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

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 ¥15,081.- (税込) US$ 69.95
ISBN 978-1-5095-3675-7 paper ¥5,810.- (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 ¥32,124.- (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 978-1-03-286022-0 hard ¥38,461.- (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 ¥38,461.- (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 ¥65,527.- (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 978-1-03-532560-3 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00

This insightful book presents a detailed analysis of the activation policies utilised 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 analysed, as well as social security and labour market policies developed in the Netherlands, Norway and Germany. The book emphasises 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, Caglar (eds.), Labor Market Dynamics in Turkey during the Last 100 Years. 304 pp. 2024:11 (Lexington Books, US) <733-336>
ISBN 978-1-66695-617-7 hard ¥25,872.- (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 ¥31,908.- (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 ¥28,674.- (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 ¥21,344.- (税込) US$ 99.00

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 ¥8,547.- (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 978-1-03-256881-2 hard ¥38,461.- (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 978-1-03-248624-6 hard ¥38,461.- (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 ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

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 ¥55,555.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00 *

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 ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

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.

A.ミトラ編　インドの労働市場における若者
Mitra, Arup (ed.), Youth in Indian Labour Market: Issues, Challenges and Policies. (India Studies in Business and Economics) 290 pp. 2024:3 (Springer, GW) <724-193>
ISBN 978-981-9703-78-4 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book addresses labour market participation issues of youth in India, and follows an inter-disciplinary approach. It carries out both quantitative and qualitative assessments for an in-depth understanding of these issues. It collates a wide range of concerns both from supply and demand side, and instead of reflecting on the empirical questions only, the book reflects on various analytical questions as well. Some other challenges being discussed here are inadequacy of skill and compulsion to participate in the labour market, concentration in activities with excess supplies of labour, unrecognised work experience, lack of upward mobility, and working with information asymmetry. Caste and gender disadvantages are an instrumental part of the book. Problems of educated and uneducated youth are quite different and the book analyses them separately. Besides, it refers to a wide range of issues relating to occupational flexibility. It also discusses skill imparting institutions and themajor lacuna associated with their functioning. Social unrest and threats to the prospects of future growth in the absence of adequate youth employment are some of the economic and political issues which the book covers. Unraveling the threads of the concerns mentioned above, the book finally comes up with policy suggestions. It is a great resource for researchers, industry watchers, and policy makers who are interested in inclusive and sustainable growth.

Lazniewska, Ewa / Kurowska-Pysz, J. / Gorecki, T. et al., War Refugees and the Labour Market: Crisis-Driven Mobility in the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland. (Routledge Studies in Labour Economics) 346 pp. 2024:8 (Routledge, UK) <723-218>
ISBN 978-1-03-274944-0 hard ¥37,037.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *

This book addresses the complex socioeconomic situation in the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, in the context of the labour market, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.It analyses and assesses the measures which influence the process of Ukrainian war refugees' adaptation to the Polish labour market, surveying the engagement of local actors, such as employers, labour market institutions and nongovernmental organisations. It examines the impact of the refugee crisis on this market, as well as mobilisation of various groups of actors in order to support this specific group of migrants in adapting to life in Poland. The authors argue that this phenomenon of the migration of war refugees confirms the thesis that political instability can be a factor in pushing people abroad as equally important as inequalities in prosperity.The book identifies the characteristic features of the stream of war refugees from Ukraine as a category of cross-border flows. Before the Russian attack, the influx of Ukrainians to Poland was due mainly to economic pressures, whereas, after the outbreak of war, Ukrainians' motivation to cross the border with Poland as well as the structure of this migration stream have radically changed. The book offers in-depth insight into the development of borderland regions, and especially the cross-border labour market as a specific element of the borderland economic ecosystem. It highlights the positive outcomes of the migration crisis, which will serve as examples of best practice for other regions in Europe.This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and policymakers concerned with regional development, including contact regions, as well as cross-border flows, the labour market and migration.

中国の労働市場　1950～2050年
Du, Jane, China's Labour Market, 1950-2050: The Role of Family Planning in Demographic and Income Transitions. (Palgrave Studies in Economic History) 163 pp. 2024:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <722-202>
ISBN 978-3-031-53137-8 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book presents an in-depth examination of China's population control policies from their establishment to the present and explores the developing implications of these policies on the Chinese labour market. The book connects original research on contemporary Chinese demographics with a historical analysis of China's labour market structure. Using data from the most recent population census, chapters explore the economic impact of the demographic transition that has taken place over recent decades, from the strict implementation of family planning policies to the current easing of these policies. The book examines income growth and economic development in China after the Second World War with comparative perspectives from other Asian countries including Japan and South Korea. It also devotes a chapter to regional variations in the effectiveness of population control policies, exploring differences in rural and urban areas, and surveys the future challenges for the Chinese government in addressing population and growth-related concerns. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in economic history, labour economics, and demography, as well as those interested in Chinese economic and societal development.

de Beer, Paul, The Labour Market Myth: How the Market Metaphor Hinders our Understanding of Work. (The Future of Work and Employment) 160 pp. 2024:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <722-246>
ISBN 978-1-03-533444-5 hard ¥21,367.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00 *

In this incisive book, Paul de Beer interrogates the concept of the labour market and its theoretical shortcomings in treating labour as a commodity. He argues that to offer people a real chance of a satisfactory work life, the idea of the labour market must be replaced with a focus on long-term employment relationships.The Labour Market Myth thoroughly critiques the standard economic approach to employment markets, highlighting how it fails to explain the most pressing problems regarding work and income. Presenting empirical data on diverse aspects of work across a range of affluent countries, De Beer explores issues such as wage differences, long-term unemployment, discrimination against particular groups, and a misplaced emphasis on short-term flexibility and mobility. Ultimately, De Beer advocates for an understanding of employment built upon concepts of intrinsic motivation, cooperation, stability, and long-term relationships, rather than financial incentives and competition.Combining insights from across the social sciences, The Labour Market Myth is a fascinating read for postgraduate students and scholars of labour economics and policy, as well as the sociology of work. It also offers fresh perspectives for those involved in labour relations, such as policy advisors, civil servants, and trade union officials.

Ennis, Crystal A., Millennial Dreams in Oil Economies: Job Seeking and the Global Political Economy of Labour in Oman. (The Global Middle East) 331 pp. 2024:8 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <720-165>
ISBN 978-1-00-949947-7 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00

This book shifts the analysis of economic development in Oman from the traditional focus on oil to the perspective of labour. Focusing on the experiences of workers, jobseekers, and the governance of labour markets, Crystal A. Ennis offers a fresh perspective on regional development and rentier neoliberalism in the Gulf. Highlighting Oman's position within global capitalism, Ennis makes a compelling case for de-exceptionalising the Gulf, arguing that the region's labour markets are global and subject to similar pressures as other global economies. Moving beyond oil also allows Ennis to focus on the social conditions of Oman, where over sixty four percent of the population are under the age of thirty. Ennis offers a rich analysis of historical lineages of labour governance, class formation; and, following protests after 2011 as youth unemployment soared in the region, how authoritarian states react to public pressure and social unrest around perceived economic decline.

Ilczuk, Dorota / Karpinska, Anna / Cholewicka, Emilia, Artists Labour Market, Cultural Policy and Creative Economy: A Triangular Model in Poland. (Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance) 168 pp. 2024:3 (Routledge, UK) <719-222>
ISBN 978-1-03-251083-5 hard ¥14,241.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *

Focusing on artists and creators, this shortform book analyses the labour market in the creative economy in the context of cultural policies.Based on a series of studies involving Polish artists spanning 10 years, the book identifies the key factors needed to understand contemporary labour markets in the creative and cultural sectors worldwide. The authors integrate artists' perspectives to present truly rounded evidence, shedding light on the applicational perspective of the research findings.Illuminating the socioeconomic status of artists in Poland, this book is essential reading for researchers interested in cultural policy and the creative economy, as well as work and labour studies more broadly. It will also be of interest to practitioners in the creative and cultural industries.

R.マンク著　社会変容とグローバル経済－労働、ラテンアメリカ、左派
Munck, Ronaldo, Social Transformation and the Global Economy: Labour, Latin America and the Lefts. (Routledge Studies in Labour Economics) 264 pp. 2024:6 (Routledge, UK) <719-240>
ISBN 978-1-03-267862-7 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

The overall context of this book is set by the decline of the globalization paradigm's ability to grasp the complexity and uncertainty of the current era. It takes a new approach based on the frame of "transformation" viewed as a catalyst to understand the complex interconnected nature of the world around us from a concrete, grounded perspective. Labour or work is still what makes the world go round, and Latin America offers a unique laboratory of social transformation since the "pink tide" of the 2000s. The left it refers to is a new non-dogmatic version that does not just recycle old debates but, rather, opens up new perspectives. The book is at once global in its ambition while grounded in labour and Latin American realities. Theoretically based and empirically robust, it will enthuse the reader to pursue their own research on matters covered here.Part I deals with several key debates around labour including the emergence of a precariat, from a standpoint that foregrounds labour agency but also the view from the South, that is, the majority world. Part II takes up various debates around contemporary Latin America from a cultural political economy perspective with an emphasis on the dynamics of social transformation. Part III explores the contributions from the broadly defined left towards an understanding of the current challenges faced by those seeking an alternative to the status quo in Latin America and beyond.Providing a theoretically sophisticated yet readable text on key contemporary issues, this fully interdisciplinary book will find a broad audience among researchers, scholars, and advanced students of labour, Latin American and development studies, economics, sociology, and politics.

Tuente, Markus, Hybride Arbeitsmaerkte: Die Entgrenzung von Arbeit und die Strukturierung interner und externer Arbeitsmaerkte. (Arbeit, Digitalisierung und Organisation 1) 450 S. 2023:9 (Ed. Rainer Hampp, GW) <719-266>
ISBN 978-3-9854205-4-4 paper ¥23,304.- (税込) EUR 99.00 *

Mit Bezug auf den digitalen Wandel in der Verlagsindustrie werden in der Studie die Veraenderungen der betrieblichen Arbeitsorganisation und das Spannungsfeld von internen und externen Arbeitsmaerkten analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass die Grenzen von internen und externen Arbeitsmaerkten stark verschwimmen, so dass sich hybride Teilarbeitsmaerkte etablieren. Jenseits der Verlagsindustrie wird die Etablierung dieser Teilarbeitsmaerkte fuer weitere Branchen und Sektoren diskutiert. Die Grundannahmen klassischer und aktueller Segmentationstheorien werden damit in Frage gestellt.

Mezzadra, Sandro / Cuppini, Niccolo et al. (eds.), Capitalism in the Platform Age: Emerging Assemblages of Labour and Welfare in Urban Spaces. (Springer Studies in Alternative Economics) 371 pp. 2024:3 (Springer, GW) <718-181>
ISBN 978-3-031-49146-7 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-49149-8 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This open access book provides an overview of urban digital platforms such as Airbnb and Deliveroo, which, along with Amazon, Google, Facebook, and other IT companies, constitute by now the infrastructures for other businesses to operate on and for our social life to go on. These platforms serve as standards-based techno-economic systems that simultaneously capture cooperation through remote coordination and organize labor via algorithm management.Based on a three-years research project, this contributed book outlines a general theory of platform capitalism that conceives these platforms not only as technical devices, but as generative engines that operate at the interface of several aspects, such as digitalization of forms of social cooperation; algorithm-based management of labor and participation; and private and vertical appropriation of profits. These elements are somehow iconic of the capitalist evolution of the last decades, and they open up a reflection on new forms of "primitive accumulation" (in particular regarding data), on the mechanisms used to capture and extract social surplus value, and on the logistic-financial dimensions of capital. Finally, in light of the transformations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors examine how platforms can evolve into hegemonic organizational structures.Assuming we are all already living in the age of the platform, this book takes a multifaceted approach-combining sociology with urban studies, and political sciences with economics-to grasp the challenges our societies face in terms of ensuring fair economic growth, adequate social protections, and labor rights. It will appeal to anyone interested in digital platforms and how they are changing the organization of labor, urban spaces, and forms of governance.

男女間の賃金の不平等と英国金融部門
Verdin, Rachel, Architectures of Inequality: Gender Pay Inequity and Britain's Finance Sector. (Feminist Perspectives on Work and Organization) 224 pp. 2024:6 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <717-231>
ISBN 978-1-5292-4110-5 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

The gender pay gap is economically irrational and yet stubbornly persistent. In 2022, it stands at 14.9% in the UK. While it is shrinking, the rate of closure is slow, varied and by no means consistent. Focusing on the finance industry known for its gender pay disparity, Architectures of Inequality explores the efforts being made to fix the inequity and the factors halting progress for the future. Rachel Verdin provides an original conceptual framework drawing on company data, organizational policy and the experiences of working women to illustrate how entrenched pay inequity remains. Chapters provide a comprehensive assessment of both legal and organizational interventions alongside the experiences of women working in a range of finance firms. Interviewees reveal their practical experiences of the pay, bonus culture and workplace initiatives that are designed to offset these gaps. Their insight demonstrates the organizational blind spots regarding transparency around pay and the factors that impede the utility of workplace policies. Architectures of Inequality will be of interest to researchers from business, law, sociology and economics. More broadly this book may also appeal to those interested in equality, diversity and inclusion, including those seeking to understand how regulatory and firm-based initiatives have affected gender equality measures.

不平等、若者、労働市場－南欧におけるニート
Iosifides, Theodoros / Gialis, Stelios / Kizos, Thanasis, Inequalities, Youth and the Labour Market: NEETS in Southern Europe. (The Dynamics of Economic Space) 144 pp. 2024:5 (Routledge, UK) <717-264>
ISBN 978-1-03-211333-3 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book thoroughly examines the socio-economic and labor market paths of young NEETs, particularly migrants and women, in the disadvantaged regions of Mediterranean Southern Europe-specifically, the island, coastal, and peripheral areas of Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Spain.It embraces a holistic approach, delving into multiple dimensions of the phenomenon. Rooted in multi-methodological research, it seamlessly integrates quantitative and qualitative methods to provide a comprehensive understanding. Geographically, it spans four Southern European countries, meticulously exploring vulnerable social groups like migrant and women NEETs, which have been understudied. Furthermore, the book illuminates the influence of space and spatial patterns on the NEET phenomenon, effectively connecting precariousness and social exclusion with geography and spatial inequalities across different scales.The book appeals to a diverse audience, spanning human geography, sociology, and migration studies. It extends its relevance to social scientists exploring poverty, social exclusion, precariousness, and socio-spatial injustices. Additionally, it offers valuable insights for postgraduate students in these fields and serves as a complementary resource in social science methodology and theory courses at both graduate and postgraduate levels.

Goltz, Jan von der / Schuettler, K. / Bousquet, J. et al., The Labor Market Impact of Forced Displacement: Jobs in Host Communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Uganda. 300 pp. 2024:3 (World Bank, US) <717-191>
ISBN 978-1-4648-2041-0 paper ¥11,000.- (税込) US$ 54.95 *

When refugees arrive, host communities often worry what will happen to their jobs. While some may face losses, others find that new opportunities open up in host communities. This study looks at four developing countries to show who wins and who loses, how refugees and hosts interact, and what policies can support better jobs for both.

最低賃金の監視と施行
Bosch, Gerhard / Huettenhoff, Frederic / Weinkopf, Claudia, The Monitoring and Enforcement of Minimum Wages. 319 pp. 2023:4 (Springer VS, GW) <716-389>
ISBN 978-3-658-39897-2 hard ¥16,474.- (税込) EUR 69.99

The book presents the results of the first comprehensive empirical study on the control of minimum wages in Germany. It offers an overview of the challenges and problems of enforcement and compliance with minimum wages, taking three sectors as examples (construction, meat industry, hospitality). On the basis of numerous interviews with experts from the field (e.g. trade unions, employers' associations, customs) and a comprehensive evaluation of the broad international research literature, it identifies starting points and strategies for sustainably improving compliance with and enforcement of minimum wages.

