Industrial arbitration and negotiation Books
Random House USA Inc Flying Blind
Book Synopsis
£14.40
MIT Press Ltd Heteromation and Other Stories of Computing and
Book SynopsisAn exploration of a new division of labor between machines and humans, in which people provide value to the economy with little or no compensation.The computerization of the economy—and everyday life—has transformed the division of labor between humans and machines, shifting many people into work that is hidden, poorly compensated, or accepted as part of being a “user” of digital technology. Through our clicks and swipes, logins and profiles, emails and posts, we are, more or less willingly, participating in digital activities that yield economic value to others but little or no return to us. Hamid Ekbia and Bonnie Nardi call this kind of participation—the extraction of economic value from low-cost or free labor in computer-mediated networks—“heteromation.” In this book, they explore the social and technological processes through which economic value is extracted from digitally mediated work, the nature of the value created
£31.35
MIT Press Ltd Blue and Green
Book Synopsis
£31.35
Haymarket Books The Moderate Bolshevik: Mikhail Tomsky from The
Book SynopsisMikhail Tomsky (1880-1936) was one of the most important and influential leaders of the early Soviet Union. This first English-language biography of Tomsky reveals his central role in all the key developments in early Soviet history, including the stormy debates over the role of unions in the self-proclaimed workers’ state. Charters Wynn’s compelling account illuminates how the charismatic Tomsky rose from an impoverished working-class background and years of tsarist prison and Siberian exile to become both a Politburo member and the head of the trade unions, where he helped shape Soviet domestic and foreign policy along generally moderate lines throughout the 1920s. His failed attempt to block Stalin’s catastrophic adoption of forced collectivization would tragically make Tomsky a prime target in the Great Purges.Trade Review"This is an excellent, deeply researched, and well-written book that will be required reading for those interested in Soviet history and will be useful for others in labor history."—J. Arch Getty, The Russian Review "Charters Wynn’s engaging and scrupulously researched biography of Soviet trade union leader Mikhail Tomsky breaks new ground in the study of early Soviet political history. Depending on British and Russian archives and a substantive base of secondary sources, Wynn enriches and corrects older interpretations of Soviet trade union history and Communist Party politics in the 1920s." —Barbara C. Allen, author of Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik."Mikhail Tomsky is far from a household name among left-wing activists except for those who have studied the history of the Russian Revolution in some depth. In [this] very thorough account of the life of Tomsky, the American historian Charters Wynn goes an appreciable distance in reversing that unfortunate situation."—Sam Farber, New Politics Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1 Note on Transliteration 1 The Making of a Moderate Working-Class Bolshevik Leader 2 Balancing Act: Tomsky during War Communism and the Trade-Union Debate 3 Detour East: From Disgraced Exile in Tashkent to Redemption inside the Kremlin 4 Getting Together Then Falling Apart: Tomsky and British Trade Unionists 5 Tomsky during NEP: Trade Unions and the Intra-Party Struggle 6 NEP's Last Stand: The Eighth Trade-Union Congress 7 Tomsky Outcast: Tormenting a 'Right Deviationist' Conclusion Bibliography Index
£29.75
MIT Press Ltd Labor Economics 2e
Book SynopsisThe new edition of a widely used, comprehensive graduate-level text and professional reference covering all aspects of labor economics, with substantial new material.This landmark graduate-level text combines depth and breadth of coverage with recent, cutting-edge work in all the major areas of modern labor economics. Its command of the literature and its coverage of the latest theoretical, methodological, and empirical developments make it also a valuable resource for practicing labor economists. This second edition has been substantially updated and augmented. It incorporates examples drawn from many countries, and it presents empirical methods using contributions that have proved to be milestones in labor economics. The data and codes of these research publications, as well as numerous tables and figures describing the functioning of labor markets, are all available on a dedicated website (www.labor-economics.org), along with slides that can be used as course aids a
£116.00
MIT Press Ltd Made in the USA The Rise and Retreat of American
Book Synopsis
£15.19
Princeton University Press Monopsony in Motion
Book SynopsisAnalyzes labor markets from the real-world perspective: employers have significant market (or monopsony) power over their workers. Arguing that this power derives from frictions in the labor market that make it time-consuming and costly for workers to change jobs, this book re-examines much of labor economics based on this assumption.Trade Review"Given the breadth and depth of the issues Manning covers--clearly, a staggering amount of work went into this book--even skeptical readers will not be able to dismiss his theory lightly... The book is so well written that even the most complicated material in it is readable. The presentation is also commendably well balanced... [It] deserves a place on our bookshelves alongside the other seminal works in labor economics."--Michael Rizzo, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "The manner of Manning's exposition of his arguments advocating the monopsonist view is impressive... [I]t will be hard for even the utmost skeptic and expert not to come away having learnt something more about labor economics."--Eric A. Strobl, Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. Simple Models of Monopsony and Oligopsony, pg. 29*3. Efficiency in Oligopsonistic Labor Markets, pg. 56*4. The Elasticity of the Labor Supply Curve to an Individual Firm, pg. 80*5. The Wage Policies of Employers, pg. 117*6. Earnings and the Life Cycle, pg. 141*7. Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets, pg. 193*8. Employers and Wages, pg. 217*9. Unemployment, Inactivity, and Labor Supply, pg. 239*10. Vacancies and the Demand for Labor, pg. 269*11. Human Capital and Training, pg. 301*12. The Minimum Wage and Trade Unions, pg. 325*13. Monopsony and the Big Picture, pg. 360*Data Sets Appendix, pg. 369*Bibliography, pg. 379*Index, pg. 397
£56.00
Princeton University Press Contagious Capitalism Globalization and the
Book SynopsisThe assumption of 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 relationship between economic liberalization and democratization. It analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment liberalization on Chinese labor politics.Trade Review"[A] rich and insightful study that contributes significantly to the research on the relationship between political and economic reform."--Doug Guthrie, China Quarterly "Gallagher's book opens numerous questions for discussion. It is a useful corrective to overly facile assumptions about the connection between economic liberalization and political democracy."--Peter R. Moody, Jr., Political Science Quarterly "The text makes a particularly important contribution to our understanding of China as a model of economic growth and development."--Satya J. Gabriel, Journal of Politics "Readers wanting a thorough understanding of the labor issues related to urban China will certainly appreciate this book."--Jean-Louis Rocca, China Perspectives "Contagious Capitalism offers valuable information and insightful theoretical interpretations on the changing economic and political relations in contemporary China."--Wei Xu, Environment and Planning A "This is an essential read for anyone interested in any aspect of the political economy of modern China because the book expertly draws together many strands of analysis and evidence to provide a detailed and powerful argument on the relation between economic development and political stability. [A] must-read for anyone interested in either China's reform or labor studies at graduate and scholarly levels."--Bill Taylor, China JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xv Chapter One: Introduction 1 Chapter Two: Contagious Capitalism 9 FDI as Competitive Pressure 11 FDI and Laboratories for Change 14 FDI and Ideological Change 18 "Opening Up" in Comparative Perspective 19 Conclusion 28 Chapter Three: Blurring Boundaries 30 Chapter Overview 33 FDI in China 33 The Evolution of Foreign Ownership 37 "Letting Go The Small: " FDI and the Sale of SOEs: 1992-45 Competitive Liberalization and Its Effects 56 Conclusion 60 Chapter Four: The Unmitigated Market 62 Policy Liberalization and Labor Flexibility 65 Chinese Firms under Socialism, Pre-1978 66 The Era of Partial Reform, 1978-1992 70 Contagious Capitalism, 1992-76 Contracts and Employment Insecurity 76 Management Domination over or Suppression of Worker Organizations 82 Conclusion 96 Chapter Five: "Use the Law as Your Weapon!" 98 China's Turn to the Rule of Law 101 Labor and Legal Institutionalization 103 The Labor Contract System 105 The National Labor Law 110 Rising Conflict: Labor Disputes in the 1990s 114 Labor Disputes in Comparative Perspective 116 Trends in PRC Labor Disputes 121 Labor Conflict and Foreign Investment 130 Conclusion 131 Chapter Six: From State-owned to National Industry 133 Giving Up on Socialism 136 Developmentalism in Practice: From the Center to the Firm 139 Conclusion 153 Conclusion: The Contradiction of "Reform and Openness" 154 Appendix: Firms and Interviews 159 Notes 163 Bibliography 215 Index 235
£27.00
Princeton University Press Labor Rights Are Civil Rights
Book SynopsisIn 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era.Trade Review"Important books are provocative--they teach us new things, open new conversations, and point the way to new research. Labor Rights Are Civil Rights does all of this."--Roberto R. Trevino, Reviews in American History "Vargas does much to chronicle the role of Mexican American workers in the turbulent decades of the 1930s and 1940s and to document their important role in the labor struggles and political controversies of those years."--Robert H. Zieger, Labor History "Vargas has produced a synthesis of Mexican American labor history worthy of the attention of every labor, Chicano, and civil rights historian."--Matt Garcia, Western Historical Quarterly "Vargas's analysis is at once informative and illuminating."--Clete Daniel, Business History ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: We Are the Salt of the Earth: Conditions among Mexican Workers in the Early Great Depression Years 16 The "Big Swing": The Peregrinations and Tribulations of Tejano Cotton Harvesters 18 "In the Land of Bondage": Colorado's Mexican Sugar Beet Workers 27 Summer in the Country: California's Mexican Farm Workers 34 The Great Depression Hits the Mexicans of Texas and the Western States 39 Work, Leave, or Starve: Limiting Relief to Mexicans 43 "Send Them Back to Where They Came From": The Repatriation Campaign Unfolds 46 Causes and Consequences of Mexican Repatriation and Deportation 55 CHAPTER TWO: Gaining Strength through the Union: Mexican Labor Upheavals in the Era of the NRA 62 Revolt in the Cotton Fields: Tejano Pickers Strike the El Paso Cotton District 67 Radical Labor Unrest in the Colorado Beet Fields 70 In Unity There Is Strength: Strikes by Tejana Domestic, Cigar, and Garment Workers 76 Learning the Lessons of Rank-and-File Trade Unionism: The Los Angeles Garment Workers' Strike 83 For the Union: Los Angeles Furniture Workers Organize 89 "Are You A Bolshey?": The 1933 Gallup, New Mexico, Coal Strike 90 The Red Menace: The National Miners Union Enters Gallup 94 Guns, Bayonets, and Clubs: Martial Law Descends on Gallup 97 Revolutionary Unionism at Work 99 Class against Class: The Gallup Coal Strike Escalates 103 APyrrhic Victory: The Gallup Coal Strike Ends 105 The Big Payback: The Crusade against Foreigners and Subversives 108 CHAPTER THREE: "Do You See the Light?": Mexican American Workers and CIO Organizing 114 The Labor Offensive in South Texas and Cross-Border Organizing 117 A Power to Be Reckoned With: Emma Tenayuca, La Pasionaria 123 "She's Nothing but a Damned Communist": Emma Tenayuca's Work in the Unemployed Councils and the Workers' Alliance of America 126 "The CIO Doesn't Exist Here": The 