Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Mehta, Balwant Singh / Awasthi, Ishwar Chandra, Indian Youth's Journey from Education to Decent Work: Issues and Challenges. (India Studies in Business and Economics) 197 pp. 2025:4 (Springer, GW) <749-194>
ISBN 978-981-9644-74-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book delves into the intricate challenges faced by Indian youth as they enter the labour market. It explores vital aspects of youth's journey from school to the labour market, offering insights into the current status and strategies for harnessing the demographic dividend, bridging the gap between labour market demand and supply, addressing the issue of skill mismatch, and tackling the challenge of inactive or idle youth in India. The book draws from analysing a diverse range of data sources, including statistics from organizations like the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank's World Development Indicators (WDI); as well as data from surveys such as Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS), conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India; and educational surveys such as Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), School Education Quality Index (SEQI) and NSSO's surveys on Household Social Consumption: Education. These data cover a period spanning of over two decades, from 2000 to 2023. The book is a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding the complex challenges and opportunities associated with the transition of Indian youth from school to decent employment. This transition is closely linked to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 4 and 8; and with India being home to the world's largest youth population, the book showcases aspects of a critical area of focus for organizations and entities working towards these global objectives.

INSEE, Formations et emploi. Edition 2025. (INSEE References) 165 p. 2025:3 (INSEE, FR) <748-233>
ISBN 978-2-11-162464-1 paper ¥5,885.- (税込) EUR 25.00

Zhang, Peikang / Liang, Huailiang / Chen, Xuanyu et al., From Competition to Coexistence: The Evolution of the Labour Market for College Graduates in the Age of Automation. 230 pp. 2025:8 (Routledge, UK) <748-234>
ISBN 978-1-041-09817-1 hard ¥40,991.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Grounded in the 'race between education and technology', this book uses multi-source data to examine the evolving labour market for college graduates, interpreting the shift in the relationship between humans and automation from competition to coexistence that is reshaping skill demand, education policy, and labour market in China and abroad.In examining the competition between humans and automation, the authors analyze how automation is pushing graduates out of informal employment, reshaping their career paths and changing labour market structures. They also explore the impact of automation on skill demand, distinguishing between general and specific skills and highlighting the changing demands of the labour market in response to technological advances. The discussion then moves from competition to coexistence between humans and automation, highlighting how education policy can play a crucial role in managing human-automation substitution. The authors argue that rather than simply displacing human workers, automation can be integrated into the workforce in a way that promotes coexistence and even synergy between human skills and technological innovation.This book extends the traditional understanding of the relationship between technology, the labour market, and education. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the economics of education and labour economics.

住宅と労働市場における捜索とマッチング
Lisi, Gaetano, Search and Matching in the Housing and Labour Markets: The Interplay Between Housing Tenure, Employment Status and Market Outcomes. (Contributions to Economics) 87 pp. 2025:6 (Springer, GW) <747-270>
ISBN 978-3-031-87812-1 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

This book explores the dynamic relationship between housing tenure, employment status, and market outcomes through the lens of search-and-matching models. By focusing on search and matching as core features of the housing market trading process, it introduces a modern economic framework for analyzing housing markets. Key topics include: The role of search markets in shaping housing pricesInteractions between rental and sale prices of homesConnections between homeownership and unemploymentThe impact of housing needs on labor market policies Designed for scholars and students of housing and labor economics, this book serves as both a comprehensive resource for researchers and a textbook for courses examining the interplay between housing tenure and labor market dynamics.

最低賃金の経済学
Reich, Michael, The Economics of Minimum Wages. 672 pp. 2025:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-362>
ISBN 978-1-0353-5887-8 hard ¥48,059.- (税込) GB￡ 170.00

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the effects of minimum wages. Michael Reich's cutting-edge research findings challenge traditional approaches to the topic, exploring the effects of minimum wage policies across different sectors, groups and demographics.Reich examines the effects of minimum wages on pay and employment among the two groups most affected by the policies - restaurant workers and teens - as well as investigating their impact on the lowest-wage areas of the US. He outlines how minimum wages influence parental labor supply, racial inequality, the health of low wage workers and government spending on food stamps and Medicaid. The book further reflects on the extension of pay standards to gig drivers, who are not typically covered by minimum wage laws as independent contractors. It concludes by demonstrating how minimum wages can be absorbed by increasing the supply of workers to low-wage employers, reducing the costs of recruiting and retaining workers and introducing modest price increases, rather than reducing employment.The Economics of Minimum Wages is a crucial resource for students, scholars and practitioners of labor economics. Thorough and detailed, it is also key for policymakers and advocates who are working to raise low pay and reduce inequality.

労働の変化する輪郭－ニュー・エコノミーにおける仕事と機会　第4版
Sweet, Stephen A. / Meiksins, Peter F., Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy. 4th ed. (Sociology for a New Century Series) 368 pp. 2025:4 (Sage, UK) <746-314>
ISBN 978-1-5443-0569-1 paper ¥23,746.- (税込) GB￡ 84.00

The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award-enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Changing Contours of Work is an exploration of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Presented with engaging vignettes and rich data, this Fourth Edition shows the reader how the "old economy" is now operating within the "new economy" and how that integration shapes the development of work opportunities. Authors Stephen Sweet and Peter Meiksins use an international comparative perspective, revealing the historical transformations of work and identifying the profound effects that these changes have had on lives, jobs, and life chances. This text supports the reader's understanding of the origins of current problems confronting working people in the new economy, and contributes to a much-needed dialogue about the strategies for liberating workers from poverty, drudgery, discrimination, stress, and exploitation.

Bhorat, Haroon / Newfarmer, R. / Page, J. et al. (eds.), New Pathways to Job Creation and Development in Africa: The Promise of Industries Without Smokestacks. 504 pp. 2025:5 (Brookings Institution Pr., US) <746-243>
ISBN 978-0-8157-4016-2 hard ¥27,027.- (税込) US$ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-0-8157-4017-9 paper ¥14,553.- (税込) US$ 70.00 *

Dornberger, Utz / Boafo, Christopher (eds.), University-Business Linkage for Employability Promotion: Practice Cases from Africa. 154 S. 2025:3 (Nomos, GW) <745-219>
ISBN 978-3-7560-2414-8 paper ¥10,357.- (税込) EUR 44.00

In recent years, Africa has witnessed a troubling surge in unemployment among university graduates. This alarming trend is directly linked to the rapid increase in the youth population and in higher education enrolments across the continent. In light of this challenge, a growing chorus of stakeholders?including governments, the private sector and international development organisations?has urged higher education institutions, particularly universities, to take decisive action. One key strategy in this respect is fostering collaboration between universities and businesses. This book draws on multiple case studies to illustrate how leveraging knowledge commercialisation in cooperation with start-ups and companies, facilitating talent transfer, and promoting active academic engagement with industry can significantly bolster the employability of African graduates. With contributions by Muhammed A. Barry Christopher Boafo Utz Dornberger Rose W. Macharia Dolly Mavuta Joseph Muchiri Gonzalves Nshimiyimana Klaingar Robertson Hermine Sossouhounto Henry K. Yatich Bismark A. Yeboah

Brown, Trent / De Neve, Geert (eds.), The Social Life of Skills in the Global South. (ThirdWorlds) 230 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-270>
ISBN 978-1-041-02255-8 hard ¥40,991.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This book expands understandings of how skills are defined, acquired, and utilized in global South contexts. Skills' and 'skill development' are increasingly prominent focal points for governments in the global South and international development bodies. Yet, policymakers and practitioners promoting skill development often overlook the everyday realities of how skills are learned and acquired, and how they are deployed and valued by individuals and communities. Frequently, they ignore the social and institutional barriers that prevent people from using their skills in meaningful or remunerative ways.By focusing on the 'the social life of skills', the chapters in this volume invite a broader conceptualization of skills, their development and their application in global South contexts. They explore four main areas of theorization and practice:1. The social and political processes by which certain types of work - and people - are labeled as 'skilled' or 'unskilled.'2. The different ways people acquire skills: formal, informal, and non-formal.3. The political economy of skills and skill development and their imbrication in forms of exploitation and intersecting inequalities.4. The role of skills in the expression of aspirations, identities, and agency.This book will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of development studies, sociology, anthropology, education, and labor studies, particularly those focusing on the global South. It will also appeal to policymakers, practitioners, and development organizations working on skill development and vocational training.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly.

グローバル経済における労働搾取工場　第2版
Powell, Benjamin, Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy. 2nd ed. (Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society) 238 pp. 2025:1 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <744-314>
ISBN 978-1-009-50535-2 hard ¥24,029.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00
ISBN 978-1-009-50536-9 paper ¥7,629.- (税込) GB￡ 26.99

Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, empirical evidence, and historical investigation, Powell argues that the anti-sweatshop movement would harm the very workers it intends to help by creating less-desirable alternatives and undermining development. Including a new chapter on the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, this revised and expanded second edition also explores how sweatshop wages have changed and how poverty alleviation has progressed in countries with sweatshops in the late 1990s and early 2000s and how boycotting Uyghur forced labor in China differs other sweatshop boycotts.

Steiler, Ilona, Processes of Economic Informalization: Reconfigurations of Law, Labour, and the State. (Rethinking Globalizations) 184 pp. 2025:6 (Routledge, UK) <744-315>
ISBN 978-1-032-27792-9 hard ¥38,164.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Grounded on an analysis of informalized labour in the urban economy of Dar es Salaam, Processes of Economic Informalization explores the conceptual politics involved in the political construction of the informal economy - diverse economic activities that are not regulated or protected by the state, now estimated to make up more than sixty per cent of all employment worldwide.The author draws attention to the dynamic political, legal, and social processes shaping the formal-informal boundary. Fundamentally, the book argues that 'informal economy' presents a normative and essentially contested concept which is implicated into reconfigurations of legal institutions, labour organization and struggle, and practices of state governance. Based on interviews, ethnographic notes, and a review of policy documents and current academic literature, it illustrates how competing conceptions of the informal economy serve to normalize and justify but also contest specific forms of capitalist accumulation processes and social order. Highlighting the thorny role conceptions of the informal economy play in its construction as well as in its governance, the book makes a timely intervention that challenges conventional positions in the debate on the appropriate regulation of informalized labour.This book will be of interest to students and scholars of global political economy, international relations, labour studies, and development studies.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

女性と経済－家族、労働、賃金　第5版
Hoffman, Saul D. / Averett, Susan L. / Argys, Laura, Women and the Economy: Family, Work and Pay. 5th ed. 424 pp. 2025:2 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <743-186>
ISBN 978-1-350-42069-4 hard ¥48,338.- (税込) GB￡ 170.99 *
ISBN 978-1-350-42066-3 paper ¥16,110.- (税込) GB￡ 56.99 *

This lively economics textbook uniquely offers a comprehensive exploration of economic issues related to women, covering topics from marriage and family dynamics to work and pay. It goes beyond the basics to include up-to-date empirical research and pressing policy discussions, making it an essential read for those interested in the economic dimensions of gender.Using contemporary economic theory, the authors analyze various aspects of women's lives, diving into labor economics, family economics, fertility, and gender inequality. Designed for students in advanced undergraduate courses, this book assumes a basic knowledge of economics, providing an accessible yet authoritative resource for those ready to engage with these critical issues.New to this edition:New co-author, Laura Argys, brings fresh perspectives and research experience in economics ad economic demographyEnhanced discussion of intersectionalityMore coverage of the childcare marketGreater reference to LGBTQ issuesAn integrated approach to racial issuesIncreased comparative analysis between women in US and women in other industrialized economiesNew end-of-chapter exercises/problem questionsNew research findings and relevant emerging policy issues integrated in each chapter

アフリカにおける工業化と労働力開発
Gebrechristos, Nigisty, Industrialisation and Workforce Development in Africa: Policy Dynamics, Firms, and Industrial Ecosystems. (Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics) 295 pp. 2025:4 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <743-243>
ISBN 978-3-031-76054-9 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99 *

This book explores the dynamics and challenges of building an industrial workforce and industrialisation in Africa. It highlights the potential for economic growth within the manufacturing sector and how industrialisation can provide employment, build industrial workforce and facilitate labour market opportunities. Government policies and the role of local and regional governments are analysed to examine why certain industrial parks perform better than others. With particular details drawn from Ethiopia's apparel and textile industry, the historical relationship between capitalist development and the labour force is explored to show tensions between maximising profits and ensuring labour rights and better wages. Building an industrial workforce necessitates effective government policies, firm strategies, industrial ecosystems, and productive dialogue and collective learning between government and firms.

Larsen, Christa / Kipper, Jenny / Webb, A. et al. (eds.), Shortages of Labour and Skills: Insights and Evidence to Inform Strategies Relevant to Regional and Local Labour Markets and Labour Market Observatories. (Comparative and Transnational Perspectives on Research and its Application in the Field of Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring 15) 241 S. 2024:9 (Nomos, GW) <741-314>
ISBN 978-3-7560-1884-0 paper ¥15,065.- (税込) EUR 64.00 *

Many regional and local labour markets across European countries are at present characterised by an increasingly high shortage of labour and skills which in many localities have become permanent. In line with this picture, a rising demand for labour and skills across existing sectors, and particularly in new and emerging jobs, is expected in the near future. There are many factors influencing this complex situation. This volume of anthologycontributes to a better understanding of labour and skills shortage phenomena in the contemporary regional and local labour markets. More than 30 authors from different European countries and beyond discuss and offer insights on how to better understand labour and skills shortages and factors that influence them, and how to adequately measure the relevant labour market activities and demands in the context of changing demographics and other structual changes, as well as changes in societal and individual values.

教育と労働市場ハンドブック
Saar, Ellu / Robert, Peter (eds.), Handbook on Education and the Labour Market. (Elgar Handbooks in Education) 416 pp. 2025:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-315>
ISBN 978-1-80392-397-0 hard ¥60,780.- (税込) GB￡ 215.00

This comprehensive Handbook offers an in-depth exploration of the relationship between the educational system and the labour market. It examines the role of education in generating skills for work and life, the needs and expectations of the labour market, and the ways in which social inequalities permeate the link between school and work.Expert authors discuss the transition from school to work, focusing on education as an individual investment and a relative position in society, whilst also being a means of legitimating inequalities. They investigate the skills demand in the labour market, looking at the occurrence of over- and under- qualification and returns to education. The Handbook also addresses policy implications, crucially advocating for a closer alignment between education and labour market systems.Students and researchers specialising in education and labour policy will greatly benefit from this discerning Handbook, as will those studying management and the sociology of education and work. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policymakers working in the school system, the labour market and their interaction.

Torrejon Perez, Sergio / Fernandez-Macias, E. et al. (eds.), Global Trends in Job Polarisation and Upgrading: A Comparison of Developed and Developing Economies. 341 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-316>
ISBN 978-3-031-76227-7 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99 *

This open-access book offers a comparative analysis of changes in employment structures on a global scale, focusing on employment trends during the first decades of the 21st century across 17 developed and developing economies, including countries from Europe, North America, Central and Latin America, and Asia. The authors examine patterns of occupational change in all cases, with job upgrading and polarization being the most prevalent, and explore the factors driving these changes, such as technological change, the increased participation of women, the growth of service-oriented sectors, and others. Particular attention is given to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment. By applying consistent methods across all countries, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of employment dynamics and trends worldwide, representing one of the most significant efforts to produce comparative evidence on a global scale to date. As such, it will be of interest to researchers and policymakers focused on labor, inequality, and economic development.

Lim, David, Skills Formation for Economic Growth: The Case of Hong Kong. (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) 214 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <740-213>
ISBN 978-1-032-88479-0 hard ¥40,991.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

This book explores the vocational education programmes of Hong Kong, programmes that are repeatedly noted for their excellence.The book traces the founding and development of the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong, which was set up in 1982 to offer sub-degree programmes in vocational and professional education and training. It shows how it transformed itself from an institution seen by industry, government and the public alike as not meeting the needs of Hong Kong to one that has spearheaded the development of this form of education in Hong Kong, including offering degree programmes in these areas through its Technological and Higher Education Institute.Written by a leading scholar of vocational education with extensive experience of devising and implementing vocational education programmes, it offers this as a valuable resource to students and scholars of education, particularly in an Asian context, as well as of vocational and professional education and training.

キャンパスから企業へ－雇用可能性のロードマップ
Joshi, Gangadhar Parshuram, Campus to Corporate: The Roadmap to Employability. 218 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <740-257>
ISBN 978-1-032-98055-3 hard ¥40,991.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-97646-4 paper ¥11,304.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This book offers a fresh perspective on the techniques of coping with the challenges of transitioning from student life to a professional corporate environment. It presents an integrated approach and a workable plan for students to pursue and add value to their careers by developing life and business skills that could be seamlessly woven into a well-rounded personality.This book has been designed to help students stand out in terms of knowledge, skills and attitude. It delineates the transition needs (from classrooms to workplace) with clearly defined end results, imparting skills required to excel individually and as part of a team, as a matter of regular practise while working in the corporate world.The primary aim of this book is not just to place graduates in the corporate world but also to enhance their employability skills to make them globally employable in diverse disciplines. Replete with easy-to-use tips and tools with real-world applications, this book will be of immense value to final year graduates and post-graduate students, as well as placement officers of higher education institutions looking to achieve a good placement record.

Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka / Tholen, G. et al. (eds.), Positional Competition and Social Inequality in Graduate Careers. 95 pp. 2025:3 (Routledge, UK) <738-250>
ISBN 978-1-032-99727-8 hard ¥40,991.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

This book examines how social inequalities in higher education shape the positional competition in graduate labour markets.Featuring research from Europe, North America, and China, the book provides new insights into graduate careers by examining how graduates from various backgrounds navigate their labour market trajectories in different national contexts. Based on in-depth case studies, it demonstrates how the opportunities for graduates in the labour market do not solely depend on individual skills, experience, and abilities, but on how other graduates act within the labour market and the different forms of capital they possess. This book delineates the social, cultural, and educational conditions through which positional competition becomes meaningful to employers and graduates. It explains why employers value and seek out university graduates when hiring and demonstrates how the value of educational credentials interacts with graduates' gender, ethnicity, and social class positions. Furthermore, it addresses how regional inequalities influence graduates' employment opportunities.This book is essential for university students and scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the recruitment of graduates. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Education and Work.

脱工業化国際ハンドブック
Strangleman, Tim / Linkon, S. L. / High, S. et al. (eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Deindustrialization Studies. (Routledge International Handbooks) 536 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <738-206>
ISBN 978-1-032-31152-4 hard ¥65,021.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge International Handbook of Deindustrialization Studies is a timely volume that provides an overview of this interdisciplinary field that emerged in response to the widespread decline of manufacturing and heavy industry from the 1980s onward. Edited by prominent figures in the field, the volume brings together many of the leading scholars from a range of countries across the globe to offer a multifaceted overview of deindustrialization and its impact. Deindustrialization has been cited as one of the factors behind the rise of the far right, and to a lesser extent the far left, across Europe, the rise and success of Trumpism in the US, and the Brexit vote as well as the more recent and sudden erosion of UK Labour's 'Red Wall' of the North of England. This collection brings together scholars of deindustrialization around the globe and from a wide variety of academic disciplines including history, sociology, politics, geography, economics, anthropology, literature, arts practice, photography, heritage, and cultural studies. In doing so, the volume explores the roots of deindustrialization across the world, highlights the key themes and issues in the field, illustrates the intersectional and interdisciplinary character of the field, and shows how deindustrialization lies at the heart of many of the key political, cultural, social, and economic issues of our time.Written in a clear and accessible style, the Handbook is a comprehensive interdisciplinary volume for this young but maturing field. The volume is a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers interested in industrial decline, closure, and the multifaceted impacts they cause. It speaks to readers across the arts, humanities, and social and political sciences concerned with deindustrialization broadly defined.

Guerak, Hasan, The Economic Value of Creative Mental Labor: Economic Growth and the Labor Theory of Value. 123 pp. 2024:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <737-342>
ISBN 978-3-031-70109-2 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This book examines the role of creative mental labor in determining long-term economic growth, production costs, and product pricing. By redefining theories of value-price and growth in relation to creative mental labor, it acknowledges the role of human talent and skill in the creation of new technologies, productions, and productions methods, and highlights the impact this has on supply and demand dynamics. Traditional and neoclassical notions of human capital are challenged to present a new theory of growth that is more aligned with real life economics. This book reevaluates ideas of economic growth by contextualising technological advancement and sustainable long-term economic growth within ideas of creative mental labor and skilled mental labor. It will be of interest to students and researchers working on labour economics.

Richter-Trummer, Sabine, A Potential-Oriented Perspective on Aging across the Working Lifespan: A Critical Review and Empirical Analyses of Age-Related Human Capital Factors on Behavioral and Attitudinal Outcomes. 194 pp. 2024:11 (Springer Gabler, GW) <737-343>
ISBN 978-3-658-45990-1 paper ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99 *

Considering decreasing birth rates and increasing rates of life expectancy, the workforce is rapidly aging - resulting in a more age-diverse labor market. So far, research in IWO-psychology has not fully addressed age-related constructs and issues of new work with longitudinal methods representing changes over time more adequately. To enhance predictions for a rapidly aging workforce, this research focuses on the influence of the potentials of actively aging individuals on frequently cited attitudes and behaviors over the working life span. The results suggest that a more differentiated view of age is partially effective in reducing the probability of turnover intention among IT-employees over time, the age-entrepreneurship relation can be clarified by focusing on the inconsistencies of age and the dimensions of human capital partly contribute to engaging in postretirement work. The outcomes have implications regarding the temporality of aging, entrepreneurial generational identity, calling to work and residuals about postretirement work. Qualitative follow-up research addressing the reasons for turnover intention and work activities retirees experienced as calling seems promising.

Winston, Clifford (ed.), Reforming Occupational Licensing in the US: Reducing Social Costs and Increasing Social Benefits in the Legal, Medical, and Financial Services Professions. 155 pp. 2025:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-282>
ISBN 978-3-031-74348-1 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

Nearly one-third of US workers must obtain a license from a government agency to perform their jobs legally. This impacts employees across all areas, including lawyers, doctors, and accountants, as well as florists, hairdressers, physical therapists, and plumbers. The justification for occupational licensing is that potential consumers allegedly lack the information and knowledge to judge the competence of a service provider. This necessitates a licensing system built to ensure that customers are served by people who have received adequate training and certification in their profession. While there are recognizable benefits of occupational licensing, the training and certification requirements create barriers to entry for employees or those entering the profession. These barriers can limit competition, raise service costs, and restrict consumer access to essential services. Recent empirical work suggests that consumers have incurred these costs without being adequately protected from incompetent or unscrupulous service providers. This book addresses this situation head on. In light of occupational licensing's shortcomings, the authors of this book propose and analyze constructive reforms, assessing their effects on key professions such as law, medicine, and finance. Chapters identify the significant costs of current policies and they recommend practical reforms that rely more on market forces. The resulting book provides new ways to reduce licensing costs without compromising service quality.

雇用、失業、労働者の所得　2024年
Emploi, chomage, revenus du travail. Edition 2024. (INSEE References) 104 p. 2024:9 (INSEE, FR) <736-362>
ISBN 978-2-11-162437-5 paper ¥5,885.- (税込) EUR 25.00

Giessmann, Nico, Job Market Signaling in Public Administration. (BestMasters) 62 pp. 2024:10 (Springer Gabler, GW) <736-364>
ISBN 978-3-658-46150-8 paper ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99 *

The public sector urgently needs more personnel and must actively engage with the labor market to distinguish itself from the private sector. Scholars recommend developing a strong "public service brand" and using sector-specific motives to attract individuals who prefer public sector employment. However, public-specific signaling often fails to attract a diverse range of applicants. This book examines the signaling strategies in public and private job advertisements and explores how the public sector can emulate private sector appeal while balancing personnel policy trade-offs involved with this manipulation. A linguistic analysis of 5,000 public and private job advertisements was performed to reveal significant sectoral differences in word choice and content emphasis. Further, a preregistered online survey experiment measured the intention to apply to job advertisements with varying signaling intensities. Therefore, this book enhances the understanding of recruitment messaging and strategies to bridge public-private sector differences.

認知経済学入門
Caplin, Andrew, An Introduction to Cognitive Economics: The Science of Mistakes. 169 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-251>
ISBN 978-3-031-73041-2 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This book introduces readers to "cognitive economics," a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary science built on economic, psychological, and data scientific foundations. Throughout the book, economist Andrew Caplin provides new approaches to help scholars collaborate and solve problems that can shape economic outcomes and bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the real world. Divided into two parts, the first section brings readers up to speed on economic concepts that underlie decision-making mistakes, such as utility functions, subjective beliefs, and costs of learning. It also explores real-world applications, including improvements in legal decision-making, online privacy protection, and optimizing human-AI collaboration. The book also discusses the future impact of AI on the workforce and emphasizes the need for decision-making skills and financial literacy in navigating this evolving landscape. In the second section of the book, Caplin addresses the barriers to progress within social sciences, advocating for interdisciplinary cooperation and innovative measurement techniques to advance the field. The book invites readers to contribute to the development of cognitive economics. Whether you are a socially-conscious and hard-working citizen, business leader, scholar, or policymaker, this book will help you understand why cognitive economics matters to you and how you can contribute to its takeoff. This book is available open access, which means it is freely available online.

馬欣欣著　中国における労働市場制度
Ma, Xinxin, Labor Market Institutions in China. 304 pp. 2024:9 (Springer, GW) <734-219>
ISBN 978-981-9761-55-5 hard ¥47,076.- (税込) EUR 199.99 *

This book examines labor market policy and institutional reforms and their impact on outcomes in the Chinese labor market, utilizing both institutional and empirical study perspectives. It furnishes readers with academic evidence essential for comprehending the transformation of labor policies and institutions within the Chinese context-an emerging market economy housing one of the largest workforces globally. The main content of this book is divided into two parts: (i) Social institutions and labor market policies, encompassing topics such as trade unions and union wage premiums, minimum wage regulations and wage distributions, labor contracts, employment security and the high education expansion policy. (ii) Wage and employment institutions in the workplace, including areas such as seniority wages, mandatory retirement systems, the wage-experience profile, the dual labor market phenomenon, discrimination against women and minority ethnic workers, work hours, work-family conflict, job satisfaction, and the influences of Communist Party of China membership on managerial promotions. This book presents academic evidence on these issues, grounded in institutional transition background, economic theories, and empirical studies. It draws upon various Chinese nationwide representative survey datasets. This book is highly recommended for readers interested in institutional transitions, seeking up-to-date and in-depth empirical studies on the associations between labor policies/institutions and labor market outcomes. It particularly appeals to those with an interest in the Chinese economy, labor policymakers, scholars with a background in econometric analysis, and managers in companies.

公共政策の評価と分析－ポストパンデミックの労働市場における政府の役割再考
Amine, Samir (ed.), Public Policy Evaluation and Analysis: Rethinking the Role of Government in the Post-Pandemic Labour Market. (Contributions to Economics) 312 pp. 2024:11 (Springer, GW) <734-311>
ISBN 978-3-031-67603-1 hard ¥42,368.- (税込) EUR 179.99 *

This edited volume examines how some OECD countries have adapted to new challenges in the labor market by evaluating and analyzing public programs implemented before, during, and after Covid-19. To gain a comprehensive understanding, the volume adopts a multidisciplinary approach, with chapters contributed by authors from diverse disciplines and academic and professional backgrounds.

労働、賃金、持続可能性－労働の新しい経済学
Greenwood, Daphne T., Work, Pay, and Sustainability: A New Economics of Labor. 260 pp. 2024:12 (Polity Pr., UK) <734-312>
ISBN 978-1-5095-3674-0 hard ¥14,542.- (税込) US$ 69.95 *
ISBN 978-1-5095-3675-7 paper ¥5,602.- (税込) US$ 26.95 *

Daphne Greenwood presents the first comprehensive introduction to pluralist labor economics. She expands the economics toolbox with theories taken from institutionalist, feminist, social, ecological, and stratification economists. Pluralists, she explains, focus on how formal and informal institutions affect the distribution of productivity dividends-and how this has evolved over time. Pluralists are concerned with job quality as well as financial compensation. They acknowledge the modern-day abundance created by technology, but advocate for institutional changes to direct it in equitable and sustainable ways. Building on the work of many heterodox economists, Greenwood introduces wage and employment models that are embedded in the economy, environment, and society. Beginning with evidence on work and pay in the US today, she explains why tools for analyzing commodity exchange are not sufficient for analyzing labor relationships. She brings bargaining power to the fore, analyses dynamic monopsony, and looks at the role of wealth as well as income in framing opportunities. Throughout the book, Greenwood addresses threats to sustainability and equity from unpaid social costs; institutional changes such as financialization and fissured workplaces; as well as race-ethnicity and gender. Among the possibilities explored for improving work and pay are sectoral bargaining, job guarantees, worker-owned cooperatives, and universal basic income.The first undergraduate-friendly book on its topic, Work, Pay and Sustainability is an important resource for students and scholars alike.

雇用、労働時間、所得－州と地域　2024年版
Ryan, Mary Meghan (ed.), Employment, Hours, and Earnings 2024: States and Areas. 19th ed. 616 pp. 2024:11 (Bernan Pr., US) <733-258>
ISBN 979-88-920501-0-4 paper ¥30,977.- (税込) US$ 149.00 *

Bernan Press proudly presents the nineteenth edition of Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas 2024. A special edition to the Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data, this reference isa consolidated wealth of employment information, providing monthly and annual data on hours worked and earnings made by industry, including figures and summary information spanning several years. These data are presented for states and the 75 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).This edition features:Nearly 300 tables with data on employment for each state, the District of Columbia, and the nation's seventy-five largest MSAsDetailed, nonseasonally adjusted industry data organized by month and yearHours and earnings data for each state by industryAn introduction for each state and the District of Columbia that denotes salient data and noteworthy trends, including changes in population and the civilian labor force, industry increases and declines, employment and unemployment statistics, and a chart detailing employment percentages by industryRanking of the seventy-five largest MSAs, including census population estimates, unemployment rates, and the percent change in total nonfarm employmentConcise technical notes that explain pertinent facts about the data, including sources, definitions, and significant changes, with references for further guidanceA comprehensive appendix that details the geographical components of the seventy-five largest MSAsThe employment, hours, and earnings data in this publication provide a detailed and timely picture of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the nation's seventy-five largest MSAs. These data can be used to analyze key factors affecting state and local economies and to compare national cyclical trends to local-level economic activity.This reference is an excellent source of information for analysts in both the public and private sectors. Readers who are involved in public policy can use these data to determine the health of the economy, to clearly identify which sectors are growing and which are declining, and to determine the need for federal assistance. State and local jurisdictions can use the data to determine the need for services, including training and unemployment assistance, and for planning and budgetary purposes. In addition, the data can be used to forecast tax revenue. In private industry, the data can be used by business owners to compare their business to the economy as a whole and to identify suitable areas when making decisions about plant locations, wholesale and retail trade outlets, and locating a particular sector base.

友澤和夫、藤田幸一編　農業経済から工業経済への南アジアの移行－雇用と労働市場
Tomozawa, Kazuo / Fujita, Koichi (eds.), South Asia's Transition from Agrarian to Industrialized Economy: The Employment and Labor Market. (Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies) 288 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-271>
ISBN 978-1-032-86022-0 hard ¥38,164.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book analyses the transition of South Asian nations from agrarian to industrialized economies, which is accompanied by a widening gap between agricultural and non-agricultural growth rates and a greater income disparity between farmers and urban residents. The chapters, contributed by experts in the field, analyze various issues in the transitional process of economic development in South Asia by focusing mainly on India's "agricultural adjustment problem" and the issues concerning industrial sectors. The book deals first with challenges related to the farmers' struggles, including traders and processors, and how they can adapt to the more sophisticated market demand for their products emerging mainly in urban areas or even abroad. It then focuses on the developments in the non-agricultural sector, introducing a global value chain (GVC) perspective. It finally analyses trends in labor migration and labor markets closely linked to the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. This book is a valuable addition to the field of Development Economics and South Asian Economics.

透明性を通じたジェンダーの賃金格差の橋渡し
Benedi Lahuerta, Sara / Miller, K. / Carlson, L. (eds.), Bridging the Gender Pay Gap through Transparency: Comparative Approaches and Key Regulatory Conundrums. 400 pp. 2024:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-331>
ISBN 978-1-80392-041-2 hard ¥38,164.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This timely book evaluates the advantages and challenges of adopting pay transparency legislation (PTL) to address the ongoing issues of the gender pay gap. Chapters contextually examine whether PTL can help reduce the gender pay gap and discuss which factors should be considered to potentially boost the effects of this legal intervention.The editors have brought together expert contributors to explore detailed case studies demonstrating how PTL is implemented across the globe. The 2023 EU Pay Transparency Directive is rigorously analyzed in addition to the role of Equality Bodies and private certification systems. The book provides an in-depth yet accessible critique of both the potential and limitations of PTL and considers key themes including the role of self-regulation, collective bargaining and the need to depart from traditional work and care patterns to address pay inequity.Bridging the Gender Pay Gap through Transparency is an excellent resource for legal scholars and practitioners specialising in gender equality and labour rights. Students and researchers of gender studies, governance and regulation as well as policymakers and HR professionals will find the comprehensive analysis beneficial.

