Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-296) and index.
The macroeconomics of labour markets -- Human capital theory: labour as asset? -- Flexibility and institutions in labour markets -- From dual to segmented labour markets: the radical tradition -- Neoclassical colonisation: process, structure and methodological individualilsm -- Towards a Marxist alternative -- Comparable worth: lessons from the UK experience -- Minimum wages: some analytical considerations -- The specificity of labour.