Report forecasting possible economic recession in the UK by 1980 - examines britain's trade performance, balance of payments, gross national product, standard of living, dependence of North sea petroleum resources, etc., criticises the educational system and regional planning an…
This analysis of poor economic reasoning "weaves together recent articles and addresses, some of them never before published, into a short, compelling narrative on the major issues of the 1990s: unemployment, globalization, economic growth, financial speculation ... corporate do…
Case study of the lancashire handloom textile workers during a period of major technological change affecting the cotton textile industry in the UK - covers working conditions, standard of living, trade union and strike action, public opinion, social reform, etc., and includes s…
Study analysing economic growth, employment creation and income distribution in Brazil - challenges the orthodox view of inequitable economic development; reviews productivity patterns and employment trends since 1945; examines economic indicators of standard of living, absolute…
Essay on living conditions of retired workers and retirement issues in France - discusses effects of economic recession on the standard of living and life styles of retired workers; examines financial difficulties of pension schemes (as a result of the recession and low fertilit…
by Wilkinson, Richard, Pickett, Kate
fromNoema
Case study of social conflict and the relationship between the rural area social structure and political behaviour of landless agricultural workers in the Kuttanad region of Kerala, India - analyses agricultural development, the agrarian structure, social class and caste intergr…
by Moody, Kim
fromHaymarket series
In this study of world labour relations, Moody surveys both sides of the picket lines. His assessment takes a look at multinational managements' strategies to downsize, introduce flexible production & compel workers to work for less.
One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the absolute living standards of the least well-off. Progress for the Poor aims to enhance our understanding of how to do that, drawing on the experiences of twenty affluent countries since the 1970s. The boo…
General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social chang…
