Labour markets and migrant absorption in small towns. The case of northern Costa Rica
Costa Rica ; Economic structure ; Employment ; Labour market ; Migration ; Peripheral region ; Small town
The subject of this study is the absorption of migrants into the labour markets of three small and intermediate urban centres (SIUCs) in a non-metropolitan region in Costa Rica. The eight chapters deal with the regional context of the study
, the production structure and labour markets and the migration and migrant absorption. - (AGD)
Forced removal and the struggle for land and labour in South Africa: the Ngomane of Tenbosh, 1926-1954
Apartheid ; Blacks ; Conflict ; Ethnic community ; Historical geography ; Labour ; Land ; Rural change ; Segregation ; South Africa ; Transvaal ; Twentieth Century
The paper is about the forced removal of an African community in the Transvaal lowveld. The struggle for communities to retain access to land and contol over their labour is regionally variable. The role of the state is more complex and the forced
The employment structure of the Sunday labour market in retailing: a comparative analysis of DIY and grocery superstores in Scotland and in England and Wales
England and Wales ; Labour ; Labour market ; Legislation ; Scotland ; Trade ; United Kingdom
Ethnic minority groups in regional and local labour markets in Britain: a review of data sources and associated issues
Data collection ; Ethnic group ; Great Britain ; Local labour market ; Minority ; Nationality ; Occupational activity ; Regional disparities ; United Kingdom
Employment ; Labour ; Labour market ; Poland ; Unemployment ; Warsaw
The paper presents changes on the labour market in 1990-1993, that is during the first phase of economy transformation. Information about unemployment is gathered by the district Works Offices (353 offices, among them 7 in Warszawa voivodship
Local dimensions of global restructuring: changing labour-market contours in urban Costa Rica
Costa Rica ; Division of labour ; Economic restructuring ; Economic sector ; Employment ; Female work ; Industrial employment ; Labour market ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Town
Age group ; Economic activity ; Employment ; Europe ; European Union ; Feminism ; Fertility ; Gender difference ; Labour ; Labour market ; Social segregation ; Unemployment ; Woman ; Working population
Economic restructuring ; Employment ; Human capital ; Labour ; Labour migration ; Local labour market ; Professional mobility ; Regional disparities ; Sensitivity analysis ; United States of America
Employment ; Enterprise ; Flexibility ; Job creation ; Labour ; Labour mobility ; Labour productivity ; Location ; Small and medium sized enterprises ; United Kingdom
Clandestine immigration ; Economic growth ; Employment ; Foreign worker ; Hours of work ; International migration ; Labour ; Labour market ; Labour productivity ; Regulation ; Taiwan
Automation ; Division of labour ; Enterprise ; Flexibility ; Industrial organization ; Japan ; Labour ; Labour market ; Market segmentation ; Production system ; Professional qualification ; Professional training
California ; Division of labour ; Ethnic community ; Immigrants ; Industrial employment ; Labour ; Labour market ; Los Angeles ; Small firm ; United States of America
China ; Employment ; Employment policy ; Labour ; Labour dispute ; Labour market ; Legislation ; Regulation ; Welfare
Un nouveau code du travail est appliqué en Chine depuis le 1er janvier 1995. En favorisant la création d'un véritable marché du travail fondé sur le libre choix et les relations contractuelles, il sera un élément majeur du désengagement de l'Etat