移行期の労働市場ハンドブック
Carcillo, Stephane / Scarpetta, Stefano (eds.), Handbook on Labour Markets in Transition: Promoting Resilience in a World in Flux. 528 pp. 2024:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-332>
ISBN 978-1-83910-694-1 hard ¥65,021.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00 *

This Handbook provides an insightful analysis of how long-term transformations are impacting labour markets globally. It argues for a proactive approach to market regulation that promotes mobility by anticipating labour market needs and disruptions before they become crises. Esteemed contributing authors examine the profound impacts of digital, demographic and green transitions within global markets, emphasising the need to address structural inequalities caused by phenomena such as the gender pay gap and the falling labour supply. The Handbook comprises both original empirical analysis and a systematic review of literature, painting a well-rounded picture of historical, current and future labour landscapes. Ultimately, this timely Handbook stresses how crucial it is for educational systems and labour market policies to adapt more dynamically to the rapid pace of change. Scholars of economics, specifically labour and international economics, will find the insights within this Handbook to be vital for the future of the field. It will also prove valuable for policy makers and administrators responsible for designing and implementing labour and education policies.

欧米における失業とアクティベーション政策
Jorgensen, Henning / Schulze, Michaela (eds.), Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US. (The Future of Work and Employment) 298 pp. 2024:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <733-333>
ISBN 978-1-0353-2560-3 hard ¥31,097.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *

This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilized by governments across Europe and the US. Editors Henning Jorgensen and Michaela Schulze bring together a wealth of experts to collate key developments in activation policies, acknowledging the different ways in which countries and governments attempt to combat unemployment and the importance of subnational governance capabilities.Contributing authors explore multiple activation policies through political, policy, polity, economic and cultural lenses, outlining the consequences of these for the unemployed and other actors involved. In particular, partisan politics and central steering experienced in the UK, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Switzerland and the US are analyzed, as well as social security and labour market policies developed in the Netherlands, Norway and Germany. The book emphasizes the advantages of investigating national rather than cross-national studies as they bring to the forefront crucial actors and administrative systems that affect activation reforms. Ultimately, it highlights why and how activation is developed in different ways in national systems and advocates for further research as activation is entering a new phase.Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US is an excellent resource for students and researchers specialising in comparative social policy, public policy, labour market policy and the sociology of work.

Yenilmez, Meltem Ince / Oezdemir, M. Caglar (eds.), Labor Market Dynamics in Turkey during the Last 100 Years. 304 pp. 2024 (Lexington Books, US) <733-336>
ISBN 978-1-6669-5617-7 hard ¥24,948.- (税込) US$ 120.00 *

Labor Market Dynamics in Turkey during the Last 100 Years provides a thorough examination of the complex interactions that exist between social changes, economic policies, and the changing labor market environment in Turkey. This book draws on a wealth of historical and modern data to explore important topics including youth employment, unionization, migration, gender inequality, and the effects of economic crises. It also examines government interventions, employment package efficacy, and the complex ramifications of labor market changes, with an emphasis on the post-2008 period.

Dumont, Guillaume, Impact Work: An Ethnographic Journey into the Making of Impact Entrepreneurship. 193 pp. 2024:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-230>
ISBN 978-3-031-64660-7 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99 *

This book provides a critical, ethnographically grounded examination of the hype surrounding the idea of impact by investigating the work of those attempting to create innovative social ventures. Through in-depth immersion in the day-to-day running of a social impact accelerator, Guillaume Dumont reveals the intricate, behind-the-scenes socialization through which entrepreneurs learn the ropes of impact entrepreneurship and sheds light on the roles of some of the key players of this unique social world. The book challenges the view that impact is a given property of a venture resulting from an intrinsic desire to change the world embodied by gifted and compassionate entrepreneurs. Instead, Dumont argues that impact emerges iteratively from a process of social engagement and negotiation among entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and mentors as they collaborate in the mundane processes of its production, what he calls "Impact work." This book, therefore, is about impact in the making. It is a story of hope and collaboration unveiling the social and cultural challenges and contradictions faced by those attempting to create alternative organizations addressing social and commercial goals.

Hwang, Eunju / Nayak, Bhabani Shankar / Malkar, U. (eds.), From Entrenched Gender Bias to Economic Empowerment: Undermining the Patriarchy. (Sustainable Development Goals Series) 154 pp. 2024:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-231>
ISBN 978-3-031-57211-1 hard ¥42,368.- (税込) EUR 179.99 *

This book examines entrenched gender bias and the economic, political, and social systems that sustain patriarchy. Drawing examples from both developed and developing countries, it underscores the barriers women face within the capitalist system. It delves into how operational practices, economic frameworks, and political institutions perpetuate gender bias. Through the study of cases where traditional power structures have been challenged, it proposes a framework for achieving gender equality through cooperative and collaborative action, ensuring inclusion for all within the democratic system. This book places particular emphasis on the economic involvement of rural women, the potential for technology to empower women, gender equality within the creative industries, and the enduring nature of patriarchy. It demonstrates how economic progress can be inclusive and beneficial for women globally and will be of interest to students and researchers in development studies, labour economics, political economy, and gender studies.

Nayak, Bhabani Shankar (ed.), Intimate Capitalism: Political Economy of Labour and Culture in Creative Industries. 183 pp. 2024:8 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <732-163>
ISBN 978-3-031-64943-1 hard ¥42,368.- (税込) EUR 179.99 *

The book explores the concept of 'intimate capitalism' within the context of the rising cultural and creative industries. The assimilation of culture with capitalism has produced a mass culture that socialises people with the culture of capitalism, effectively domesticating and controlling the masses by establishing an intimate relationship between labor and working conditions. Intimate capitalism is a new form of capitalism where workers invest their labor and work overtime due to an affective connection to the cultural product they are working on or an intimacy with the cultural working conditions. It critically examines the narratives surrounding the creative economy, as well as digital innovations within cultural industries, to highlight how they are reinforcing and perpetuating exploitative working conditions. The erosion of workers' rights under intimate capitalism is examined to show how cultural industries seek to dominate the lives of those working within them, leading to an increased commodification of culture and institutionalisation of creative assets in the name of economic growth and development. This book offers a critical framework for understanding intimate capitalism and outlines its impact on workers, particularly those within developing economies. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in cultural economics, the political economy, and labour economics.

Elsner, Benjamin / Polachek, Solomon W. (eds.), Big Data Applications in Labor Economics. (Research in Labor Economics 52A) 368 pp. 2024:12 (Emerald, UK) <731-212>
ISBN 978-1-83549-975-7 hard ¥30,769.- (税込) US$ 148.00 *

In the digital age, Big Data offers an unparalleled lens into the intricacies of human behavior. Data sourced from job boards, social media platforms, or news websites allows researchers to answer questions that could not be answered with conventional data sources. Labor markets are no exception here: every day, millions of workers and firms interact, and big data allows us to better understand the complex dynamics arising from worker-firm interactions. This volume showcases new, original research using Big Data to gain fresh insights into how labor markets work. The volume is compiled by Solomon Polachek, a pioneer in gender-related labor market research, and Benjamin Elsner, an expert on causal inference and the economics of migration. Topics include labor force transition dynamics, the labor demand side of involuntary part-time employment, the insights gained from wages in online job postings regarding wage growth, the role of online vacancies in labor market performance, the demand for personality traits, and an analysis of job descriptions from university job boards. All chapters use a combination of innovative data sources and machine learning methods to enhance our understanding of how labor markets work.

