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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook explores the complex and volatile debate over globalisation and labour standards. It offers key insights into the impact of globalisation on workers, the obligations of corporations and international legal bodies in protecting workers’ rights and maximising the opportunities offered by international trade and investment. Multidisciplinary contributions illustrate the benefits and drawbacks of globalisation for labour standards, demonstrating the limitations of recent initiatives to improve working conditions. The chapters pay close attention to the buying practices of multinational corporations at the top of global value chains, the priorities of which too often diverge from the codes of corporate social responsibility, as well as the inadequate actions of national governments in enforcing labour standards, including through trade agreements and sanctions. Offering an impressive overview of the key actors in the protection of workers’ rights, the Handbook provides an essential reference point and research agenda for scholars and researchers of global economics and labour policy, highlighting crucial gaps in the field that are in need of further study. Its practical, empirical insights will also benefit practitioners and policy-makers working in human rights and labour advocacy, as well as trade specialists and political and economic commentators.Trade Review‘In this well-structured Handbook, Elliott has masterfully pulled together case studies and interdisciplinary reflections on globalisation and labour issues from the perspectives of business, economics, labour relations, international law, political science and sociology. The resulting volume provides a better understanding of the functioning of global value chains and the roles of public and private actors. Calling for more empirical work, the book points to the policy changes needed to arrive at improved working conditions worldwide.’ -- Anne Trebilcock, Georg-August University, Germany, and former ILO Legal Adviser‘This Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards is novel, engaging and manages to offer a coherent approach to a controversial topic, while also presenting diverse perspectives. It begins by identifying contemporary challenges to international labour standards in the context of globalisation, and then proceeds to analyse public, private and multi-stakeholder initiatives designed to address these. In this way, the editor, Kimberly Ann Elliott, has collated an exciting array of essays. The contributions come from leading experts, with each chapter offering original observations on a key issue. In short, this Handbook provides an invaluable resource for policy-making, teaching and further research in a field of study which is of ever-increasing importance.’ -- Tonia Novitz, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Handbook on globalisation and labour: introduction and overview 1 Kimberly Ann Elliott PART I INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS UNDER GLOBALISATION 2 Globalization and freedom of association and collective bargaining rights 13 David Kucera and Dora Sari 3 Globalization and the persistence of forced labor and child labor 36 Eric V. Edmonds 4 Work, gender and discrimination in global production 65 Stephanie Barrientos 5 Protecting the vulnerable: migration, work and human rights due diligence 85 Janelle M. Diller 6 Workers’ rights and human rights: toward a new fundamental principle? 108 Zahra Yusifli and Colin Fenwick 7 Human resource management and abuse in global supply chains 127 Laura Babbitt, Drusilla Brown, Ana Antolin and Elyse Voegeli 8 Prospects for labor-related upgrading in global supply chains 143 Layna Mosley PART II PUBLIC APPROACHES TO PROTECTING LABOUR STANDARDS UNDER GLOBALISATION 9 Sovereignty and the ILO 167 Steve Charnovitz 10 The 1998 ILO Declaration: responding to globalization and impacting corporate labor behavior 184 Janice R. Bellace 11 The strategy and politics of linking trade and labor standards: an overview of issues and approaches 204 Sandra Polaski 12 Evidence on the impact of labor provisions in preferential trade agreements 227 Damian Raess 13 Labor standards in EU and US preferential trade agreements: mainstreaming the trade–labor linkage 244 Evgeny Postnikov 14 Developing country responses to demands for improved labor standards: case studies from the garment and textiles industry in Asia 257 Sanchita Banerjee Saxena 15 NAFTA’s lessons on labor standards and trade agreements 273 Lance Compa 16 Protecting the rights of migrant workers through trade mechanisms: lessons from NAFTA 296 Kimberly A. Nolan García 17 Enforcement of labor standards in trade agreements: the case of Guatemala 313 Tequila J. Brooks 18 Hard and soft law approaches to protecting worker rights 325 Kimberly Ann Elliott PART III PRIVATE AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACHES 19 OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises 339 Kenneth A. Reinert, Oda T. Reinert and Gelaye Debebe 20 Pioneering a new approach to improving working conditions in developing countries: Better Factories Cambodia 358 Raymond Robertson 21 Sewing in the sand: how trade preferences created, and labor abuses nearly killed, the Jordanian garment industry 381 Kevin Kolben 22 Corporate social responsibility: codes, compliance and ESG ratings 399 Tim Bartley 23 The Bangladesh accord and alliance: addressing building safety through global supply chain co-governance 414 Mark Anner and Jennifer Bair 24 Can blockchain solve the puzzle of labour standards implementation in international trade? 430 Sangeeta Khorana and Hanna C. Norberg Index

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Book SynopsisThe main original aim of the European Union was to promote convergence towards higher economic growth and social standards. However, EU countries have sometimes experienced different trajectories, due in part to their different starting points and the fact that their convergence on particular socio-economic indicators has varied. At the same time, little evidence has so far been presented on cross-country convergence within the EU. This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countries converged or diverged with EU-wide economic and social indicators over the past 20 years? What have been the drivers of convergence? Why do some countries lag behind, while others experience continuous upward convergence? Why are these trajectories not always linear? Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, actors and industrial relations - focusing on the resources and strategies of governments, employers and trade unions - in nudging EU countries onto an upward convergence path.This book provides a unique analysis of socio-economic indicators to identify convergence trends in the EU. It defines a number of clusters that help to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of national socio-economic models and the European Social Model. Cross-country case studies help to identify the possible impact of global movements (migration, foreign investment) and policies (social protection, social dialogue, employment) on cross-country convergence. This book offers a timely assessment of convergence within the EU, identifying its drivers in the world of work and in institutions and industrial relations. It presents examples of where institutions and industrial relations can change convergence outcomes and proposes a range of useful policy options. Scholars and researchers will find it an invaluable reference for studies of European affairs and social policies.Contributors include: D. Anxo, B. Bembic, G. Bosch, V. Ciampa, P. Courtioux, C. Erhel, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, P. González, D. Grimshaw, I. Marx, J. Masso, I. Mierina, R. Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente, P.J. O'Connell, W. Salverda, A. Simonazzi, V. Soloviov, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, R. Vazquez-Alvarez, L. VillamainaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Convergence in the EU: What role for industrial relations? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez 2. Social convergence of the Baltic states within the enlarged EU: Is limited social dialogue an impediment? Jaan Masso, Vladyslav Soloviov, Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina 3. Belgium: Is strong social concertation a driver of upward social convergence? Ive Marx 4. Is France converging or not?: The role of industrial relations Pierre Courtioux and Christine Erhel 5. Does the German social model support the convergence of living conditions in the EU? Gerhard Bosch 6. Ireland after the Great Recession: Convergence or divergence? Philip J. O’Connell 7. Italy: How could industrial relations help a return to economic and social convergence? Annamaria Simonazzi, Valerio Ciampa and Luca Villamaina Case Study – Italy and Slovenia: Two paths to labour market flexibility and social dialogue Branko Bembič and Annamaria Simonazzi 8. The Netherlands: From convergence to divergence in Europe? Social dialogue and industrial relations in the face of household labour supply Wiemer Salverda 9. Social convergence, development failures and industrial relations: The case of Portugal Pilar González and António Figueiredo 10. Slovenia: Social dialogue and social convergence between coordinated and dependent capitalism Branko Bembič 11. Economic and social convergence in Spain: The elusive goal of catching up with the EU Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo 12. Convergence towards better working and living conditions: The crucial role of industrial relations in Sweden Dominique Anxo 13. The United Kingdom’s record on economic and social convergence with Europe: A pre-Brexit appraisal Damian Grimshaw Index

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Book SynopsisThis book unites recent findings from quantitative and qualitative research from across Africa to illuminate how young men and women engage with the rural economy and imagine their futures, and how development policies and interventions can find traction with these realities. Through framing, overview and evidence-based chapters, this book provides a critical perspective on current discourse, research and development interventions around youth and rural development. Chapters are organized around commonly-made foundational claims: that large numbers of young people are leaving rural areas, have no interest in agriculture, cannot access land, can be the engine of rural transformation, are stuck in permanent waithood, and that the rural economy can provide a wealth of opportunity. This book: Engages with and challenges current research, policy and development debates. Considers social difference as a way of examining the category of youth. Is written by authors from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, providing varied perspectives. This book draws from existing literature and new analysis of several multi-country and multi-disciplinary studies, focusing on gender and other aspects of social difference. It is suitable for researchers, policy makers and advocates, as well as postgraduate students in international development and agricultural economics.Table of Contents1: African youth and the rural economy: points of departure 2: Empirical windows on African rural youth 3: Are Africa’s rural youth abandoning agriculture? 4: Young people and land 5: Mobility and the rural landscape of opportunity 6: Are young people transforming the rural economy? 7: The social landscape of education and work in rural sub-Saharan Africa 8: Are rural young people stuck in waithood? 9: Young people’s imagined futures 10: Young people and the rural economy: synthesis and implications

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Book SynopsisThis Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both theory, from the initial ‘unitary’ model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern “collective” approaches that concentrates on differences in preferences and power relationships and empirical applications. Including an original Introduction by the Editors, a special emphasis is placed on dynamic approaches, in particular issues related to intra-household commitment, and on policy implications.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Pierre-André Chiappori and Costas Meghir x PART I STATIC MODELS OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR SUPPLY A Unitary Models 1. Gary S. Becker (1965), ‘A Theory of the Allocation of Time’, Economic Journal, 75 (299), September, 493–517 2 2. Reuben Gronau (1973), ‘The Intrafamily Allocation of Time: The Value of the Housewives’ Time’, American Economic Review, 63 (4), September, 634–51 27 3. Orley Ashenfelter and James Heckman (1974), ‘The Estimation of Income and Substitution Effects in a Model of Family Labor Supply’, Econometrica, 42 (1), January, 73–85 45 4. Jerry Hausman and Paul Ruud (1984), ‘Family Labor Supply with Taxes’, American Economic Review, 74 (2), May, 242–8 58 B Collective Models: Theory 5. Pierre-André Chiappori (1988), ‘Rational Household Labor Supply’, Econometrica, 56 (1), January, 63–90 66 6. Patricia F. Apps and Ray Rees (1988), ‘Taxation and the Household’, Journal of Public Economics, 35 (3), April, 355–69 94 7. Pierre-André Chiappori (1992), ‘Collective Labor Supply and Welfare’, Journal of Political Economy, 100 (3), June, 437–67 109 8. Richard Blundell, Pierre-André Chiappori and Costas Meghir (2005), ‘Collective Labor Supply with Children’, Journal of Political Economy, 113 (6), December, 1277–306 140 C Collective Models: Empirical Applications 9. Pierre-André Chiappori, Bernard Fortin and Guy Lacroix (2002), ‘Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation, and Household Labor Supply’, Journal of Political Economy, 110 (1), February, 37–72 171 10. Richard Blundell, Pierre-André Chiappori, Thierry Magnac and Costas Meghir (2007), ‘Collective Labour Supply: Heterogeneity and Non-Participation’, Review of Economic Studies, 74 (2), April, 417–45 207 11. Laurens Cherchye, Bram De Rock and Frederic Vermeulen (2012), ‘Married with Children: A Collective Labor Supply Model with Detailed Time Use and Intrahousehold Expenditure Information’, American Economic Review , 102 (7), December, 3377–405 236 12. Jeremy Lise and Shannon Seitz (2011), ‘Consumption Inequality and Intra-Household Allocations’, Review of Economic Studies , 78 (1), January, 328–55 265 D Non-Cooperative Models 13. Kai A. Konrad and Kjell Erik Lommerud (1995), ‘Family Policy with Non-Cooperative Families’, Scandinavian Journal of Economics , 97 (4), December, 581–601 294 14. Kaushik Basu (2006), ‘Gender and Say: A Model of Household Behaviour with Endogenously Determined Balance of Power’, Economic Journal , 116 (511), April, 558–80 315 PART II EXTENSIONS: DYNAMICS, UNCERTAINTY, WELFARE A Dynamics and Uncertainty in a Unitary Framework 15. James J. Heckman and Thomas E. Macurdy (1980), ‘A Life Cycle Model of Female Labour Supply’, Review of Economic Studies , 47 (1), January, 47–74 339 16. Joseph G. Altonji (1986), ‘Intertemporal Substitution in Labor Supply: Evidence from Micro Data’, Journal of Political Economy , 94 (3), June, S176–215 367 17. Richard Blundell and Ian Walker (1986), ‘A Life-Cycle Consistent Empirical Model of Family Labour Supply Using Cross-Section Data’, Review of Economic Studies , 53 (4), 539–58 407 18. Richard Blundell, Alan Duncan and Costas Meghir (1998), ‘Estimating Labor Supply Responses Using Tax Reforms’, Econometrica , 66 (4), July, 827–61 427 B Dynamics and Uncertainty in a Collective Framework 19. Maurizio Mazzocco (2007), ‘Household Inter Temporal Behaviour: A Collective Characterization and a Test of Commitment’, Review of Economic Studies , 74 (3), July, 857–95 463 20. Alessandra Voena (2015), ‘Yours, Mine, and Ours: Do Divorce Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?’, American Economic Review , 105 (8), August, 2295–332 502 21. Marion Goussé, Nicolas Jacquemet and Jean-Marc Robin (2017), ‘Marriage, Labor Supply, and Home Production’, Econometrica , 85 (6), November, 1873–919 540 22. Pierre-André Chiappori, Monica Costa Dias and Costas Meghir (2018), ‘The Marriage Market, Labor Supply, and Education Choice’, Journal of Political Economy , 126 (S1), October, S26–72 587 C The Impact of Welfare Programs 23. James J. Heckman (1974), ‘Effects of Child-Care Programs on Women’s Work Effort’, Journal of Political Economy , 82 (2) (Part 2), March–April, S136–63 635 24. Hilary Williamson Hoynes (1996), ‘Welfare Transfers in Two-Parent Families: Labor Supply and Welfare Participation Under AFDC-UP’, Econometrica , 64 (2), March, 295–332 663 25. Michael Keane and Robert Moffitt (1998), ‘A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply’, International Economic Review , 39 (3), August, 553–89 701 26. Michal Myck, Olivier Bargain, Miriam Beblo, Denis Beninger, Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri, François Laisney, Valérie Lechene, Ernesto Longobardi, Nicolas Moreau, Javier Ruiz-Castillo and Frederic Vermeulen (2006), ‘The Working Families’ Tax Credit and Some European Tax Reforms in a Collective Setting’, Review of Economics of the Household , 4 (2), June, 129–58 738 27. Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn and Matthew Wiswall (2014), ‘Household Choices and Child Development’, Review of Economic Studies , 81 (1), January,137–85 768 28. Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias, Costas Meghir and Jonathan Shaw (2016), ‘Female Labor Supply, Human Capital, and Welfare Reform’, Econometrica , 84 (5), September, 1705–53 817

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Book SynopsisNew information and communications technologies have revolutionized daily life and work in the 21st century. This insightful book demonstrates how telework has evolved in the last four decades, as technological developments have improved our capacity to work remotely. Based on a new conceptual framework, this book explores the global variations in telework, examining the effects on working conditions and individual and organizational performance. Breaking the traditional intellectual conception that telework is performed only in the home, this book surveys the full breadth of working environments, as technology allows employees increased working mobility. Contributors expose a profound ambiguity surrounding the effects of 21st-century telework, revealing that its advantages and disadvantages may simply be two sides of the same coin. This timely book is crucial reading for researchers of labour and employment interested in the evolution of contemporary telework and the influence of modern technologies in the workplace. Policy-makers will also benefit from this book's concrete policy recommendations to improve the practice of telework. Contributors include: S. Boiarov, P. D'Cruz, A. Dal Colletto, L. Gschwind, T. Harnish, K. Lister, A. Mello, J.C. Messenger, E. Noronha, A. Sato, O. VargasTrade Review'This volume explores the development, forms, and effects of telework in countries from different regions around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, ten Member States of the European Union (EU), India, Japan, and the United States. A must read for everyone who wants to understand the different ''generations'' of telework and its impact on working life, health and safety and productivity.' --Gerhard Bosch, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany'A valuable, long-term and comparative perspective on the continuously developing interface between work and the gradual advance in telecommunications technology that facilitates it to be done anytime, anywhere - in-home, off-site or around the globe. This carefully curated compilation will be useful to researchers, policy-makers, organizations, and anyone trying to keep up the pace of their own knowledge of the various effects of this transformation on well-being and organizations - good, evil or a bit of both - for workers, employers and countries.' --Lonnie Golden, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Telework in the 21st century – an evolutionary perspective 1 Jon C. Messenger PART I ADVANCED ECONOMIES 1. Telework and its effects in Europe 36 Lutz Gschwind and Oscar Vargas 2. Telework and its effects in Japan 76 Akio Sato 3. Telework and its effects in the United States 128 Kate Lister and Tom Harnish PART II EMERGING ECONOMIES 4. Telework and its effects in Argentina 172 Sonia Boiarov 5. Telework and its effects in Brazil 211 Alvaro Mello and Armando Dal Colletto 6. Organization advantage: Experience of telework in India 255 Ernesto Noronha and Premilla D’Cruz 7. Conclusions and recommendations for policy and practice 286 Jon C. Messenger Index 317

