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“jonathan wadsworth”

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  • The Labour Market in Winter

    The State of Working Britain

    Edited by Paul Gregg, Jonathan Wadsworth ...
    This collection of essays, from leading economic experts on the UK labour market, provides an overview of the key issues concerning the performance of the labour market, and the policy issues surrounding it, with a focus on the recent recession and its aftermath. The book contains assessments of the effects of many policies introduced over the last 10 years in employment, education, and welfare. ... Read more

    $76.79 CAD

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  • Tomorrow

    by Cyril Dion ...
    Translated by Lisa Davidson ...
    What if highlighting solutions and telling positive stories was the best way to solve the ecological, economic, and social problems our countries are grappling with? In 2012, Cyril Dion learned about a study carried out by twenty-two scientists from around the world that forecasts the extinction of multiple forms of life, and possibly a large part of humanity, by the year 2100. This news barely ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Social Entrepreneurship

    Theory and Practice

    by Ryszard Praszkier, Andrzej Nowak ...
    Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice is about the creative ways in which social entrepreneurs solve pressing and insurmountable social problems. Theories of social change are presented to help demystify the 'magic' of making an immense, yet durable and irreversible, social impact. Utilizing case studies drawn from various fields and all over the world, the authors document how social ... Read more

    $46.39 CAD

  • The Economics of Professional Road Cycling

    Edited by Daam Van Reeth, Daniel J. Larson ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Over the past decade, a growing body of academic literature on the economics of road cycling has been amassed. This book is the first volume to bring together a majority of the academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a particular economic aspect of the sport, from organizational structure to marketing, labor, game theory, ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Emiratization in the UAE Labor Market

    Opportunities and Challenges

    by Georgia Daleure ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book combines classic and recent studies investigating challenges to Emiratization – full employment of Emirati nationals who make up only about 10% of the total workforce – in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The book offers a comprehensive overview of the events leading to the country’s rapid growth and development, as well as important social and cultural issues arising as the country ... Read more

    $76.89 CAD

  • Newtonian Microeconomics

    A Dynamic Extension to Neoclassical Micro Theory

    by Matti Estola ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Presenting the dynamic laws of economic quantities, this book tackles one of the core difficulties of current economic theory: that of transforming abstract equations of equilibrium into precise dynamic rules. The theoretical framework of neoclassical micro theory has historically prohibited its development into a quantitative science. Estola identifies the main weaknesses of this framework as ... Read more

    $166.49 CAD

  • Work and Idleness

    The Political Economy of Full Employment

    Edited by Jane Wheelock, John Vail ...
    Series Book 66 - Recent Economic Thought
    Work and Idleness develops the view that redistributing employment is a `feasible capitalist' solution, not just to the unemployment which particular groups suffer, but also to the work that others have to contend with, including many women. Putting the redistribution of employment on the policy agenda opens up debate on how to ensure a more equitable and fulfilling relationship between the ways ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Who Needs Jobs?

    Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare

    by P. Lemieux ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In Who Needs Jobs?, Lemieux explains how jobs are not the goal of economic life and how creating jobs should not be the goal of public policy. He delves into how income and prosperity are created (businesses producing what consumers demand), proposes solutions to the unemployment problem, and provides readers with the knowledge to navigate the jobs discussions of politicians and economists in ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • The Washington State Census Board and Its Demographic Legacy

    by David A. Swanson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book tells the story of how a group of far-sighted, academic researchers came to the aid of an overwhelmed local government. It details the history of the Washington State Census Board, which began in 1943 as part of an emergency measure during a massive wartime in-migration. The narrative also shows the demographic legacy of the Board and, ultimately, provides an unforgettable look into the ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Economics without Borders

    Economic Research for European Policy Challenges

    Edited by Laszlo Matyas, Richard Blundell, Estelle Cantillon, Barbara Chizzolini, Marc Ivaldi, Wolfgang Leininger, Ramon Marimon, Frode Steen ...
    If treated as a single economy, the European Union is the largest in the world, with an estimated GDP of over 14 trillion euros. Despite its size, European economic policy has often lagged behind the rest of the world in its ability to generate growth and innovation. Much of the European economic research itself often trails behind that of the USA, which sets much of the agenda in mainstream ... Read more

    $62.39 CAD

  • Women's Work in East and West: The Dual Burden of Employment and Family Life

    The Dual Burden of Employment and Family Life

    by Norman Stockman, Norman Bonney, Xuewen Sheng ...
    Unmasking Administrative Evil discusses the overlooked relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life. ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Unemployment Dynamics in the United States and West Germany

    Economic Restructuring, Institutions and Labor Market Processes

    by Markus Gangl ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In writing this book, I increasingly became aware of the extent to which much of the finest social science research has been devoted to the issue of unemployment. Unemployment rightly is a key issue in the social sciences for search of social and political answers to the economic, social and psychological distress caused by un certainty and macroeconomic change. I was glad to find my own worries ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD