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Tribal labour in India Tribal labour in India Basudeb Sahoo Chiefly based on primary and secondary data collected from Orissa, India. OL1051710W
The people factor The people factor Linda J. Bilmes "Presents a blueprint for reinvigorating the public sector based on 'The People Factor.' Shows why the U.S. personnel system needs reform, revealing the high price of inaction. Lays out specific step… OL13657011W
Ciencia y Tecnología en el Mundo del trabajo Ciencia y Tecnología en el Mundo del trabajo Alvaro Muñoz,Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra,José Hernando Ruiz Restrepo El documento que a continuación se presenta constituye una serie de ensayos que se utilizaron como herramienta de apoyo al programa de capacitación que el SENA en convenio con la CGTD adelantó con un… OL16807593W
The encyclopedia of strikes in American history The encyclopedia of strikes in American history Immanuel Ness,Aaron Brenner,Benjamin Day This book is a collection of historical research on strikes in America comprised of two types of essays, those focused on an industry or economic sector and those focused on a theme. This approach pr… OL17092497W
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Eva E. Jacobs,Mary Meghan Ryan Includes 200 tables of authoritative data on workers, industries, wages, and prices. OL17733628W
Not in the club Not in the club Janet Pucino While a number of women have risen to top levels in corporate U.S. based organizations, statistically they are exceptions at the executive levels and in boardrooms. Even when women reach the uppermos… OL17872984W
A history of European women's work A history of European women's work Deborah Simonton The paid and unpaid work of women in Europe has been and is hugely diverse - from schools to offices, factories to domestic service, dairies to hospitals and much more. The work patterns have fluctua… OL1836527W
The Lexicon of labor The Lexicon of labor R. Emmett Murray From Frederick Douglass to César Chavez, from the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Change to Win federation formed in 2005, this classic labor lexicon provides concise, sketches of over five hundred ke… OL1852456W
Flight of the flamingos Flight of the flamingos Michael Kahn,William Blankley,Thomas Pogue,Rasigan Maharajh Over the past four decades South Africa has experienced a significant outflow of research and development (R&D) workers, a mobility trend that this pioneering study analyzes to address the troubling … OL19018047W
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
Against labor Against labor Rosemary Feurer,Chad Pearson Against labor highlights the amazingly successful efforts by employers to control workers while simultaneously shaping themselves into a new class. Ranging across a spectrum of understudied issues, e… OL19751572W
Capitalist family values Capitalist family values Polly Reed Myers "Though best known for aircraft and aerospace technology, Boeing has invested significant time and money in the construction and promotion of its corporate culture. Boeing's leaders, in keeping with … OL20013111W
From mission to microchip From mission to microchip Fred Glass "There is no better time than now to consider the labor history of the Golden State. While other states face declining union enrollment rates and the rollback of workers' rights, California unions ar… OL20030123W
Taking care of your child Taking care of your child Robert H. Pantell Taking Care of Your Child offers the most recent information on obesity, behavioral issues, and other critical health concerns, along with updated immunization schedules and new material on complemen… OL2041441W
The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Prostitution The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Prostitution Scott Cunningham Prostitution is one of the least understood occupations but appears to have all the features of traditional markets: prices, supply and demand considerations, variety in the organizational structure,… OL20479634W
Italia in frantumi Italia in frantumi Luciano Gallino xv, 187 p. ; 21 cm OL24005573W
Éloge du carburateur Éloge du carburateur Matthew B. Crawford "Matthew B. Crawford était un brillant universitaire, bien payé pour travailler dans un think tank à Washington. Au bout de quelques mois, déprimé par son emploi, il démissionne pour ouvrir ... un at… OL28952971W
Red Barcelona Red Barcelona Angel Smith Barcelona is now one of the most glamorous cities in Europe, renowned for its modernista art and new post Olympic-games architecture. For much of the twentieth century, however, it was better known a… OL2963647W
The end of the peasantry The end of the peasantry Anthony W. Pereira "Study of emerging rural labor politics in the sugar zone of Pernambuco under military rule shows how popular movements contribute to both democratization and social change. Work is well-researched, … OL3347401W
Tortillas and tomatoes Tortillas and tomatoes Tanya Basok "In Tortillas and Tomatoes Tanya Basok exposes the mechanisms that make Mexican seasonal workers unfree. She shows that workers are unable to refuse employer demands for their labour because of econo… OL3616794W
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