasi...
The Policy-making Process (1969) studies the relationships between the Conservative Government of 1956 and the organised industrial groups that were considered its natural allies in the aftermath of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act of 1956....Loe edasi...
Industrial Relations in a Changing World (1975) shows how industrial relations embrace very deep-rooted attitudes and institutions, and that change, if it is to be radical, is slow. This book exposes the long-term trends underlying developments in i...Loe edasi...
Staff Relations in the Civil Service (1973) describes the origins of the Civil Service National Whitley Council, the growing pains it endured in its early years, its major achievements and the role it played in industrial relations between staff in...Loe edasi...
