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  • China from the Inside

    Letters from an Economist

    by Liam Brunt ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book delivers the fascinating account of one Western family’s time living and working in China. Told through a series of letters, China from the Inside: Letters from an Economist presents insights into the society and economy of a country that is often opaque to outsiders and poorly understood. The author’s expertise as an economist, and the family’s efforts to integrate into Chinese society, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Kids These Days

    Human Capital and the Making of Millennials

    by Malcolm Harris ...
    In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Big Squeeze

    by Steven Greenhouse ...
    Why, in the world's most affluent nation, are so many corporations squeezing their employees dry? In this fresh, carefully researched book, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse explores the economic, political, and social trends that are transforming America's workplaces, including the decline of the social contract that created the world's largest middle class and guaranteed job security and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Playing It Safe

    Crazy Stories from the World of Britain's Health and Safety Regulations

    by Alan Pearce ...
    'Very entertaining.' Jeffrey Podger, chief executive Health & Safety Executive Imagine a world where you wellington boots come with a 24-page instruction manual, or council carers who are prohibited from making tea for OAPs in case they scald themselves on the job. Welcome to Britain in the 21st century, where the Jobsworth now lords it large, issuing edicts of mind-boggling stupidity that ruin ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Every Employee's Guide to the Law

    by Lewin G. I Joel II ...
    Covering every aspect of employment from the job interview to post-employment benefits, this invaluable resource focuses on employee rights guaranteed by law and explains how workers can be protected. In language praised for its clarity and accessiblity, this updated edition provides a strong foundation of legal knowledge and advice on wages and hours, health and safety, harassment, invasion of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Economic Dynamics and Sustainable Development – Resources, Factors, Structures and Policies

    Proceedings ESPERA 2015 – Part 1 and Part 2

    Edited by Luminita Chivu, Constantin Ciutacu, Valeriu Ioan-Franc, Jean-Vasile Andrei ...
    Um die Hardcover-Version dieses Buches zu bestellen, kontaktieren Sie bitte [email protected]. (Ladenpreis D: 165,90€, Ladenpreis AT: 168,60€, UVP: 190,00CHF).For ordering the hardcover version of this book, please contact [email protected]. (Retail Price: £126.00, $185.90).The book is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Romanian Academy. It contains the most valuable 100 papers ... Read more

    $204.89 USD

  • Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Working but Poor

    Edited by Hiroyuki Hino, Gustav Ranis ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    It is widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is one of the most critical challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume brings together an eminent group of international scholars to analyse the extent and complex nature of this joblessness, and offer a set of evidence-based policy choices that could contribute to solving the problem in the short- and long-run.Part I reviews ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Movers and Stayers: Social Mobility, Migration and Skills

    by Izabela Grabowska ...
    Series Book 3 - Migration – Ethnicity – Nation: Studies in Culture, Society and Politics
    The author examines social mobility in the enlarged EU by analysing the work sequences of 1865 movers and stayers in Poland. Using indicators of upward and downward social mobility, she explores the role of migration in careers. Her research shows that migration adds dynamism to work paths and contributes to the improvement of people’s working lives. It also suggests that agency and reflexivity ... Read more

    $69.39 USD

  • Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia

    by Emanuela di Gropello, Prateek Tandon, Shahid Yusuf ...
    This book assesses whether East Asian higher education is providing research and innovation for growth and delivering its graduates with the skills necessary for productivity in the labor market. It also seeks to determine how higher education systems could be improved in order to deliver these outcomes. It features new data and diagnostic material to better understand labor markets, what skills ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • American Prep

    The Insider's Guide to U.S. Boarding Schools

    by Ronald Mangravite ...
    This complete guide to American prep schools covers the admissions process, financial aid, campus life and much more.US boarding schools offer superb preparation for college bound students, but they're not for everyone. American Prep is the only comprehensive guide for parents and students interested in exploring, applying to, and succeeding at these great schools.An alumnus of the Lawrenceville ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Professors in the Gig Economy

    Unionizing Adjunct Faculty in America

    Edited by Kim Tolley ...
    The Uber-ization of the classroom and what it means for faculty.One of the most significant trends in American higher education over the last decade has been the shift in faculty employment from tenured to contingent. Now upwards of 75% of faculty jobs are non-tenure track; two decades ago that figure was 25%. One of the results of this shift—along with the related degradation of pay, benefits, ... Read more

    $31.19 USD