This chapter examines the relations between training, skills, credentials and the wage in France, Spain and the United Kingdom. It focuses on recent changes in the different systems of vocational training and certification and their connections with the occupational classifications and...

This case study outlines the nature and scope of the contribution of the Palestinian diaspora to the economy of the Palestinian territories with a specific attention given to the Palestinian diaspora in the United Kingdom. Research gaps and suggestions for further research are discussed.

The paper's aim is to evaluate the changing patterns of defence requirements and their implications on supply chains and relationships within the UK defence industry. The paper builds a case study on the UK defence industry comprising 22 face-to-face interviews with senior management from the...

This paper aims at studying the modification of French and British labour market segmentation from years 1980's to 2000's. Based on a multiple correspondence analysis using national labour force surveys in 1982-83 and 2001, we bring to light the evolution from a ternary structure of these...