Brenda's attempts to revitalize a dilapidated French village collide with unexpected challenges, testing her resilience and sense of fairness. As her plans unravel, she must navigate the chaos and cultural differences that threaten her vision, all while maintaining her composure in the face of disaster.
This introductory personal finance text focuses on the UK context, catering to academic, professional, and general readers. The dedicated author team aims to equip readers with essential knowledge about personal finance, addressing their specific needs and concerns in a clear and accessible manner.
At fourteen, George Callaghan returns to Northern Ireland, where he is granted the freedom to explore his creative talents. This pivotal period in his life allows him to delve into artistic expression, shaping his identity and future endeavors. The narrative captures his journey of self-discovery and the influence of his surroundings on his creativity.
First published in 1997. Politicians of all shades argue that the labour market should be more flexible and workers more mobile. But what does this mean in reality? How flexible and mobile are workers likely to be? Is there an ideological base to the language of flexibility? These are some of the issues covered in this book. Data from a large factory and office is used to argue that the macro labour market consists of non-competitive work groups where strongly held views and values represent a substantial barrier to simplistic definitions of flexibility and mobility. The analysis takes place in three chapters, dealing with recruitment for work, skills used in work and perceptions of different types of work and workers. The findings suggest that non-economic forces (such as institutional, social, historical and political phenomena) strongly influence the creation of separate work cultures. Furthermore, it is argued that the reason for differences between work groups being articulated in a defensive fashion reflects the climate of fear in the labour market, where flexibility is associated with a loss of the (often limited) power, control and influence workers have over their position in the labour market.