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Book SynopsisPositioning industrial relations in a discussion that is sensitive to broader political, historical, and ideological tensions, this insightful book offers reflections on the politics of de-regulation that have developed in southern European work and employment relations over the past 20 years.Interwoven with case studies from Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, the book reviews critical debates and issues related to de-regulation in employment relations and neoliberalism in southern Europe. Taking stock of major changes and crises affecting these national contexts over time, from austerity politics to the COVID-19 pandemic, chapters investigate how new voices, actors, and social movements are beginning to emerge and engage with the politics of work. The book ultimately posits that debates on production and work need to pay closer attention to changes in patterns of consumption and the changing nature of worker voice, and highlights how these changes are being used to undermine collective and social rights.Surveying political shifts in collective worker voice and representation over time, the book will benefit students and scholars of industrial relations, labour studies, the sociology of work, and employment politics. Its evaluation of the impact of de-regulation strategies imposed across southern Europe will prove invaluable to practitioners and policymakers involved in public employment and industrial relations.Trade Review‘This is an important and timely book. The immediate effects of the 2008 financial crisis on the economies of Southern Europe are well documented, but the longer term consequences on industrial relations are less well understood. This edited collection presents a wide ranging exploration of the effects of crisis on employment emphasising in particular changes to the collective regulation of work. An important overview of the complex and changing dynamics of these key economies.’ -- Melanie Simms, University of Glasgow, UK‘This book’s contribution to the labor literature on Southern Europe is theoretically rich and timely. The authors provide a valuable update, covering the years after the financial crisis, and they correct some oversimplified narratives stressing austerity and de-regulation. They demonstrate continued liberalization in employment relations, but also renewed state intervention and mobilization of radical trade unionists, especially in the so-called gig economy.’ -- Ian Greer, Cornell University, US‘This book is so much more than an outstanding analysis of the impact of neoliberal policies of de-regulation and marketization in Southern European countries; it is also an excellent invitation to think outside the box by reframing our understanding of change in industrial relations and political economy.’ -- Torsten Müller, European Trade Union Institute, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: Preface viii 1 Introduction: politics, regulation and work under the long shadow of neoliberalism in Southern Europe 1 Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez and Miguel Martínez Lucio 2 The obsession with deregulation, austerity and technological change: the political dimensions of regulatory change and their outcomes in Spain 32 Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez, Rafael Ibáñez Rojo and Miguel Martínez Lucio 3 Austerity, work and politics: assessing deregulation and political change in Portuguese industrial relations 51 Miguel Martínez Lucio 4 Regulation and representation in Italian industrial relations: between continuities and contradictions 73 Sabrina Colombo and Stefania Marino 5 Crisis, deregulation and the rise of the gig economy: Greek industrial relations and social partnership under stress? 93 Maria Mexi and Chara Kokkinou 6 The political uncoupling of industrial relations and labour market change in Southern Europe 113 Martí López-Andreu 7 New practices in industrial relations: radical unionism in the European periphery 137 Jon Las Heras and Beltrán Roca 8 The emergent challenges of contemporary capitalist models and practices: the dynamics of the platform and gig economy and its social consequences for industrial relations in Southern Europe 163 Luis Enrique Alonso and Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez Index

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Book SynopsisThis book revolves around the idea that capitalism is not a democratic system and that a system of producer cooperatives, or democratically managed enterprises, gives rise to a new mode of production which is authentically socialist in essence and fully consistent with the ultimate rationale underlying Marx's theoretical approach. The author argues that the cooperative firm system outlined in this book offers a rich array of non-economic benefits that justify its classification as a 'genuinely socialist' entity, with real potential for achieving true economic democracy. This book will be required reading for all economists who are not content with the current capitalist economic system, and yet will still provide intriguing and thought-provoking insights for those who are.Trade Review'Bruno Jossa has long been a leading international scholar of worker self-management, socialism and Marxism. This, his most recent book, argues convincingly that, with a global crisis of capitalism looming, it is no longer admissible to contend that there is no alternative. A democratic alternative is within reach. Well worth a careful read.' --David Schweickart, Loyola University Chicago, US'The book by Bruno Jossa, a leading researcher and scholar in the field of the economics of the cooperative enterprise, is an intellectually provocative contribution to the expansion of the economics of cooperation. The central thesis defended is that the capitalist firm is not the only type of enterprise that is compatible with the efficient working of a modern market economy. Jossa's account is at once timely, novel and stimulating. A captivating read.' --Stefano Zamagni, University of Bologna and SAIS Europe, Italy'In this new book, Bruno Jossa reconstructs the theory of labour management and producer cooperatives, centring it around the evolution of Marxian and Marxist thought and giving the gist of revolutionary and reformist thought in the 20th Century, down to the contemporary theory of producer cooperatives, social movements in the 1960s and 70s, and the role of unions. A much-needed contribution to reinventing market-driven liberal socialism.' --Ermanno Tortia, University of Trento, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: The Cooperative Firm As An Alternative To The Capital-Owned Business Enterprise 1. Democratic Firms And Socialism 2. An Up-To-Date Model Of Marxism: A Socialist System Without Any Communist Colouring 3. The Revolutionary Impetus Of Marxism Versus Liberalism 4. Do Trade Unions Champion Worker Interests? 5. In What Direction Goes History? 6. The Evolution Of Socialism: From Utopia To Scientific Producer of Cooperative Economics References Index

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Book SynopsisAs our digital economy continues to expand, gig work becomes increasingly significant. This incisive book investigates the ways in which social dialogue can reinforce decent working practices and create inclusive workplaces in the growing gig economy, putting forward a framework for structured dialogue and collective bargaining among social partners, platforms, and workers.Centred on four major case studies – Germany, Greece, Switzerland, and the UK – the book analyses the key challenges that characterise the varied European landscape of gig economies and workforces. With a particular focus on the hospitality, driving, and food delivery sectors, chapters explore the intersection of social partners’ responses and gig workers’ capacity to organise and build collective voice. Examining the complicated and overlapping linkages between workers’ rights, social protection, social dialogue, and decent work, the book aims to expose, and ultimately put an end to, precariousness and exploitation in the context of gig labour.Integrating critical theoretical perspectives and methodologies with context-sensitive evidence, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of sociology, social policy, labour policy, employment relations, and human resource management. Its examination of timely questions of collective action and social dialogue in the gig economy will also appeal to activists, journalists, social partners, and policymakers.Trade Review‘This is an excellent collection of research on the gig economy, providing much-needed comparative analysis that is too often missing from the literature. Throughout the collection, there are chapters that will appeal to students, academics, and practitioners who are interested in understanding the gig economy today.’ -- Jamie Woodcock, The Open University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 1 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi 2. The gig economy and social partnership in Germany: towards a German Model 4.0? 18 Johannes Kiess 3. Social partnership and the rise of the gig economy in Greece: continuity or discontinuity? 42 Maria Mexi 4. Regulating the gig economy: promises and limits of social dialogue in Switzerland 67 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Luca Perrig 5. Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK 90 Tom Montgomery and Simone Baglioni 6. Regulating digital crowdwork and the need for global responses 117 Maria Mexi and Konstantinos Papadakis 7. Conclusion: The rise and growth of the gig economy. Challenges and opportunities for social dialogue and decent work 144 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi Index 159

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labour markets of firms, it clearly lays out the current state of social scientific knowledge on labour.Combining theoretical and empirical insights, leading scholars map the latest developments in labour economics, focusing on micro-level data and applied studies. Entries explore the definition, background, and history of key concepts in labour studies, including regional and sectoral labour markets, labour policy, different forms of labour, labour market discrimination, and the decisions facing firms concerning labour. Highlighting the most important aspects of the topics covered, this Encyclopedia gives expert insight into the steadily growing research and public policy debate on labour issues. The Encyclopedia of Labour Studies will be an invaluable resource for academics and students of labour economics and policy, employment relations, social policy, business, and management. It will also be a useful guide for policy practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of how labour markets function. Key Features: 58 extensive entries Accessible explanations of key social scientific terms Provides clear thematic grouping of entries using Journal of Economic Literature classification codes Trade Review‘This Encyclopedia will be very useful for all those who want to understand the key issues, findings, and gaps in virtually all major topics in labour economics and related areas. Each one of its nearly 60 entries, all written by international experts in the subjects, provide succinct and focused presentations and thus very useful stepping stones into a particular theme in labour studies.’ -- Pedro Martins, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal‘This Encyclopedia presents a broad selection of what labor studies has to offer, combining basic theory, empirical evidence, and policy implications of more than 50 topics. Entries are presented in an accessible manner, making this suitable for ambitious students and others who want to catch up on topics in the field.’ -- Maria Stanfors, Lund University, Sweden'This brand new Encyclopedia edited by Tor Eriksson offers tremendous insights into labor economics, as well as essential issues of employment relations and human resource management.’ -- Christian Grund, RWTH Aachen University, Germany‘This book includes a set of thorough surveys by leading researchers in each field. The reader can catch up to the frontier of the topic in the quickest way possible. As a researcher studying the labor market of Japan, I found the chapter on this issue particularly useful.’ -- Daiji Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, JapanTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies x Tor Eriksson 1 Active Labour Market Policies 1 Anders Forslund 2 African Labor Markets 5 Niels-Hugo Blunch 3 Agricultural Labor Markets 9 Diane Charlton 4 Apprenticeships 14 Uschi Backes-Gellner and Patrick Lehnert 5 Beveridge Curve, Matching Functions 19 Juuso Vanhala 6 Dynamic Employment Adjustment of Firms 24 Gerard A. Pfann 7 Early Retirement 27 René Böheim 8 Employee ownership 30 Takao Kato 9 Employer and employee learning 35 Jaime Ortega 10 Employer Search 38 Jan C. van Ours 11 Employment Protection Legislation Impacts 42 Paulino Maria Freitas Teixeira 12 Executive Compensation 46 Martin J. Conyon 13 Firms and Wages 52 István Boza 14 Footballers’ Labour Market 57 Robert Simmons 15 Global Value Chains and Employment Relations 61 Sarosh C. Kuruvilla 16 HRM Practices and Productivity 66 Kathryn L. Shaw 17 Intergenerational Income Mobility 71 Jo Blanden 18 International Migration 75 Mariola Pytlikova and Davit Adunts 19 Japanese Labor Market 81 Ryo Kambayashi 20 Job Design 84 Michael J. Gibbs 21 Job Insecurity 89 Francis Green 22 Job Satisfaction 93 John S. Heywood 23 Jobs, Tasks, Authority 97 Alexandra Spitz-Oener 24 Labor Income Share 101 Saumik Paul 25 Labour Market Discrimination: Ethnicity and Race 104 Mats Hammarstedt and Ali Ahmed 26 Labour Market Discrimination: Gender 107 Dominique Meurs 27 Labor Market Discrimination: Method and Measurement 111 Ali Ahmed and Mats Hammarstedt 28 Labor Market Discrimination: Sexual Orientation 115 Nick Drydakis 29 Labour Market Integration of Immigrants 120 Pieter Bevelander 30 Labour Supply and Taxes 123 Monica Costa Dias 31 Monopsonistic Labour Markets 129 Boris Hirsch and Elke J. Jahn 32 Non-Financial Motivation in the Workplace 133 Gary Charness, Michael Cooper and J. Lucas Reddinger 33 Non-Wage Labour Costs 140 Robert A. Hart 34 Occupational Licensing 144 Morris Kleiner 35 Outsourcing, Consequences for Employees 148 Holger Görg 36 Payroll Taxes: Incidence and Employment Effects 153 Roope Uusitalo 37 Performance Evaluations 157 Anders Frederiksen 38 Performance Feedback: Cognitive and Motivational Effects 160 Marie Claire Villeval 39 Performance Pay: Consequences on Workers’ Health 164 Ioannis Theodissou 40 Performance Related Pay and Performance 171 Tor Eriksson 41 Promotion Tournaments 176 Michael Bognanno 42 Public Sector Labor Markets 180 Claudio Lucifora 43 Recruitment: Internal or External? 185 Jed DeVaro 44 Regional Labour Markets 189 Uwe Blien 45 Returns to Education 194 Franz Buscha and Matthew Dickson 46 Shadow Economy Labour Markets 199 Dominik H. Enste 47 Skill-Biased Technological Change 203 Pekka Ilmakunnas 48 Skills acquisition: workplace learning and workers’ productivity 206 Andries de Grip 49 Strikes and Conflict Mediation 210 John Kennan 50 Team Productivity 213 Hideo Owan 51 Temporary Jobs 218 Lia Pacelli 52 Unemployment: Duration, Incidence 222 Tor Eriksson 53 Unpaid Work 226 Leslie S. Stratton 54 Wage Bargaining Institutions 231 Erling Barth 55 Worker Representation 235 Alex Bryson and John Forth 56 Working Hours 240 Peter Dolton 57 Workplace Sickness Absence 245 Wolter Hassink 58 Works Councils 249 Uwe Jirjahn Index 255

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Book SynopsisThis timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic environments, chapters contrast Western experiences and perspectives with those of industrializing economies in Asia, focusing particularly on Korea and the USA.Contributors analyse trends in Korean education, including state, charter and private education, higher education and student loans and debt, and provide policy prescriptions for the improvement of higher education financing in the USA. Offering theoretical insights into the relationship between socio-economic and educational benefits for children and young people, and human capital formation, further chapters consider recent empirical evidence on disadvantaged people in the USA, before broadening the scope of analysis to consider the effects of human capital on industrial structure and productivity among OECD countries.Providing a unique and incisive understanding of human capital formation in the context of education, this book lays out guidance to scholars and researchers of human capital, particularly those concentrating on policies in Korea and the USA. It will also be useful to policymakers involved in economic and education policy.Trade Review‘In this edited volume, leading scholars in Korea and the United States provide a rich resource for the application of human capital theory and policy in both developed and developing countries. The Korean experience featured in this book will benefit experts, policymakers, and eventually, the next generation around the world.’ -- - Jin-Yeong Kim, Konkuk University, Korea‘Education drives economic growth and social and economic mobility. This excellent volume collects original, insightful essays from leading American and Korean policy economists, focusing on education and its contributions to wellbeing. It offers many insights drawn from careful analyses of the Korean experience augmented with evidence from the U.S. and OECD.’ -- - John Karl Scholz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Jeong Pyo Choi ix 1 Introduction to Human Capital Policy 1 David Neumark, Yong-seong Kim and Sang-Hyop Lee PART I EDUCATION REFORM ISSUES 2 Intergenerational mobility and the role of education in Korea 12 Hisam Kim PART II ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 3 Restructuring universities in Korea 55 Jaehoon Kim 4 An economist’s perspective on student loans in the United States 84 Susan M. Dynarski 5 Korea’s college loan program 103 Sungmin Han PART III HUMAN CAPITAL INPUTS AND OUTCOMES 6 Parental information and human capital formation 122 Flávio Cunha 7 US charter schools as a test of the theory of school choice 141 Julian R. Betts 8 Does private school make a difference? Evidence from autonomous private high school policy in Korea 164 Yoonsoo Park PART IV HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE LABOR MARKET 9 Building labor market skills among disadvantaged US workers: four-year college degrees and alternatives 193 Harry J. Holzer 10 Effects of human capital on technology intensity in the OECD manufacturing sector 211 WooRam Park 11 Intragenerational income mobility in Korea since 2000 233 Yong-seong Kim Index 255