1938 Pecan Shellers' Strike 134 Educating the Party: Emma Tenayuca Pens "The Mexican Question in the Southwest" 143 "Pushing Back the Red Tide": The Downfall of Emma Tenayuca 146 Left Behind: UCAPAWA and Colorado's Mexican Sugar Beet Workers 148 Shifting Gears: UCAPAWA Organizes Cannery and Food Processing Workers in California 150 Collective Action: Mexican American CIO Unionists Organize Los Angeles 154 CHAPTER FOUR: Advocates of Racial Democracy: Mexican American Workers Fight for Labor and Civil Rights in the Early World War II Years 158 Inclusive Unionism: The Case of Mine-Mill and Mexican American Miners and Smelter Workers 162 "A Society without Classes": Mine-Mill and CTM Undertake an Organizing Drive in El Paso 164 Texas Showdown: The CIO on Trial in El Paso 168 The Push by Mexican American CIO Unionists for Labor and Civil Rights Continues 170 Getting a Foot in the Door: Mexican American CIO Unionists Enter Los Angeles War Defense Industries 175 Allies of Labor: The Popular Front of the Congress of Spanish-Speaking Peoples 179 Suppressing Fascism: Mexican Americans Battle the Sinarquistas 188 Labor, the Left, and Sleepy Lagoon 192 Mexican American Unionists Press On to End Discrimination 198 CHAPTER FIVE: The Lie of "America's Greatest Generation": Mexican Americans Fight against Prejudice, Intolerance, and Hatred during World War II 203 Eternal Victims of Race Hatred: The Predicament of Tejanos 206 "Working Overtime on the Riveting Machine": Mexican American Women War Workers 212 Fleeing Poverty: The Case of the Spanish-Speaking of New Mexico 214 Remaining Separate and Unequal: Colorado's Mexican Americans 217 "Stolid and Stunned, Brother to the Ox": The Mexican Copper Miners of Arizona 220 "Dirty, Noisy, and Lawless": The Further Segregation of Mexican Americans in Wartime Los Angeles 224 "It's the American Way": The Racial Assault against Mexicans in Los Angeles 227 Getting the Union Involved against Discrimination in Los Angeles 232 Focusing Government Efforts on Racial Inequality 235 The Beginnings of the Mexican Contract Labor Program 238 No Freedom from Fear: The Federal Government, Race Relations, and Mexican Americans 243 "They Just Don't Get It": Fighting Racism within Labor's Ranks 246 CHAPTER SIX: Labor Rights Are Civil Rights: The Emergence of the Mexican American Civil Rights Struggle 252 Expressions of the Mexican American Union Movement and Its Repression 254 Mexican Americans Fight for an FEPC Bill 258 "Nothing --We Shot a Mexican": Mexican Americans Fight Racism 260 Last Hired, First Fired: Mexican American Job Loss after the War 265 The Right-Wing Backlash against the Mexican American Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights 270 Achieving Mexican American Civil Rights through the Ballot Box 273 Mexican American Workers Confront Braceros and the Wetback Tide 277 CONCLUSION 281 Notes 291 Index 361
£27.00
Princeton University Press State of the Union
Book SynopsisExamines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. This book takes us all the way to the organizing fever of Los Angeles, where the labor movement stands at the center of the effort to transform millions of new immigrants into alert citizen unionists.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2003 Philip Taft Labor History Award, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2002 "A remarkable accomplishment... Lichtenstein provides an authoritative account of labor's decline, an agenda for its renewal and an argument for the necessity of its revitalization if American democracy is to thrive in coming years. The result is a brilliant historical introduction to today's labor movement and the perils and possibilities that confront it... If American labor's fortunes do improve, no recent book will have made a greater contribution to its revival."--Joseph A. McCartin, The Washington Post "Obituaries of the labor movement, or at least predictions of its impending demise, are familiar to readers of the popular and business presses and various academic tomes. However one comes down on the issues of the prospects for labor's revival or the desirablity of democratizing the workplace, the country's recent economic crisis has made the labor question again worth debating vigorously. State of the Union is an excellent start."--Eric Arnesen, Chicago Tribune "Absorbing... Lichtenstein's voice--and book--deserves a hearing in the marketplace of ideas."--Karen R. Long, Plain Dealer "Thought-provoking... State of the Union is a history written with a purpose--to encourage and energize a struggling labor movement, and to remind its leaders, and the reader, of the power of big ideas."--Michael Wald, Monthly Labor Review "This is an important, timely book whose focus on ideas and ideology offers a fresh perspective that is sure to generate useful debate over labor's historical choices and current status... Lichtenstein has performed a most valuable service in his astute delineation of the specific historical circumstances that have both advanced and eroded the union idea during the twentieth century."--Robert Bussel, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "A century ago labor issues were at the heart of American politics... How could the rights of citizens be protected as the power of capital grew and workers toiled under undemocratic conditions for large private corporations? Historian Nelson Lichtenstein's State of the Union superbly surveys and analyzes how these dilemmas were temporarily resolved in an unsatisfactory way in the middle of the 20th Century. Labor struggles didn't disappear entirely, but largely disappeared from public debate--and have once again become as relevant as during the Progressive Era."--David Moberg, In These Times "A fascinating survey of twentieth-century American labor. Unlike many such works, Nelson Lichtenstein's synthesis is a pleasure to read; passionate, shrewd in its judgments, and comprehensive."--Lawrence B. Glickman, Journal of American History "A book to be greatly admired and recommended. Lichtenstein has talked in forthright and keen ways fractious debates among scholars as well as historical and ongoing fractures of American society... The power of his book lies not in prescription, but rather in [Lichtenstein's] acute, erudite and provocative historical analysis."--Walter Licht, EH.NET "A richly documented and well-written book."--Stanley Arnowitz, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lichtenstein has written a thought-provoking book that seeks to put the American labor movement's fate into a broad context... His wide reading, fresh insights, and coherent narrative make this volume one of this year's most important works of labor history."--Choice "As an inquiry into 'labor' as a 20th-century idea and ideal, Lichtenstein's book is a thoughtful attempt to link labor's record with the capricious history of identity politics and ideological change. An unabashed partisan on the matter, Lichtenstein maintains that an energetic and forceful labor movement is essential to the economic system and, indeed, to American democracy itself."--Jennifer Szalai, New Statesman "Lichtenstein provides a knowledgeable overview of the signal events since the Wagner Act of 1935... An informed analytical history."--Booklist "While labor's nascent grassroots internationalism remains overshadowed by flag waving displays of 'national unity,' trade unionists have yet to be rewarded for their patriotism, even with a modest boost in unemployment benefits... Into this bleak landscape arrives State of the Union, Nelson Lichtenstein's intellectual history of labor's past 100 years... The author's views are informed by both scholarship and activism"--Steve Early, The NationTable of ContentsPreface to the 2013 Edition ix Preface and Acknowledgments xxxi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Reconstructing the 1930s 20 Chapter 2: Citizenship at Work 54 Chapter 3: A Labor-Management Accord? 98 Chapter 4: Erosion of the Union Idea 141 Chapter 5: Rights Consciousness in the Workplace 178 Chapter 6: A Time of Troubles 212 Chapter 7: Reorganizing the House of Labor 246 Chapter 7: Obama's America: Liberalism without Unions? 246 Notes 297 Index 345
£19.80
Princeton University Press Trucking Country
Book SynopsisPresents a social history of long-haul trucking that explores the contentious politics of free-market capitalism in post-World War II America. This book challenges the popular notion of "red state" conservatism as a devil's bargain between culturally conservative rural workers and economically conservative demagogues in the Republican Party.Trade Review"This detailed, closely argued book chronicles the U.S. trucking industry's history, particularly its role in rolling back New Deal policies and regulations. Hamilton is a knowledgeable guide to everything from beef trusts to the National Farmers Organization to the 1979 strike that opens the book, in which 75,000 truckers tried to shut down the nation's highway system. Economy and market buffs looking for a different perspective on America's 20th century economic evolution will find this intriguing and informative."--Publishers Weekly "With the US again engaged in a debate over the merits of regulation versus the free market, the book's academic research touches on some timely historical issues. It is also a fascinating account of the political battles over the diesel engine and the refrigerated truck, which had emerged as the new technology of the 1920s and 1930s and a threat to the dominance of the railroad distribution system for beef and milk by a few large meat packing companies and local dairies."--Jonathan Birchall, Financial Times "Trucking Country offers a finely crafted mix of cultural identity, regional tradition, economic history, legislative politics, political argument and policy transformation. Shane Hamilton uses the history and contemporary development of the trucking industry in the U.S. to reveal the social, economic and political dynamics that were instrumental in shifting the industry away from the heavy regulation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) towards deregulation, fragmentation, and free-market competition."--Michael Foley, Times Higher Education "Independent trucking is for Hamilton what Kansas was for Frank--the locus that shows a part of what has gone wrong with American politics."--David Kusnet, Bookforum "Trucking Country intervenes in [the] crowded debate over the demise of New Deal liberalism from a genuinely original vantage point: the political culture of independent long-haul truckers and the political economy shaped by the agribusiness corporations that they served."--Matthew Lassiter, Democracy "If you want to know what really drives the US economy, then this thoroughly researched and well-written book is for you--and that's a big 10-4, Rubber Duck."--Joe Cushnan, The Tribune (UK) "[B]y drawing together structural, institutional, economic, and cultural analyses, Hamilton has offered a dense, textured, and complex account of his subject. Trucking Country is essential to any understanding of the decline of the New Deal and the rise of economic conservatism at the end of the twentieth century."--Joseph E. Lowndes, Perspectives on Politics "A brilliant read."--Fleet Transportation Magazine "[U]ndeniably a major achievement. Shane Hamilton has written a brilliant book that will be required reading for anyone interested ill understanding the conservative groundswell of the postwar era."--Jordan Kleiman, Technology and Culture "This is a convincing and useful book."--Peter J. Hugill, Journal of American History "[A] fascinating study of the hauling business... From the 1930s through the end of the Carter administration, Hamilton's history is thoughtful, detailed, and informative."--Jesse Walker, Reason "Trucking Country is imaginative, thought-provoking, and persuasive... [N]o scholarly work is more essential for understanding the transformation of Northwest Arkansas."--Michael Pierce, Arkansas Historical QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: Food and Power in the New Deal, 1933-43 13 CHAPTER TWO: Chaos, Control, and Country Trucking, 1933-42 43 CHAPTER THREE: Food Fights in War and Peace, 1942-52 69 CHAPTER FOUR: Trucking Culture and Politics in the Agribusiness Era, 1953-61 99 CHAPTER FIVE: Beef Trusts and Asphalt Cowboys 155 CHAPTER SIX: The Milkman and the Milk Hauler 187 CHAPTER SEVEN: Agrarian Trucking Culture and Deregulatory Capitalism, 1960-80 187 CONCLUSION 233 Appendix A 239 Appendix B 243 Notes 251 Index 293
£17.09
