global history of work - a young discipline that is introduced with this handbook. In 8 thematic chapters, this book … motivations for work are part of this first handbook of global labour history, written by the most renowned scholars of the …

This is a collection of soundings into various aspects of the history of maritime labor from the close of the Middle … broader issues such as labor markets, the regulation and institutions of seafaring, and industrial relations on the waterfront …. But at all points there is a common theme of sea-related labor, and a common objective of better understanding what have …

reservation wage, thus, providing no incentive to participate in the labor market. …

The idea that there is a spatial dimension to the poor labor market outcomes of urban black residents has been … city. Chapter 4 extends the model to include an explicit labor market and derives the impact of spatial mismatch on the … suburban labor markets. Chapter 6 provides conclusions and suggestions for future research. …