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Cover Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy
Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy
Editor:
Jacques Charmes
This Research Handbook on Development and the Informal Economy captures the magnitude of the informal economy for the global labour force. It unravels numerous concepts, definitions and methods of data collection to offer valuable insight into the differences between the informal, non-observed and shadow economies.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
18 Sep 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972802
Collections:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Towards Convergence in Europe
Towards Convergence in Europe
Institutions, Labour and Industrial Relations
Editor:
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countries converged or diverged with EU-wide economic and social indicators over the past 20 years? What have been the drivers of convergence? Why do some countries lag behind, while others experience continuous upward convergence? Why are these trajectories not always linear? Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, actors and industrial relations – focusing on the resources and strategies of governments, employers and trade unions – in nudging EU countries onto an upward convergence path.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Apr 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788978071
Collections:
Economics 2019
Cover Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU
Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU
The Social Challenge Ahead
Editors:
Ulf Bernitz
,
Moa Mårtensson
,
Lars Oxelheim
, and
Thomas Persson
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors invaluably pinpoint both overarching problems and possibilities associated with the social dimension of European integration. Prominent researchers of economics, law and political science tackle this complex issue, providing new solutions within their respective fields of expertise. Illustrating the importance of cohesion, this book is vital for those interested in comparative European studies, from backgrounds in public and social policy, law and economics.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
23 Feb 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786436672
Collections:
Social and Political Science 2018
Cover The Economics of Marriage
The Economics of Marriage
Shoshana A. Grossbard

Shoshana Grossbard, a leading scholar in this field, highlights the economic importance of marriage and related institutions. She offers a clear and illuminating guide to the topic, considering marriage and related outcomes as well as the consequences of marriage and marriage markets for labour supply, household production, wages, consumption, household finance, education and fertility.
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Research Reviews
Publication Date:
30 Nov 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785362736
Collections:
Economics 2015
Cover Measuring More than Money
Measuring More than Money
The Social Economics of Job Quality
Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo
,
Enrique Fernández-Macías
,
José-Ignacio Antón
, and
Fernando Esteve
Job quality is a crucial link between the economy and well-being. This original book proves that it can and should be measured, proposing a theoretically based multidimensional ‘Index of Job Quality’ that is tested in the EU member States. The index proves particularly useful to measure the differences in job quality by country, occupation, gender and age.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
31 Aug 2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849805919
Collections:
Economics 2011
Cover Work after Globalization
Work after Globalization
Building Occupational Citizenship
Guy Standing
In this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Sep 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849802376
Collections:
Economics 2010 and before
Cover The Working Poor in Europe
The Working Poor in Europe
Employment, Poverty and Globalization
Editors:
Hans-Jürgen Andreß
and
Henning Lohmann
For a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Sep 2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848443761
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
Cover The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies
The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies
Measures, Public Private Partnerships and Benchmarking
Editor:
Jaap de Koning
This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better targeting and by better-designed measures, more efficient implementation and delivery, and better performance by benchmarking the various implementation agencies involved.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
23 Feb 2007
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781953013
Collections:
Economics 2010 and before
Cover Handbook on the Economics of Discrimination
Handbook on the Economics of Discrimination
Editor:
William M. Rodgers III
Discrimination’s dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its magnitude, causes, or remedies. Despite some gains in our understanding, these remain active areas of debate among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The specially commissioned papers in this volume, all by distinguished contributors, present the full range of issues related to this complex and challenging problem.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
29 Mar 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781847200150
Collections:
Economics 2010 and before
Cover Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy
Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy
Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
Editors:
Diane Perrons
,
Colette Fagan
,
Linda McDowell
,
Kath Ray
, and
Kevin Ward
Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with reference to working patterns and gender divisions in Northern and Western Europe and the United States.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
27 Jan 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781845428976
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before