Princeton University Press The Origins of the Urban Crisis
Book SynopsisOnce America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, the author asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty.Trade ReviewWinner of the 1998 Bancroft Prize in American History Winner of the 1997 Philip Taft Prize in Labor History Winner of the 1996 President's Book Award, Social Science History Association Winner of the 1997 Best Book in North American Urban History Award, Urban History Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997 Praise for Princeton's previous edition:"[Sugrue's] disciplined historical engagement with a complex, often inglorious, past offers a compelling model for understanding how race and the Rust Belt converged to create the current impasse."--America Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "A splendid book that does no less than transform our understanding of United States history after 1940."--Labor History Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "[A] first-rate account ... With insight and elegance, Sugrue describes the street-by-street warfare to maintain housing values against the perceived encroachment of blacks trying desperately to escape the underbuilt and overcrowded slums."--Choice Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "Perhaps by offering a clearer picture of how the urban crisis began, Sugrue brings us a bit closer to finding a way to end it."--In These Times Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "[T]he most interesting, informative, and provocative book on modern Detroit."--Detroit Free Press Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "Superbly researched and engagingly written."--Reviews in American History Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "[A] devastating critique of the currently fashionable 'culture of poverty' thesis. Must reading for anyone concerned about the current urban crisis."--Jacqueline Jones, Lingua FrancaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xiii Preface to the Princeton Classics Edition xv Preface to the 2005 Paperback Edition xxxii Acknowledgments li Introduction 3 PART ONE: ARSENAL 15 1. "Arsenal of Democracy" 17 2. "Detroit's Time Bomb": Race and Housing in the 1940s 33 3. "The Coffin of Peace": The Containment of Public Housing 57 PART TWO: RUST 89 4. "The Meanest and the Dirtiest Jobs": The Structures of Employment Discrimination 91 5. "The Damning Mark of False Prosperities": The Deindustrialization of Detroit 125 6. "Forget about Your Inalienable Right to Work": Responses to Industrial Decline and Discrimination 153 PART THREE: FIRE 179 7. Class, Status, and Residence: The Changing Geography of Black Detroit 181 8. "Homeowners' Rights": White Resistance and the Rise of Antiliberalism 209 9. "United Communities Are Impregnable": Violence and the Color Line 231 Conclusion. Crisis: Detroit and the Fate of Postindustrial America 259 Appendixes A. Index of Dissimilarity, Blacks and Whites in Major American Cities, 1940-1990 273 B. African American Occupational Structure in Detroit, 1940-1970 275 List of Abbreviations in the Notes 279 Notes 281 Index 365
£16.19
Princeton University Press Private Government
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Private Government is a welcome and important call to bring workplace governance back into political theory and discourse, and should be taken seriously if we are to promote greater democracy in the workplace." * Times Literary Supplement *"Elizabeth Anderson is a philosopher on the warpath. Her Tanner Lectures . . . take aim at the unelected, arbitrary and dictatorial power that employers, particularly in the US where labour laws are flimsy, hold over their work-forces. . . . [Anderson's argument has] subtlety and force."---Philip Roscoe, Times Higher Education"In Private Government, Elizabeth Anderson . . . explores how the discipline of work has itself become a form of tyranny, documenting the expansive power that firms now wield over their employees in everything from how they dress to what they tweet. . . . [Private Government] highlight[s] the dramatic and alarming changes that work has undergone over the past century--insisting that, in often unseen ways, the changing nature of work threatens the fundamental ideals of democracy: equality and freedom."---Miya Tokumitsu, , The New Republic"[Private Government] gives a clear, powerful argument for ideas that many people will have already had in only inchoate form."---Nate Holdren, History News Network"[Private Government] is a well-documented, captivating discussion that should be addressed in an interdisciplinary manner, and an excellent starting point to make that happen." * Choice *"In Private Government, Anderson explores a striking American contradiction. On the one hand, we are a freedom-obsessed society, wary of government intrusion into our private lives; on the other, we allow ourselves to be tyrannized by our bosses, who enjoy broad powers of micromanagement and coercion."---Joshua Rothman, NewYorker.com"Elizabeth Anderson’s bold Private Government is a firm foundation for twenty-first-century civic education in workplace democracy. Anderson exposes the inevitably political dimensions of work. And she leaves us in no doubt that for employees the workplace is tyrannical, ruled by the whims of exploitative and mercurial bosses."---Frank Pasquale, The Hedgehog Review"I fully acknowledge that Private Government is a significant work that could potentially reorient the political theory of economic institutions."---Uğur Aytaç, International Dialogue"Private Government demonstrates the attributes that have made Anderson one of the most compelling philosophers of our time. . . . It is, in short, deeply humane, helping us think more clearly about who we want to become, as individuals and in our· collective lives together. To my mind, it represents the best of political philosophy.”"---Vafa Ghazavi, Oxford Review of Books"Private Government is an important and timely contribution to contemporary political theory, especially for anyone thinking about freedom in the workplace or about reforming or replacing existing economic institutions."---Paul Raekstad, KrisisTable of ContentsIntroduction vii Stephen Macedo Author's Preface xix 1 When the Market Was "Left" 1 2 Private Government 37 3 Learning from the Levellers? Ann Hughes 75 4 Market Rationalization David Bromwich 89 5 Help Wanted: Subordinates Niko Kolodny 99 6 Work Isn't So Bad after All Tyler Cowen 108 7 Reply to Commentators Elizabeth Anderson 119 Notes 145 Contributors 183 Index 185
£31.50
Princeton University Press Private Government
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Anderson explores a striking American contradiction. On the one hand, we are a freedom-obsessed society, wary of government intrusion into our private lives; on the other, we allow ourselves to be tyrannized by our bosses.”—Joshua Rothman, NewYorker.com“Private Government is a welcome and important call to bring workplace governance back into political theory and discourse, and should be taken seriously if we are to promote greater democracy in the workplace.”—David Cowan, Times Literary Supplement“Highlight[s] the dramatic and alarming changes that work has undergone over the past century—insisting that, in often unseen ways, the changing nature of work threatens the fundamental ideals of democracy.”—Miya Tokumitsu, New Republic“The extent of the arbitrary authority of owners and managers over employees is surprisingly neglected by political thinkers, given how much time we spend at work and how little in the polling booth. Elizabeth Anderson provides a much-needed, important, and compelling account of this overlooked subject. Private Government deserves to be widely read and discussed.”—Alan Ryan, professor emeritus, University of Oxford
£15.29
Princeton University Press Agents of Reform
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Stein Rokkan Prize, International Science Council""Winner of the Best Book Award, Political Sociology section of the American Sociological Association""Honorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association""An impressive must-read."---Jaclyn N. Schultz, Journal of Modern History
£23.80
Princeton University Press Agents of Reform
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Stein Rokkan Prize, International Science Council""Winner of the Best Book Award, Political Sociology section of the American Sociological Association""Honorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association""An impressive must-read."---Jaclyn N. Schultz, Journal of Modern History
£70.40
Princeton University Press Strikes and Revolution in Russia 1917
Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*LIST OF FIGURES, pg. xi*LIST OF TABLES, pg. xiii*PREFACE, pg. xv*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xix*Introduction. Understanding Strikes in 1917, pg. 3*1. The Ecology of Labor Protest at the End of the Old Regime, pg. 23*2. Strikes in 1917: An Overview, pg. 61*3. The February Revolution and the Mobilization of Labor, pg. 96*4. Management-Labor Relations in the Weeks of Conciliation, pg. 129*5. Spring Strikes and the First Coalition, pg. 151*6. Collective Action and Social Order, pg. 179*7. Perceptions of Strikes and the Nature of Strike Reporting: Social Identities and Moral Valuations, pg. 213*8. Labor Activism in Midsummer, pg. 239*9. Social Polarization and the Changing Character of Strikes in the Fall, pg. 265*10. Strikes and the Revolutionary Process, pg. 299*APPENDIX 1. Methodology and Sources, pg. 331*APPENDIX 2. Supplementary Statistical Information, pg. 347*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 351*INDEX, pg. 377
£120.00
Manchester University Press The sociology of unemployment
Book SynopsisAn analysis of the experience and governance of unemploymentTable of Contents1. Introduction – Tom Boland and Ray GriffinPart I: Being unemployed2. Talk: Nothing to be done – Tom Boland3. Dialog: Focus groups with young and mature unemployed – Jennifer Yeager and Jonathon Culleton4. City: Redundant workers, forgotten citizens? The case of Waterford Crystal – Josh Lalor5. Places: Graceful living: The experience of unemployment and the built environment – John O’Brien6. Rural: Beyond the deprivation theory: examining rural experience – Gordon B. Cooke, Deidre Hutchings, Jimmy Donaghey and Isik U. ZeytinogluPart II: Becoming unemployed7. Forms: Up one: observations on decoding a form of unemployment – Ray Griffin8. Spaces: Autoethnographies of Irish social welfare offices – Tom Boland and Ray Griffin9. Job-seeking: Making a self for the labour market – Tom Boland10. Experiencing activisation: Ireland’s new pathway? – Tom BolandPart III: Knowing unemployment11. Media: Nothing to be said – Tom Boland, Rose Shearer and Aisling Tuite12. Statistics: On the statistical composition of unemployment – Ray Griffin and John O’BrienConclusionIndex
£72.25
Manchester University Press The Sociology of Unemployment
Book SynopsisAn analysis of the experience and governance of unemploymentTable of Contents1. Introduction – Tom Boland and Ray GriffinPart I: Being unemployed2. Talk: Nothing to be done – Tom Boland3. Dialog: Focus groups with young and mature unemployed – Jennifer Yeager and Jonathon Culleton4. City: Redundant workers, forgotten citizens? The case of Waterford Crystal – Josh Lalor5. Places: Graceful living: The experience of unemployment and the built environment – John O’Brien6. Rural: Beyond the deprivation theory: examining rural experience – Gordon B. Cooke, Deidre Hutchings, Jimmy Donaghey and Isik U. ZeytinogluPart II: Becoming unemployed7. Forms: Up one: observations on decoding a form of unemployment – Ray Griffin8. Spaces: Autoethnographies of Irish social welfare offices – Tom Boland and Ray Griffin9. Job-seeking: Making a self for the labour market – Tom Boland10. Experiencing activisation: Ireland’s new pathway? – Tom BolandPart III: Knowing unemployment11. Media: Nothing to be said – Tom Boland, Rose Shearer and Aisling Tuite12. Statistics: On the statistical composition of unemployment – Ray Griffin and John O’BrienConclusionIndex
£18.99
McFarland & Company Arbitration Strategy for Labor and Management
Book SynopsisProviding guidance for labor and management advocates, this resource guide contains a practical analysis of arbitration from the participant side with a view to avoiding the problems and pitfalls of the process. It provides detailed guidelines for presenting an organization's position effectively, and discusses important principles and practices.
£32.39
Cornell University Press The Kitchen Spoons Handle
Book SynopsisA common Sinhala proverb states, "A woman's understanding reaches only the length of the kitchen spoon's handle." In this beautifully written book on the effects of female migration from Sri Lanka, Michele Ruth Gamburd shows that the length of that...Trade ReviewMichele Ruth Gamburd's ethnography is a richly detailed and carefully argued examination of power relations in Naeaegama, a southern Sri Lankan village... The book is an excellent analysis of the social relations underlying concepts such as identity, power, caste, and class. -- Caitrin Lynch, Johns Hopkins University * The Journal of Asian Studies *One of the strengths of this book is the juxtaposing of multiple views on the process of women's emigration. This ethnographically rich project is based on more than 18 months of fieldwork and extensive interviews with returning migrant women and other central actors in the emigration process... The retention of gender inequality is one of the most striking narratives presented in The Kitchen Spoon's Handle. -- Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, University of Wisconsin-Madison * Contemporary Sociology *The Kitchen Spoon's Handle thus illustrates how the global implementation of Western bourgeois hegemony will not proceed without a few ructions; ructions that will excite the scholar and entice the developer to facilitate the implementations with an appropriate ideology of care. The book is a useful contribution for the enhancement of such an ideology... Her book should appeal to academics and especially undergraduate students in anthropology and other disciplines such as labour studies, women studies and developmental studies. -- Rohan Bastin, James Cook University of North Queensland * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *This book's title draws on a traditional Sinhala proverd on women's domesticity, namely that a woman's mind is no longer than a kitchen spoon's handle. But Gamburd carefully outlines the process whereby, with transnational migration to work as domestic workings in the Middle East, the handle has come to reach several thousand miles rather than a mere twelve inches. -- Darshini Anna De Zoysa, University of Sussex * International Migration Review *
£21.24
Rowman & Littlefield Learning to Work
Book Synopsis
£14.24
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Rights at Work
Book Synopsis
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Labor Markets in Latin America Combining Social
Book Synopsis
£18.99
Cambridge University Press UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Arbitration. Combining both theory and practice, it is written by leading academics and practitioners from Europe, Asia and the Americas to ensure the book has a balanced international coverage. The book not only provides an article-by-article critical analysis, but also incorporates information on the reality of legal practice in UNCITRAL jurisdictions, ensuring it is more than a recitation of case law and variations in legal text. This is not a handbook for practitioners needing a supportive citation, but rather a guide for practitioners, legislators and academics to the reasons the Model Law was structured as it was, and the reasons variations have been adopted.Trade Review'A truly international treatise where theory meets actual practice. Not only does this book provide a useful and interesting background to the UNCITRAL Model Law, but more critically an instructive and in-depth analysis of each article, describing its purpose and application across numerous jurisdictions. Clearly a useful and practical addition to the existing body of law.' Alexis Mourre, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration'We now have the pleasure of a commentary that does justice to the significant achievements of the UNCITRAL Model Law. A diverse group of authors thoroughly analyse each of its 36 articles, comparing each one's application in various jurisdictions, without ever losing sight of the Model Law's initial raison d'être. An enlightening and accessible treatise that is fundamental to a proper understanding of this increasingly widespread legal text.' Emmanuel Gaillard, Professor of Law, Head of Shearman and Sterling's International Arbitration practice and Global Head of its Disputes Unit'The Model Law is one of the main pillars upon which modern international arbitration has been built and prospered; it has gone a long way to achieve the aim of harmonisation, which makes doing business in different jurisdictions more certain. This Commentary by experienced practitioners and academics is timely, as the Model Law has been adopted in many jurisdictions. The book is essential for international business as well as teaching.' Neil Kaplan, Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers, Hong Kong'A starting point for anyone investigating the UNCITRAL Model Law, or any of the 111 jurisdictions it has been adopted in. The book provides a clear, easily accessible and insightful comparative legal analysis of the world's primary instrument of arbitration law. An absolute essential, both for practitioners and academics.' Bas van Zelst, Co-Head of Van Doorne's Arbitration Group, and Professor of Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, Maastricht University'This work is an excellent value-add to the field: it consolidates in one tome a clear analysis of each section of the UNCITRAL Model Law in the light of the pertinent travaux préparatoires and key case law and arbitral decisions, supplemented with insightful commentary. Particularly for practitioners needing to address real-life issues under the Model Law in the course of their cases, this book will be an excellent time-saving resource.' José Astigarraga, Partner, ReedSmith LLPTable of Contents1. Scope of application Michael Polkinghorne, Tuuli Timonen and Nika Larkimo; 2. Definitions and rules of interpretation Pietro Ortolani; 2a. International origin and general principles Ilias Bantekas; 3. Receipt of written communications Ilias Bantekas; 4. Waiver of right to object Ilias Bantekas; 5. Extent of court intervention Manuel E. Gomez; 6. Court or other authority for certain functions of arbitration assistance and supervision Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis; 7. Definition and form of arbitration agreement Ilias Bantekas and Pietro Ortolani; 8. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court Ilias Bantekas; 9. Arbitration agreement and interim measures by court Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis; 10. Number of arbitrators Ilias Bantekas; 11. Appointment of arbitrators Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis; 12. Grounds for challenge Pietro Ortolani; 13. Challenge procedure Manuel E. Gomez; 14. Failure or impossibility to act Michael Polkinghorne, Kirsten Odynski, Mariele Coulet-Diaz and Zehaan Trivedi; 15. Appointment of substitute arbitrator Pietro Ortolani; 16. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction Michael Polkinghorne, Alvaro Peralta, Hazel Levent and Gwen Wackwitz; 17. Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures Pietro Ortolani; 18. Equal treatment of parties Ilias Bantekas; 19. Determination of rules of procedure Manuel E. Gomez and Ikram Ullah; 20. Place of arbitration Pietro Ortolani; 21. Commencement of arbitral proceedings Shahla Ali and Tom Kabau; 22. Language Ilias Bantekas; 23. Statements of claim and defence Shahla Ali and Tom Kabau; 24. Hearings and written proceedings Pietro Ortolani; 25. Default of a part Manuel Gomez; 26. Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal Michael Polkinghorne, Karim Mariey and Tomas Vail; 27. Court assistance in taking evidence Shahla Ali and Odysseas G Repousis; 28. Rules applicable to substance of dispute Ilias Bantekas; 29. Decision-making by panel of arbitrators Manuel Gomez; 30. Settlement Michael Polkinghorne and Poorvi Satija; 31. Form and contents of award Ilias Bantekas; 32. Termination of proceedings Ilias Bantekas; 33. Correction and interpretation of award: additional award Ilias Bantekas and Ikram Ullah; 34. Application for setting aside as exclusive recourse against arbitral award Pietro Ortolani; 35. Recognition and enforcement Pietro Ortolani; 36. Grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement Michael Polkinghorne, Jack Biggs, Anna Chuwen Dai and Tolu Obamuroh.
£222.30
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The General Strike 1926
Book SynopsisThe author examines the economic, social and political processes taking places from the mid-nineteenth century and argues that this major confrontation between labour and capital was probably inevitable.
£21.25
Cornell University Press The Future We Need
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the 21st Century, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta deliver a transformative vision for the future of workers, along with innovative strategies to build an economy that works for everyone. This is essential reading for everyone turning toward state and local work after bouncing off the neoliberal ceiling of the Biden Administration and a divided Congress, and now reeling from the hard right majority Supreme Court and their spate of backward rulings. * Social Policy *This book shows how to begin to think of conditions in society not simply as issues, but as systemically connected parts of a whole.... pick up Smiley and Gupta's book to spark new ideas and perspectives on what is possible—and needed—now for the working class. * People's World *[The Future We Need] functions as an accessible device for individuals working within unjust labor complexes, and in examining the failings of the past, looks forward. * WABE *The Future We Need reveals for scholars and lay people alike the many ways that we are part of a lineage of working people who dreamed of and fought for a democracy that has real meaning in our daily lives. The authors provide a blueprint for a future in which ordinary people practice democracy every day in all aspects of their lives, a vision that surpasses simply voting but encourages collective governance. I assert that The Future We Need will be the go-to text for labor educators, organizers, and scholars alike. * ILR Review *Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta's new book The Future We Need makes a significant and original contribution. What is exciting [about the book] is not so much its familiar litany of organized labor's difficulties as the creativity of the solutions it proposes. Smiley and Gupta's analysis and prescription point the way forward. * Dissent Magazine *[Smiley and Gupta] challenge the real powers in the economy on issues that affect not only the workplace but also family and community life. * New Labor Forum *
£91.80
Cornell University Press The Future We Need
Book SynopsisIn The Future We Need, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta bring a novel perspective to building worker power and what labor organizing could look like in the future, suggesting ways to evolve collective bargaining to match the needs of modern peoplenot only changing their wages and working conditions, but being able to govern over more aspects of their lives.Weaving together stories of real working people, Smiley and Gupta position the struggle to build collective bargaining power as a central element in the effort to build a healthy democracy and explore both existing levers of power and new ones we must build for workers to have the ability to negotiate in today and tomorrow''s contexts. The Future We Need illustrates the necessity of centralizing the fight against white supremacy and gender discrimination, while offering paths forward to harness the power of collective bargaining in every area for a new era.Trade ReviewIn The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the 21st Century, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta deliver a transformative vision for the future of workers, along with innovative strategies to build an economy that works for everyone. This is essential reading for everyone turning toward state and local work after bouncing off the neoliberal ceiling of the Biden Administration and a divided Congress, and now reeling from the hard right majority Supreme Court and their spate of backward rulings. * Social Policy *This book shows how to begin to think of conditions in society not simply as issues, but as systemically connected parts of a whole.... pick up Smiley and Gupta's book to spark new ideas and perspectives on what is possible—and needed—now for the working class. * People's World *[The Future We Need] functions as an accessible device for individuals working within unjust labor complexes, and in examining the failings of the past, looks forward. * WABE *The Future We Need reveals for scholars and lay people alike the many ways that we are part of a lineage of working people who dreamed of and fought for a democracy that has real meaning in our daily lives. The authors provide a blueprint for a future in which ordinary people practice democracy every day in all aspects of their lives, a vision that surpasses simply voting but encourages collective governance. I assert that The Future We Need will be the go-to text for labor educators, organizers, and scholars alike. * ILR Review *Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta's new book The Future We Need makes a significant and original contribution. What is exciting [about the book] is not so much its familiar litany of organized labor's difficulties as the creativity of the solutions it proposes. Smiley and Gupta's analysis and prescription point the way forward. * Dissent Magazine *[Smiley and Gupta] challenge the real powers in the economy on issues that affect not only the workplace but also family and community life. * New Labor Forum *
£19.79
Cornell University Press The UAWs Southern Gamble
Book SynopsisThe UAW''s Southern Gamble is the first in-depth assessment of the United Auto Workers'' efforts to organize foreign vehicle plants (Daimler-Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Volkswagen) in the American South since 1989, an era when union membership declined precipitously. Stephen J. Silvia chronicles transnational union cooperation between the UAW and its counterparts in Brazil, France, Germany, and Japan and documents the development of employer strategies that have proven increasingly effective at thwarting unionization.Silvia shows that when organizing, unions must now fight on three fronts: at the worksite; in the corporate boardroom; and in the political realm. The UAW''s Southern Gamble makes clear that the UAW''s failed campaigns in the South can teach hard-won lessons about challenging the structural and legal roadblocks to union participation and effectively organizing workers within and beyond the auto industry.
£91.80
Cornell University Press The UAWs Southern Gamble
Book Synopsis
£27.90
Cornell University Press Work Flows
Book SynopsisWork Flows investigates the emergence of flow as a crucial metaphor within Russian labor culture since 1870. Maya Vinokour frames concern with fluid channeling as immanent to vertical power structureswhether that verticality derives from the state, as in Stalin''s Soviet Union and present-day Russia, or from the proliferation of corporate monopolies, as in the contemporary Anglo-American West. Originating in pre-revolutionary bio-utopianism, the Russian rhetoric of liquids and flow reached an apotheosis during Stalin''s First Five-Year Plan and re-emerged in post-Soviet managed democracy and Western neoliberalism.The literary, philosophical, and official texts that Work Flows examines give voice to the Stalinist ambition of reforging not merely individual bodies, but space and time themselves. By mobilizing the understudied thematic of fluidity, Vinokour offers insight into the nexus of philosophy, literature, and science that underpinned Stalinism
£42.30
Rowman & Littlefield Haiti since 1804: Critical Perspectives on Class,
Book SynopsisLeading scholar Alex Dupuy investigates themes of class, power, and gender in Haiti in the capitalist world-economy—from independence and indemnity to the US occupation and current crisis after the assassination of President Moïse. This book provides new perspectives on Haiti’s political economy since independence and demystifies major forces that shape Haiti today.In addition to the controversial indemnity, Dupuy looks at how the United States supplanted France as the major power occupying Haiti from 1915-34 and influenced Haiti’s economic and political development. Its policies and those imposed by international financial institutions transformed Haiti into the supplier of the lowest-paid labor, particularly in export assembly industries comprised mostly of women. In the present day, criminal gangs have plunged Haiti into an unprecedented political, economic, and security crisis since the assassination of Moïse, and Prime Minister Ariel Henri has called for foreign intervention to restore order.
£65.70
Rowman & Littlefield Haiti since 1804: Critical Perspectives on Class,
Book SynopsisLeading scholar Alex Dupuy investigates themes of class, power, and gender in Haiti in the capitalist world-economy—from independence and indemnity to the US occupation and current crisis after the assassination of President Moïse. This book provides new perspectives on Haiti’s political economy since independence and demystifies major forces that shape Haiti today.In addition to the controversial indemnity, Dupuy looks at how the United States supplanted France as the major power occupying Haiti from 1915-34 and influenced Haiti’s economic and political development. Its policies and those imposed by international financial institutions transformed Haiti into the supplier of the lowest-paid labor, particularly in export assembly industries comprised mostly of women. In the present day, criminal gangs have plunged Haiti into an unprecedented political, economic, and security crisis since the assassination of Moïse, and Prime Minister Ariel Henri has called for foreign intervention to restore order.
£23.75
Semiotext (E) Seasonal Associate
Book Synopsis
£14.39
Haymarket Books The Falling Rate of Profit and the Great
Book SynopsisIn this ground breaking contribution to Marxist economic theory, Peter H. Jones provides a comprehensive analysis of profit rates in the lead up to the Great Recession. The Falling Rate of Profit and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 develops a new interpretation of Marx’s labour theory of value rooted in non-equilibrium, and applies this theory to US national accounting data. In so doing Jones shows that, when measured correctly, the profit rate falls in the lead up to the Great Recession due to the rising organic composition of capital—the primary reason for crises in Marx’s own account. From there Jones also details a new theory of finance, showing how cycles in the profit rate relate to stock market booms and slumps, and movements in the interest rate. He then discusses the implications of this analysis, and Marx and Engels’ work generally, for a democratic socialist strategy. Table of ContentsPrefaceList of Tables and FiguresAdvice to Readers1 Marx’s Value Theory and the Law of the Tendential Fall in the Rate of Profit 1 The Development of the LTFRP and Its Significance 2 Criticisms of the Law 3 Summary2 Devaluation 1 Formalisms, Models and Method 2 Devaluation and Value 3 Historical Cost, Input Cost and Output Cost 4 Measuring Devaluation 5 The MELT and Revaluation 6 The Rate of Profit, the Rate of Accumulation and the Rate of Growth 7 Conclusion 8 Appendix: A Counter-example to the Okishio Theorem Using Current Cost Measures of the Rate of Profit3 Turnover Time and the Organic Composition of Capital 1 Decomposing the Rate of Profit: Existing Approaches 2 The Stock of Variable Capital 3 The OCC 4 Conclusion 5 Appendix: Decomposing Changes in the Rate of Profit4 Surplus Value, Profit and Output 1 The Forms of Appearance of Surplus Value 2 Unproductive Labour 3 Measuring Surplus Value after Unproductive Expenditures 4 The Value of Labour Power 5 Measuring Output 6 Differences between the Total Price and Total Value of Output 7 Surplus Value after Unproductive Expenditures 8 Profits from Production 9 Conclusion 10 Appendix A: Accounting Definitions 11 Appendix B: Decomposing Changes in the Rate of Profit from Production 12 Appendix C: Decomposing Rates of Profit When the Value of Labour Power Is Not Equal to Its Price5 Marx on Finance 1 Money Dealing and Interest-Bearing Capital 2 Currency 3 Social Relations and Interest 4 Dynamics of the Interest Rate (I) 5 Money Capital and Fictitious Capital 6 Fictitious Capital and the Dynamics of the Interest Rate (II) 7 Conclusions6 The Rate of Profit and Financial Rates of Return 1 The Separation between Financial Profits and Profits from Production 2 Fictitious and Non-fictitious Profits 3 The Non-fictitious Financial Rate of Return and the Interest Rate 4 Conclusion 5 Appendix: Accounting Definitions for Financial Rates of Return7 Results 1 Output and Surplus Value 2 Measures of the Rate of Profit 3 Why the Rate of Profit Fell 4 The Rate of Profit and Financial Rates of Return 5 The Rate of Profit and the Interest Rate over the Long Term8 Conclusions 1 The Rate of Profit and the Great Recession 2 Capital and Marx’s Value TheoryBibliographyIndex
£25.50
Haymarket Books Lost-Time Injury Rates: A Marxist Critique of
Book SynopsisWorkplace compensation has become an industry unto itself. What are its relations of production and role in contemporary capitalism? In Lost-Time Injury Rates Rodrigo Finkelstein examines the information-intensive operations of recording and processing work-related accidents, diseases and fatalities carried out by Workers’ Compensation Systems. Situated within the field of political economy of information, this critique contributes to the understanding of how injury rates service a specific sector of the economy by constructing lost labour power for sale. Finkelstein convincingly argues that injury rates must be seen as grounded in the capitalist mode of production, and that they constitute a historical social relation that, by taking the semblance of inductive indicators, conceal specific capitalist relations that bring about the exchange and distribution of lost labour power among capitalists and wage labourers.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures and Tables 1 Overview 1 Introduction 2 My Encounter with Injury Rates 3 Injury Rates as a Collection of Inductive Indicators 4 How to Approach Injury Rates 5 Theoretical Contribution 6 Outline of the Successive Chapters 2 Preconditions 1 Introduction 2 First Precondition: Wage Labour 3 Second Precondition: The Conflict between the Forces of Production and the Relations of Production 4 Third Precondition: A Burgeoning Capitalist Class 5 Fourth Precondition: Statistics and Probability 6 Fifth Precondition: Money 7 Sixth Precondition: A Capitalist State 3 Insurance Boards The Landlords of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power 1 Introduction 2 Insurance Boards as Part of the Information Sector 2.1 Risk as Expected Lost Labour Power 2.2 Risk as Information 2.2.1 Risk as Class Information 2.2.2 Risk as Lost-Time Injury Rates 2.2.3 Risk as an Informational Medium of Measurement and Monetization 2.2.4 Risk as an Informational Medium of Exchange 3 The Informational Landlords of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power 3.1 Stages of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power 3.1.1 The First Stage: C – M 3.1.2 The Second Stage: M – I 3.1.3 The Third Stage: I – MW 4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity 1 Introduction 2 The Commodity 3 The Information Commodity 4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity 4.1 The Satisfaction of Needs as a Means of Production 4.2 Use Value 4.3 Exchange Value 4.4 Value 4.5 Value and Lost Value: The Transformation of Non-Equivalents 5 The Commodification of Lost Labour Power 5.1 The Working-Day-Lost Moment 5.2 The Reporting Moment 5.3 The Recording Moment 5.4 The Processing Moment 5.5 The Programing Moment 5 The Fetishism of the Lost-Labour-Power Commodity 1 Introduction 2 Fetishism and Lost Labour Power 3 The Fetishism of the Lost-Labour-Power Commodity 4 The Value Fluctuation of the Commodity 4.1 Procedurally Hidden Social Relations 4.1.1 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Working Days Lost 4.1.2 Value Fluctuation Due To A Movement Of Reported Injury Claims 4.1.3 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Deeming Injury Claims 4.1.4 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Rate-Setting Mechanics 4.2 Structurally Hidden Social Relations 4.2.1 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of the Wage-Labour Market 4.2.2 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of the Economic Activity 4.2.3 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Cost-Shifting 5 The Relative Value and Price Fluctuation of the Commodity 5.1 Class-Hidden Social Relations 5.1.1 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Misreporting and Underreporting Injury Claims 5.1.2 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Appealing Legitimate Claims 5.1.3 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Managed Care 5.1.4 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Early-Return-to-Work Practices 5.1.4 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions 6 Lessons from the Social Totality 1 Introduction 2 Understanding Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Historical Socioeconomic Formation 2.1 Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Class Relation of Exchange and Distribution 2.2 Lost-Time Injury Rates Belong to Capital 2.3 The Value Forms of Lost Labour Power 2.4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity Is Not the Bearer of Lost Value 2.5 Lost-Time Injury Rates Do Not Provide Accurate Information 2.6 Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Structural Epistemological Ideology 3 Coda: The Solidification between Oppressor and Oppressed References Index
£26.99
Haymarket Books Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades
Book SynopsisDaring to Struggle, Daring to Win tells the fascinating true story of an individual radical organizer turned independent Chicago city council member, and her forty year struggle for justice in Chicago.Helen Shiller went from radical anti-war activist in Wisconsin, to a member of a collective of white allies of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, to an elected city council person who helped break the back of the racialized opposition to Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor. Shiller participated, when few others did, in the historic fight against the gentrification of a unique economically and racially mixed Chicago community on the Northside. With insight into historic community organizing and political battles in Chicago from the 1970s through 2010, this book details numerous policy fights and conflicts in Chicago during this time, illuminating recurrent political themes and battles that remain relevant to this day. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is a compelling, insightful, must-read for all those struggling for a better world today.Trade Review"[Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win] is an important record of late 20th century Chicago, and a sort of blueprint for how a rebel can challenge the power brokers and maybe not completely reshape society but at least win myriad small victories for people who have no one else to fight for them." —Third Coast Review"This is a serious book—full of policy and protest, firm in its convictions, and short on lighthearted anecdotes. You have to knuckle down, have some tea, and think about housing lawsuits and school boycotts of yore. But it’s well-written—Shiller worked for years for the alternative press, and can tell a story thoroughly and compactly, with even a little poetry. It’s ultimately a hopeful book—a reminder that problems have always looked insurmountable until they’re surmounted." —New City"An informative book...." —Kirkus"Shiller's memoir offers a profound look into the challenges and triumphs of community-based politics. It is a testament to the belief that dedicated individuals can make significant changes at the local level. Through Shiller’s eyes, we witness the evolution of Uptown and Chicago, warts and all. While the perspective is decidedly hers, the reader is granted valuable insight into the mechanics of local governance and the unwavering spirit of community activism.Audiences who might be interested in using this memoir pedagogically include scholars of Chicago history, urban politics enthusiasts, and readers intrigued by White youth activism in the 1970s. Given its detailed account of gentrification, urban renewal, housing issues, and business development, the memoir can offer real-life case studies to students studying the dynamics of urban development and planning. Those studying political machines, city governance, local politics, and the history of Chicago from the 1980s to 2010s would find this memoir a treasure trove of firsthand experiences and insights. The book provides a detailed account of grassroots movements, protest politics, and the challenges faced by activists, making it an invaluable resource for students and educators interested in activism, social justice, and community organizing." —H-Net Reviews"Helen Shiller's work inside and out of the Chicago City Council is a model for all those seeking to make real change in the world. From her tireless work challenging gentrification, police abuse, and homophobia, Shiller never lost sight of her roots, and always put the struggles of poor and working class people first. No matter where you live and organize there is much to be learned from Helen's inspiring and courageous life story. Read this book!" —Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez, Alderwoman Chicago’s 33rd Ward“I salute my good friend and comrade Helen Shiller for the broad vivid picture of her extraordinary life’s journey, filled with personal challenges, and her decades of exceptional social justice work with and for the poor and oppressed communities. Helen worked tirelessly with the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and its Intercommunal Survival Committee for racial and social justice during the 1970’s. She is a true servant of the people." —Emory Douglas, Revolutionary Artist/Minister of Culture, The Black Panther Party 1967-1980"As a journalist who has covered Helen Shiller, off and on, throughout her half-century of community activism, I have long wondered how she would tell her own epic story. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win answers that question poignantly and powerfully. Her epic journey takes us from the era of SDS, Black Panthers and school desegregation, through both Mayors Daley to the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, President Barack Obama and finally her own election to Chicago City Council—for 24 years. From outside agitator to insider alderperson, Shiller earned respect even from her political rivals for her savvy and resilience. For those who wonder whether they can “buy in” to the system without selling out, this story is a great place to start." —Clarence Page, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Tribune"The only way NOT to repeat history and mistakes of the past is to share it, honor it, and learn from it. . . . and Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win does just that and talks about REAL CHANGE & REAL ALLIANCES." —Ald. Jeanette Taylor, Chicago's 20th Ward"This book is a must read for today's organizers working to connect their neighborhoods to a vision of transformative, anti-racist politics. Daring to Struggle expands our knowledge of New Left organizers who rarely grabbed headlines, yet set a high standard for radical street-level and electoral activism." —Amy Sonnie and James Tracy, co-authors Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing"Helen Schiller has written a much needed, past due, historical account of her life as a community organizer and Council woman representing the poor in Uptown Chicago. Schiller has provided a voice for those poor residents who had little power to fight for their survival in a city that would only recognize them as irrelevant and refused to let them assimilate. Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is a much needed read for those who want to organize in poor communities." —Hy Thurman, Co-Founder Young Patriot Organization, Co-Founder Original Rainbow Coalition, Author, Revolutionary Hillbilly"Regardless of the era, fighting for justice and marginalized people and principled positions in the public arena is difficult and challenging. Daring to Struggle contains numerous lessons for elected's, community leaders, and others on how to fight and win in the political arena without compromising those principles." —Kim Foxx"In 1969 Helen Shiller, already a young radical activist, heard inspirational Illinois Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton proclaim that a serious revolutionary must “dare to struggle, dare to win.” For the next five decades, Shiller pursued Fred’s credo with unparalleled energy and commitment, daring to struggle, and daring to win. Her excellent book chronicles, in compelling historical detail, that journey, from Brooklyn to Madison, from Racine to Chicago, from Cuba to Zimbabwe, but most centrally from the streets of Chicago’s Uptown to the chambers of Chicago’s City Council, and documents how she relied on the “power of the people” to speak truth to power in her tireless pursuit of Chairman Fred’s uncompromising and timeless command." —Flint Taylor"From coping with sexual abuse, experiencing life before Roe v Wade, committing to support Black liberation, and taking on the brass knuckle Chicago politics, Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is interwoven with historical milestones. Shiller chronicles her life as a radical founder of All Chicago City News, a recipient of vote tampering and intimation, and the challenges of new thinking in parenthood. The call to fight white supremacy and the erosion of human rights with intentional solidarity is more relevant than ever. Shiller fills in significant information gaps and provides much to think about in our elusive search for an equitable and anti-racist future." —Sylvia Ewing"For more than a half century, Helen Shiller has been the radical’s radical. She has led countless progressive causes, from the battle against police brutality; to bureaucracy busting; to fighting against poverty; to fighting for racial equity. Her story is a go-to-battle blueprint for the fights of today, and for those to come. It is a dare well worth taking." —Laura S. Washington, Political Analyst, ABC 7-Chicago"Helen Shiller has led no ordinary life: A witness to history, a crusader for justice, and deeply loyal to the women and men whose lives and predicaments cry for fairness, she has dedicated herself to righteous warfare, whether in the streets or in the hallowed halls of government. Her story is profoundly human and profoundly personal, but also a clarion call to the rest of us to join her." —Achy Obejas, author of Boomerang/Bumerán "Helen Shiller carefully weaves together her personal life story with the events that show her unflagging support and advocacy for grass roots communities in Chicago’s Uptown. From Campus radical to long term alderwoman in Chicago’s 46th Ward Shiller maintains her principles and effectiveness in fighting racism and building community led coalitions that took on and gained power against Chicago’s political machine. A story of personal and political triumph against all odds." —Jeffrey Haas"Helen Shiller’s Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is an important book, not just for those of us in Chicago who were part of the struggle since the 1960s but for everyone who cares about saving our American Democracy and perfecting it today. It teaches us that this has been and will be a prolonged struggle and we have to be in it for the long haul. It is the detailed story of the grassroots efforts in our Chicago neighborhoods and city and the story of a radical who became an alderperson who helped shape the future." —Dick Simpson, UIC Professor Emeritus, author, and former Chicago alderman
£26.99
Haymarket Books Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades
Book SynopsisDaring to Struggle, Daring to Win tells the fascinating true story of an individual radical organizer turned independent Chicago city council member, and her forty year struggle for justice in Chicago.Helen Shiller went from radical anti-war activist in Wisconsin, to a member of a collective of white allies of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, to an elected city council person who helped break the back of the racialized opposition to Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor.Shiller participated, when few others did, in the historic fight against the gentrification of a unique economically and racially mixed Chicago community on the Northside. With insight into historic community organizing and political battles in Chicago from the 1970s through 2010, this book details numerous policy fights and conflicts in Chicago during this time, illuminating recurrent political themes and battles that remain relevant to this day. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is a compelling, insightful, must-read for all those struggling for a better world today.Trade Review"This is a serious book—full of policy and protest, firm in its convictions, and short on lighthearted anecdotes. You have to knuckle down, have some tea, and think about housing lawsuits and school boycotts of yore. But it’s well-written—Shiller worked for years for the alternative press, and can tell a story thoroughly and compactly, with even a little poetry. It’s ultimately a hopeful book—a reminder that problems have always looked insurmountable until they’re surmounted." —New City"An informative book...." —Kirkus"Helen Shiller's work inside and out of the Chicago City Council is a model for all those seeking to make real change in the world. From her tireless work challenging gentrification, police abuse, and homophobia, Shiller never lost sight of her roots, and always put the struggles of poor and working class people first. No matter where you live and organize there is much to be learned from Helen's inspiring and courageous life story. Read this book!" —Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez, Alderwoman Chicago’s 33rd Ward"I salute my good friend and comrade Helen Shiller for the broad vivid picture of her extraordinary life's journey, filled with personal challenges, and her decades of exceptional social justice work with and for the poor and oppressed communities. Helen worked tireleslly with the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and its Intercommunal Survival Committee for racial and social justice during the 1970’s. She is as a true servant of the people. —Emory Douglas, Revolutionary Artist/Minister of Culture, The Black Panther Party 1967/1980"As a journalist who has covered Helen Shiller, off and on, throughout her half-century of community activism, I have long wondered how she would tell her own epic story. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win answers that question poignantly and powerfully. Her epic journey takes us from the era of SDS, Black Panthers and school desegregation, through both Mayors Daley to the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, President Barack Obama and finally her own election to Chicago City Council—for 24 years. From outside agitator to insider alderperson, Shiller earned respect even from her political rivals for her savvy and resilience. For those who wonder whether they can “buy in” to the system without selling out, this story is a great place to start." —Clarence Page, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Tribune"The only way NOT to repeat history and mistakes of the past is to share it, honor it, and learn from it. . . . and Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win does just that and talks about REAL CHANGE & REAL ALLIANCES." —Ald. Jeanette Taylor, Chicago's 20th Ward"This book is a must read for today's organizers working to connect their neighborhoods to a vision of transformative, anti-racist politics. Daring to Struggle expands our knowledge of New Left organizers who rarely grabbed headlines, yet set a high standard for radical street-level and electoral activism." —Amy Sonnie and James Tracy, co-authors Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing"Helen Schiller has written a much needed, past due, historical account of her life as a community organizer and Council woman representing the poor in Uptown Chicago. Schiller has provided a voice for those poor residents who had little power to fight for their survival in a city that would only recognize them as irrelevant and refused to let them assimilate. Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is a much needed read for those who want to organize in poor communities." —Hy Thurman, Co-Founder Young Patriot Organization, Co-Founder Original Rainbow Coalition, Author, Revolutionary Hillbilly"Regardless of the era, fighting for justice and marginalized people and principled positions in the public arena is difficult and challenging. Daring to Struggle contains numerous lessons for elected's, community leaders, and others on how to fight and win in the political arena without compromising those principles." —Kim Foxx"In 1969 Helen Shiller, already a young radical activist, heard inspirational Illinois Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton proclaim that a serious revolutionary must “dare to struggle, dare to win.” For the next five decades, Shiller pursued Fred’s credo with unparalleled energy and commitment, daring to struggle, and daring to win. Her excellent book chronicles, in compelling historical detail, that journey, from Brooklyn to Madison, from Racine to Chicago, from Cuba to Zimbabwe, but most centrally from the streets of Chicago’s Uptown to the chambers of Chicago’s City Council, and documents how she relied on the “power of the people” to speak truth to power in her tireless pursuit of Chairman Fred’s uncompromising and timeless command." —Flint Taylor"From coping with sexual abuse, experiencing life before Roe v Wade, committing to support Black liberation, and taking on the brass knuckle Chicago politics, Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is interwoven with historical milestones. Shiller chronicles her life as a radical founder of All Chicago City News, a recipient of vote tampering and intimation, and the challenges of new thinking in parenthood. The call to fight white supremacy and the erosion of human rights with intentional solidarity is more relevant than ever. Shiller fills in significant information gaps and provides much to think about in our elusive search for an equitable and anti-racist future." —Sylvia Ewing"For more than a half century, Helen Shiller has been the radical’s radical. She has led countless progressive causes, from the battle against police brutality; to bureaucracy busting; to fighting against poverty; to fighting for racial equity. Her story is a go-to-battle blueprint for the fights of today, and for those to come. It is a dare well worth taking." —Laura S. Washington, Political Analyst, ABC 7-Chicago"Helen Shiller has led no ordinary life: A witness to history, a crusader for justice, and deeply loyal to the women and men whose lives and predicaments cry for fairness, she has dedicated herself to righteous warfare, whether in the streets or in the hallowed halls of government. Her story is profoundly human and profoundly personal, but also a clarion call to the rest of us to join her." —Achy Obejas, author of Boomerang/Bumerán"Helen Shiller carefully weaves together her personal life story with the events that show her unflagging support and advocacy for grass roots communities in Chicago’s Uptown. From Campus radical to long term alderwoman in Chicago’s 46th Ward Shiller maintains her principles and effectiveness in fighting racism and building community led coalitions that took on and gained power against Chicago’s political machine. A story of personal and political triumph against all odds." —Jeffrey Haas"Helen Shiller’s Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is an important book, not just for those of us in Chicago who were part of the struggle since the 1960s but for everyone who cares about saving our American Democracy and perfecting it today. It teaches us that this has been and will be a prolonged struggle and we have to be in it for the long haul. It is the detailed story of the grassroots efforts in our Chicago neighborhoods and city and the story of a radical who became an alderperson who helped shape the future." —Dick Simpson, UIC Professor Emeritus, author, and former Chicago alderman
£56.25
Lexington Books Social and Solidarity Economy in Cuba:
Book SynopsisDrawing on the work of contributors from a variety provinces, institutions, and disciplines, Social and Solidarity Economy in Cuba examines the role of Social and Solidarity Economics (SSE) amidst national change in Cuba. The contributors examine a variety of topics, including public–private relations, production chains, gender roles, vulnerable groups, social participation, social balance, and the training of stakeholders. Depicting both challenges and opportunities, this book makes a strong and sustained case for solidary and socially responsible practices in Cuba.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Socialism Is the Solution, Not the Problem. A Solidary and Socially Responsible Formula for a Prosperous Economy, by Enrique Gómez CabezasChapter 2 Now More than Ever, a Social and Solidary Economy Is Necessary to Build Socialism in Cuba, by Rafael J. BetancourtChapter 3 The Social and Solidarity Economy: Integrating Bases, Experiences and Possible Projections for Socialist Development in Cuba, by Ovidio D’Angelo HernándezChapter 4 The Foundations of Popular and Solidarity Economics as Fulfillment of the Social Property of All People in the Socialist Transition, by Luis del Castillo SánchezChapter 5 Participatory Budgeting: A Management Tool for Local Development in Cuba, Seen from the Experiences of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, by Orestes J. Díaz Legón and Maidolys Iglesias PérezChapter 6 The Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups as Subjects of Development: Proposals from the Viewpoint of the Solidarity Economy, by Geydis Fundora Nevot and Reynaldo Miguel Jiménez GuethónChapter 7 Population, Value Chains, and Social and Solidarity Economy: Epistemological Alignments, by Dianné Griñan BergaraChapter 8 Do Public–Private Partnerships Have Room in the Present Cuban Context? Notes from a Practical Experience, by Mirlena Rojas PiedrahitaChapter 9 Business Social Responsibility of the State Enterprise: The Experience of the Center of Molecular Immunology, by Jusmary Gómez Arencibia and Mirlena Rojas PiedrahitaChapter 10 Cooperatives in the Restarted Reforms: Some Proposals for a Law of Cooperatives, by Camila Piñeiro HarneckerChapter 11 The Cooperative as an Energizing Agent of the Social and Solidarity Economy Model in Cuba, by Yamira Mirabal González and Iriadna Marín de LeónChapter 12 Participation in the Strategies and Social Management of Non-agricultural Cooperatives in Centro Habana Municipality, by Francisco Damián Morillas ValdésChapter 13 Committing to Cooperative Solidarity Labor: The Taxi Rutero 2 experience, by Mirell Pérez GonzálezChapter 14 Cooperative Social Balance: A Useful Tool to Establish a Social and Solidarity Economy, by Oscar Llanes Guerra, Mercedes Zenea Montejo, Annia Martínez Massip, and Lienny García PedrazaChapter 15 Gender Perspective Viewed from the Model of Social Balance in Agricultural Cooperatives in Villa Clara, by Annia Martínez Massip, Lienny García Pedraza, Oscar Llanes Guerra, Mercedes Zenea Montejo, Lázaro Julio Leiva Hoyo, Anelys Pérez Rodríguez, Elianys de la Caridad Zorio GonzálezChapter 16 Business Social Responsibility in Local Development: A Look at the Training of Local Actors in the Province of Mayabeque, by Orquídea Hailyn Abreu González, Yuneidys González Espinosa, Joanna Gasmury RoldánChapter 17 “Go for it: You can do it!”: The Solidarity Experience of Female Entrepreneurs, by Jusmary Gómez ArencibiaChapter 18 Business Social Responsibility Does Not Go Unnoticed in Cuban Private Enterprises, by William Bello SánchezChapter 19 Institutional Social Responsibility and Subjectivity, by Consuelo Martin Fernández and Jany Bárcenas Alfonso
£82.80
University of Wales Press The North Wales Quarrymen, 1874-1922
Book SynopsisOn a Saturday morning in November 1865, between 1,200 and 1,500 men gathered above the small town of Bethesda, to launch a society which they called the United Society of Welsh Quarrymen. Although there had been earlier revolts of quarrymen, this was the first recorded attempt to organise a trade union. The society failed almost as soon as it was started but an idea had been planted and despite the most strenuous efforts of its opponents, it was not to be uprooted. This book is about the struggle of quarrymen to organise and ‘combine’ in the slate quarries and mines of North Wales, and particularly in the giant Penrhyn quarries. It was often a battle for survival, fought in very distinctive communities, and the struggle witnessed some of the most bitter and dramatic disputes in the history of the British working class.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Roots of Conflict 1. The Slate Industry and Gwynedd Society 2. The Quarrymen 3. Beliefs and Attitudes 4. The Quarry 5. The Union, 1874-1900 Part 2: The Conflict 6. Dinorwg and Llechwedd 7. The First Penrhyn Lock-out 8. The Penrhyn Lock-out 1900-1903 9. Repercussions Part 3: Aftermath 10. The Union, 1900-1922 11. ‘Politics Obtain Here’
£14.24
Anthem Press Democracy, Social Justice and the Role of Trade
Book SynopsisTrade unions worldwide face a powerful paradox at this critical juncture: collective organisations for workers are urgently needed and yet there are serious pressures undercutting the legitimate role of trade unions. The aim of this book is to examine how trade unions can effectively navigate this deeply contradictory challenge. It is underpinned by the conviction that trade unions are – and should be – vital institutions for democracy and social justice. Written by leading scholars in industrial relations and labour law as well as those in political philosophy and political science, the collection tackles a range of pressing topics for trade unions including: the climate crisis; the COVID-19 pandemic; economic democracy; democracy within trade unions; precarious work; and election campaigns.Trade Review“In an era when democratic institutions are under great strain, this important volume brings together leading scholars to examine the central constitutional role of trade unions as guarantors of democracy and social justice. The chapters consider the multiple challenges presented by climate change, migration, the erosion of secure employment, the global pandemic, and international trade. The need for strong and democratic trade unions has never been so urgent. This book is a vital scholarly contribution to these debates.” — Alan Bogg, Professor of Labour Law, Bristol University, UK“After decades of being decimated by hostile and repressive politics, this important book considers whether trade unions can emerge once more to cement their place as a formidable democratic institution; to give workers a proper voice at work and on the political stage. I commend it to you.” — Josh Bornstein, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Australia“This edited collection makes a significant and timely contribution to labour law and industrial relations, especially given the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It brings a strong scholarly focus to the often fraught role of trade unions as social partners, particularly in face of the fragmentation of employment relationships. A particular innovation is the attention paid to the democratising role of unions, both within nation states and transnationally.”— Sara Charlesworth, Professor of Gender, Work & Regulation, RMIT University, Australia “This collection of essays by eminent experts provides a timely analysis of the vital role that trade unions can, and must, play in meeting the existential challenges facing contemporary industrial democracies. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about the impact of disruptive technologies, climate change, and neoliberal ideology on labour markets.” — Joellen Riley Munton, Professor of Law, The University of Technology Sydney, Australia“This book provides a clear-sighted vision for the remedial role of trade unions and social democratic governance in an age of atomising and precarious work relationships and climate crisis. It is a 'must read' for labour policy-makers and trade union leaders alike.” — Dr Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Technology Sydney, Australia“Democracy, Social Justice and The Role of Trade Unions is a timely co-edited volume examining the democratic role of trade unions in the context of increasing precariousness in labour markets and capital mobility coupled with decline of worker representation in an era of pandemic capitalism. Advancing novel theoretical and empirical approaches and claims, contributors explore the role of trade unions in struggles for social justice in the form of decommodification of labour and economic democracy.” — Leah Vosko, Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in The Political Economy of Gender & Work, York University, CanadaTable of ContentsForeword by Sally McManus; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Democracy and Social Justice as Organising Principles, Joo- Cheong Tham and Caroline Kelly; Chapter 2. Economic Democracy, Workers and Unions, David Peetz; Chapter 3. Nobody Owns the Future, Julian A. Sempill; Chapter 4. Regulatory Approaches to the Internal Affairs of Trade Unions in Australia: From Democratic Control to Corporate Accountability, Caroline Kelly; Chapter 5. Trade Unions and the Regulation of Election Funding: Between Libertarianism and Egalitarianism, Joo- Cheong Tham; Chapter 6. Trade Unions and Precarious Work: In Search of Effective Strategies, Iain Campbell; Chapter 7. ‘Is There an App for That?’ Worker Representation, Unions and the Gig Economy, Anthony Forsyth; Chapter 8. Temporary Migrant Workers and Trade Unions in Australia: A Complex Relationship, Joanna Howe; Chapter 9. Unions, Fossil Fuel Exports and a Just Transition, Jeremy Moss; Chapter 10. Trade Agreements, Labour Rights and Democracy, Patricia Ranald; Chapter 11. Trade Unions, Labour Law and Democratic Socialism: The COVID- 19 Crisis in the United Kingdom, K. D. Ewing; Notes on Contributors; Index.
