Labour Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. Labour Market Economics (Routledge Revivals)

   By D Sapsford

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1981, Labour Market Economics develops the basic economic theory of introductory courses within the context of labour market analysis and applies it both to particular features and special problems of the subject. The author begins by outlining the nature of the area and the...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. The Value Dimension (Routledge Revivals)

   Marx versus Ricardo and Sraffa

   By Ben Fine

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The essays in this edited collection, first published in 1986, focus on important debates surrounding the central Marxian problem of the transformation of values into prices. The collection brings together major contributions on the value theory debate from the decade prior to the book’s...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Recession at Work

   HRM in the Irish Crisis

   By Bill Roche, Paul Teague, Anne Coughlan, Majella Fahy

   Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

   How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation and influence been affected? Is the recession...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
4. Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong

   By Hon-Kwong Lui

   Before the handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong’s economic growth was very strong and the unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.2 per cent. In recent years, the widening income dispersion in Hong Kong has caught public attention. This book investigates the economic development and changes...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. 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 March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Adapting to Russia's New Labour Market

   Gender and Employment Behaviour

   Edited by Sarah Ashwin

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   Economic reform in post-Soviet Russia created not only a devastating decline in living standards, but also widespread insecurity and uncertainty. This book is the first to analyse the situation from a gendered perspective, shedding new light on the way in which Russians are coping with the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Gender and the European Labour Market

   Edited by Francesca Bettio, Janneke Plantenga, Mark Smith

   Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy

   The book presents state of the art research on women’s current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis,...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
8. Modern Labour Economics

   By Peter Sloane, Paul Latreille, Nigel O'Leary

   Labour economics as a discipline has changed dramatically in recent years. Gone are the days of a "job for life". These days, firms and employees are part of a less regulated, more fluid, and more international labour market. Knowledge, training, human resource development and human capital are all...

   Published February 17th 2013 by Routledge
9. Minimum Wages, Pay Equity, and Comparative Industrial Relations

   By Damian Grimshaw

   Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations

   With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection, this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on original industry case studies, the...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Unions and Class Transformation

    The Case of the Broadway Musicians

    By Catherine P. Mulder

    Series: New Political Economy

    How can unions move from a defensive strategy to one of class transformation? Mulder demonstrates how the current union strategies of class blindness lead to weak and often unintended results. Unions, she argues, do not use their collective power for class transformation and union commentators/...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge