Traces the insensitivity of post-classical economic theory to the fact that labour bears the cost of its own sustenance, taking the 1834 Poor Law and the reassessment of it in 1909 as illustrations of the social implications of this theoretical inadequacy - particularly in relat…
"This book focuses on the relationship between the process of production of commodities and the process of social reproduction of the labouring population, and seeks to restore that problematic relationship to the central place it had in the analysis of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx.…
"An organization's workforce is arguably the greatest asset of any organization, and the tourism and hospitality is an extremely labor-intensive industry. It is heavily dependent on the human factor to ensure delivery and quality products and services. This volume, Labor in the …
Job quality in the United States -- Economic transformation and the decline of institutional protections -- New workers, new differences -- Dimensions of polarity -- Precarious employment relations -- Economic rewards: earnings and fringe benefits -- Control over work activities…
The economic boom of the 1990s veiled a grim reality: in addition to the growing gap between good and bad quality jobs was also expanding. The postwar prosperity of the mid-twentieth century had enabled millions of American workers to join the middle class, but as author Arne L.…
The economic boom of the 1990s veiled a grim reality: in addition to the growing gap between rich and poor, the gap between good and bad quality jobs was also expanding. The postwar prosperity of the mid-twentieth century had enabled millions of American workers to join the midd…