Title |
Financialization, new investment funds, and labour : an international comparison / Howard Gospel, Andrew Pendleton, and Sigurt Vitols. |
OCLC |
EDZ0000210104 |
ISBN |
9780191772528 (ebook) |
Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. |
Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
LC Subject heading/s |
Investments.
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Investments -- Law and legislation.
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Private equity.
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Hedge funds.
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Sovereign wealth funds.
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Industrial relations.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
The text examines the activities of often highly controversial investment funds, namely private equity, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds, in US, UK Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Poland, and Japan, exploring the importance of these funds and considering the evidence relating to their effects on work and employment. |
Source of Description |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 28, 2014). |
Restrictions |
Unlimited user license access. |
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