What do we know about the current state of work and employment and what does the future of work look like? Professor Melanie Simms provides a far-reaching overview of paid employment in the UK, examining why we work, how we work, and what the future of work will be like with cha…
What do we know about the current state of work and employment and what does the future of work look like? Professor Melanie Simms provides a far-reaching overview of paid employment in the UK, examining why we work, how we work, and what the future of work will be like with cha…
What Do We Know and What Should We Do About The Future of Work? is part of a new book series offering short, up-to-date overviews of key issues often misrepresented or simplified in the mainstream media.
In this provocative and important book, Bryan K. Fair, the eighth of ten children born to a single mother on public assistance in an Ohio ghetto, combines two histories - America's and his own - to offer a compelling defense of affirmative action. How can it be, Fair asks, that,…
The Constitution of the United States, writes Bryan Fair, was a series of compromises between white male propertyholders: Southern planters and Northern merchants. At the heart of their deals was a clear race-conscious intent to place the interests of whites above those of black…
"This book argues that society must rethink the notion of formal employment and instead introduce and spread the notion of 'meaningful work' so that societies can become independent of economic growth. The excessive consumption of natural resources and the immense emissions resu…
"This book argues that society must rethink the notion of formal employment and instead introduce and spread the notion of 'meaningful work' so that societies can become independent of economic growth. The excessive consumption of natural resources and the immense emissions resu…
"This book argues that society must rethink the notion of formal employment and instead introduce and spread the notion of 'meaningful work' so that societies can become independent of economic growth. The excessive consumption of natural resources and the immense emissions resu…
"This book argues that society must rethink the notion of formal employment and instead introduce and spread the notion of 'meaningful work' so that societies can become independent of economic growth. The excessive consumption of natural resources and the immense emissions resu…
"This book argues that society must rethink the notion of formal employment and instead introduce and spread the notion of 'meaningful work' so that societies can become independent of economic growth. The excessive consumption of natural resources and the immense emissions resu…
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the United States after heart disease. However, improvements in cancer treatment and earlier detection are leading to growing numbers of cancer survivors. As the number of cancer survivors grows, there is increased inte…
"Graduate schools churn out tens of thousands of PhDs and MAs every year. Yet more than half of all college courses are taught by adjunct faculty, which means that the chances of an academic landing a tenure-track job seem only to shrink as student loan and credit card debts gro…
Fitness for work: the medical aspects
Fitness For Work is the occupational physician's bible and an invaluable resource for all occupational health practitioners. It provides evidence based and authoritative advice and guidance to those faced with clinical problems in the occupational health clinic.
'The most comprehensive and authoritative comparative analysis of employment relations . . . . . breaks new ground as an integrated account of the forces shaping employment relations.' - cover.