The student books of this series contain a range of resources, questions and assignments. In-depth case studies are taken from both economically developed and developing countries, the material of which ranges in scale from local and regional to national and global. "Work, Employment and Development" covers all the main themes of economic geography and development in a wide variety of contexts from an individual company to global economic systems. This book deals with the differences between work and employment, patterns of growth and decline in jobs, various approaches to regional development and whether or not there are alternative ways of organizing economies. All of the aforementioned are examined within the context of their effects on the quality of people's lives.
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Zielgruppe
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
Illustrationen
colour illustrations, maps, photographs
Maße
Höhe: 275 mm
Breite: 220 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-00-326614-6 (9780003266146)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
What is work?; where the jobs are growing; recreation, tourism and jobs; where the power lies; work, decisions and employment - manufacturing; work, decisions and employment - farming; is it where you live that counts?; a capitalist economy - Japan; a planned economy - the USSR; a mixed economy - Sierra Leone; change, progress and development; against all odds - The Gambia; South Korea - a success story?; revolutionary development - Nicaragua; whose economy is it?
