Books in the Social Change and Economic Life Initiative series

This book draws on important new data from the ESRC's Social Change and Economic Life Intitiative to test, modify, and challenge much of the current academic literature on the determinants of employer policy and how these influence employment structures and the employment opportunities of individuals.

This book draws on important new data from the ESRC's Social Change and Economic Life Intitiative to test, modify, and challenge much of the current academic literature on the determinants of employer policy and how these influence employment structures and the employment opportunities of individuals.

In this major work, leading economists, sociologists and psychologists present their original research into changes in the job structure of Britain in the 1980s. Combining large-scale sample surveys with personal histories, the study answers many sociological and economic questions.

The single most important change in the British labour market has been the re-emergence of mass unemployment. This study focuses on six areas of the country and investigates the effect of being on individuals' attitudes to work, their social relationships, and their psychological health.

Despite dramatic changes in the structure of employment in the 1980s, men and women remain highly segregated at work. This segregation is strongly related to inequalities in pay, career prospects, and employment protection. This book presents a systematic analysis of these issues through the study of six local labour markets in Britain during the 1980s.

This book examines the declining fortunes of British trade unionism in the 1980s and asks whether the movement's former important position in British society and the workplace can be restored.

The single most important change in the British labour market has been the re-emergence of mass unemployment. This study focuses on six areas of the country and investigates the effect of being unemployed on individuals' attitudes to work, their social relationships, and their psychological health.