Elsner, Benjamin / Polachek, Solomon W. (eds.), Big Data Applications in Labor Economics. (Research in Labor Economics 52B) 436 pp. 2024:12 (Emerald, UK) <731-213>
ISBN 978-1-83608-713-7 hard ¥27,650.- (税込) US$ 133.00 *

This volume contains an Open Access chapter. In the digital age, Big Data offers an unparalleled lens into the intricacies of human behavior. Data sourced from job boards, social media platforms, or news websites allows researchers to answer questions that could not be answered with conventional data sources. Labor markets are no exception here: every day, millions of workers and firms interact, and big data allows us to better understand the complex dynamics arising from worker-firm interactions. This volume showcases new, original research using Big Data to gain fresh insights into how labor markets work. The volume is compiled by Solomon Polachek, a pioneer in gender-related labor market research, and Benjamin Elsner, an expert on causal inference and the economics of migration. Topics include recent trends in the digitalization of job postings, the use of online vacancy and job applicants' data to study skill dynamics, the insights gained from linked vacancy data regarding skill demand and wages, the tracking of gender norms over time, the utilization of domain-specific word embeddings to examine the demand for skills, the latest evidence on employee agreements in the franchise sector, and the impact of vertical restraints on labor markets in franchised industries. All chapters use a combination of innovative data sources and machine learning methods to enhance our understanding of how labor markets work.

フィリピンと韓国における移民労働者と開発国家
Lee, Suzy K., Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea. 192 pp. 2025:2 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <731-166>
ISBN 978-0-19-778997-1 hard ¥20,582.- (税込) US$ 99.00 *

Migration is a common response to economic crisis. Not only by individuals, who can choose to seek opportunities abroad, but also by states, which sometimes induce those individual choices by adopting policies that facilitate and promote migration. What does it mean for a country when this happens? What impact, if any, does migration have on the originating crisis? And what happens when the crisis ends? Temporary Measures examines these questions through the experiences of South Korea and the Philippines, two countries where labor export was pursued as a path out of chronic underdevelopment and economic crises. In South Korea, labor export became a crucial link in an export-led industrialization push that not only stabilized but so transformed the Korean economy that within two decades, the country became a net importer of migrant labor. The Philippines also experienced an economic transformation as a result of labor export, but in a way that generated a dependence on migration and migrant remittances. This book, by tracing the history of these two countries' labor export programs, offers explanations for why and how they diverged so dramatically. It describes the multiple pathways through which migration can serve national development projects and the conditions under which different models succeed or fail.

Ying, Chen, China's Labor Market in the Transition: The Evolution From Segmentation to Integration. 238 pp. 2024:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <730-212>
ISBN 978-981-9991-59-4 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

This book explores the dynamics of the Chinese labor market, the largest in the world. The sheer scale of rural laborers living in cities is the ultimate engine driving the fastest urbanization the world has ever seen. Today, the country faces a series of new challenges as it tries to address problems of unemployment and under-employment. These include population ageing, automation, the increasing use of AI on the factory floor and other workplaces and Chinese manufacturers' move up the value chain. The book presents an empirically rich and analytically rigorous account of how these challenges might be met. It will be of interest to labor economists, scholars of Chinese manufacturing, and researchers of the Chinese economy.

A.シグノー他著　児童労働の経済学　第2版
Cigno, Alessandro / Rosati, Furio C., The Economics of Child Labour: Education, Fertility, and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries. 2nd ed. 288 pp. 2024:12 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <729-259>
ISBN 978-0-19-890300-0 paper ¥8,481.- (税込) GB￡ 30.00 *

Children throughout the world are engaged in a variety of activities classifiable as work. These range from relatively harmless, even laudable, activities like helping parents in the home, to morally or physically dangerous ones. Many forms of child labour have valuable learning-by-doing elements, but they all conflict with formal education. If the family is credit constrained, child labour relaxes the liquidity constraint and may be necessary to avoid starvation. Statistically and theoretically, child labour is associated with high fertility, high infant mortality, and low productivity. By contrast, education is associated with low fertility, low infant mortality, and high productivity. Suitable as an advanced development economics or development microeconomics textbook, the book lays out the theory as it now stands and examines the available evidence within an integrated framework. This second edition emphasizes the interplay between child labour, education, fertility, and mortality. The empirical aspects have been expanded to include new evidence available since the previous edition and an assessment of the impact of policy and programs. There are new chapters on the emergence and implications of family rules and social norms, and on policy optimization, and an expanded chapter on international trade examines the effects of foreign direct investment.

グローバルな労働市場におけるジェンダーの不平等－フェミニスト経済学のアプローチ
Rodriguez Perez, Reyna Elizabeth / Castro Lugo, D. (eds.), Gender Inequality in the Global Labor Market: A Feminist Economics Approach. (Routledge Studies in Gender and Economics) 270 pp. 2024:10 (Routledge, UK) <729-327>
ISBN 978-1-032-56881-2 hard ¥38,164.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book examines gender inequality from the perspective of feminist economics, with empirical application, across different countries such as Turkey, the United States, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and territories within Europe.It centers on topics such as labor participation, occupational segregation, feminization of poverty and migration, wage differentials, changes in and the quality of employment, equity index, and gender bias in fiscal policies. It encompasses both developed and developing countries and shows that the gender gap has been narrowing over time, although not completely, mainly due to the sparse implementation of programs and public policies with a feminist economic approach, which help to make gender dimensions in the economy visible and highlight the implications this has on women's lives. The book also examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on inequality on the working lives of men and women.This book will be an important asset in teaching forums on the most recent advances in economic science across a number of different theories, approaches and research hypotheses that explain the study of gender inequality. It also presents different empirical studies, using multiple methodologies and databases, applied to specific problems in multiple countries to identify the advances, opportunities and changes that have occurred in gender inequality from a feminist economic perspective. The book offers relevant, novel and original scientific data and makes public policy proposals to encourage the participation of women in the labor market. Consequently, it will also be of interest to policymakers concerned with global trends in the labor market.

技術変化と労働市場
Rodriguez Perez, Reyna Elizabeth / Meza Gonzalez, L. (eds.), Technological Change and Labor Markets: Productivity, Job Polarization, and Inequality. (Routledge Studies in Labour Economics) 264 pp. 2024:10 (Routledge, UK) <729-328>
ISBN 978-1-032-48624-6 hard ¥38,164.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

In developed countries like the United States, Germany, and the UK, it has been observed that workers who perform non-routine activities, either cognitive or manual, have benefited in terms of employment and income, while those performing routinary tasks have seen their job prospects and wages decline. This has led to not only a polarization of the labor markets but also a decrease in certain measures of inequality. This phenomenon has been attributed to task-based technological change (TBTC), which differs from the skilled biased technological change in the fact that not only highly skilled workers have benefited from technology advancement. This book presents evidence of how digitalization and TBTC are affecting the labor markets of different regions of the world and examines the factors that cause this inequality among nations.It examines recent issues around the effect of TBTC on the labor market and the economy in general, with a comparison of different countries in Central and Eastern Europe, North America, and Latin America, as well as in other regions of the world. The incorporation of these regions presents relevant particularities for the subject matter addressed in the book. The book also considers questions such as how labor market effects differ by gender and what the impact of digital skills on employment, inequalities, and public policies might be. In so doing, it identifies the advances, opportunities, and changes that have taken place, while also making public policy proposals.This book will be a key reading to the global community of graduate students and researchers in the field of economics and, specifically, in the study of labor markets.

