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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Work and Pay in Japan Work and Pay in Japan Robert A Hart This book provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese labour market institutions and practices with respect to employment issues and labour payments. It contains extensive discussion of the effects… OL15183726W
Chile Chile Willem Adema This report analyzes the implications of recent developments in Chile's labor market and social policy and considers the available policy options from the perspective of OECD countries' experience. T… OL17903570W
Australia Australia Vincent Vandenberghe This report on Australia contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from sch… OL17903730W
Rise of the Robots Rise of the Robots Martin Ford Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system. "In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has … OL19668878W
Les mobilités des salariés Les mobilités des salariés Brigitte Baccaïni,Mathilde Lemoine,Étienne Wasmer,Gilles Saint-Paul,Pierre Cahuc Ce rapport montre, chiffres à l'appui, que la flexibilité des emplois s'est développée en France de façon significative, renforcée par différentes voies (essor de l'intérim, des CDD, etc.). Subsiste … OL19883743W
Towards a labour market in China Towards a labour market in China Knight, John Introduction: Setting the stage -- Labour policy and progress: overview -- The urban labour market -- Increasing wage inequality -- The spatial behaviour of wages -- Rural migrants in urban enterpris… OL19907490W
Working in America Working in America Paul Osterman,Thomas A. Kochan,Michael J. Piore,Richard M. Locke "The American labor market faces many deep-rooted problems, including persistence of a large low-wage sector, worsening inequality in earnings, employees' lack of voice in the workplace, and the need… OL20545133W
La conquête du travail La conquête du travail William Bridges De nouveaux modes de travail vont remplacer l'emploi salarié classique. C'est à chacun, dit l'auteur, de devenir "prestataire de services" pour des partenaires de plus en plus nombreux. Les schémas d… OL24173371W
Emploi et salaire Emploi et salaire Jean-Michel Cousineau Entièrement remanié et mis à jour, cet ouvrage s'intéresse d'abord à la microéconomie du travail et à la formation de l'emploi et des salaires dans une économie de marché. Il est donc question ici de… OL24263002W
Occupational outlook handbook, 2010-2011 Occupational outlook handbook, 2010-2011 United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics Provides full descriptions of more than two hundred fifty occupations, offering information on the nature of the work, training and eduction required, chances for advancement, job outlook, and earnin… OL29234304W
The Economics of the Trade Union The Economics of the Trade Union Alison L. Booth This book analyses the crucial features of unionised labour markets. The models in the book refer to labour contracts between unions and management, but the method of analysis is also applicable to n… OL3962328W
Jobs for the Poor Jobs for the Poor Timothy J. Bartik "Even as the United States enjoys a booming economy and historically low levels of unemployment, millions of Americans remain out of work or underemployed, and joblessness continues to plague many ur… OL4102778W