Essays examine the impact of social networks and collective action on growth and other economic outcomes, contributing to understanding of the interaction between economic processes and their social framework.

Two decades after Vietnam introduced a programme of economic renovation commonly known in Doi Moi, the country today allows market competition in industry, and a new working class has been created. This is the first book to focus on the role and conditions of workers in the new economic regime....

Die Internationalisierung der europäischen Volkswirtschaften ist ökonomisch wie politisch von entscheidender Bedeutung für die ökonomisch wie politisch von entscheidender Bedeutung für die zukünftige Entwicklung der nationalen Arbeits- und Sozialpolitikern. Schließlich geht es mit mehr...

One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that assumption and the general relationship between economic liberalization and democratization. Moreover, it...

Work in the gig economy: an introduction -- Classifying gig work -- Technology, algorithms & digital platform organisations -- Multi-party working relationships: understanding the experiences of gig workers -- The future of gig work: key issues, solutions & future research directions.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Changing Nature of Labor, Management, and Government Interactions / Katz, Harry C. -- 1. The Irish Experiment in Social Partnership / Teague, Paul / Donaghey, James -- 2. The Netherlands: Resilience in Structure, Revolution in Substance / Slomp, Hans...

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles...