Labour Economics
Contents: Preface. 1. Labour market. 2. Labour welfare and law. 3. Child care assistance options for small businesses. 4. Employment policy. 5. Labour relations and employment practices. 6. Methods of wage payment: time and piece wages. 7. Economics of free trade. 8. Corporate level strategy. 9. Trade Union structure. 10. The value of labour power as a norm of consumption. 11. Institutional approaches to labour markets. 12. Social security with employment and development policies. Bibliography. Index.
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labour. Labour markets function though the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services workers the demanders of labour service employers and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages employment and income in economics labour is measure of the work done by human beings. It is conventionally contrasted with such other factors of production as land and capital. The labour market is defined as the informal mechanism where demand and supply of labour interact. A labour market could be a community a city a region a country or larger area. The supply of labour includes all those who are either working or looking for work that is all those who are participating in the labour force. This book helps the students preparing for competitive examinations and great use to the students teachers and professionals in the field of labour economics. (jacket)
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labour. Labour markets function though the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services workers the demanders of labour service employers and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages employment and income in economics labour is measure of the work done by human beings. It is conventionally contrasted with such other factors of production as land and capital. The labour market is defined as the informal mechanism where demand and supply of labour interact. A labour market could be a community a city a region a country or larger area. The supply of labour includes all those who are either working or looking for work that is all those who are participating in the labour force. This book helps the students preparing for competitive examinations and great use to the students teachers and professionals in the field of labour economics. (jacket)