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Book SynopsisThis incisive Handbook offers a timely and critical analysis of the gendered nature of public sector employment. Bringing together key theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research from around the world, Hazel Conley and Paula Koskinen Sandberg examine the ways in which female public sector workers experience intersectional discrimination in the workplace. Covering key sites of employment for women across the globe, the Handbook considers a comprehensive range of gendered public sector occupations. Chapters investigate how women's employment in public services is influenced by complex political and economic tensions, exploring core issues such as the relationship between gender, ethnicity, occupational segregation and work-life balance, flexible working, and workplace bullying; gendered pay and pension inequality; the sources of feminist activism in public sector employment; and the impact of the pandemic on feminised public sector occupations. Ultimately, the Handbook highlights that while change is possible, it will require a radical rethinking of how public services are valued and funded in society. Providing cutting-edge analysis and empirical data on gender and public sector employment, this Handbook will be an essential resource for academics and researchers interested in the role of the State as Employer. Its thought-provoking yet accessible insights into gendered employment will further benefit students of social policy, gender politics, employment relations, and the sociology of work.Trade Review‘Conley and Sandberg have brought together an impressive group of authors to uncover the reality of work in the public sector from multiple national contexts. This international collection provides insight into the dominant driving forces shaping public sector employment and the differential impact on a diversity of workers in different national settings.’ -- Geraldine Healy, Queen Mary University of London, UK‘This Handbook speaks to some of the most pressing issues impacting the pursuit of gender equity in public service. The authors provide compelling contributions that illustrate the enduring undervaluation and underutilization of women’s talents. The qualitative and quantitative analyses offer snapshots of persistent gender inequity from around the globe. Together, they present a powerful call for change.’ -- Heather Getha-Taylor, University of Kansas, US‘While advancements have been made, more work needs to be done to fully include women in governance. This Handbook brings together an impressive roster of international and interdisciplinary scholars to examine gender in public sector employment, including continuing issues and new challenges for our changing world. This is an amazing, up-to-date resource for scholars of gender and public administration.’ -- Jessica Sowa, University of Delaware, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment 1 Hazel Conley and Paula Koskinen Sandberg PART I GENDER AND THE NEO-LIBERAL STATE AS EMPLOYER 2 The state as employer (and regulator) of care services in Germany 10 Karin Gottschall and Ruth Abramowski 3 Real utopias at work. Conflicts and dreams among nurses in the public sector 22 Paula Mulinari and Rebecca Selberg 4 Tensions between welfare services and competitiveness: public sector wages in competitive corporatism and the social democratic gender regime 36 Miikaeli Kylä-Laaso 5 The role of the state in promoting gender equality in public transport employment: evidence from the Global South 50 Tessa Wright 6 Gender, class and the meritocratic ideal. The case of the life sciences in Italian academia 64 Camilla Gaiaschi 7 Gendered employment in public universities: the influence of neo-liberal reforms and union policies in the case of Iceland 78 fiorger›ur Einarsdóttir and Finnborg S. Steinflórsdóttir PART II GENDER AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 8 Overcoming ‘administrative man’? Redoing gender in Australian public services 94 Sue Williamson and Linda Colley 9 Empowering or depleting women’s work? Public sector reform and small-scale entrepreneurship in Swedish eldercare 108 Helene Brodin and Elin Peterson 10 The dynamics influencing women to become teachers in the public sector of Pakistan 122 Mahwish Khan 11 Lean management and hybrid masculinization – a case study from the Finnish healthcare 136 Timo Aho and Laura Mankki 12 Gender differences among city managers in the United States 150 Beth M. Rauhaus, Kathryn E. Webb Farley and Robert D. Eskridge 13 The brass cliff? Women police chiefs and police reform 163 Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Amie M. Schuck and John C. Navarro PART III WOMEN’S PAY, REWARD AND PENSIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 14 Evidencing women’s progress in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public service 176 Jane Parker, Noelle Donnelly, Janet Sayers, Amanda Young-Hauser, Patricia Loga, Selu Paea and Shirley Barnett 15 The devil is in the detail: how neoliberal design limited the successful impact of pay equity policy in New Zealand 193 Katherine Ravenswood 16 Regulating women’s pay in Finland and the UK – the role of the public sector 205 Hazel Conley and Paula Koskinen Sandberg 17 Limits of accountability: gender pay audits in Swedish municipalities 219 Minna Salminen-Karlsson and Anna Fogelberg Eriksson 18 Examining gender-based inequalities in US public sector administrative positions over time 234 Valerie H Hunt, Larra Rucker, Melissa A Taylor and Brinck Kerr PART IV WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION AND VOICE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 19 Trade union campaigns for early childcare and school secretarial work in Ireland 250 Pauline Cullen 20 Representation and voice in two feminised health professions 264 Cécile Guillaume and Gill Kirton 21 Rethinking exit and voice in the crisis of care – collective repertoires among welfare workers in Sweden 278 Anna Ryan Bengtsson 22 The state monetary deficit is carried on women’s backs barriers to union action in the neo-liberalised employment of teachers and social workers in Israel 292 Orly Benjamin PART V GENDER, PANDEMIC AND PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT 23 An exploration into Black and Asian healthcare workers in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service being disproportionally affected by Covid-19 307 Beverley Brathwaite 24 Underfunding of nursing education and the precarious employment conditions of nurses: an exploration of contributing factors, COVID-19 pandemic implications, and structural solutions 320 Virginia Gunn, Michael Villeneuve, Patricia O’Campo and Carles Muntaner 25 Examining the experiences of Canadian women police during Covid-19: a liminal space for cultural change 335 Debra Langan, Carrie Sanders and Danielle Thompson 26 Public institutions and home-based teleworking in times of pandemic: a case study at the University of Valencia 348 Isabel Pla-Julián Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book provides the first in-depth analysis of participatory income and its potential role in countering endemic poverty and unemployment in high-income countries. Heikki Hiilamo reviews the concept of basic income and specific basic income experiments before presenting participatory income as a viable alternative in the fight against poverty.Highly topical, chapters explore pressing issues such as the effects of automation on the future of work and the links between social protection and eco-social transition. Putting forward the argument that any reform of social assistance should continue to enforce reciprocity with reduced means-testing, Hiilamo explores the practical advantages of the participation income model in reducing poverty and developing an eco-social welfare model.Tackling one of the most heated current debates in social policy, this book will be a key resource for scholars and students in this field, particularly those with a focus on welfare and labour economics, labour policy and the sociology of work. Its use of examples and case studies will also benefit practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review‘As Research Professor at the National Institute for Health and Welfare and Professor of Social Policy at the University of Helsinki, Heikki Hiilamo has an extensive research background on subjects related to health and social security as well as basic income, illustrated by a wide range of academic contributions. Hiilamo’s interdisciplinary approach, comprehensive analysis, and forward-looking perspectives make this work a signi?cant contribution to the ?eld. Researchers and academics interested in these subjects will ?nd this book bene?cial in shaping new perspectives not only on basic income but also on more radical social protection reforms.’ -- Alger Kurti, European Journal of Social Security‘A quarter of a century ago Tony Atkinson suggested participation income as a key policy instrument for recalibrating struggling European welfare states. It has taken 25 years for a leading policy scholar to produce the first book-length discussion of the proposal, its merits and how to make it work in contemporary welfare systems. Building on both theoretical and empirical insights — and many years of experience as one of Europe’s leading policy scholars — Heikki Hiilamo has written a book that is as astute as it is topical. At a time when welfare states are figuring out how to deal with the societal ravages of a pandemic crisis, participation income is an idea that needs to be given due attention — and Heikki Hiilamo has written the book that tells us how and why.’ -- Jurgen De Wispelaere, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, LatviaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to digital transformation and social policy 2. Machine beats man – prospects of paid work 3. Other existing challenges 4. Conditionality and unconditionality as strategies to prevent labour market exclusion 5. Lessons from basic income experiments 6. Definition of participation income 7. Criticisms of participation income 8. New models for participation income 9. Practical applications of participation income 10. Conclusions: social policies for sustainable societies References Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together contributions from leading labour market policy scholars from across the globe, this state-of-the-art Handbook offers extensive and compelling analyses of labour market policy in advanced democracies.Drawing on the lively debates on labour market policy that have characterised comparative social policy and comparative political economy scholarship in recent years, the Handbook provides theoretical insights into the core concepts, changing contexts and main actors that shape contemporary labour market policy. Using macro-regional case studies spanning Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America, it offers detailed empirical illustrations of how major labour market policies and institutions have evolved over time and across countries. Chapters further examine the diversity of policy options and their various political implications, assessing the relationship between labour market policy and major socio-economic outcomes, such as inequality, well being and political participation.Integrating cutting-edge theory with rich empirical insights, this incisive Handbook will be an invaluable reference for students and scholars of comparative social policy and comparative political economy. Its comprehensive coverage will also allow policy-makers and practitioners to reflect critically on the role of labour market policy in today’s complex societies.Trade Review‘This new Handbook is an impressive volume that brings together leading scholars in labour market policy research. It not only provides a fresh view on long-debated topics in labour market policy design and implementation, but it also widens the perspective to include new topics, updated comparative evidence and political economy issues. Everyone interested in learning about contemporary labour market policies from different angles should have a look at this book.’ -- Werner Eichhorst, Institute of Labour Economics, Germany‘Deindustrialisation, globalisation and automation all contribute to the tremendous complexity of labour markets in the 21st century, even as countries struggle to provide jobs for all or most citizens. This superb and comprehensive collection of essays sheds light on the many ways that capitalist democracies struggle to sustain growth and solidarity in our age of underemployment.’ -- Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University, US‘This is an extraordinary collection. The editors and their collaborators have managed to produce not just a survey of labour market policy, but a comparative political economic study of developed nations that is empirically rich, thematically exhaustive and theoretically sophisticated. The value of this volume cannot be overstated.’ -- Martin Rhodes, University of Denver, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research 1 Daniel Clegg and Niccolo Durazzi PART I CORE CONCEPTS 2 The rise and demise of unemployment 14 Jérôme Gautié 3 Insider-outsider divides in rich democracies: labour market policies, new inequalities and attitudes 27 Hanna Schwander 4 Activation: a research topic in its own right? 44 Jochen Clasen and Clara Mascarò 5 The academic and policy roots of flexicurity and its pathways 54 Sonja Bekker and Janine Leschke 6 Assessing labour market policy change 68 Emanuele Ferragina, Federico Danilo Filetti and Alessandro Arrigoni PART II CHANGING CONTEXTS 7 Macroeconomic regimes and labour market policies 88 Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke 8 Women, work, and labour market policy 103 Sonja Avlijaš 9 Labour market policy in the era of mass migration: perspectives on Europe 116 Gemma Scalise 10 Technological change and labour market policy preferences 132 David Weisstanner 11 Putting the platform economy in its place: contested regulatory terrains 148 Alessio Bertolini, Matt Cole and Shelly Steward PART III ACTORS 12 Political parties and labour market policies 161 Reimut Zohlnhöfer and Linda Voigt 13 Trade unions and the evolution of labour market policy 177 Joshua Gordon and Dennie Oude Nijhuis 14 Employers and labour market policy 193 Sabrina Colombo, David Natali and Emmanuele Pavolini 15 International organisations: policy agendas and transfer mechanisms in global labour governance 206 Vicente Silva 16 The European Union: a significant player in labour policymaking 219 Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne and Darragh Golden PART IV JOB AND INCOME SECURITY 17 Minimum wages: by collective bargaining and by law 235 Georg Picot 18 Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets? 249 Agnieszka Piasna 19 The parabola of unemployment insurance in advanced democracies 264 Daniel Clegg and Larissa Nenning 20 The rise of in-work benefits: policy, politics and evaluation 280 Joan Abbas and Ewan Robertson 21 From early retirement to later exit from work: shifting towards active ageing 295 Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Kun Lee 22 Universal basic income: the new political economy of an old idea 309 Leire Rincon and Tim Vlandas PART V EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT 23 Skill formation: part of and complement to the labour market policy mix? 327 Donato Di Carlo and Niccolo Durazzi 24 Effects and explanations of active labour market policy: theoretical and empirical challenges for cross-national research 343 Axel Cronert 25 Public employment services: mapping reform trends in advanced democracies 360 Timo Weishaupt 26 The changing role of frontline employment advisors 374 Rik van Berkel 27 Predictive algorithms in the delivery of public employment services 387 John Körtner and Giuliano Bonoli PART VI REGIONAL EXPERIENCES 28 Liberal labour markets at the crossroads: the cases of Australia and New Zealand 400 Shaun Wilson 29 Labour market policy reform in East Asia: from economic crises to welfare politics 417 Ijin Hong, Chung-Yang Yeh and Jaewook Nahm 30 Canada and the United States: labour market policies and varieties of federalism in two liberal welfare states 435 Daniel Béland, Shannon Dinan, and Alex Waddan 31 Labour market policy in the Visegrad countries 449 Michał Polakowski 32 Labour market policy reforms in Southern Europe: too much of the wrong medicine? 463 Arianna Tassinari, Fabio Bulfone and Angie Gago PART VII IMPACTS 33 Labour market policies and social inequality in labour market outcomes 479 Thomas Biegert 34 Poor workers in advanced democracies: on the nature of in-work poverty and its relationship to labour market policies 495 Rod Hick and Ive Marx 35 Labour market policies as a social determinant of wellbeing 508 Elke Heins 36 Labour market problems and political integration 523 Paul Marx Index 536

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the gig economy is changing the way people work, how the platforms’ business models are spreading in our economies, and what labour and social institutions are needed to respond to the challenges that platform work raises.Covering key issues such as algorithmic management, discrimination, occupational health and safety, casual work and collective labour rights, the authors challenge the narrative that the gig economy is a set of work arrangements that cannot be regulated through existing labour legislation and governance forms. The impact of the gig economy in developing countries and the regulation of global supply changes in platform work are also addressed.With contributions from world-leading authors, this Research Agenda will be crucial reading for scholars of labour and employment law, sociologists, economists and industrial relations specialists.Trade Review‘This important volume lays bare the significance of platform work for the wider world of work and for society at large. Through a multidisciplinary perspective it addresses a myriad of issues concerning platform work that have not received their due attention such as occupational safety and health, discrimination, and gaps in cross-border governance. The editors and contributors have done a fantastic job in making clear both the exceptional – and the unexceptional – aspects of platform work and thus provide a useful guide to scholars, social partners and policymakers of how to shape the gig economy so that it can be of benefit to all.’ -- Janine Berg, International Labour Organization, Geneva, Switzerland‘If the last two years have undoubtedly represented a quantum leap in the understanding and regulation of platform work at the European and national level, this volume marks the beginning of a second age of the multidisciplinary research on forms of work organized by technology. Thought-provoking contributions by brilliant authors from various scientific and geographical backgrounds pave the way for a new season of critical thinking, impactful inquiry and regulatory intervention. A much-recommended reading!’ -- Antonio Aloisi, IE University, Madrid, SpainTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society 1 Valerio De Stefano, Ilda Durri, Charalampos Stylogiannis, Mathias Wouters 2 Exclusion by default: Platform workers’ quest for labour protections 13 Valerio De Stefano, Ilda Durri, Charalampos Stylogiannis, Mathias Wouters 3 The impact of the gig-economy on occupational health and safety: Just an occupation hazard? 33 Aude Cefaliello, Cristina Inversi 4 Algorithmic discrimination, the role of GPS, and the limited scope of EU non-discrimination law 53 Elena Gramano, Miriam Kullmann 5 The law and worker voice in the gig economy 73 Alan Bogg, Ricardo Buendia 6 Platform economy and the risk of in-work poverty: A research agenda for social security lawyers 93 Paul Schoukens, Alberto Barrio, Eleni De Becker 7 Platform work and precariousness: Low earnings and limited control of work 113 Iain Campbell 8 On demand work as a legal framework to understand the gig economy 133 Ruth Dukes 9 Domestic work and the gig economy 149 Natalie Sedacca 10 Is flexibility and autonomy a myth or reality on taxi platforms? Comparison between traditional and app-based taxi drivers in developing countries 167 Uma Rani, Nora Gobel, Rishabh Kumar Dhir 11 The emerging geographies of platform labour: Intensifying trends in global capitalism 193 Kelle Howson, Alessio Bertolini, Srujana Katta, Funda Ustek-Spilda, Mark Graham 12 Crowdwork and global supply chains: Regulating digital piecework 215 Nastazja Potocka-Sionek Index 235

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book examines the growing phenomenon of internships, and the policy issues that they raise, during a time when internships or traineeships have become an important way of transitioning from education into paid work.Featuring contributions from established and emerging scholars in a range of disciplines, the book presents important new research on the use, benefits and regulation of such arrangements. It considers how various countries around the world are meeting the challenge of ensuring decent work for interns, and what more needs to be done to realise that objective. Additionally, the case for new forms of regulation to minimise or prevent the exploitation of interns is explored, against the background of a possible new international labour standard.Presenting new data and analysis on whether internships can - and to what extent do - provide an effective bridge from education to employment, Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience will be a key resource for policy-makers and academics in labour law, industrial relations, labour economics, human resource management and education.Trade Review‘An important and much-needed volume. It foregrounds internships as a significant feature of modern labour markets and a key policy and regulatory challenge. An impressively international volume, the book draws on the work of leading experts from a range of disciplines. It clearly outlines the policy challenges and proposes a valuable set of principles for effective regulation.’Table of ContentsContents: PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 1 Internships: A policy and regulatory challenge 2 Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O’Higgins and Anne Hewitt 2 The nature and prevalence of internships 17 Andrew Stewart PART II INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYABILITY 3 What makes for a ‘good’ internship? 35 Niall O’Higgins and Luis Pinedo Caro 4 How do internships undertaken during higher education affect graduates’ labour-market outcomes in Italy and the United Kingdom? 55 Charikleia Tzanakou, Luca Cattani, Daria Luchinskaya and Giulio Pedrini 5 Challenging the assumptions supporting work experience as a pathway to employment 76 Paula McDonald, Andrew Stewart and Damian Oliver 6 The (non)instrumental character of unpaid internships: Implications for regulating internships 91 Wil Hunt and Charikleia Tzanakou PART III REGULATING INTERNSHIPS: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 7 Rights and obligations in the context of internships and traineeships: A German perspective 113 Bernd Waas 8 The law and regulation of internships in South Africa 130 Mahlatse Innocent Malatji 9 Internships and apprenticeships in Sweden, collective bargaining and social partner involvement 145 Jenny Julén Votinius and Mia Rönnmar 10 Square pegs and round holes: Shrinking protections for unpaid interns under the Fair Labor Standards Act 163 James J. Brudney 11 Work experience, the contract of employment and the scope of labour law: The United Kingdom and Australia compared 189 Rosemary Owens PART IV INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATION AND WELFARE 12 Regulating international educational internships: Opportunities and challenges 208 Joanna Howe 13 Universities as internship regulators: Evidence from Australia 223 Anne Hewitt 14 Regulating internships in active labour market programmes: A comparative perspective 239 Irene Nikoloudakis 15 Trainees – the new army of cheap labour: Lessons from workfare 255 Amir Paz-Fuchs 16 Extending social security to trainees in Spain, France and Germany: A tale of segmentation 269 Alexandre de le Court PART V HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 17 Fundamental rights broadening the scope of labour law? The example of trainees 285 Annika Rosin 18 Working at the edges of legal protection: Equality law and youth work experience from a comparative perspective 302 Alysia Blackham 19 Traineeships and systemic discrimination against young workers 321 Julia López López PART VI INTERNSHIP REGULATION: INTO THE FUTURE 20 Developing new standards for internships 335 Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O’Higgins and Anne Hewitt Index

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Book SynopsisActors in the world of work are facing an increasing number of challenges, including automatization and digitalization, new types of jobs and more diverse forms of employment. This timely book examines employer and worker responses, challenges and opportunities for social dialogue, and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work.Through interviews and surveys, the volume provides direct evidence on three central questions: how can we cultivate autonomous, bipartite social dialogue in order to meet these critical challenges? How can the social partners strengthen their representativeness and membership, and extend their influence? What role can social partners and social dialogue play regarding digitalization, and what best practices can be identified?The volume also addresses significant trends such as demographic changes, migration flows, global supply chain management and environmental objectives. It covers the current EU member states while extending analysis to EU candidate and potential candidate countries, thus enlarging coverage to 34 European nations. The detailed evidence by theme and by individual country will provide a unique source of ideas on social actors’ innovative roles in ensuring sustainable and inclusive practices in the future world of work.This will be an invigorating read for labour economics and labour policy scholars looking for a better understanding of the new world of work. Labour organizations, employers, trade unions and representatives of national and supranational institutions will also benefit from the detailed case studies in the volume.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Heinz Koller ix 1. Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles and capacity in the new world of work: Overview 1 Youcef Ghellab and Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2. Strengthening the representativeness of the social partners and their institutional capacity to shape labour markets through social dialogue 28 Dominique Anxo 3. Supporting the autonomous role of the social partners 69 Bernd Waas 4. Digitalization and social dialogue: Challenges, opportunities and responses 110 Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente 5. Enhancing the social partners and social dialogue in the new world of work in the Czech Republic 155 Soňa Veverkov. 6. Reforms and new challenges for work and employment in France: Social dialogue under pressure 188 Christine Erhel 7. The German industrial relations system under pressure: Structure, trends and outcomes 216 Ulrich Walwei, Lutz Bellmann and Christoph Bellmann 8. Striking the right balance between autonomy and assumption of responsibility: A way forward for social dialogue in Greece 255 Daphne Nicolitsas 9. Social dialogue and the new world of work in Ireland 285 Philip J. O’Connell 10. Enhancing the social partners and social dialogue in the new world of work: The case of Italy 319 Lorenzo Bordogna 11. Social partners and the world of work in Poland: Between East and West 369 Dominika Polkowska 12. Social dialogue and world of work challenges in Romania 406 Magda Volonciu 13. Enhancing social partners’ capacity and social dialogue in the new world of work: The case of Spain 429 Oscar Molina 14. Industrial relations, social dialogue and the transformation of the world of work: The Swedish experience 465 Dominique Anxo 15. Turkey: Enhancing social partners’ capacity and social dialogue in the new world of work 491 Gaye Burcu Yıldız 16. Social dialogue and the future of work in the Adriatic region 528 Igor Guardiancich 17. Social dialogue and the new world of work: The case of the Baltic states 579 Jaan Masso, Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina Index 619

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Book SynopsisWith the advancement in processing power and storage now enabling algorithms to expand their capabilities beyond their initial narrow applications, technology is becoming increasingly powerful. This highly topical Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work, assessing its effect on an array of economic sectors, the resulting nature of work, and the subsequent policy implications of these changes. Featuring contributions from leading experts across diverse fields, the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence at Work takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding AI’s connections to existing economic, social, and political ecosystems. Considering a range of fields including agriculture, manufacturing, health care, education, law and government, the Handbook provides detailed sector-specific analyses of how AI is changing the nature of work, the challenges it presents and the opportunities it creates. Looking forward, it makes policy recommendations to address concerns, such as the potential displacement of some human labor by AI and growth in inequality affecting those lacking the necessary skills to interact with these technologies or without opportunities to do so.This vital Handbook is an essential read for students and academics in the fields of business and management, information technology, AI, and public policy. It will also be highly informative from a cross-disciplinary perspective for practitioners, as well as policy makers with an interest in the development of AI technology.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence at Work: Interconnections and Policy Implications 1 Martha Garcia-Murillo and Ian MacInnes PART I CONCEPTUALIZING THE HUMAN WITH THE MACHINE 2 The computer says no: how automated decision systems affect workers’ role perceptions in socio-technical systems 16 Sabine T. Koeszegi, Setareh Zafari, and Reinhard Grabler 3 Responsible AI at work: incorporating human values 32 Andreas Theodorou and Andrea Aler Tubella 4 AI-enabled business model and human-in-the-loop (deceptive AI): implications for labor 47 Uma Rani and Rishabh Kumar Dhir 5 Tools for crowdworkers coding data for AI 76 Saiph Savage and Martha Garcia-Murillo PART II SECTORAL USES, APPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES 6 AI and the transformation of agricultural work: economic, social, and environmental implications 96 Andrea Renda 7 AI in manufacturing and the role of humans: processes, robots, and systems 119 Panagiotis Stavropoulos, Kosmas Alexopoulos, Sotiris Makris, Alexios Papacharalampopoulos, Steven Dhondt, and George Chryssolouris 8 Workers and AI in the construction and operation of civil infrastructures 142 Jinding Xing, Zhe Sun, and Pingbo Tang 9 AI-based technology in home-based care in aging societies: challenges and opportunities 166 Naoko Muramatsu, Miloš Žefran, Emily Stiehl, and Thomas Cornwell 10 Artificial intelligence for professional learning 191 Wayne Holmes and Allison Littlejohn 11 Smart automation in entrepreneurial finance: the use of AI in private markets 212 Francesco Corea 12 The artificial creatives: the rise of combinatorial creativity from DALL-E to GPT-3 225 Giancarlo Frosio 13 The judicial system and the work of judges and lawyers in the application of law and sanctions assisted by AI 250 Karim Benyekhlef and Jie Zhu 14 AI and national security 276 Saiph Savage, Gabriela Avila, Norma Elva Chávez, and Martha Garcia-Murillo 15 Governance, government records, and the policymaking process aided by AI 291 Andrea Renda PART III THE LABOR IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT WORK 16 Recurrent memes and technological fallacies 315 David Heatly and Bronwyn Howell 17 AI and income inequality: the danger of exacerbating existing trends toward polarization in the US workforce 338 Dan Sholler and Ian MacInnes 18 The impact of AI on contracts and unionisation 356 Michael Walker Index 371

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Book SynopsisFocusing on public administration activities in the field of national labour policy, this timely book provides detailed analyses of labour administration reforms, innovations and challenges in different countries, including detailed case studies from Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the US.Combining rigorous research and practical policy recommendations, the book contains contributions from top scholars in the fields of economics, employment relations, labour law and public administration, as well as officials from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Chapters offer wide-ranging investigations of topics such as labour inspection, social dialogue involving employer organizations and trade unions, and the role of performance management and new technologies in labour administration. The book further demonstrates the vital role of labour administration in upholding employment rights and promoting employment, emphasizing the ways in which it can contribute to good governance, sustainable development and decent work. This will be a critical read for employment relations, global labour studies and public administration scholars. Policy makers and practitioners working in and around employment policy and labour law will also find this book beneficial, particularly with its in-depth case studies.Trade Review‘This highly instructive book on how labour administration is struggling with challenges in the contemporary world of labour gives a compact analysis of the evolution of national systems in the context of the ILO’s 1978 Labour Administration Convention. The case studies of the reforms and innovations in labour administration presented here, for eight countries on different continents with differing economies, make it essential reading for scholars and practitioners alike.’ -- Kazuo Sugeno, University of Tokyo and Member of the Japan Academy, Japan‘This collection shines an informed light on an area vital to policy delivery – effective labour administration, and its contribution to good public governance. I found the wide-ranging contributions from different regions and perspectives interesting in themselves while together they help identify important preconditions and enablers. The book should be of value to academics across a number of areas including employment relations, as well as key reading for policy makers, social partners and those involved in the staffing and oversight of labour administration bodies.’ -- Linda Dickens, University of Warwick, UK‘Recent years have witnessed an explosion of new forms of work organization such as gig work, temporary work, and freelancing. These developments have brought regulatory questions to the fore. Much attention has been directed at the content of those regulations, yet without effective administration the rules have no teeth. This is a topic that is too often overlooked. The Governance of Labour Administration performs a welcome service by filling this gap via an impressive international comparative study. This volume is an important and useful contribution to the ongoing debate about how best to manage a rapidly changing job market.’ -- Paul Osterman, MIT Sloan School of Management, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xvi 1 Introduction to The Governance of Labour Administration 1 Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly, Maria Gavris and Maria Luz Vega Ruiz PART I KEY ISSUES IN LABOUR ADMINISTRATION 2 Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of the ILO Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) 23 José Luis Daza 3 Social dialogue at the dawn of the ILO’s centenary: sorting out challenges, setting priorities for the future 43 Konstantinos Papadakis 4 Understanding ICT use in labour administration: taking stock 68 Anna Milena Galazka PART II LABOUR ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION 5 Governing labour regulations in the future of work: lessons from labour inspection in Brazil 91 Roberto Pires 6 The labour inspection system and labour law reform in France 113 Virginie Forest 7 Minimum wage(s) in Germany: origins, enforcement, effects 130 J. Timo Weishaupt 8 The changing world of work and labour market institutions in India 152 Kingshuk Sarkar 9 Innovative measures for implementing labour laws and role of labour administration: recent developments in Japan 168 Ryuichi Yamakawa 10 ICT-led innovations in labour administration: Sri Lanka’s labour inspection systems application 192 Sunil Chandrasiri and Ramani Gunatilaka 11 Recent developments in U.S. labor policies and programs 210 Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow 12 Labour market integration of migrants in Germany? 238 Judith Czepek 13 An analysis of performance management in the South African Department of Labour 262 Robert Cameron Index 284

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of work and labour relations within global platform capitalism with a specific focus on digital platforms that organise labour processes, known as labour platforms. Well-respected contributors thoroughly examine both online and offline platforms, their distinct differences and the important roles they play for both large transnational companies and those with a smaller global reach. Chapters explore how labour platforms have become controversial and ambiguous as they increasingly appear to provide important sources of work and income globally but conversely raise concerns over exploitation of workers and the lack of legal protection provided to them. Offering a global perspective and including studies from different continents, the book covers three key areas: platform work in the wider context of contemporary capitalism, labour platforms from an international division of labour perspective, and labour processes and relations. This informative and thought-provoking book is an excellent resource for scholars with a particular interest in political economy, the sociology of work, labour relations and labour policies. Policymakers and regulators looking to understand how to effectively apply existing regulations for platform workers when creating new business models will also find this an invigorating read.Trade Review‘I highly recommend this book to those who have already stepped into the terrain of understanding the platform economy, those who are just taking that step, and those who have not yet begun but are willing to do so. Why? Because this is one of the few existing books that offers a rich, critical, fresh, and contemporary analysis of the platform economy embedded into capital and capitalism worldwide. It reveals what global platform capitalism entails by uncovering its internal social, economic, and political contradictions and tensions from a much-needed critical standpoint.’ -- Valeria Pulignano, ILR Review‘With this edited collection of insightful chapters, Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune capture the essence of the “contradictions” and “tensions” surrounding the emergence of work and labor relations within the platform economy. This collection memorably illustrates how hegemonic capitalism generates “social order” by re-producing cleavages through establishing new socio-economic and political interdependencies on a global basis. This is a “must” for everyone who wants to learn about the platform economy.’ -- Valeria Pulignano, University of Leuven, Belgium‘In the 21st century we are witnessing what seems to be a paradox. On the one hand, we have an expansion of algorithms and artificial intelligence generating companies that are increasingly wealthy. On the other, there is a new growing portion of the working class who find themselves in an increasingly precarious position and without basic labour rights. How does exploitation in platform capitalism take place? What is new and what is old in these labour relations? How does managerial control occur? And how will the struggles and resistance of this new proletariat of the digital age develop? To better comprehend this complex social phenomenon, this book offers an important contribution.’ -- Ricardo Antunes, University of Campinas, BrazilTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism 1 Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune PART I PLATFORM LABOUR IN CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM 1 Value, rent and platform capitalism 29 Nick Srnicek 2 Platforms and exploitation in informational capitalism 46 Mariano Zukerfeld 3 Platform capitalism – towards the neo-commodification of labour? 69 Petar Marčeta PART II LABOUR PLATFORMS BETWEEN THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL 4 Working conditions, geography and gender in global crowdwork 93 Janine Berg and Uma Rani 5 Global earnings dispaities in remote platform work: liabilities of origin? 111 Vili Lehdonvirta, Isis Hjorth, Helena Barnard and Mark Graham 6 Freelancing globally: upworkers in China and India, neo-liberalisation and the new international putting-out system of labour (NIPL) 133 Wing-Fai Leung, Premilla D’Cruz and Ernesto Noronha PART III LABOUR PROCESS AND LABOUR RELATIONS IN PLATFORM CAPITALISM 7 Digitalized management, control and resistance in platform work: a labour process analysis 157 Simon Joyce and Mark Stuart 8 Collective organization in platform companies in Argentina: between labour union traditions and adaptive strategies 184 Cora Arias, Nicolás Diana Menéndez and Julieta Haidar 9 Collective resistance and organizational creativity amongst Europe’s platform workers: a new power in the labour movement? 205 Kurt Vandaele 10 Digital platform work in Latin America: challenges and perspectives for its regulation 235 Graciela Bensusán and Héctor Santos Index

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Book SynopsisContingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe investigates the manifold challenges posed by the continued expansion of the platform economy, the rise of non-standard forms of employment, and the diversification of work identities. Leading authors explore the potentialities and barriers for collective protection and representation of contingent workers in the platform economy, based on the experiences, needs, and aspirations of workers in Italy and Spain. Chapters undertake in-depth analyses of a diverse and innovative variety of initiatives for the protection, organization, and representation of contingent workers. The book ultimately constructs a framework to interpret the evolution of contingent workers’ experiences, allowing trade unions, social movements, and cooperatives to develop organizational and representative practices that better respond to their needs. This incisive book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students of sociology, international relations, political science, and labour law. Its practical insights will also enable trade unionists, activists, and policymakers in the field of labour relations to make informed decisions and identify possible avenues for development.Trade Review‘Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe presents new insights into the growing world of contingent work, which is particularly significant in Southern Europe. A must read for everybody looking for inspiring cases of collective representation of platform workers and freelancers as well as conceptual tools for analyzing new forms of representation and social dialogue among contingent workers.’ -- Anna Ilsøe, University of Copenhagen, Denmark‘Extremely impressive and highly recommendable, this book contributes to the understanding of the South-European countries’ model of work and employment, in the context of rising contingent work and problematic collective representation for atypical workers. The new aspirations and needs of Italian and Spanish contingent workers are explored together with the innovative forms of collective action.’ -- Vassil Kirov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BulgariaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: what is at stake regarding the collective representation of contingent workers? 1 Sofía Pérez de Guzmán, Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio and Ivana Pais PART I NEW DEMANDS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR EMERGING LABOUR REALITIES AND IDENTITIES 2 Alternative and contingent work in Italy and Spain: a statistical approach 20 Anna Soru 3 Contingent workers’ expectations for a collective voice: between individualism and the need for representation 37 Sofía Pérez de Guzmán PART II ENHANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR INTERMITTENT WORK 4 Doc servizi: how the cooperative model can support the music industry 55 Anna Mori 5 Smart Ibérica business impulse cooperative: ‘not just a means of invoicing for your work’ 75 Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio and Lucía del Moral-Espín 6 Humus Job: a collective voice for ethical work 95 Cecilia Manzo PART III BUILDING SOLIDARITIES AMONG PLATFORM WORKERS 7 Tu respuesta sindical YA: a new tool to meet the demands of workers engaged through digital platforms 111 Ester Ulloa-Unanue 8 Collective strategies of resistance to the precarious labour conditions in the digital platform economy: the case of Riders x Derechos 132 Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio 9 Consegne Etiche: the ethical platform for food delivery 155 Davide Arcidiacono and Ivana Pais PART IV NEW MODELS OF PROTECTION AND REPRESENTATION OF CONTINGENT WORKERS 10 Towards new forms of economic and political action: from voice to entry 177 Ivana Pais and Anna Mori 11 Conclusion: contingent workers’ voice in Southern Europe after Covid-19 197 Ivana Pais, Sofía Pérez de Guzmán and Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio Index

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Book SynopsisPiero Ferri expertly broadens the analysis of the canonical growth cycle approach by presenting a Minsky–Harrod model, examining how the relationship between income distribution, growth and unemployment becomes increasingly complex. Exploring this new technique to generate a process of growth, based not only on history but disequilibrium, he investigates the current income distribution debate further and the challenges it faces. Written in a succinct yet comprehensive style, Piero Ferri begins by addressing the basic principles, followed by an in-depth look at growth cycle models and how the Minsky–Harrod integrated model would help to unravel the current complexities. The empirical analysis reaches insightful conclusions by justifying the existence of a variety of results and by studying the distributive loop in a dynamic context which is prone to instability. Teachers of macroeconomics and scholars will find this an invaluable read and will benefit from the practical study and results. Researchers interested in labour economics and political economy will also find this a thought-provoking book.Trade Review‘In this book, Professor Ferri extends his formidable research on macroeconomic dynamics into a broad analysis of how income distribution affects aggregate outcomes. He develops creative insights to both synthesize a wide range of existing research and break new ground.’ -- Steven Fazzari, Washington University, St. Louis, US‘Piero Ferri thinks big, focusing on the nexus of income distribution, growth and unemployment that has been at the centre of economic thinking since the inception of the discipline. Ferri makes Harrod, Kaldor and Goodwin meet Minsky in an original and penetrating synthesis. The aggregate macroeconomic setting he brilliantly masters throughout the book generates a wide range of dynamic outcomes and provides invaluable insights especially for macroeconomists exploring the economy as a complex evolving system.’ -- Domenico Delli Gatti, Catholic University in Milan, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Income Distribution, Growth and Unemployment PART I THE BASICS 2. The lexicon of short-run static analysis 3. The political economy of income distribution 4. Elementary tools for dynamics PART II INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN GROWTH CYCLE MODELS 5. The Goodwin classical approach 6. The Kaleckian‒post-Keynesian (KPK) models 7. Financial aspects: a Minskyan perspective 8. Harrod and instability PART III A GENERALIZED MODEL 9. A workhorse model 10. Growth and unemployment 11. Technological change, income distribution and unemployment 12. The wage‒price spiral in an integrated model PART IV TOWARDS COMPLEX DYNAMICS 13. A meta-model of income distribution 14. Income distribution, inequality and debt 15. The financial instability hypothesis, income distribution and complex dynamics PART V CONCLUDING REMARKS 16 Final considerations References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely and perceptive book addresses the issues surrounding the adequacy of old-age income for future pensioners worldwide. It highlights how today’s young people are confronted with the simultaneous challenges of increasing employment uncertainty and declining pension generosity – topics which are highly relevant in contemporary welfare states. This pivotal study of the relationship between the current labour market and future pensions explores the ways in which public policies relating to education, employment and welfare work to sustain a decent living standard during retirement. Using a diverse range of comparative studies across a multitude of countries and nation-specific case studies, chapters consider the influence of institutions and social, cultural and economic norms on public pensions and retirement saving behaviours in young adults. Providing a valuable insight into contemporary research findings, this innovative book will be essential reading for students and scholars in the areas of welfare states, labour economics, pensions and the sociology of youth. Policymakers in these fields will also benefit from its analysis of sustainable pension policy development.Trade Review‘Young people face many immediate challenges in today’s labour markets, yet their longer-term prospects for retirement have often been neglected. Importantly, this edited volume addresses the links between disadvantages experienced early in careers and the much later, often substantial, consequences for retirement and old-age income. Going beyond the ordinary, these interdisciplinary studies fill knowledge gaps, especially with respect to social risk groups and geographical spread. They investigate how flexibilization of work and pension reforms challenge youth today and how they will continue to challenge them in the future. Are they aware of their prospects – and can they save adequately for their old age retirement?’ -- Bernhard Ebbinghaus, University of Mannheim, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface viii 1 Introduction to Youth Employment Insecurity and Pension Adequacy 1 Dirk Hofäcker and Kati Kuitto PART I LABOUR MARKET RISKS, PENSION SYSTEMS AND OLD AGE SECURITY 2 Youth and pensions in a European comparison – how pension systems consider early adulthood and life course uncertainties 15 Susan Kuivalainen, Antti Mielonen and Niko Väänänen 3 The impact of discontinuity – how unemployment shapes outcomes in voluntary pension schemes 31 Dina Frommert 4 Self-employment and the risk of poverty in old age – what’s the role of pension systems in Europe? 50 Julia Höppner 5 Manifesting future disadvantage – class, gender and pension accrual of the low-educated young in Europe 70 Traute Meyer 6 Employment in youth and pension accumulation in Finland – how recent pension reforms account for early career employment 91 Ilari Ilmakunnas and Kati Kuitto 7 Labour market insecurities of younger couples and homeownership in later adulthood in Germany: how important is couples’ and gendered risk aversion in the decision process? 106 Sophia Fauser and Sonja Scheuring PART II ATTITUDES TOWARDS PRIVATE PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT SAVING BEHAVIOUR 8 The social, cultural and economic influences on retirement saving for young adults in the UK 127 Ellie Suh and Hayley James 9 Attitudes of young workers towards the private pension system in Turkey 146 Müge Gülmez Korkmaz 10 Youth informal employment in Arab States – exclusion and exit 163 Walid Merouani Index

