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Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and...
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Scott Donaldson, Stanley Siegel and Gary Donaldson interview many of the world's most influential chief technology … world. Other books in the Apress At Work Series: Coders at Work, Seibel, 978-1-4302-1948-4 Venture Capitalists at Work, Shah …
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world seaborne trade. Chapters explore how Norway managed to remain competitive, despite being a high labour-cost country in … and political decisions The Norwegian experience was shaped by the main breaking points in 20th century world history …, such as the two world wars, and by long-term trends, such as globalization and liberalization. The shipping companies …
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This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and … port sectors. Volume 2 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the emerging trends in …This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and …
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Amarjit Kaur examines wage labour's role in economic growth and change in Southeast Asia since 1840. Her study focuses … on globalization; the international division of labour and how transnational economic processes shaped and continue to … shape labour systems. There are five main themes - labour processes, migration and labour systems; labour circulation or …
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unpaid labour and the social economy. The emphasis on the motivations for paid and unpaid labour, and on how these factors … book begins with a theoretical perspective on the development and characteristics of paid and unpaid labour in social …. Topics of particular interest include: preferences regarding and satisfaction with paid and unpaid labour, ownership …
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This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond … alongside the various corporate responses to the many upheavals of global shipping. …
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vast labour force that is so important to capital accumulation in the global age. It also helps us to understand the forms …Introduction: The Organization of Precarious Workers and the Limits of Trade Unionism -- Digital Labour and Workers …’ Organization -- Migration and Precariousness -- Labor and Urban Strategies -- Forced labour -- South African Precarious Shop …
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As with previous technological revolutions, innovations in the online world have triggered transformations in the labor … the World: Software-Defined Ecosystems and the Related Innovations Result in a Programmable Enterprise -- 11. ICT …
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contemporary developments and ways in which labor relations systems are evolving around the world and in Turkey. Authors combine …
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