Books reviewed: Culture and the Labour Market, by Siobhan Austin, Boyd Black, author Stochastic Frontier Analysis, by Knox Lovell and Subal Kumbhakar, Tim Coelli, author Selected Essays on Economic Police, by Geoff Harcourt, Peter B. Dixon, author The Economics and Ideology of Free Trade: A...

Books reviewed: David Collins, Management Fads and Buzzwords: Critical-Practical Perspectives Andrew Pendleton, Employee Ownership, Participation and Governance: A Study of ESOP's in the UK Denise Thursfield, Post-Fordism and Skill: Theories and Perceptions Vernon M. Briggs Jr., Immigration and...

A century has elapsed since the 'New Protection' policy of the newly established Commonwealth government of Australia gave birth to the 'basic wage' principle following the 'Harvester' judgement. This paper re-examines, with special reference to economic considerations - unemployment, the...

A challenge facing countries with an ageing population is how to retain a larger proportion of older workers in the work force while at the same time maintaining productivity growth - the latter being a necessary condition for economic sustainability of globalised economies. Apart from...