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Wealth of Nations is a text covering economics theory and the foundations of modern economics. It explores market dynamics, the division of labour, and the core concepts of economic thought. This 1850 edition includes contributions by John Ramsey…

A lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on 6th December 1826 by Nassau William Senior regarding Political Economy.

Today trade unionism plays a more important part in the nation’s economy than ever before, and its problems of internal reform and its relations with the government and the public are constantly under discussion. But its present structure can only…

Thomas’ work proposes reforms and an envisioned future of a labour-governed Britain. Addressing critical issues from the workers’ rights, nationalism, to social welfare. The book displays Thomas’ own vision of a progressively equitable society.…

Principles of Political Economy considered with a view to their practical application by Thomas Robert Malthus is a foundational economics text. It serves as a historical critique of classical economic theories, famously arguing that investment in…

An economics and political economy textbook which discusses descriptive issues such as which nations had benefited more in a system of trade based on comparative advantages. This book also discusses normative issues as ideal systems of political…

The cultural industries have been considered unique and out of the mainstream, not a subject for developing general theory, and therefore relatively understudied by scholars of organizations. We argue it is no longer the case that cultural industries…

The Oxford Book of Work is both a literary anthology and an account of the nature of work and our attitudes to it. Drawing upon imaginative writing as well as documentary accounts from people in various occupations, it explores every aspect of work.

Worker's participation: Current Research and Future Trends, volume 16 of research in the sociology of work, offers cutting-edge research on the character and implications of workplace participation. Written by some of the leading scholars in the…

Increasing diversity in the workforce has several sources: (a) the changing demographics of the structure of the U.S (b) the increased importance of globalization to profits and long-term survival in many companies, and (c) changes in the structure…

Labor revitalization is among the first works to examine variations among the nations in the wide array of initiatives labor unions and labor movements are taking to strengthen themselves and recruit new members. Moving beyond previous research on…

How workers learn how to do their jobs is central to an understanding of the changing nature of work in post-industrial society The roles of job or worker training has, however, been underdeveloped in sociological theories of work and the labor…

Analysts are generally agreed: dramatic changes are unfolding in the character of work, managerial authority, and the employment relationship. However, there is little agreement as to precisely how such changes are reshaping people's working lives,…

Cole saw the trade unions as being critical to progress, but to realise their role they needed to change, and the issue of trade union structure therefore became fundamental. He considered that the trade union structure was a central problem of the…

Describes and analyzes the results of a study of the American labor movement comparing the working class to the black minority. Begins with the history of slavery and explores its long-term effects of work in mines, steel, stockyards, railroads, and…