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Book SynopsisThe Economics and Regulation of Digital Markets presents new findings and perspectives from leading international scholars on three critical areas of developing government policies. The first three contributions analyse digital markets and their regulation. Next is a discussion of the divergence of expert and public views on European democracy. The final contribution provides an analysis of the effects of firing notification procedures on wage growth. The functioning of digital markets, the state of democracy around the world, and rules that affect wages raise questions about the proper roles of government rules. This volume provides insights into these pressing and important issues.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Economics and Regulation of Digital Markets; James Langenfeld, Chris Ring, and Frank Fagan Chapter 2. Is the Proposed Digital Markets Act the Cure for Europe’s Platform Ills? Evidence from the European Commission’s Impact Assessment; David J. Teece and Henry J. Kahwaty Chapter 3. Data, Power and Competition Law: The (im)possible Mission of the DMA?; Antonio Davola and Gianclaudio Malgieri Chapter 4. Rethinking Remedies for the Attention Economy; Francesco Parisi and Elvira Caterina Parisi Chapter 5: With the Naked Eye - Diverging Perspectives on the Evaluation of Democracy in the EU; Kamil Jonski and Wojciech Rogowski Chapter 6. Firing Notification Procedures and Wage Growth; Nicolae Stef and Anthony Terriau

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Book SynopsisSearching for paid tasks via digital labour platforms, such as Uber, Deliveroo and Fiverr, has become a global phenomenon and the regular source of income for millions of people. In the advent of digital labour platforms, this insightful book sheds new light on familiar questions about tensions between competition and cooperation, short-term gains and long-term success, and private benefits and public costs. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge from a range of disciplines, including law, management, psychology, economics, sociology and geography, it pieces together a nuanced picture of the societal challenges posed by the platform economy.Chapters present a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the rise of gig work, reflecting on long-term developments in the gig economy and incorporating contemporary developments into the rich theoretical and empirical literature on the topic. Charting new research territory, the book addresses key academic and policy challenges, arming readers with relevant analytical tools and practical solutions to face common problems. This book comprises a key reference for future research on the topic as well as critical policy measures for addressing challenges relating to gig work.Offering an integrated outline of the latest insights, this book is crucial reading for scholars and researchers of the platform economy and gig work, outlining academic insights and empirical research, and illustrating a research agenda for future scholarship. The book’s comprehensive approach will also benefit policy-makers, managers and workers as they confront the platform economy’s wide variety of legal, economic and management challenges.Trade Review‘Only a level playing field will make the platform economy work for everyone. Getting there requires a deep interdisciplinary understanding of the challenges - and potential solutions - involved. In bringing together a diverse group of scholars from a broad range of disciplines Platform Economy Puzzles provides a wide range of excellent perspectives of interest to anyone interested in understanding how we got here – and what should happen next.‘Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I SETTING THE STAGE – PLATFORM-MEDIATED GIG WORK IN CONTEXT 1 Platform economy puzzles: the need for a multidisciplinary perspective on gig work 2 Jeroen Meijerink, Giedo Jansen and Victoria Daskalova 2 Understanding the prevalence and nature of platform work: the measurement case in the COLLEEM survey study 19 Annarosa Pesole 3 The past, present and future of gig work 46 Jim Stanford 4 Labour protection for non-employees: how the gig economy revives old problems and challenges existing solutions 68 Victoria Daskalova, Shae McCrystal and Masako Wakui PART II UNPACKING PLATFORM ECONOMY PUZZLES – ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EXCHANGES IN PLATFORM-MEDIATED GIG WORK 5 Platform urbanism and infrastructural surplus 101 Aaron Shapiro 6 Dual value production as key to the gig economy puzzle 123 Niels van Doorn and Adam Badger 7 Online labour platforms, human resource management and platform ecosystem tensions: an institutional perspective 140 Anne Keegan and Jeroen Meijerink 8 Multi-party working relationships in gig work: towards a new perspective 162 James Duggan, Ultan Sherman, Ronan Carbery and Anthony McDonnell PART III SOLUTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 9 Gigs of their own: reinventing worker cooperativism in the platform economy and its implications for collective action 188 Damion Jonathan Bunders 10 The politics of platform work: representation in the age of digital labour 209 Paul Jonker-Hoffrén and Giedo Jansen 11 Conclusion: solutions to platform economy puzzles and avenues for future research 229 Giedo Jansen, Victoria Daskalova and Jeroen Meijerink Index

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Book SynopsisOrganizing Matters demonstrates the interplay between two distinct logics of labour's collective action: on the one hand, workers coming together, usually at their place of work, entrusting the union to represent their interests and, on the other hand, social bargaining in which the trade union constructs labour's interests from the top down. The book investigates the tensions and potential complementarities between the two logics through the combination of a strong theoretical framework and an extensive qualitative case study of trade union organizing and recruitment in four countries - Austria, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands. These countries still utilize social-wide bargaining but find it necessary to draw and develop strategies transposed from Anglo-American countries in response to continuously declining membership. Trade unionists and scholars will find this a compelling story of organizing, narrated in the voice of organizers, trade union officials and local observers. This is a source for reflection on the daily hardship and strategic goals of organizing. Theorists will be able to utilize the two logics for explaining ongoing challenges for trade unions' revitalization worldwide.Trade Review'Labour unions worldwide have had decades to experiment with different revitalization strategies to combat declining membership and political influence. In Organizing Matters, Guy Mundlak provides a uniquely comprehensive and engaging analysis of how these experiments have played out in four countries where unions are experiencing a growing gap between collective agreement coverage (high or stable) and union membership (low or declining). He draws on examples of organizing campaigns, rich with detail and quotes, to show the tensions unions in these countries experience when they seek to mobilize and recruit members at enterprise level - as well as the potential for these strategies to complement traditional forms of 'social bargaining' at sector or national level. The book's findings give grounds for cautious hope that trade unions are forging new hybrid strategies that use workplace organizing to both strengthen employee voice and mobilize institutional power.' --Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A Theory of Two Logics, A Study of Four Countries 1. The Two Logics of Labour's Association 2. Hybrid industrial relations systems: between Ghent and sliced up bargaining units 3. Four hybrid industrial relations systems – converging challenges, divergent institutions 4. Declining membership and a rising legitimacy gap 5. Membership-based strategies - organizing and recruitment 6. Between two logics - strains of organizing when membership counts 7. Between two logics - bridging practices as a path towards revitalization Postscript: The two logics and membership counts References Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting a contemporary outlook on how organizations must adjust to the ‘Era of Me’, this timely book analyses contemporary learning paradigms, sustainability, performance management, and theories of work-related attitudes to promote organizational culture and productivity in workplaces in the volatile modern era.In the 21st century, the organizational environment in most western-oriented societies is dynamic, multifaceted, complex, and ambiguous. This comprehensive book explores the unique challenges faced by modern organizations due to increasingly varied, flexible, and virtual work arrangements, shifting employee characteristics, technological developments, increased competition, and enhanced diversity in business. Covering a broad range of salient topics and shifting the employee–employer relationship to one of mutual goals and trust, chapters challenge old management styles while recommending novel future methods of engineering the world of work in an era of constant change.Using a symbiosis of research, theory, and practice, Engineering the World of Work will be an invaluable resource for students, and scholars of psychology, organizational studies and business administration. It will also be an essential guide to managers, stakeholders, consultants, and policymakers who are interested in practical ways of adjusting to the changes of the 21st century.Trade ReviewLife is change, and reflecting this, the book Engineering the World of Work is topical and timely. The world of work continues to rapidly evolve in the 21st century, and understanding these changes and processes is critical for organisations, as well as for their people. Tziner has done an excellent job in bringing together a collection of contributions which are inspiring and engaging. -- Yehuda Baruch, Southampton Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface x Acknowledgments xiii 1 The “Era of Me”: design and integration of career paths in an era of self-directed careers 1 Mirit K. Grabarski and Daphna Schwartz-Asher 2 Freelancers in organizations: a novel perspective 21 Or Shkoler and Aharon Tziner 3 Organizational learning: personalization, blended learning, and tailor-made learning solutions 39 Liad Bareket-Bojmel 4 Diversity and inclusion: challenges and best practices for creating inclusive organizations 58 M. Anthony Machin 5 Examining stress reactions in the world of work in the 21st century 77 M. Anthony Machin and Erich C. Fein 6 Managing performance in the “Era of Me” 88 Erich C. Fein 7 Revisiting theories of work-related attitudes in the “Era of Me” 105 Erich C. Fein 8 Compensation and rewards for work performance in the “Era of Me” work world 120 Liad Bareket-Bojmel 9 Racism at work: a conspectus – approaches, perspectives, and potential palliatives 135 Lily Chernyak-Hai and Aharon Tziner Conclusion 180 Aharon Tziner Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking Handbook broadens empirical and theoretical understandings of work, work relations, and workers. It advances a global, intersectional labour studies agenda, laying the foundations for the politically emancipatory project of decolonising the political economy of work.Moving beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries, this Handbook provides a comprehensive account of the relations between different forms of work, exploitation, class configuration and worker resistance. With insights from global experts across the social sciences, it examines changes in technology, geographies of production, and the dynamics of the global capitalist political economy to map modern configurations of work. Using ongoing empirical qualitative research, contributors explore key issues such as capital accumulation, migration, digital work, trade unionism and reproductive labour. There is a particular focus on perspectives from the Global South, with in-depth analyses of class and work in countries and regional economic blocs used to explore the dynamics between the local and the global.Providing an authoritative overview of traditional and current debates, this Handbook will be an essential resource for students and researchers of political economy, industrial relations and the sociology of work, critical management studies, social movement studies, and development.Trade Review‘A book that debates from theory and history, to sociology and politics of labour. Essential!’ -- Raquel Varela, FCSH- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal‘A much needed and comprehensive restatement of a Marxist critique of political economy. The Handbook skilfully combines labour and class to analyze work, exploitation, social reproduction, workers’ resistance, and many other pressing issues in the contemporary global economy.’ -- Dev Nathan, Institute for Human Development, India and The New School for Social Research, New York, US‘This is a much needed Handbook that adds value to the growing literature on the global political economy of work. Its strength lies in the collection of works that, using critical perspectives, puts labor at the center of various interdisciplinary analyses. Offering a comprehensive view—theoretically, geographically, and in terms of work sectors—this bookcollection challenges Eurocentrism in labor studies and highlights how the workings of the world economy can have significant negative impacts on the peoples in the Global South.’ -- Intan Suwandi, Illinois State University, US‘It is rare to find such a stimulating and thorough going collection of intellectually rigorous, empirically grounded and accessible contributions to our understanding of the range and depth of challenges facing us in the political economy of work in the 21st century. This is quite simply an essential set of readings for students, researchers and practitioners alike – an invaluable and exceptional text.’ -- Jean Jenkins, Cardiff University, UK‘The Handbook of Research on the Global Political Economy of Work offers the most pervasive and up-to-date companion to understanding the contemporary ontology of labour exploitation and emancipatory struggles alongside global value chains and new technological developments. By foregrounding social reproductive work, commodified reproduction and class in interplay with sex, gender, age, race and ethnicity, the Handbook is second to none in taking Marxist theorization to the next level.’ -- Angela Wigger, Radboud University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: what is work and what is the political economy of work 1 Maurizio Atzeni, Dario Azzellini, Alessandra Mezzadri, Ursula Apitzsch, Phoebe Moore PART I THEORIES AND CONCEPTS SECTION A. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION AND FORMS OF EXPLOITATION 1 Class, labour and the global working class 34 Ronaldo Munck 2 Imperialism and labour under neo-liberal globalization 43 Prabhat Patnaik and Utsa Patnaik 3 Reserve army, ‘surplus’ population, ‘classes of labour’ 53 Henry Bernstein 4 Social reproduction, labour exploitation and reproductive struggles for a global political economy of work 64 Alessandra Mezzadri 5 Unfree labour in the 21st century? 74 Siobhan McGrath 6 World-system, production, and labour 83 Manuela Boatcă 7 The proletariat and the revolution 93 Marcel van der Linden SECTION B. SHIFTING REGIMES OF EXPLOITATION: FROM THE WORKPLACE TO THE TERRITORY TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 8 Analysing the labour process and the global political economy of work 112 Kendra Briken 9 Exploitation and global value chains 125 Benjamin Selwyn, Liam Campling, Alessandra Mezzadri, Elena Baglioni, Satoshi Miyamura and Jonathan Pattenden 10 Rural-urban circuits of labour in the Global South: reflections on accumulation and social reproduction 136 Praveen Jha and Paris Yeros SECTION C. CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 11 Commoning labour power 148 Dario Azzellini 12 Social and solidarity economy and self-management 159 Marcelo Vieta and Ana Inés Heras 13 Operaismo: in search of the political economy of subjectivity 170 Gigi Roggero 14 The global gig economy: towards a planetary labour market? 177 Mark Graham and Mohammad Amir Anwar 15 Workers’organisation, class and collective action in precarious times 196 Maurizio Atzeni 16 Workers and labour movements in the fight against climate change 206 Linda Clarke and Melahat Sahin-Dikmen 17 Sustainable work: national perspectives and the valorisation of work in Europe 217 Dario Azzellini, Sebastian Brandl and Ingo Matuschek SECTION D. INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES 18 Understanding the global political economy of work: insights from labor geography 230 Andrew Herod 19 COVID-19, divisions of labor, and workers’ struggles in the United States: insights from anthropology 239 Sharryn Kasmir 20 Global labour history – its promises and hazards 250 Stefano Bellucci 21 How the field of industrial relations remains relevant for understanding the global political economy of work 264 Heather Connolly PART II INTERSECTIONS SECTION A. INTERSECTIONS OF WORK AND MOBILITY 22 Capture, coexistence and valorization of workers’ mobility across borders 278 Claudia Bernardi 23 Migrations and global capitalist agriculture: peripheral workers’ mobility and exploitation as fundamental pillars of the world-ecology 290 Yoan Molinero-Gerbeau 24 Migrant work exploitation and resistance in the Italian countryside: precarious lives between violence and agency 300 Monica Massari 25 Extractive humanitarianism: unpaid labour and participatory detention in refugees governmentality 310 Martina Tazzioli SECTION B. INTERSECTIONS OF DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE WORK 26 Problems in protections for working data subjects: becoming strangers to ourselves 321 Phoebe V Moore 27 Intensification of labour value extraction under artificial intelligence 339 Baruch Gottlieb 28 Class composition in the digitalised gig economy 350 Jamie Woodcock 29 Resistance and struggle in the gig economy 360 Vincenzo Maccarrone, Lorenzo Cini and Arianna Tassinari 30 De-skilling and diminishing workers’ autonomy in the digital workplace 371 Saori Shibata 31 Economics of the gig economy and legal arbitrage around employment law 380 Jeremias Adams-Prassl SECTION C. INTERSECTIONS OF WORK AND LIFE 32 Surrogacy as commodified transnational care work 392 Ursula Apitzsch 33 Global political economy of care and gender – crisis, extractivism and contestation 401 Christa Wichterich 34 Aging societies and migrant labour force in elderly care: the German case 412 Maria Kontos and Minna K. Ruokonen-Engler 35 Questioning social reproduction theory: North African working-class migrants in France and their families 422 Catherine Delcroix 36 Towards a global political economy of sex/work: evidence of Argentina and Costa RicaHandbook of research on the global political economy of work 433 Kate Hardy and Megan Rivers-Moore SECTION D. INTERSECTIONS OF STRUGGLES 37 Trade unions (ism), social movements and the community: connections and politics 445 Miguel Martínez Lucio 38 Global unions and transnational labor movement 457 Julia Soul and Cecilia Anigstein 39 Evolving forms of organizing workers in the informal economy 470 Jeemol Unni 40 The power and politics of precarious resistance 483 Marcel Paret 41 Spatial dimensions of strikes 493 Jörg Nowak 42 Feminist strike, social reproduction, and debt 501 Verónica Gago and Luci Cavallero 43 The political economy of extractivism and social struggles in Latin America 510 Tomás Palmisano and Juan Wahren SECTION E. INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN WORK IN THE GLOBAL NORTH AND THE SOUTH: EXPLORING THE LINKS IN KEY PRODUCTIVE SECTORS 44 Exhaust and switch: labour and the garment industry in global production networks 521 Nikolaus Hammer 45 Imperialism and labour: palm industry in the territories of Black communities in the border areas of Colombia and Ecuador (Tumaco-San Lorenzo) 534 Edna Yiced Martínez 46 Skilled migration, productive forces and the development question in the era of generalized monopolies 544 Raúl Delgado Wise and Mateo Crossa Niell 47 Major trends in work at sea: outline of a political economy of maritime labour 556 Jörn Boewe 48 Counter-logistics in Po Valley region 567 Niccolò Cuppini PART III PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORKING CLASS FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: LOCAL REALITIES AND GLOBAL DYNAMICS SECTION A. ASIA 49 The political economy of labor informality in India: trends, theories, and politics 578 Supriya RoyChowdhury 50 Informalization of labor in contemporary China 588 Jenny Chan SECTION B. AFRICA 51 Precariousness and push-back: capital circuits, labour markets and working-class politics in South Africa 600 Bridget Kenny 52 Work and exploitation in Ethiopia and beyond 611 Andreas Admasie SECTION C. SOUTH AMERICA 53 Working class conditions and resistances in context of austerity in Argentina 623 Lucila D’Urso and Clara Marticorena 54 Chile – from Pinochet’s neoliberal counter-revolution to the 2019–20 anti-neoliberal revolt 639 Miguel Urrutia and Fernando Durán-Palma 55 Brazil: inequalities, labour exploitation and new informalization processes 658 Ludmila Costhek Abílio Index

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Book SynopsisIncome distribution is one of the most important issues related to social change and is a central question in public policy. Despite this, income distribution is often neglected by mainstream economics. This important book seeks to rectify this by presenting a number of heterodox approaches to income distribution.The book approaches the subject from a variety of different schools of thought and focuses on some of the broader topics within income distribution as well as its significance for national policy. It addresses the social order of society as dictated by income, as well as institutional arrangements and their impact on income distribution theory and policy. The authors discuss current thinking as well as considering empirical findings on income distribution and how these are affected by different stages of economic development. The Economics of Income Distribution will be welcomed by economists, sociologists and political scientists interested in public policy issues relating to income distribution.Trade Review'. . . this is a good read for any economist with an interest in distribution. Given the diversity of views presented and topics covered, there will almost certainly be something to provoke your anger or reinforce your preconceptions about distribution.' -- James Peach, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Economics of Income Distribution: Heterodox Approaches. An Introduction 2. Bronfenbrenner Revisited 3. An Institutionalist Approach to Income Distribution 4. Beyond Income Distribution: An Entitlement Systems Approach to the Acquirement Problem 5. Deflation and Distribution: Austerity Policies in Britain in the 1920s 6. Income Distribution in the Transition: Some Reflections and Some Evidence 7. Income Distribution and Environmental Policy Instruments 8. Looking Back Index

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and Labour Markets is an authoritative two-volume collection which will prove an invaluable source of reference to students and scholars in the field of labour markets in the new global economy.Volume I features articles on the Stolper-Samuelson theorem and trade and wages whilst volume II focuses on labour market microstructure and adjustment, trade and employment, migration and labour market adjustment and foreign direct investment and labour markets.Trade Review'The authors have assembled a collection of the best articles on one of the most important current issues in international economics. Those who are tracking the debate on labour market adjustments in open economies will find these volumes invaluable.' -- Peter J. Lloyd, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction: Globalization and Labour Markets: Literature Review and Synthesis David Greenaway and Douglas R. Nelson PART I STOLPER-SAMUELSON THEOREM 1. Wolfgang F. Stolper and Paul A. Samuelson (1941), ‘Protection and Real Wages’ 2. Ronald W. Jones (1965), ‘The Structure of Simple General Equilibrium Models’ 3. Ronald W. Jones and José A. Scheinkman (1977), ‘The Relevance of the Two-Sector Production Model in Trade Theory’ 4. P.J. Lloyd and A.G. Schweinberger (1997), ‘Conflict Generating Product Price Changes: The Imputed Output Approach’ 5. Ronald W. Jones (1997), ‘Trade, Technology, and Income Distribution’ PART II TRADE AND WAGES 6. Stephen P. Magee (1980), ‘Three Simple Tests of the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem’ 7. Robert Z. Lawrence and Matthew J. Slaughter (1993), ‘International Trade and American Wages in the 1980s: Giant Sucking Sound or Small Hiccup?’ 8. Jagdish Bhagwati and Vivek H. Dehejia (1994), ‘Freer Trade and Wages of the Unskilled – Is Marx Striking Again?’ 9. Alan V. Deardorff and Robert W. Staiger (1988), ‘An Interpretation of the Factor Content of Trade’ 10. Adrian Wood (1995), ‘How Trade Hurt Unskilled Workers’ 11. Jeffrey D. Sachs and Howard J. Shatz (1998), ‘International Trade and Wage Inequality in the United States: Some New Results’ 12. Edward E. Leamer (1998), ‘In Search of Stolper-Samuelson Linkages between International Trade and Lower Wages’ 13. Paul Krugman (1995), ‘Growing World Trade: Causes and Consequences’ 14. Joseph F. Francois and Douglas Nelson (1998), ‘Trade, Technology, and Wages: General Equilibrium Mechanics’ 15. Rod Tyers and Yongzheng Yang (1997), ‘Trade with Asia and Skill Upgrading: Effects on Labor Markets in the Older Industrial Countries’ PART III LABOUR-MARKET MICROSTRUCTURE AND ADJUSTMENT 16. Michael Mussa (1974), ‘Tariffs and the Distribution of Income: The Importance of Factor Specificity, Substitutability, and Intensity in the Short and Long Run’ 17. Ronald W. Jones (1996), ‘International Trade, Real Wages, and Technical Progress: The Specific-Factors Model’ 18. Donald R. Davis (1998), ‘Does European Unemployment Prop Up American Wages? National Labor Markets and Global Trade’ 19. Carl Davidson, Lawrence Martin and Steven Matusz (1988), ‘The Structure of Simple General Equilibrium Models with Frictional Unemployment’ 20. Steven J. Matusz (1994), ‘International Trade Policy in a Model of Unemployment and Wage Differentials’ 21. Noel Gaston and Daniel Trefler (1995), ‘Union Wage Sensitivity to Trade and Protection: Theory and Evidence’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT 1. Dieter Schumacher (1984), ‘North–South Trade and Shifts in Employment: A Comparative Analysis of Six European Community Countries’ 2. Ana L. Revenga (1992), ‘Exporting Jobs? The Impact of Import Competition on Employment and Wages in U.S. Manufacturing’ 3. Ciaran Driver, Andrew Kilpatrick and Barry Naisbitt (1985), ‘The Employment Effects of UK Manufacturing Trade Expansion with the EEC and the Newly Industrialising Countries’ 4. David Greenaway, Robert C. Hine and Peter Wright (1999), ‘An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Trade on Employment in the United Kingdom’ 5. Thomas L. Hungerford (1995), ‘International Trade, Comparative Advantage and the Incidence of Layoff Employment Spells’ 6. Lori G. Kletzer (1998), ‘International Trade and Job Displacement in U.S. Manufacturing, 1979–1991’ 7. Patrick A. Messerlin (1995), ‘The Impact of Trade and Capital Movements on Labour: Evidence on the French Case’ 8. Noel Gaston (1998), ‘The Impact of International Trade and Protection on Australian Manufacturing Employment’ PART II MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET ADJUSTMENT 9. Jean Baldwin Grossman (1984), ‘Illegal Immigrants and Domestic Employment’ 10. George J. Borjas (1987), ‘Immigrants, Minorities, and Labor Market Competition’ 11. David Card (1990), ‘The Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on the Miami Labor Market’ 12. Joseph G. Altonji and David Card (1991), ‘The Effects of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of Less-skilled Natives’ 13. Kristin F. Butcher and David Card (1991), ‘Immigration and Wages: Evidence from the 1980’s’ 14. Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel (1991), ‘Immigrants in the American Labor Market: Quality, Assimilation, and Distributional Effects’ 15. George J. Borjas, Richard B. Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz (1997), ‘How Much Do Immigration and Trade Affect Labor Market Outcomes?’ 16. Michael J. Greenwood, Gary L. Hunt and Ulrich Kohli (1997), ‘The Factor-market Consequences of Unskilled Immigration to the United States’ 17. Rachel M. Friedberg and Jennifer Hunt (1995), ‘The Impact of Immigrants on Host Country Wages, Employment and Growth’ PART III FDI AND LABOUR MARKETS 18. Magnus Blomström, Gunnar Fors and Robert E. Lipsey (1997), ‘Foreign Direct Investment and Employment: Home Country Experience in the United States and Sweden’ 19. S. Lael Brainard and David A. Riker (1997), ‘Are U.S. Multinationals Exporting U.S. Jobs?’ 20. Robert C. Feenstra and Gordon H. Hanson (1999), ‘The Impact of Outsourcing and High-Technology Capital on Wages: Estimates for the United States, 1979–1990’ 21. Robert Z. Lawrence (1994), ‘Trade, Multinationals, and Labor’ 22. James R. Markusen and Anthony J. Venables (1997), ‘The Role of Multinational Firms in the Wage-Gap Debate’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis selection of John Creedy's essays on labour economics sheds light on the areas of labour mobility, skilled labour markets and trade unions and wages.Among other issues, Professor Creedy discusses: the effects of migration, population ageing and retirement on the labour market the economic analysis of internal labour markets job mobility, earnings and responsibility in skilled labour markets with a particular emphasis on chemists and professional scientists the relationship between trade unions, tax levels and relative wages Labour Mobility, Earnings and Unemployment will be a valuable point of reference for students and scholars of labour economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Mobility in Labour Markets Part II: Skilled Labour Markets Part III: Trade Unions and Wages Index

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Book SynopsisIt is often suggested in policy debates that the employment of highly educated workers in jobs traditionally held by lower skilled workers leads to skill wastage and a worsening labour market position for the less educated. This process is generally referred to as 'bumping down' or 'crowding out'.This argument challenges the policy of many developed countries to attach ever greater importance to knowledge as a means to increase international competitiveness. The authors in this book provide insights into the role of education in society by investigating the extent to which these arguments of overeducation and upgrading are valid. They bring together different approaches to obtain a complete picture of the debate in economics about under-utilization of skills and bumping down.Trade Review'The theoretical models of overeducation are a very welcome addition to the available research in this area. Thus, this book represents a very worthwhile contribution to an aspect of the economics literature that is perhaps not as well known as it should be, given its importance for public policy debates.' -- S. McIntosh, Education Economics'Is more education the key to economic growth or are there already too many educated people to fill the jobs that actually require education? This is the $64 million question in manpower economics. In this book, eighteen authors in six different countries throw new light on the perennial question. The Great Debate about skill utilization will never be the same again.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Debate in Economics about Skill Utilization Part I: Underutilization or Upgrading? 2. Technology and the Demand for Skills 3. Has the Finnish Labour Market Bumped the Least Educated? 4. Are British Workers Becoming More Skilled? Part II: Causes of Underutilization 5. Overeducation and Crowding Out of Low-skilled Workers 6. Over-qualification makes Low-wage Employment Attractive 7. Overeducation and Crowding Out in Britain 8. The Effect of Bumping Down on Wages: an Empirical Test Part III: Consequences of Underutilization of Skills 9. Low Wages, Skills and the Utilization of Skills 10. Do More High-skilled Workers Occupy Simple Jobs During Bad Times? 11. Job Competition in the Dutch Labour Market Index

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Book SynopsisHistorically, alternative models of the employment relationship have developed across culturally diverse nation states. However, the trend towards globalization incorporates a powerful force towards an international uniformity of employment relations. Underlying the issues addressed in this book is the question of how important cultural differences are and will continue to be.Ferrie Pot analyses the impact of national culture on the way the employment relationship is organized using case studies from the United States and the Netherlands. Evidence from these countries suggests that nations respond to globalization in line with their cultural values. As such, this book challenges the widespread belief that global trends will lead to the homogenization of the employment relationship.Trade Review'. . . I would recommend this book to any student of international employment relations. It approaches the subject from a wide and unusual angle and is rooted, most importantly, in research.' -- Len Holden, Asia Pacific Business ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Cultural Embeddedness of the Employment Relationship 2. The Employment Relationship: Mechanisms of Change 3. Globalization of the Employment Relationship 4. The Concept of Culture 5. An Empirical Illustration: The United States versus the Netherlands 6. Discussion References Index

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Book SynopsisThroughout the 1990s, Russian households experienced a dramatic fall in their traditional sources of subsistence: wages and social benefits. Many commentators have argued that households have adopted 'survival strategies' that enable them to make ends meet, particularly taking second jobs, growing their own food and calling on the help of family and friends. This book reviews the available data to analyse the forms, scale and incidence of these phenomena. The author finds that so-called 'survival strategies' merely represent a continuation of traditional soviet practices. He demonstrates that they disproportionately benefit the better off and that they do not provide a means by which those who have suffered misfortune can compensate for a fall in their earnings. Instead, he illustrates that most Russian households have adapted simply by cutting expenditure rather than by finding new sources of income. The author concludes by arguing that the notion of a 'household survival strategy' is inappropriate for the study of post-soviet society.Based on the analysis of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, Making Ends Meet in Contemporary Russia provides a comprehensive analysis of the means by which Russian households have secured their subsistence in the face of a collapse in wages and employment since the end of the soviet system. It will be required reading for all students, scholars and researchers of transition studies, development studies and human geography.Trade Review'. . . this work represents an important contribution to the literature on socioeconomic responses and outcomes in Russia and goes some way toward setting the future agenda for social policy and research. . . and can be recommended to all with an interest in socioeconomic conditions in contemporary Russia.' -- C.J. Gerry, Slavonic and East European Review'The book is nicely written and contains a wealth of empirical data that makes it very interesting reading. Because of the straightforward statistical analysis used too illustrate the author's arguments the book is also very accessible to both social scientists and the general public interested in this topic.' -- Roman Novozhilov, Progress in Development Studies'I believe the book would be of great interest to students and scholars of Russia. It is well documented, very well organized, and provocative. It challenges widely-held ideas about how the Russians are surviving the current economic crisis. . . Not only does the book present a fascinating analysis of the ways Russian households are dealing with everyday economic problems in a transitioning economy, but it also familiarizes the reader with numerous studies and surveys not well known outside of Russia.' -- Alya Guseva, Contemporary Sociology'The starting point for this impressively documented survey is taken as 1985 with employment and social needs more or less in balance.' -- RusistikaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Household Subsistence in the Russian Economic Crisis 2. Secondary Employment 3. The Russian Dacha and the Myth of the Urban Peasant 4. Social Networks and Private Transfers 5. Do Russian Households Have Survival Strategies? References Index

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Book SynopsisThe sectoral composition of economies is fundamental to the understanding of growth, unemployment and the relative performance of nations. Henri de Groot models the relationship between these four factors from a single theoretical perspective in order to determine the foundations of the wealth of nations.Special issues that are addressed include: the macroeconomic consequences of outsourcing and downsizing unemployment and catching-up the relationship between growth and unemployment in a dual labour market the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment transitional dynamics in two-sector endogenous growth models the causes of deindustrialization the role of trade unions and efficiency-wage considerations Growth, Unemployment and Deindustrialization will be of paramount interest to scholars of endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization.Trade Review'This book deserves credit for providing an extremely comprehensive study analyzing the numerous incentives which arise from social security benefits, labor market institutions, and the way in which firms are organized with respect to these relationships. The book highlights the need for dynamic general equilibrium multi-sectoral models which help us better understand the future developments of industrialized economies.' -- R. Wapler, Journal of Economics/Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: 1. Growth, Unemployment and Deindustrialization: An Introduction Part I: Relative Productivity and Unemployment 2. Unemployment and Catching Up: Europe vis-à-vis the USA 3. Macroeconomic Consequences of Downsizing 4. Catching Up and the Changing Sectoral Composition of a Small Open Economy Part II: Growth and Unemployment 5. Unemployment, Growth and Efficiency Wages 6. Unemployment, Growth and Trade Unions Part III: Sectoral Structure and Growth 7. The Determination and Development of Sectoral Structures 8. The Macroeconomic Consequences of Outsourcing 9. Optimal Sectoral Structure and Economic Policy 10. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThe task faced by modern labour market analysts is a complex one. Alternative working arrangements are collectively referred to as 'non-standard employment' even though they lack a common set of characteristics in terms of participants, occupations and skill levels. This section of the labour market can no longer be regarded as peripheral.Workers Without Traditional Employment aims to provide a comprehensive and global analysis of the significant changes in employment relationships that have occurred over the last two decades. The author discusses the incidence, causes, and social and economic implications of non-standard employment. Shifts in the nature of employment are placed within the wider context of modern labour markets seeking to cope with rapid changes in international business practice and the pressures of a globalised economy. The book argues that while much non-standard employment has country-specific aspects, there exists a common set of underlying factors influencing the spread of non-standard employment across the world. The final part of the book deals with the implications of employment change for work/family interaction and examines likely future trends.This book will be invaluable reading for academics and researchers in economics, business and industrial relations as well as social scientists and professionals within the business world.Trade Review'Appropriate for labor economics and labor studies collections, upper-division undergraduate and above.' -- J.P. Jacobsen, Choice'Non-standard forms of employment have emerged as a worldwide phenomenon. Mangan has put together a wide-ranging and sober review of the economic reasons for their appearance, taking in both supply side and demand side influences. He pays close attention to questions of international comparison, and delves deeply into the implications for individuals and for economic performance. This will be an important reference point for understanding the ongoing transformation of labour markets around the advanced capitalist world.' -- Francis Green, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK'John Mangan provides rich empirical insights into the international world of the new forms of non-standard employment, its dynamic, structure and impact on industrial relations, income, job satisfaction, productivity and family friendly work . . . a very thoughtful piece of causal analysis which prevents the interested reader from quick utopian conclusion, be they over-pessimistic ("the end of work") or over-optimistic ("the boundary-less career"). The study finally challenges policymakers, managers and trade union leaders to be more inventive in containing the dangers of marginalisation to low wages or oppressive work relationships and in enhancing the potential of flexibility and individual autonomy related to part-time work, temporary work, contract and self-employment. The future of the labour market in transition is still open.' -- Gunther Schmid, the Social Science Research Centre (WZB), Berlin and Free University of Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introducing the Topic Part I: The Incidence of Non-standard Employment 2. Non-standard Employment: Incidence and Definitional Problems Part II: Explaining Non-standard Employment 3. The Determinants of the Rise in Non-standard Employment 4. Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of Non-standard Employment Part III: The Economic and Social Implications of Non-standard Employment 5. Job Stability and Job Satisfaction 6. Implications for Labour Market Organisations and Economic Performance 7. Work and Family Issues 8. Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisThis comparative analysis of growth, structural change and labour market dynamics in the Greater Mekong countries (Yunnan Province in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) of Southeast Asia is the first of its kind. It explores economic integration and cooperation, the possibilities for improving the functioning of labour markets and facilitating mutually beneficial labour flows in the region.The book begins with a comparative overview of policy reforms, economic performance and structural changes, focusing on economic relations in the Greater Mekong countries. It then examines the salient features of labour market structures and policies, patterns of cross-border migration, and information systems, paying attention to the similarities and differences between countries. It is especially timely in the context of economic transition from socialist systems in the three Indochina countries, the ongoing policy reforms in Yunnan Province and Myanmar, and in light of the Asian financial crisis in shaping growth trends. The analysis yields policy recommendations for improvement in labour market performance.The book will be of great interest to development and labour economists and those working in the field of Asian studies, as well as to policymakers.Trade Review'This is a good short introduction to an important topic.' -- Adam Fforde, Asian Journal of Social Science'This book by Athukorala, Manning and Wickramasekara is a welcome addition to the literature. . . The book unquestionably provides a useful summary of recent macro-level change and trends in and among the countries considered.' -- Ronald Skeldon, Asia and Pacific Migration Journal'There is much to recommend this book. It is well written and free of economic jargon, and will therefore be easily accessible to scholars in many disciplines. It provides an excellent overview of economic and labor issues in a region that has been rather neglected by academics. . . . a well-written volume that represents an important addition to the literature on Southeast Asia and transitional economies. It should be an essential reference to students and scholars interested in Southeast Asian economic development.' -- Kavita Pandit, Papers in Regional Science'. . . being useful seems to be the main purpose of this fine book, as there are no new interpretative theories or counterintuitive propositions, but the authors assemble and organize their data in such a way as to lead to operational conclusions and policy recommendations. . . . This is a useful and informative book for anyone interested in the economies of the greater Mekong region.' -- Thomas R. DeGregori, The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Structural Change, Labour Markets and Migration: The Greater Mekong Context 2. Economic Policy Settings and Structural Change 3. Labour Market Adjustment 4. Greater Regional Integration through International Migration 5. Conclusions: Challenges and Policy Options

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Book SynopsisEducation and training are of critical importance to individual employment prospects. This book questions whether the policies that govern education, training and employment actually facilitate or inhibit social integration. The authors analyse initial entry into the labour market and subsequent movements between employers, and explore links between education, training and the labour market. The book argues that although education is a good predictor of labour market integration and employment potential, and despite political efforts, social background nevertheless remains influential. The importance of continued training to improve opportunities for promotion is also demonstrated. The volume draws on economic, sociological and political science research to examine the potential for lifelong learning to enhance social integration, and new theories and evidence on the transitional labour market of learning and working are discussed. A wide range of European countries are also analysed using data from the European Community Household Panel surveys (ECHP), as well as national enterprise-level surveys and case studies.Education, Training and Employment Dynamics will be welcomed by a varied audience; economists will find the challenge to human capital theory inspiring, and sociologists are offered a new approach to life course research, whilst political scientists will find an interesting study of multi-level policy making in the EU.Trade Review'. . . this is an interesting and valuable book. . . a genuinely useful contribution to the literature. . . It will help all those who are engaged in exploring the relationship between education and training on the one hand and obtaining and maintaining employment on the other hand.' -- Stephen Drodge, International Journal of Educational DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. The Theory of Labour Market Transitions Applied to the Transitional Labour Market of Education and Training Part I: Education Systems and First Entry into the Labour Market 3. Choosing Between Education, Training and Labour Market Entry 4. Segmentation in the Labour Market: An Analysis of Recruitment Part II: Evaluation of Training Transitions and Training Policies 5. Active Labour Market Policies, Market Orientation and Gender: Findings for Young People in Ireland 6. Training for the Unemployed in the Netherlands: What Do We Know After More Than 50 Evaluation Studies? 7. A Long-term Perspective on the Effects of Training in Germany 8. Training Transitions in the EU: Different Policies but Similar Effects? Part III: The Firm’s Rationale for Training 9. Training Practices and Management of Older Workers: A Typology from the French Case 10. Exclusion of Older Workers, Productivity and Training 11. Training and the Transition from Work into Unemployment 12. Does Enterprise-Sponsered Training Aggravate or Alleviate Existing Inequalities? Evidence from Ireland Part IV: Actors in the Field of Training 13. Firms’ Further Training Practices and Social Exclusion: Can Industrial Relations Systems Provide Greater Equality? Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Germany and France 14. Assessing the Impact of Experimental EU Training Policies in France, Germany and Ireland 15. From the Market for Qualifications to the Transitional Labour Market of Learning and Working: Summary and Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies and their contribution to the prevention of social exclusion. The evaluation studies reported in this volume focus on two aspects of active labour market policies that have been relatively neglected in previous research and merit special attention.The first part of the book deals with aggregate impact analysis. Using examples from France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, the contributors attempt to estimate the impact of active labour market policies on the transition from unemployment to employment using aggregate data at the regional level. Although quantitative in nature, these contributions take into account qualitative aspects such as the socio-economic context of the countries concerned and the structure of active labour market policies. The book then focuses on implementation issues and includes implementation studies carried out in Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. The qualitative element plays a far more important role in these contributions which rely on case studies and surveys in addition to statistical data.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Günther Schmid Preface Introduction Part I: Aggregate Impact Analysis Part II: Implementation Studies Part III: Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisOver the past twenty years European labour markets have seen the simultaneous rise of unemployment and working-time flexibility. While unemployment generates widespread concern about social exclusion, the reorganisation of flexible working-time has been greeted with more ambivalence. The concept of Transitional Labour Markets (TLMs) is an attempt to address and analyse the factors and policies that can prevent high levels of unemployment and exclusion from paid work.This book addresses three key questions: Can working-time flexibility integrate more people into paid employment? Can working-time flexibility prevent unemployment? Is it possible for the barriers between core and peripheral employment to become more permeable in the way advocated by the concept of TLMs? Drawing on both quantitative longitudinal panel study data and qualitative case study material, the authors (whose expertise is drawn from the fields of economics, sociology and law) provide an original perspective on the nature and implications of TLMs in Spain, Sweden, Ireland, Britain, Germany, France and The Netherlands. This will be essential reading for both academics and policymakers in the field of labour market policy.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues 2. Working-time, Social Integration and Transitional Labour Markets 3. Working-time Regimes and Transitions in Comparative Perspective Part II: Labour Market Transitions 4. Transitions Between Different Working-time Arrangements 5. Moving Up or Moving Out? 6. Transitions Through Part-time Work in Spain and the United Kingdom 7. Peripheral Labour in Peripheral Markets? Part III: Employment Contracts and Company Practices 8. Time, Lifestyles and Transitions in France and Sweden 9. Restructuring Internal Labour Markets 10. Working-time Transitions and Employment Statuses in the British, French and Dutch Health-care sectors Index

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Book SynopsisPersistent unemployment is recognised as one of the main mechanisms of social and political exclusion. The Dynamics of Full Employment provides a new and fresh approach to the question of full employment in contemporary society. It offers an internationally comparative, interdisciplinary approach to the dynamics of full employment and views the labour market not only as an economic institution, but as a social one. The authors argue that transitional markets - defined as legitimate, negotiated and politically supported sets of mobility options - are becoming essential ingredients of successful employment policies in modern societies. Social integration through participation in the labour market should not exclude productive activity in other spheres of life.The authors attempt to enhance the understanding, through empirical evidence, of the dynamics of modern labour markets and the theoretical foundation of transitional labour markets. They also aim to determine which arrangements (via institutional, legal and social security frameworks) might best be able to prevent or relieve structural unemployment.This innovative and original book will be of interest to both academics and policymakers in the fields of public policy and labour market, and employment policy in particular.Table of ContentsFull Contents: Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Dynamics of Full Employment: An Introductory Overview Part I: Change and Performance of Employment Systems 2. Employment Systems in Transition: Explaining Performance Differentials of Post-industrial Economies 3. Flexibility and Security: Labour Market Policy in Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands 4. Employment Systems and Transitional Labour Markets: A Comparison of Youth Labour Markets in Germany, France and the UK Part II: Theoretical and Normative Developments 5. Towards a Theory of Transitional Labour Markets 6. Transitional Labour Markets: From Positive Analysis to Policy Proposals 7. The Legal Regulation of Transitional Labour Markets Part III: Applications and Policy Strategies 8. The Dynamics of Employment in the European Union: An Exploratory Analysis 9. From Salary Workers to Entrepreneurial Workers? 10. Working-time Transitions and Transitional Labour Markets 11. How Can Active Policies Be Made More Effective? 12. Transitional Labour Markets and the European Social Model: Towards a New Employment Compact Index

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Book SynopsisThe rise of the institutionalist and evolutionary approaches in economics has posed a serious intellectual challenge to the dominant neo-classical paradigm. This book draws together leading scholars in the fields of institutional and evolutionary economics who apply cutting-edge research to one of the most controversial issues of our day, namely, the role of the state.The authors offer a sound methodological guide to the research in this fast-evolving area of economics. They provide a firm theoretical foundation for the role of the state and review the history of policy making. They also use country studies to reinforce their approach, including the role of the state in the Asian Crisis, the current debate on state reform in Japan, public administration in Central and Eastern Europe and the practice of state reform in Brazil. This book will inspire readers to reassess their views on the role of the state and state reform.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Role of the State, Institutions and Conventions 1. An Institutional Perspective on the Role of the State: Towards an Institutionalist Political Economy 2. Evolutionary Economics and the Economic Role of the State 3. Disorderly Coordination: The Limited Capacities of States and Markets 4. Conventions and Institutions: Rethinking Problems of State Reform, Governance and Policy 5. From Micro to Macro: The Concept of Emergence and the Role of Institutions Part II: Policy Perspectives 6. National Diversity and Global Capitalism 7. Gestalt Shift: From ‘Miracle’ to ‘Cronyism’ in the Asian Crisis 8. State Reform in the 1990s: Logic and Control Mechanisms 9. Blockage versus Continuance in Brazilian Industrialization 10. Central Banking, Democratic Governance and Political Authority: The Case of Brazil in a Comparative Perspective 11. Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe: Considerations from the ‘State Science’ Approach Index

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Book SynopsisWith increasing interest in the distribution of income generated by movements towards more inequality, this three-volume set presents an essential collection of previously published articles by leading scholars, which provide a key to understanding this important and controversial area. Volume I considers the problems of measurement and description and explores theories explaining the shape of distribution; it investigates explanations of the upper tail in terms of hierarchies and organisations and presents research on the dynamics of incomes. Volume II considers the determinants of an individual?s income on the one hand and analyses the factors influencing the entire distribution on the other. Non-labour income and policies that influence distribution are discussed in volume III.This collection will be of great interest to economists, statisticians and policymakers concerned with understanding the complex determinants of income distribution and inequality in our societies.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Description, Measurement, Shape, Dynamics Acknowledgements Introduction Michael Sattinger PART I DESCRIPTION AND MEASUREMENT 1. N.C. Kakwani (1977), ‘Applications of Lorenz Curves in Economic Analysis’ 2. J. Aitchison and J.A.C. Brown (1954), ‘On Criteria for Descriptions of Income Distribution’ 3. Camilo Dagum (1996), ‘A Systemic Approach to the Generation of Income Distribution Models’ 4. Anthony B. Atkinson (1970), ‘On the Measurement of Inequality’ 5. Amartya Sen (1978), ‘Ethical Measurement of Inequality: Some Difficulties’ 6. Frank A. Cowell (1980), ‘On the Structure of Additive Inequality Measures’ 7. A.F. Shorrocks (1982), ‘Inequality Decomposition by Factor Components’ 8. A.B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon (1982), ‘The Comparison of Multi-Dimensioned Distributions of Economic Status’ 9. Simon Kuznets (1955), ‘Economic Growth and Income Inequality’ 10. Gary S. Fields (1987), ‘Measuring Inequality Change in an Economy with Income Growth’ 11. Peter Gottschalk and Timothy M. Smeeding (1997), ‘Cross-National Comparisons of Earnings and Income Inequality’ PART II THE SHAPE OF THE DISTRIBUTION 12. John Creedy (1977), ‘Pareto and the Distribution of Income’ 13. Benoit Mandelbrot (1960), ‘The Pareto-Lévy Law and the Distribution of Income’ 14. A.D. Roy (1951), ‘Some Thoughts on the Distribution of Earnings’ 15. James J. Heckman and Guilherme L. Sedlacek (1990), ‘Self-Selection and the Distribution of Hourly Wages’ 16. Jan Tinbergen (1956), ‘On the Theory of Income Distribution’ 17. Hendrik Houthakker (1974), ‘The Size Distribution of Labour Incomes Derived from the Distribution of Aptitudes’ 18. Michael Sattinger (1975), ‘Comparative Advantage and the Distributions of Earnings and Abilities’ 19. Coen N. Teulings (1995), ‘The Wage Distribution in a Model of the Assignment of Skills to Jobs’ PART III DYNAMICS 20. D.G. Champernowne (1953), ‘A Model of Income Distribution’ 21. R.S.G. Rutherford (1955), ‘Income Distributions: A New Model’ 22. Lars Osberg (1977), ‘Stochastic Process Models and the Distribution of Earnings’ 23. John Creedy (1977), ‘The Distribution of Lifetime Earnings’ 24. Glenn C. Loury (1981), ‘Intergenerational Transfers and the Distribution of Earnings’ 25. Gary S. Becker and Nigel Tomes (1979), ‘An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility’ 26. Steven N. Durlauf (1996), ‘A Theory of Persistent Income Inequality’ Name Index Volume II Sources of Differences Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS 1. Finis Welch (1969), ‘Linear Synthesis of Skill Distribution’ 2. Robert E. B. Lucas (1977), ‘Is There a Human Capital Approach to Income Inequality?’ 3. Zvi Griliches (1977), ‘Estimating the Returns to Schooling: Some Econometric Problems’ 4. Orley Ashenfelter and Cecilia Rouse (1998), ‘Income, Schooling, and Ability: Evidence from a New Sample of Identical Twins’ 5. Arthur S. Goldberger (1979), ‘Heritability’ 6. Robert I. Lerman (1996), ‘The Impact of the Changing US Family Structure on Child Poverty and Income Inequality’ PART II HIERARCHIES, ORGANIZATION AND THE UPPER TAIL 7. Herbert A. Simon (1957), ‘The Compensation of Executives’ 8. H.F. Lydall (1959), ‘The Distribution of Employment Incomes’ 9. Thomas Mayer (1960), ‘The Distribution of Ability and Earnings’ 10. Guillermo A. Calvo and Stanislaw Wellisz (1979), ‘Hierarchy, Ability, and Income Distribution’ 11. Michael Waldman (1984), ‘Job Assignments, Signalling, and Efficiency’ 12. Sherwin Rosen (1986), ‘Prizes and Incentives in Elimination Tournaments’ 13. Dennis Snower (1998), ‘Causes of Changing Earnings Inequality’ PART III JOBS, INDUSTRIES AND DEMAND 14. Sumner H. Slichter (1950), ‘Notes on the Structure of Wages’ 15. Melvin W. Reder (1969), ‘ A Partial Survey of the Theory of Income Size Distribution’ 16. Michael Sattinger (1993), ‘Assignment Models of the Distribution of Earnings’ 17. Joop Hartog (1986), ‘Earnings Functions: Beyond Human Capital’ 18. Barry Bluestone and Bennett Harrison (1988), ‘The Growth of Low-Wage Employment: 1963–86’ 19. Charles Brown (1980), ‘Equalizing Differences in the Labor Market’ 20. William T. Dickens and Kevin Lang (1985), ‘A Test of Dual Labor Market Theory’ 21. Th. Magnac (1991), ‘Segmented or Competitive Labor Markets?’ 22. Erica L. Groshen (1991), ‘Five Reasons Why Wages Vary Among Employers’ 23. James J. Heckman, Lance Lochner and Christopher Taber (1998), ‘Explaining Rising Wage Inequality: Explorations with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of Labor Earnings with Heterogeneous Agents’ PART IV MARKET AND NON-MARKET PROCESSES 24. Andrew Weiss (1995), ‘Human Capital vs. Signalling Explanations of Wages’ 25. Michael Rothschild and Joseph E. Stiglitz (1982), ‘A Model of Employment Outcomes Illustrating the Effect of the Structure of Information on the Level and Distribution of Income’ 26. Richard B. Freeman (1980), ‘Unionism and the Dispersion of Wages’ 27. Adrian Wood (1995), ‘How Trade Hurt Unskilled Workers’ 28. Jeffrey G. Williamson (1998), ‘Growth, Distribution, and Demography: Some Lessons from History’ 29. Roland Benabou (1993), ‘Workings of a City: Location, Education, and Production’ Name Index Volume III - Income Shares and Policy Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I NEOCLASSICAL THEORIES OF FACTOR PAYMENTS AND FACTOR SHARES 1. M. Bronfenbrenner (1960), ‘A Note on Relative Shares and the Elasticity of Substitution’ 2. Robert M. Solow (1958), ‘A Skeptical Note on the Constancy of Relative Shares’ 3. Irving B. Kravis (1959), ‘Relative Income Shares in Fact and Theory’ 4. Alan B. Krueger (1999), ‘Measuring Labor’s Share’ 5. Zvi Griliches (1969), ‘Capital-Skill Complementarity’ 6. Ryuzo Sato and Tetsunori Koizumi (1973), ‘The Production Function and the Theory of Distributive Shares’ 7. H. Uzawa (1961), ‘Neutral Inventions and the Stability of Growth Equilibrium’ 8. C.E. Ferguson (1968), ‘Neoclassical Theory of Technical Progress and Relative Factor Shares’ PART II NEO-KEYNESIAN, CLASSICAL AND OTHER THEORIES 9. Luigi L. Pasinetti (1960), ‘A Mathematical Formulation of the Ricardian System’ 10. Michio Morishima (1974), ‘Marx in the Light of Modern Economic Theory’ 11. Ian Steedman (1975), ‘Positive Profits with Negative Surplus Value’ 12. Carl Christian von Weizsäcker (1973), ‘Modern Capital Theory and the Concept of Exploitation’ 13. Michal Kalecki (1938/1991), ‘The Determinants of Distribution of the National Income’ 14. Nicholas Kaldor (1955-56), ‘Alternative Theories of Distribution’ 15. A.K. Sen (1963), ‘Neo-Classical and Neo-Keynesian Theories of Distribution’ 16. L. Pasinetti (1962), ‘Rate of Profit and Income Distribution in Relation to the Rate of Economic Growth’ 17. A.L. Levine (1974), ‘This Age of Leontief.....and Who? An Interpretation’ PART III CAPITAL THEORY AND PROFITS 18. Harry G. Johnson (1973), ‘Capital and Interest: The Wicksellian Model’ 19. Joan Robinson (1954), ‘The Production Function and the Theory of Capital’ 20. John Craven (1977), ‘On the Marginal Product of Capital’ 21. Paul A. Samuelson (1966), ‘A Summing Up’ 22. Leland B. Yeager (1976), ‘Toward Understanding some Paradoxes in Capital Theory’ 23. G.C. Harcourt (1969/1986), ‘Some Cambridge Controversies in the Theory of Capital’ 24. Edwin Burmeister (1974), ‘Synthesizing the Neo-Austrian and Alternative Approaches to Capital Theory: A Survey’ PART IV PROFIT, INTEREST AND RENT 25. Joan Robinson (1951), ‘The Rate of Interest’ 26. David E. Mills (1981), ‘The Non-Neutrality of Land Value Taxation’ 27. T. Nicolaus Tideman (1982), ‘ A Tax on Land Value is Neutral’ 28. Frank H. Knight (1950), ‘Profit’ PART V POLICIES 29. Peter J. Lambert (1985), ‘On the Redistributive Effect of Taxes and Benefits’ 30. John Creedy (1996), ‘Comparing Tax and Transfer Systems: Poverty, Inequality and Target Efficiency’ 31. Raquel Fernández and Richard Rogerson (1998), ‘Public Education and Income Distribution: A Dynamic Quantitative Evaluation of Education-Finance Reform’ 32. Robert K. von Weizsäcker (1996), ‘Educational Choice, Lifetime Earnings Inequality, and Conflicts of Public Policy’ 33. Roberto Perotti (1993), ‘Political Equilibrium, Income Distribution, and Growth’ 34. Assar Lindbeck (1998), ‘How Can Economic Policy Strike a Balance Between Economic Efficiency and Income Equality?’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisKnowledge, Social Institutions and the Division of Labour gives rise to a new and richer institutional analysis of the economy centred around the analysis of language, the division of labour and social knowledge. It is in this perspective that the economic analysis of institutions comes to be associated with the study of civil society, or with the broad framework of communication and coordination behind the interaction of individuals in economic and non-economic spheres.This fascinating book is divided into three parts beginning with the issue of the development of science as an aspect of the division of labour, starting from methodological problems on the communication of scientific knowledge. The volume goes on to explore issues on the moral bases of social interaction and, more particularly, of commercial society before ending with in depth analyses of questions on the division of labour, social institutions and the diffusion of knowledge in society.Trade Review'The complex interplay of the formation and communication of knowledge, the structure of social interaction, and the evolution of the division of labour, is here skilfully explored in a broad historical, philosophical and analytical framework by a truly international meeting of minds, enabling an encounter with great thinkers, past and present, commencing with Hume and Smith. A heady and unusual elixir, finely distilled, and to be slowly enjoyed if its sophisticated benefits are to be fully gathered by the reader.' -- Peter Groenewegen, University of Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Coordination, Connecting Principles and Social Knowledge: An Introductory Essay Part I: Rationality, Communication and Connecting Principles Part II: Social Interaction and Moral Sentiments Part III: Division of Labour, Patterns of Interdependence and Social Institutions Index

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Book SynopsisIncreasingly, the governments of virtually all industrialised countries are confronted with persistent problems of unemployment and low pay for those with little formal education and few skills. To combat this growing problem, various countries are utilising different remedies - usually with disappointing results.Policy Measures for Low-Wage Employment in Europe is a focused and up-to-date set of studies highlighting several important new findings. The book considers in-depth policy measures in the areas of taxation, benefits and employer subsidies aimed at the low-skilled and illustrates the limitations of short-term solutions. The policy debate is extended to encompass the role of product demand related to low-paid, low-skilled work and to the functioning of the labour market. In particular, the study investigates the role of job satisfaction and turn over in two major low-paying sectors - the retail trade and the hotel industry.This book will prove a valuable contribution to the literature for labour economists and policymakers at European and national level and policy officers of trade union and employment organisations. Those interested in labour market problems will also find the work to be a fascinating read.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Taxes, Benefits and Subsidies Part II: Long-Run Policy Issues of Low Pay Part III: Demand for Low-Paid Labour Index

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Book SynopsisWhich kinds of growth lead to increased employment and which do not? This is one of the questions that this important volume attempts to answer. The book explores the complex relationships between innovation, growth and employment that are vital for both research into, and policy for, the creation of jobs.Politicians claiming that more rapid growth would remedy unemployment do not usually specify what kind of growth is meant. Is it, for example, economic (GDP) or productivity growth? Growing concern over 'jobless growth' requires both policymakers and researchers to make such distinctions, and to clarify their employment implications.The authors initially address their theoretical approach to, and conceptualization of, innovation and employment, where the distinction between process and product innovations and between high-tech and low-tech goods and services are central. They go on to address the relationship between innovation and employment, using empirical material to analyse the effects that different kinds of innovations have upon job creation and destruction. Finally, the volume summarizes the findings and addresses conclusions as well as policy implications.This book will be of great interest to those involved in research and policy in the fields of macroeconomics (economic growth and employment), industrial economics and innovation.Trade Review'This book is an important addition to what can be broadly referred to as the national systems of innovation (NSI) approach. The particular contribution of the book is in the examination of the employment effects of innovation, something only indirectly considered hitherto. . . It is a thorough integration of existing knowledge on the key employment implications of innovation. . .' -- Rachel Parker, Labour and Industry'This is a highly readable, non-technical book . . . a highly clear and well-argued book that should be useful for policymakers and higher education alike. It brings together much of the most recent and useful literature in the area of innovation, employment and related public policy. It is an opportune addition to the existing documentation on the subject.' -- Journal of Economics / Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Approach and Conceptual Framework 1. A Systems of Innovation Perspective on Employment 2. Specification of Basic Concepts Part II: Innovations and Employment 3. Process Innovations and Employment 4. Product Innovations and Employment 5. Dynamic and Secondary Effects of Systemic Interaction Part III: Summary, Conclusions and Policy Implications 6. Summary and Conclusions 7. Implications for Public Policy and Firm Strategy Part IV: Appendices Appendix A: Defining and Measuring Product and Process Innovations Appendix B: Organizational Innovations Appendix C: Taxonomies of Innovation References Index

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Book SynopsisThe economics of sport exploded onto the academic teaching and research scene in the 1990s. This decade of intellectual effervescence is encapsulated in this state-of-the-art collection which reprints both classic work and more recent papers which may achieve classic status in the future. Andrew Zimbalist - widely recognised to be the leading authority in the field - has prepared a selection of articles which mark an important milestone in the development of sports economics. It will be an essential source of reference to a rapidly growing and widely dispersed literature.Trade Review‘The Economics of Sport pulls together the key contributions to this growing sub-discipline over the last fifty years. The sports industry has a peculiar economics, first recognised by Rottenberg in his path-breaking article on the labour market in baseball published in 1956. Since then a number of economists have analysed the various aspects of the sports industry but their work has not received the attention it deserves. This two-volume collection will help redress the balance and put the economics of sport in its rightful place as an important sub-discipline in economics. The Economics of Sport is a one-stop guide to understanding one of the most important industries in the modern economy.' -- Bill Gerrard, Leeds University Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements Introduction Andrew Zimbalist PART I THEORY OF SPORTS LEAGUES 1. Simon Rottenberg (1956), ‘The Baseball Players’ Labor Market’ 2. Walter C. Neale (1964), ‘The Peculiar Economics of Professional Sports’ 3. J.C.H. Jones (1969), ‘The Economics of the National Hockey League’ 4. Peter J. Sloane (1971), ‘The Economics of Professional Football: The Football Club as a Utility Maximizer’ 5. Mohamed El-Hodiri and James Quirk (1971), ‘An Economic Model of a Professional Sports League’ 6. George Daly and William J. Moore (1981), ‘Externalities, Property Rights and the Allocation of Resources in Major League Baseball’ 7. Rodney Fort and James Quirk (1995), ‘Cross-subsidization, Incentives, and Outcomes in Professional Team Sports Leagues’ 8. John Vrooman (1995), ‘A General Theory of Professional Sports Leagues’ 9. Daniel R. Marburger (1997), ‘Gate Revenue Sharing and Luxury Taxes in Professional Sports’ 10. Stefan Késenne (2000), ‘Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance in Professional Team Sports’ PART II ANTITRUST ANALYSIS AND SPORTS LEAGUES 11. Daniel E. Lazaroff (1984), ‘The Antitrust Implications of Franchise Relocation Restrictions in Professional Sports’ 12. Gary R. Roberts (1986), ‘The Single Entity Status of Sports Leagues Under Section 1 of the Sherman Act: An Alternative View’ PART III LABOR MARKETS: GENERAL 13. Gerald W. Scully (1974), ‘Pay and Performance in Major League Baseball’ 14. Andrew Zimbalist (1992), ‘Salaries and Performance: Beyond the Scully Model’ 15. James R. Chelius and James B. Dworkin (1980), ‘An Economic Analysis of Final-Offer Arbitration as a Conflict Resolution Device’ 16. Lawrence M. Kahn (2000), ‘The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory,’ 17. Kenneth Lehn (1982), ‘Property Rights, Risk Sharing, and Player Disability in Major League Baseball’ 18. Philip K. Porter and Gerald W. Scully (1982), ‘Measuring Managerial Efficiency: The Case of Baseball’ 19. Kenneth Lehn (1984), ‘Information Asymmetries in Baseball’s Free Agent Market’ 20. Philip K. Porter and Gerald W. Scully (1996), ‘The Distribution of Earnings and the Rules of the Game’ 21. Frank A. Scott, Jr., James E. Long and Ken Somppi (1985), ‘Salary vs. Marginal Revenue Product Under Monopsony and Competition: The Case of Professional Basketball’ 22. J.C.H. Jones and William D. Walsh (1988), ‘Salary Determination in the National Hockey League: The Effects of Skills, Franchise Characteristics, and Discrimination’ 23. Lawrence M. Kahn (1993), ‘Free Agency, Long-Term Contracts and Compensation in Major League Baseball: Estimates from Panel Data’ 24. Lawrence M. Kahn (1993), ‘Managerial Quality, Team Success, and Individual Player Performance in Major League Baseball’, 25. Anthony C. Krautmann and Margaret Oppenheimer (1994), ‘Free Agency and the Allocation of Labor in Major League Baseball’ 26. Kevin B. Grier and Robert D. Tollison (1994), ‘The Rookie Draft and Competitive Balance: The Case of Professional Football’ 27. Bradley T. Ewing (1995), ‘High School Athletics and the Wages of Black Males’ 28. Timothy R. Hylan, Maureen J. Lage and Michael Treglia (1996), ‘The Coase Theorem, Free Agency, and Major League Baseball: A Panel Study of Pitcher Mobility from 1961 to 1992’ 29. John Vrooman (1996), ‘The Baseball Players’ Labor Market Reconsidered’ 30. Jerry A. Hausman and Gregory K. Leonard (1997), ‘Superstars in the National Basketball Association: Economic Value and Policy’ 31. Todd L. Idson and Leo H. Kahane (2000), ‘Team Effects on Compensation: An Application to Salary Determination in the National Hockey League’ Name Index Volume II: Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I LABOR MARKETS: DISCRIMINATION 1. James Gwartney and Charles Haworth (1974), ‘Employer Costs and Discrimination: The Case of Baseball’ 2. Marshall H. Medoff (1975), ‘Racial Discrimination in Professional Baseball’ 3. Lawrence M. Kahn and Peter D. Sherer (1988), ‘Racial Differences in Professional Basketball Players’ Compensation’ 4. Clark Nardinelli and Curtis Simon (1990), ‘Customer Racial Discrimination in the Market for Memorabilia: The Case of Baseball’ 5. Lawrence M. Kahn (1992), ‘The Effects of Race on Professional Football Players’ Compensation’ 6. Neil Longley (1995), ‘Salary Discrimination in the National Hockey League: The Effects of Team Location’ 7. David W. Findlay and Clifford E. Reid (1997), ‘Voting Behavior, Discrimination and the National Baseball Hall of Fame’ 8. Barton Hughes Hamilton (1997), ‘Racial Discrimination and Professional Basketball Salaries in the 1990s’ 9. Matthew S. Dey (1997), ‘Racial Differences in National Basketball Association Players’ Salaries: A New Look’ 10. F. Andrew Hanssen and Torben Andersen (1999), ‘Has Discrimination Lessened Over Time? A Test Using Baseball’s All-Star Vote’ 11. Joseph McGarrity, Harvey D. Palmer and Marc Poitras (1999), ‘Consumer Racial Discrimination: A Reassessment of the Market for Baseball Cards’ PART II DEMAND ESTIMATION 12. Roger G. Noll (1974), ‘Attendance and Price Setting’ 13. John J. Siegfried and C. Elton Hinshaw (1979), ‘The Effect of Lifting Television Blackouts on Professional Football No-Shows’ 14. Andrew M. Welki and Thomas J. Zlatoper (1994), ‘US Professional Football: The Demand for Game-Day Attendance in 1991’ 15. Glenn Knowles, Keith Sherony and Mike Haupert (1992), ‘The Demand for Major League Baseball: A Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis’ 16. Mark Baimbridge, Samuel Cameron and Peter Dawson (1996), ‘Satellite Television and the Demand for Football: A Whole New Ball Game?‘ 17. David W. Boyd and Laura A. Boyd (1998), ‘The Home Field Advantage: Implications for the Pricing of Tickets to Professional Team Sporting Events’ 18. Campbell Cowie and Mark Williams (1997), ‘The Economics of Sports Rights’ 19. David Peel and Dennis Thomas (1997), ‘Handicaps, Outcome Uncertainty and Attendance Demand’ PART III ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SPORTS TEAMS AND FACILITIES 20. John Siegfried and Andrew Zimbalist (2000), ‘The Economics of Sports Facilities and their Communities’ 21. John L. Crompton (1995), ‘Economic Impact Analysis of Sports Facilities and Events: Eleven Sources of Misapplication’ 22. Robert A. Baade (1996), ‘Professional Sports as Catalysts for Metropolitan Economic Development’ 23. Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys (1999), ‘The Growth Effects of Sport Franchises, Stadia, and Arenas’ 24. Philip K. Porter (1999), ‘Mega-Sports Events as Municipal Investments: A Critique of Impact Analysis’ PART IV ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE SPORTS 25. James V. Koch (1983), ‘Intercollegiate Athletics: An Economic Explanation’ 26. Michael T. Maloney and Robert E. McCormick (1993), ‘An Examination of the Role that Intercollegiate Athletic Participation Plays in Academic Achievement: Athletes’ Feats in the Classroom’ 27. Robert W. Brown (1993), ‘An Estimate of the Rent Generated by a Premium College Football Player’ 28. Dale S. Bremmer and Randall G. Kesselring (1993), ‘The Advertising Effect of University Athletic Success: A Reappraisal of the Evidence’ 29. Robert W. Brown (1994), ‘Measuring Cartel Rents in the College Basketball Player Recruitment Market’ 30. Lawrence DeBrock, Wallace Hendricks and Roger Koenker (1996), ‘The Economics of Persistence: Graduation Rates of Athletes as Labor Market Choice’ 31. E. Woodrow Eckard (1998), ‘The NCAA Cartel and Competitive Balance in College Football’ 32. Daniel A. Rascher and Andrew D. Schwarz (2000), ‘Neither Reasonable nor Necessary: "Amateurism" in Big-Time College Sports’ PART V MISCELLANEOUS 33. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Michael L. Bognanno (1990), ‘Do Tournaments Have Incentive Effects?’ 34. Jonathan M. Orszag (1994), ‘A New Look at Incentive Effects and Golf Tournaments’ 35. Angelo Cocco and J.C.H. Jones (1997), ‘On Going South: The Economics of Survival and Relocation of Small Market NHL Franchises in Canada’ 36. Stefan Szymanski and Ron Smith (1997), ‘The English Football Industry: Profit, Performance and Industrial Structure’ 37. Brian L. Goff, William F. Shughart II and Robert D. Tollison (1997), ‘Batter Up! Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen’ 38. Gregory A. Trandel, Lawrence H. White and Peter G. Klein (1998), ‘The Effect of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen: Pitcher’s Moral Hazard or the Team’s Cost–Benefit Calculation? A Comment’ 39. Brian L. Goff, William F. Shughart II and Robert D. Tollison (1998), ‘Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule Revisited’ 40. Roger C. Vergin and John J. Sosik (1999), ‘No Place Like Home: An Examination of the Home Field Advantage in Gambling Strategies in NFL Football’ 41. Thomas Hoehn and Stefan Szymanski (1999), ‘The Americanization of European Football’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisWhich kinds of growth lead to increased employment and which do not? This is one of the questions that this important volume attempts to answer. The book explores the complex relationships between innovation, growth and employment that are vital for both research into, and policy for, the creation of jobs.Politicians claiming that more rapid growth would remedy unemployment do not usually specify what kind of growth is meant. Is it, for example, economic (GDP) or productivity growth? Growing concern over 'jobless growth' requires both policymakers and researchers to make such distinctions, and to clarify their employment implications.The authors initially address their theoretical approach to, and conceptualization of, innovation and employment, where the distinction between process and product innovations and between high-tech and low-tech goods and services are central. They go on to address the relationship between innovation and employment, using empirical material to analyse the effects that different kinds of innovations have upon job creation and destruction. Finally, the volume summarizes the findings and addresses conclusions as well as policy implications.This book will be of great interest to those involved in research and policy in the fields of macroeconomics (economic growth and employment), industrial economics and innovation.Trade Review'This book is an important addition to what can be broadly referred to as the national systems of innovation (NSI) approach. The particular contribution of the book is in the examination of the employment effects of innovation, something only indirectly considered hitherto. . . It is a thorough integration of existing knowledge on the key employment implications of innovation. . .' -- Rachel Parker, Labour and Industry'This is a highly readable, non-technical book . . . a highly clear and well-argued book that should be useful for policymakers and higher education alike. It brings together much of the most recent and useful literature in the area of innovation, employment and related public policy. It is an opportune addition to the existing documentation on the subject.' -- Journal of Economics / Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Approach and Conceptual Framework 1. A Systems of Innovation Perspective on Employment 2. Specification of Basic Concepts Part II: Innovations and Employment 3. Process Innovations and Employment 4. Product Innovations and Employment 5. Dynamic and Secondary Effects of Systemic Interaction Part III: Summary, Conclusions and Policy Implications 6. Summary and Conclusions 7. Implications for Public Policy and Firm Strategy Part IV: Appendices Appendix A: Defining and Measuring Product and Process Innovations Appendix B: Organizational Innovations Appendix C: Taxonomies of Innovation References Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the last decade, privatization, understood here as the transfer of state-owned enterprises to the private sector, has become a widespread phenomenon among formerly socialist and mixed economies. It has been touted as a quick route to growth and prosperity in countries suffering from bloated, inefficient, and debt ridden public sectors. The contributors to this book, drawn from a number of social science disciplines, explore the various ways in which privatization programs affect workers in the reforming countries. The book includes an examination of how privatization impacts on labor economically, by changing the level and conditions of employment, as well as its influence on wages, benefits, and social services. A second section looks at the political effects of privatization on workers, focusing on the strength and militancy of trade unions and their relationship to political parties.The essays, written by scholars as well as policy practitioners, cover both post-socialist countries, including Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, and the developing regions - the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Scholars and students in economics and political science as well as policymakers will find this collection a welcome addition to the literature on privatization.Trade Review'. . . this book makes a significant contribution to the debate about controversial privatisation issues and industrial policy responses to them. . . Privatization and Labor is an engaging and informative analysis of some of the most important and controversial privatisation issues, even when it is not completely persuasive.' -- Jung-Won Kim, Asia Pacific Business Review'The book, which consists of very interesting research and experiences on privatisation and deregulation from different parts of the world, is, ultimately, an extremely useful handbook in studying the effects of the current economic hegemony.' -- M. Kemal oke, South-East Europe ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Unions in Transition: Why Organized Labor Embraced Economic Reform in Poland (1989–1999) 3. Egyptian Labor Struggles in the Era of Privatization: The Moral Economy Thesis Revisited 4. The Political Element in Economic Reform: Labor Institutions and Privatization Patterns in South Asia 5. Enterprise Reform and Labor in North Africa 6. Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction 7. Privatization and Employment: Some General Issues 8. Ironies and Obstacles to China’s Post-Socialist Housing Privatization 9. Provision of Social Benefits by Russian Enterprises: Managers’ Behavior and Motivations 10. The Political Economy of Pension Reform: Poland and Hungary 11. Labor and the Politics of Human Capital Accumulation Index

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