£72.00
Rowman & Littlefield International UK Localism in Transition and the Politics of
Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of localism, drawing on the work of groups in three communities in post-industrial Nottinghamshire. “Third Way” politics gave a high priority to local participation, seen as a way of rebuilding social networks, and shifting welfare provision from the state onto civil society. However, under increasingly difficult conditions of austerity, significant contradictions emerge between the aims of entrenching new markets for service provision, and reviving communities and democratic participation. Exploring in depth community organisers’ understandings of political economy and its local effects, and the governance practices which set the frameworks for fiercely independent community groups, the book outlines the forms of politics which emerge. This includes a challenge to the dominant thinking of the ‘neoliberal consensus’, but also frustration and a sense of political communal loss which has left these communities alienated from both national politics and the often-unattainable benefits of global mobility – an alienation which makes the Brexit vote of 2016 explicable as the disruptive outcome of a slow-burning political crisis of long duration.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Local Heroes and Socially Entrepreneurial CommunitiesChapter 2: The Political Discourse of Social Capital: Turning Conflict into Consensus?Chapter 3: The Politics of Community: Optimism of the Will in the East MidlandsChapter 4: Place: Locality and Political EconomyChapter 5: Process: Making Social CapitalistsChapter 6: People and Politics: Citizens, the State and Localism in PracticeChapter 7: Conclusions: High Hopes and Localism in PracticeBibliographyAppendix: Abbreviations
£76.50
Lexington Books Fear of a Yellow Vest Planet: The Gilets Jaunes
Book SynopsisThe Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) protests that started in November 2018 have rocked French political culture and led critics to denounce the movement as being a threat to democracy, or worse. Among other things the protestors were accused of being barbarians, philistines, racists, anti-Semites and reactionaries who would destroy both France and European civilization. In fact, this book argues that the protests must be understood as part of a wave of protests against the extension of the market into all areas of social life that have been taking place around the world since the 1980s. While the Yellow Vest protests embrace a range of actors that cut across the French political spectrum the agenda that rapidly emerged from the movement in the shape of the ‘People’s Directive’ shows that it is a broadly progressive protest that has articulated radical ideas and practices with a view to transforming French political culture by means of direct democracy. The end goal is to be a new social order which is environmentally sustainable and built around principles of social justice. In this respect its ideas and actions are a challenge to mainstream French political culture.Trade Review“Fear of a Yellow Planet: The Gilets Jaunes and the End of the World provides a compelling account of one of the most misunderstood movements of recent times. Tracing its history and practices, Wilkin convincingly situates Gilets Jaunes in relation to central developments in the modern world-system and, in so doing, significantly advances our understanding of protest movements today. This book is recommended reading for anyone interested in the current populist moment and what it means for progressive politics. “ -- Lina Dencik, Cardiff Univeristy“Wilkin sees the world in a single protest movement and does so in style. Fears of a Yellow Planet is a refreshing, and much needed, counter-perspective on progressive populism, too long derided and conflated with its negative counterparts. The book offers a compelling case study of the Gilets Jaunes as people’s politics in action, expertly situated within its wider historical, conceptual and political frames of reference. Compellingly written and timely, it deserves careful attention from all those seriously invested in thinking through and beyond the major problems confounding our global and national systems.” -- Sophie Scott-Brown, University of East Anglia“Peter Wilkin’s accessible and scholarly work expertly explains the ideological, economic ,and cultural context from which the French Gilet Jaunes movement emerged. The book draws out significant differences in forms of populism and in doing so carefully defuses myths about the movement. Fear of a Yellow Planet’s sympathetic analysis of the Gilet Jaunes provides a valuable resource for all those interested in contemporary French politics as well as those resisting neoliberal capitalism, especially during its authoritarian and chauvinistic turn.” -- Benjamin Franks, University of Glasgow and author of Anarchisms, Postanarchisms and EthicsTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Core Eats Its OwnChapter 2: Napoleon IV? The Macron Presidency, or, How to Build a Gilets JaunesChapter 3: The Return of the Yellow Peril: Les Beaufs are Coming!Chapter 4: A Threat to Democracy? The Gilets Jaunes Break the Rules of the GameChapter 5: The Emperor Strikes Back: How Dare They Speak?
£69.30
Lexington Books Self-Representation: Law, Ethics, And Policy
Book SynopsisSelf-representation has a long, venerable history dating to biblical times and continuing through the common law, the colonial era, to the present. This book collects and analyzes the law, ethics opinions, and empirical studies about the wide range of issues surrounding Self-represented litigants (SRLs) in our justice system, including how much, if any, assistance should a judge provide, what duties do lawyers interacting with SRLs, and many others. Using recent empirical studies from both Civil litigation and criminal defense, Jona Goldschmidt argues that SRLs’ cases cannot be fairly heard without a mandatory judicial duty of reasonable assistance. In order to maintain public trust and confidence in our justice system, self-represented parties must be guided and assisted. Courts and the legal profession should continue to adapt and meet the challenge of managing and interacting with those who choose or are compelled to self-represent. Only when self-represented litigants are embraced by the courts, they will finally receive “equal justice under law.” This book would be of interest to those studying criminal justice and legal studies, specifically legal history and legal ethics, as well as judges, lawyers and other professionals in the field. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Self-Representation: For Better or for WorseChapter 2: The Right to Self-RepresentationChapter 3: Judicial AssistanceChapter 4: Judicial EthicsChapter 5: Legal EthicsChapter 6: Civil LitigationChapter 7: Criminal Procedure and AppealsChapter 8: Empirical Studies
£93.60
Lexington Books Abusive Supervision in Government
Book SynopsisIn Abusive Supervision in Government Agencies, Caillier uses both quantitative and qualitative survey data, a mixed-method approach, to argue that certain organizational norms and subordinate factors either increase or decrease the presence of abusive supervision in agencies and that when employees experience abusive supervision, their well-being and work attitudes are adversely affected. In addition, a mixed-method approach is used to contend that problems concerning the abusive supervision process are pervasive in agencies. More specifically, many targets of abuse supervision fail to report the incident, and for those who do, agencies seldom do anything to stop abusive supervisors and the overwhelming majority of targets experience some form of retaliation for reporting the abuse. The author also uses qualitative data to argue that many agencies still do not have a robust workplace aggression policy. The author concludes by identifying future directions for research concerning abusive supervision. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Abusive Supervision DefinedChapter 2: Antecedents of Abusive SupervisionChapter 3: The Impact of Abusive Supervision on the TargetChapter 4: Reporting Abuse SupervisionChapter 5: Retaliation Against Reporters of Abusive SupervisionChapter 6: Issuance of Corrective Actions After Reporting Abusive SupervisionChapter 7: Workplace Aggression PoliciesChapter 8: Future Research Avenues Regarding Abusive Supervision
£65.70
Lexington Books Tourism, Indigeneity, and the Importance of
Book SynopsisThe book presents a long-term ethnographic study of arguably the largest environmental protest action in Australian history: The Walmadany / James Price Point conflict. Carsten Wergin offers a detailed account of how local community members, Indigenous custodians, heritage preservationists, environmentalists, and tourists collaboratively joined forces to successfully oppose the construction of a $45 billion (AUD) liquefied natural gas facility on sacred Indigenous land. Tourism, Indigeneity and the Importance of Place is a close reading of Aboriginal ‘country’ and its living heritage. It follows the Lurujarri Heritage Trail, an Indigenous Tourism experience that would have been destroyed by the LNG project, to offer a timely discussion of the sociocultural and political relevance of heritage and tourism for ecological preservation and the wider decolonial project in Australia and beyond.Trade ReviewCarsten Wergin's book, rooted in extensive research, emphasizes the central role of Indigeneity and the recognition of Aboriginal heritage values by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous protestors in resource debates. Wergin offers a groundbreaking contribution to the field, paving the way for a vision of a decolonized Australia in a post-resources boom era. -- Melissa Baird, Michigan Technological UniversityThis innovative ethnography from North-West Australia benefits from the frictions among mining, tourism and ancient Indigenous cultures. With his lively prose, Carsten Wergin clearly demonstrates what is at stake, as he offers an innovative conceptual framework for contemporary anthropology. -- Stephen Muecke, University of New South WalesTable of ContentsChapter 1 Learning Through ExperienceChapter 2 ‘Nowhere Else But Here’Chapter 3 From Transculturality To TransecologyChapter 4 The Four Pillars of Settler-ColonialismChapter 5 On Common GroundChapter 6 Knowledge and Place-MakingChapter 7 Collaborative ScienceChapter 8 All Heritage Is Collaborative
£72.90
Iron Circus Comics Radium Girls
Book Synopsis"Compelling, inspiring, and radiant." -- FOREWORD"Excels in showing the camaraderie of the 'Ghost Girls.'" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Another example of how great graphic novels are at teaching history." -- BOOK RIOTIt’s 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the “Ghost Girls.” The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder that clings to their clothes after every shift painting watch dials. The soft, greenish glow even stains their lips and tongues, which they use to point the fine brushes used in their work. It’s perfectly harmless . . . or so claims the watch manufacturer. When teeth start falling out, followed by jawbones, the dial painters become the unprepared vanguard on the frontlines of the burgeoning workers’ rights movement. Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement from the company that has doomed them, the Ghost Girls must fight, not just for their own lives but the future of every woman to follow them. A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story. Trade Review2022 GNCRT Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens"While the focus is on their work and the radium poisoning that comes with it, the book offers readers a glimpse into a world where drinking is illegal and speakeasies abound, where women’s bathing suits are literally measured for length, and the right to vote is newly won." -- BOOKLIST"Though inspired by a tragedy, RADIUM GIRLS is a compelling, inspiring, and radiant historical novel." -- FOREWORD"What shines here most brightly are the voices and characters of the women involved." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"Excels in showing the camaraderie of the “Ghost Girls” as they become accidental activists." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Another example of how great graphic novels are at teaching history." -- BOOK RIOT"Brings to life an important period in history and will keep readers engaged in these women's stories from the first page." -- ALA GRAPHIC NOVEL ROUNDTABLE"The quickness of the story and the beautiful artwork will hold teens’ attention for this important history lesson." -- YALSA"Cy tells us about the terrible fate of the Radium Girls, these young women unjustly sacrificed on the altar of technical progress." -- CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN THE U.S."One of the most stunning graphic novels I’ve seen in a long time." -- LIBRARYCOMIC.COM"Cy’s soft colors and abstract shapes carry so much weight and power to this story." -- MULTIVERSITY COMICS"Cy has created a graphic novel to show the humanity of the women who suffered." -- FANGIRL NATION
£10.44
Boston Review Work Inequality Basic Income Volume 2 Boston
Book Synopsis
£15.08