Armstrong, Mary A. / Averett, Susan L., Disparate Measures: The Intersectional Economics of Women in STEM Work. 376 pp. 2024:3 (MIT Pr., US) <716-277>
ISBN 978-0-262-04886-6 hard ¥12,936.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

Assmann, Marie-Luise, Personalized Support in Youth Labor Market Policy: The Role of Youth Career Agencies. 231 pp. 2023:10 (Springer VS, GW) <714-188>
ISBN 978-3-658-42908-9 paper ¥21,182.- (税込) EUR 89.99

In the face of increasing youth unemployment across Europe, innovative approaches to youth labor market policy are crucial. One such approach is the introduction of 'one-stop shops' for young people. Here, employment offices and other actors, such as youth social services, cooperate to offer young people coordinated advice from a single source. The impact of their introduction upon the young people that use them is, thus far, under-researched. This study begins to fill this gap by outlining the support approach of the German 'youth career agencies' that centers on gaining a more complete picture of the young person's life situation in order to offer them a range of possible support programs. The study interrogates whether the youth career agencies do offer more personalized advice for young people during their transition to employment than classical job center teams. It argues that, if the cooperative relationships between the actors involved in the youth career agencies are of good quality, more personalized support is likely to be offered there. However, personalized support in youth career agencies is still limited by the diverse specifications and target figures demanded of job centers by the Federal Employment Agency and also influenced by the professional background of the individual caseworkers.

Thake, Anne Marie / Sood, Kiran / Oezen, E. et al. (eds.), Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market. (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis 112B) 264 pp. 2024:4 (Emerald, UK) <714-190>
ISBN 978-1-83753-171-4 hard ¥28,459.- (税込) US$ 132.00 *

The digital revolution and automation are accelerating changes in the labour market and in workplace skills. Affected by changes in international economics and opportunities for employment, in the workplace individuals seek to acquire relevant skills and retain transferable skills to be employable and to remain in employment. Contemporary Challenges in Social Science and Management Part A and B explore in detail the theoretical competency framework to address these gaps and shortages in different disciplines and sectors. The global drivers of change are analysed and the opportunities and challenges for skills development are investigated, include the transition from education to employment in knowledge-based sectors in different countries. Enriched and strengthened with European case studies of real-life situations providing a practical and industry insights, the volumes collate experts in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Human Resources, and Risk management, contributing on employability, labour markets, sustainability, and skills of the future from across the globe. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.

英国のヘルスケアとソーシャル・ケアの労働市場の経済学
Elliott, Robert, The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market. 288 pp. 2024:4 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <714-143>
ISBN 978-0-19-888314-2 hard ¥11,396.- (税込) GB￡ 40.00 *

Three million workers delivered health and social care in the UK in 2019, accounting for a tenth of the workforce. These frontline workers were the nurses, doctors, adult care workers, and Allied Health Professions that worked in our hospitals, GP practices, and care homes. Spending on this workforce is the largest single item of cost on health and social care, with fifty percent of the current spend of a typical UK hospital going on its frontline workforce. The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market details the size, occupational composition, geographical coverage, and growth of this workforce. Here, Robert Elliott explains why people work in frontline care and what drives the demand for these workers, details the heavy dependence of UK health and social care on foreign trained workers and explores its consequences, and considers how the labour market for frontline workers operates, how these workers' pay is set, and what has happened to it in recent years. Elliott explores the reasons for the acute shortage of some key frontline occupations and explains why economic theory is essential to understanding the way this labour market works and to constructing coherent and effective policy. Finally, the book proposes policies to improve the efficiency of this market and to resolve the problems that currently plague it.

Thake, Anne Marie / Sood, Kiran / Oezen, Ercan et al. (eds.), Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market. (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis 112, Part A) 296 pp. 2024:3 (Emerald, UK) <712-233>
ISBN 978-1-83753-165-3 hard ¥28,459.- (税込) US$ 132.00 *

The digital revolution and automation are accelerating changes in the labour market and in workplace skills. Affected by changes in international economics and opportunities for employment, in the workplace individuals seek to acquire relevant skills and retain transferable skills to be employable and to remain in employment. Contemporary Challenges in Social Science and Management Part A and B explore in detail the theoretical competency framework to address these gaps and shortages in different disciplines and sectors. The global drivers of change are analysed and the opportunities and challenges for skills development are investigated, include the transition from education to employment in knowledge-based sectors in different countries. Enriched and strengthened with European case studies of real-life situations providing a practical and industry insights, the volumes collate experts in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Human Resources, and Risk management, contributing on employability, labour markets, sustainability, and skills of the future from across the globe. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis publishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are welcome.