Mishrif, Ashraf (ed.), Business Resilience and Market Adaptability: Pandemic Effects and Strategies for Recovery. (The Political Economy of the Middle East) 294 pp. 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <728-247>
ISBN 978-981-9729-61-6 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This book assesses the resilience of enterprises and their abilities to adapt to changing circumstances and new business environments in the time of crises. Entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, and large corporations proved to be capable of utilizing innovation and technology to survive the economic and financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many enterprises have succeeded in turning the pandemic crisis into viable business opportunities, dominating local and regional markets, and putting them at the heart of technological transformation. The book also emphasizes the role of innovation, digitalization, and technology in developing new business models and innovative strategies that contributed to enhancing business resilience and market adaptability during the pandemic. The implementation of the new business model and working methods has not only made companies more competitive, but it also ensured the sustainability of the flow of goods and services in the time of the crisis. The analysis is provided through a detailed examination of key sectors, including small and medium enterprises, logistics and supply chain, food security, and labor market. While acknowledging the unprecedented economic and financial consequences of the pandemic on enterprises and markets, this book stresses the importance of the lessons learned from this experience that are critical for supporting the business sector and strengthening market fundamentals to withstand similar crises in the future.

大住康之編　構造変化、市場集中、不平等－マルチ・セクター分析
Osumi, Yasuyuki (ed.), Structural Change, Market Concentration, and Inequality: A Multi-Sector Analysis. 150 pp. 2024:7 (Springer, GW) <728-213>
ISBN 978-981-9709-29-8 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99 *

Mohan, Deepanshu / Chindaliya, S. / Kaushik, A. K. (eds.), Pan-India Stories of Informal Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic: Crisis Narratives. 151 pp. 2024:5 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <726-336>
ISBN 978-981-9715-24-4 hard ¥10,589.- (税込) EUR 44.99 *

This book aims to delve into the application of feminist ethnography by engaging with the lived experiences of vulnerable workers, occupied by India's informal workforce, across its deeply stratified labour-market landscape. Set up and organized in a diverse spatial trajectory through identified case studies from across India, the book, in a post pandemic context, aims to study, critically reflect on the vulnerable state of India's workforce, capturing the daily emergencies, livelihood of marginalized communities. Case studies in the book feature the pandemic-crisis narratives of farmers, fisherfolk, factory workers, artisans, small scale entertainment providers, sanitation, and waste workers, to name a few.By understanding the intersectional dimensions of social structures like caste, gender, and class our case studies in the book also attempt to unpack the 'dualities' present in the contemporary understanding of India's labour market. Reflective discussions with field ethnographers through first-person narratives help documenting their own observations from different case studies, while focusing on interactions on how to work through power dynamics and varied positionalities across dynamic field sites marked with different spatial characteristics. The text is primarily aimed at students and peer scholars of development studies, or for those who interested in learning about the application of ethnographic methods to studying/understanding the governing dynamics of informality across India and South Asia.

学術労働市場研究ハンドブック
Strachan, Glenda (ed.), Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets. (Elgar Handbooks in Education) 384 pp. 2024:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <726-337>
ISBN 978-1-80392-685-8 hard ¥56,822.- (税込) GB￡ 201.00 *

This Handbook addresses the changing nature of academic labour markets, as they respond to moving university goals and developments in the measurement of research and teaching. Experts examine case studies from across the Global North and South and consider key issues such as equity, diversity, cross-border employment, and the precarity of academic labour.The Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets highlights how national university systems interact with international policies. Chapters include in-depth research on the decline in permanent, tenured employment and the increase in temporary, insecure work, culminating in uncertain or non-existent career paths for many academics. Contributing authors discuss intersectional initiatives to increase the gender and ethnic diversity of academic staff, as well as complex topics such as third space work, for-profit institutions, online education, entrepreneurial gig research, work-life balance and the role of trade unions. Ultimately, this Handbook argues for new approaches to organising academic work, reinforcing the priority of serving the public good.Comprehensive and innovative, this Handbook is a crucial read for scholars of higher education leadership and management, education policy, labour policy, and sociology of work. It will also benefit university staff and researchers considering and reflecting on their own careers.

Hartman, Harrison C., Bad Breaks in Real GDP and Employment: Exploring the Persistence of Aggregate Demand Shocks in the United States. 134 pp. 2024:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <726-282>
ISBN 978-3-031-57768-0 hard ¥10,589.- (税込) EUR 44.99 *

Why do policymakers allow economies to settle into a "new normal" after a bad break in the economy rather than try to return the economy to its previous trend? In this book, economist Harrison C. Hartman discusses some of the variables that impact a nation's ability to recover from negative aggregate demand shocks. Spanning total real GDP, per capita real GDP, and nonfarm payroll employment in the USA, the book emphasizes the role of aggregate demand shocks in causing the US economy to fail to return to trend. The resulting book challenges modern mainstream macroeconomic theories and highlights the complexities of post-recession recovery. The chapters provide econometric evidence both for and against the impact of aggregate demand on real GDP and employment levels in the long run. Hartman studies modern macroeconomic theories related to economic resilience and demand using (a) the velocity of money and the equation of exchange and (b) econometric analysis to dissect modern macroeconomic theories related to economic resilience and demand. The book provides methods to estimate and evaluate trends, and after simple methods for estimating trend and discussing associated results, the book turns attention to model selection, hypothesis testing and further results. This book also offers some possible areas for future work. A thought-provoking exploration of economic recovery or lack thereof, the book covers aggregate demand, employment, real GDP, and economic theories (classical, Keynesian, monetarist, neoclassical, new-Keynesian, and post-Keynesian perspectives). Bad Breaks in Real GDP and Employment is a timely and essential guide for economists navigating the complexities of past, present, and future macroeconomic landscapes. It explains the functionality of aggregate demand in the context of economic recession, offering insight into why some AD shocks feel permanent. This book provides econometric evidence supporting Keynesian and post-Keynesian perspectives on the potential importance of aggregate demand in determining real GDP and employment levels in the long run, particularly in cases when real GDP and employment fail to recover fully after recessions. This book is one of few contemporary works (a) explicitly noting the economic importance of money velocity and (b) focusing on econometric analysis that at least at times supports post-Keynesian perspectives.