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Making and breaking gender inequalities in work

Rönnmar, Mia (ed.); Hayter, Susan (ed.) - 2024

"This timely book expertly analyses the persistence of gender inequalities in work. Despite the progress made through frameworks regulating work and employment relations, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated gender divides in labour markets. The authors present innovative ways to...

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Economic growth : new directions in theory and policy

Arestis, Philip (contributor); … - 2007

Is growth theory a real subject? /Franklin M. Fisher --What is endogenous growth theory? /Mark Roberts and Mark Setterfield --Is the natural rate of growth exogenous? /Miguel Leon-Ledesma and A.P. Thirlwall --The representative firm and increasing returns : then and now /Stephanie Blankenberg...

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Elgar encyclopedia of labour studies

Eriksson, Tor (ed.) - 2023

"This authoritative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labour markets of firms, it clearly lays out the current state of...

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International handbook of trade unions

Schnabel, Claus (contributor); Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2003

, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written …1. Introduction / John T. Addison and Claus Schnabel -- 2. Determinants of trade union membership / Claus Schnabel -- 3 …. Economic models of union behaviour / Robin Naylor -- 4. Unions, bargaining and strikes / Peter Cramton and Joseph Tracy -- 5 …

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Flexibility and employment security in Europe : labour markets in transition

Muffels, R. J. A. (contributor) - 2008

This book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existing high standards of income and employment security....

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The dynamics of full employment : social integration through transitional labour markets

Gazier, Bernard (contributor); Schmid, Günther (contributor) - 2002

Persistent unemployment is recognised as one of the main mechanisms of social and political exclusion. The Dynamics of Full Employment provides a new and fresh approach to the question of full employment in contemporary society. It offers an internationally comparative, interdisciplinary...

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Foreign direct investment and corporate networking : a framework for spatial analysis of investment conditions

Morsink, Robert L. A. - 1998

the European Union. Then, he goes into investments originating from the United States, Japan, Germany and the Netherlands …

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Financial structure and monetary transmission in Europe : a cross-country study

Bondt, Gabe J. de - 2000

Due to financial market imperfections it is imperative to analyse the relationship between financial structure and the monetary policy transmission process in Europe to effectively design and implement European monetary policy. Focusing on the years 1980-1995 and providing empirical evidence for...

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Environmental regulation and competitive advantage : a study of packaging waste in the European supply chain

Hitchens, D. M. W. N.; Birnie, J. Esmond; Thompson, William - 2000

This study focuses in detail on the environmental compliance/competitiveness relationship with respect to the regulation of packaging waste. An important and innovative feature of the study is its emphasis on backward and forward linkages. An entire supply chain is considered: packaging...

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Regulating working-time transitions in Europe

O'Reilly, Jacqueline (contributor) - 2003

This book provides an overview of the institutional arrangements affecting labour market transitions through different working-time arrangements in seven European countries. It examines the extent to which social integration through transitional labour markets is possible, assesses the effects...

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