雇用、労働時間、所得－州と地域　2023年版
Ryan, Mary Meghan (ed.), Employment, Hours, and Earnings 2023: States and Areas. 18th ed. 612 pp. 2023:10 (Bernan Pr., US) <711-348>
ISBN 978-1-63671-405-9 paper ¥30,615.- (税込) US$ 142.00 *

Bernan Press proudly presents the eighteenth edition of Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas 2023. A special edition to the Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data, this reference is a 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 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.

労働市場における買手独占
Alderman, Brianna L. / Blair, Roger D., Monopsony in Labor Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Public Policy. 225 pp. 2024:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <711-400>
ISBN 978-1-00-946522-9 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *
ISBN 978-1-00-946525-0 paper ¥7,404.- (税込) GB￡ 25.99 *

The economics of monopsony power results in lower wages and other forms of compensation, as well as reduced employment. Wealth is transferred from workers to their employers. In addition, the employer's output is reduced, which leads to increased prices for consumers. Monopsony in Labor Markets demonstrates that elements of monopsony are pervasive and explores the available antitrust policy options. It presents the economic and empirical foundations for antitrust concerns and sets out the relevant antitrust policy. Building on this foundation, it examines collusion on compensation, collusive no-poaching agreements, and the inclusion of non-compete agreements in employment contracts. It also addresses the influence of labor unions, labor's antitrust exemption, which permits the exercise of countervailing power, and the consequences of mergers to monopsony. Offering a thorough explanation of antitrust policy, this book identifies the basic economic problems with monopsony in labor markets and explains the remedies currently available.

Bhattacharyya, Rajib / Das, Ramesh Chandra / Ray, A. (eds.), COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality: Reflections in Labour Market, Business and Social Sectors. 333 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-260>
ISBN 978-981-9944-04-0 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

The book intends to capture the most critical issue that has cropped up as an aftermath of the Corona pandemic- the phenomenon of widening of global inequalities across nations depending upon their economic position, support policies of the government and international relationship particularly in the context of alarming growth of unemployed in the labour market, business activity and social sector. This book is expected to provide new areas of research to both academicians and policy makers to re-think about global cooperation for bridging the inequalities for a better world. It tries to incorporate the valuable contribution of experts from various fields of knowledge in a consolidated volume. This text will be revised once the chapters are finalized and put together in structured themes. The table of content lists some of the chapters that have been confirmed, but there are more that are being invited by the editors.

Hyclak, Thomas, The Rich Get Richer: American Wage, Wealth and Income Inequality. 196 pp. 2023:8 (World Scientific, SI) <709-195>
ISBN 978-981-12-7729-0 hard ¥16,816.- (税込) US$ 78.00 *

Inequality of wages among workers and inequality of income and wealth among families and households has been rising steadily for the past half-century in the United States and other developed economies. However, the United States stands out for having the most unequal wage and income distributions to begin with and for experiencing the fastest rise in inequality over the following decades. While this has been a long-developing situation and the subject of academic interest for some time, it is only in the last decade or so that inequality has attracted considerable public attention and become a political issue. Inequality has also become a subject of renewed interest among economists, with a growing number of scholars engaged in the development of new databases and the analysis of the causes and effects of increased inequality.This book provides an overview of the economic analysis of wage, income and wealth inequality in the United States, with a focus on this recent research. It provides the reader with an understanding of the complex causes of rising inequality, the serious consequences that make rising inequality an issue for public policy, and the potential policy actions that might be taken to slow or reverse rising inequality. The author presents an economic and statistical analysis in clear non-technical language to allow the general reader or student in an undergraduate course to learn the insights that economists have gained into the issue of inequality in advanced economies.The book contends that rising wage inequality among workers and income and wealth inequality among families reflects the complex interaction of profound changes in the US economy over the last half-century. These are not limited to economic changes like new technology, increased globalization, changes in the internal structure of firms, and the rise of new growth sectors in tech, finance, and health care. Of additional critical importance are changes in public opinion and political platforms and policies that replaced the New Deal view of the economic role of government with a pro-business, free-market philosophy that has changed labor market policy in a direction promoting increased inequality. This major change in the environment raises important questions about the efficacy of policy proposals. An additionally intriguing issue is the ultimate impact of the financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic on perceptions of and support for government policies designed to reverse the seemingly inexorable trend toward greater inequality. This book traces the evolution of inequality over time through key concept illustrations and language that is easy enough to understand, even for the general reader.