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    Series series Collection on Technology and Work
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  • Codes of Finance

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  • Strike Back

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    de Joe Burns ...
    During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These workers were able to transform the nature of public employment, winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective bargaining and even the ... Leer más

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  • Annual Report on Urban Development of China 2013

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    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
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  • Financial Inclusion of the Marginalised

    Street Vendors in the Urban Economy

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book is the product of a study conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA). Its objective is to highlight some of the problems faced by street vendors in conducting their daily business and to examine how financial institutions, especially those in ... Leer más

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  • Workplace Flexibility

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    Although today's family has changed, the workplace has not—and the resulting one-size-fits-all workplace has become profoundly mismatched to the needs of an increasingly diverse and varied workforce. As changes in the composition of the workforce exert new demands on employers, considerable attention is being paid to how workplaces can be structured more flexibly to achieve the goals of employers ... Leer más

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  • The Employee

    A Political History

    Series series Politics and Culture in Modern America
    A political, legal, intellectual, and social history of employment in AmericaIn the present age of temp work, telecommuting, and outsourcing, millions of workers in the United States find themselves excluded from the category of "employee"—a crucial distinction that would otherwise permit unionization and collective bargaining. Tracing the history of the term since its entry into the public ... Leer más

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  • The Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe

    Edición de T. Sirovátka ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
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  • Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific: A Companion to the World Development Report

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    Series Libro 30 - Research in the Sociology of Work
    Economic institutions are undergoing radical transformations, and with these has come a reconfiguration of labor market institutions, managerial conceptions of work, and the nature of authority and control over employees as well. Yet many of these changes remain poorly understood. This volume provides a sampling of state-of-the art theory and research in the field, and addresses a wide array of ... Leer más

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