Labour Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. Managerial Economics, 4th Edition

   By Ivan Png

   Now in its fourth edition, Ivan Png's Managerial Economics has been extensively revised with : a completely new introductory chapter emphasizing decision-making and behavioral biases intensive application to current issues including the sub-prime financial crisis and global competition...

   Published May 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. Employment, Inequality and Globalization

   A Continuous Concern

   Edited by Rolph van der Hoeven

   The nature of globalization and the fallout from the international financial crisis have brought profound changes to societies and economies around the world. This book documents that, over the last two decades, the growth of nonstandard and informal employment has led to greater inequalities. This...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. A Russian Factory Enters the Market Economy

   By Claudio Morrison

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book charts the experiences of a textile enterprise in Russia during the 1990s, analysing post-Soviet management and managerial practices in order to illuminate the content, nature and direction of industrial restructuring in the Russian privatised sector during the years of economic...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Everyday Economic Practices

   The 'Hidden Transcripts' of Egyptian Voices

   By Savinna Chowdhury

   Series: New Political Economy

   This book brings to the forefront the significance of local everyday economic practices to development policymaking. Chowdhury's objective in unearthing these diverse activities is two-fold. She demonstrates why it is a misrepresentation to characterize all that is economic as "capitalism...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Political Economy of the SARS Epidemic

   The Impact on Human Resources in East Asia

   By Grace Lee, Malcolm Warner

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Economic Co-Operation in the Gulf

   Issues in the Economies of the Arab Gulf Co-Operation Council States

   By Badr El Din A. Ibrahim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies

   With global concerns over rising oil prices, this book examines the major issues facing the economies of the Arab Gulf today, covering all six of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Providing a detailed account...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
7. Reworking the Relationship between Asylum and Employment

   By Penelope Mathew

   Touching on the laws and practices of a wide array of countries around the globe, this book examines the extent to which refugees and asylum-seekers’ right to work is protected by international human rights law. The book examines a number of key international treaties, national constitutions and...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
8. Implementing an Inclusive and Equitable Pension Reform

   Lessons from India's New Pension Scheme

   By Cheolsu Kim, Landis MacKellar, Russell Galer, Gautam Bhardwaj

   India is ageing. One response of Indian policy makers has been introduction of the New Pension Scheme (NPS), a defined contribution pension scheme which is mandatory for civil servants and voluntary for the rest of the population. Given the size of the target population, even if take-up is modest,...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
9. Europe and the Mediterranean Economy

   Edited by Joan Costa-Font

   Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy

   With the creation of the Mediterranean partnership and the recent move towards the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, a new emphasis is placed on the Mediterranean in the study of European Integration. This book brings together a collection of experts to address this important...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
10. China's Trade Unions - How Autonomous Are They?

    A Survey of 1811 Enterprise Union Chairpersons

    By Masaharu Hishida, Kazuko Kojima, Tomoaki Ishii, Jian Qiao

    Series: China Policy Series

    This book examines the status of trade unions in contemporary China, exploring the degree to which trade unions have been reformed as China is increasingly integrated into the global economy, and discussing the key question of how autonomous China’s trade unions are. Based on an extensive,...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge