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In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.
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In the first trade paperback edition of his national bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel presents "the real American experience" ("Chicago Daily News")—"a magnificent book. . . . A work of art. To read it is to hear America talking"... [ More...]
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While the computer revolution has created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, it has threatened as many other jobs with obsolescence and has often caused the displacement of workers by computer-based machines. Here, Nobel Prize-winning economist Wassily... [ More...]
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Presenting a complete survey of labor economics from the search point of view, this is the first book to coordinate a vast and scattered literature, making an increasingly important and sophisticated area in modern applied economics readily accessible.... [ More...]
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This book...is a comprehensive and compelling account of how economic turbulence is changing the American labor market and of the responses that are needed to address its effects on workers and workplaces.
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Labor unions are fascinating organizations, embodying elements of democracy, conflict, and voluntary participation. This unique book explores the dynamics of individual attachment to unions. The authors offer a detailed psychological perspective of the... [ More...]
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In this controversial and original study of policing, class relations and organizations, Hobbs illustrates the culture of London's East End and its relationship with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police. Both the East Enders and... [ More...]
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Bargaining Power examines the balance of power between management and unions, showing why some managements- and some trade unions- are more powerful than others. Bargaining power has long been recognized as central to industrial relations, but no previous... [ More...]
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The single most important change in the British labour market over the last two decades has been the re-emergence of mass unemployment. However, there has been remarkably little systematic research into the factors that lead people to become unemployed and... [ More...]
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