A Russian Factory Enters the Market Economy

By Claudio Morrison

This book charts the experiences of a textile enterprise in Russia during the 1990s, analysing post-Soviet management and managerial practices in order to illuminate the...

Published September 21st 2007 by Routledge.

Prison Labor in the United States

An Economic Analysis

By Asatar Bair

This book is the only comprehensive analysis of contemporary prison labor in the United States. In it, the author makes the provocative claim that prison...

Published July 26th 2007 by Routledge.

Women and the Distribution of Wealth

Feminist Economics

Edited by Carmen Diane Deere, Cheryl Doss

Gender is rarely taken into account in analyses of the distribution of wealth, and the evidence on women’s ownership of wealth is surprisingly scarce. It...

Published June 28th 2007 by Routledge.

Edited by Marlene Kim

Examining the crucial topic of race relations, this book explores the economic and social environments that play a significant role in determining economic outcomes and...

Published June 21st 2007 by Routledge.

Working Time Around the World

Trends in Working Hours, Laws, and Policies in a Global Comparative Perspective

By Sangheon Lee, Deirdre McCann, Jon C. Messenger

John Maynard Keynes once made the bold prediction that the three-hour work day would prevail for his grandchildren's generation. Seventy years later, the question of...

Published May 31st 2007 by Routledge.

Issues in the Economies of the Arab Gulf Co-Operation Council States

By Badr El Din A. Ibrahim

With global concerns over rising oil prices, this book examines the major issues facing the economies of the Arab Gulf today, covering all six of...

Published May 30th 2007 by Routledge.

Essays in Honour of Ingrid Rima

Edited by Mathew Forstater, Gary Mongiovi, Steven Pressman

Edited by three very well known academics in the field and contributed to by John Smithin, Laurence Moss and G. C. Harcourt, this volume reflects...

Published February 1st 2007 by Routledge.

The 'Hidden Transcripts' of Egyptian Voices

By Savinna Chowdhury

This book brings to the forefront the significance of local everyday economic practices to development policymaking. Chowdhury's objective in unearthing these diverse activities is two-fold....

Published January 22nd 2007 by Routledge.

Global Risks Local Protection

By Santosh K. Mehrotra, Mario Biggeri

This thoroughly researched volume surveys the nature and extent of 'informal' work in Asia, which is a powerful and under-studied force in the region.

After over...

Published December 20th 2006 by Routledge.

Economy, Human Resources and Labour Markets

Edited by Grace O.M. Lee, Malcolm Warner

Unemployment in China offers a new and invaluable insight into the Chinese economy, keenly analyzing the new directions the world's next superpower is now taking.

Successfully bringing together a wide...

Published October 3rd 2006 by Routledge.