A Sociology of Work in Japan

Ross Mouer; Hirosuke Kawanishi

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610387

What shapes the decisions of employees in Japan? The authors of this comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the relationship between work and society in Japan argue that individual decisions about work can only be understood through the broader social context. Many factors combine to affect such choices including the structuring of labour markets, social policy and, of course, global influences which have come increasingly to impinge on the organisation of work and life generally. By considering labour markets, social policy and relationships between labour and management, the book offers penetrating insights into contemporary Japanese society and glimpses of what might come in the future. Underlying the discussion is a challenge to the celebration of Japanese management practices which has dominated the literature for the last three decades. This is an important book for students of sociology and economics.

"Rebick's analysis is masterfully institutional and his analysis is based on the most meticulous nalysis of primary and secondary labor data possible given the limits of data acces." - Mary C. Brinton, Harvard University

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of tables
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Preface
pp xi-xvi
- By Kawanishi Hirosuke, Professor of Sociology, Waseda University, Tokyo
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Note on transliteration, romanization, and translation
pp xvii-xix
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List of abbreviations
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Part I - A context for studying work
pp 1-2
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1 - The Japanese at work
pp 3-23
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2 - Toward a sociology of work in Postwar Japan
pp 24-50
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3 - Competing models for understanding work in Japan
pp 51-66
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Part II - The commitment to being at work
pp 67-68
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4 - Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic
pp 69-94
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Part III - Processing labor through Japan's labor markets
pp 95-96
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5 - Change and challenge in the labor market
pp 97-116
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6 - Segmentation of the labor market
pp 117-142
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Part IV - The broader social policy context for understanding choice at work in Japan
pp 143-144
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7 - From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level
pp 145-177
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8 - Social security and safety nets
pp 178-196
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Part V - The power relations shaping the organization of work in Japan
pp 197-198
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9 - The state of the union movement in Japan
pp 199-228
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10 - Management organizations and the interests of employers
pp 229-250
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Part VI - The future
pp 251-252
- By Kawanishi Hirosuke, Professor of Sociology, Waseda University, Tokyo
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11 - The future of work in Japan
pp 253-263
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References
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Author index
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General index
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