A Sociology of Work in Japan
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Part of Contemporary Japanese Society
- Authors:
- Ross Mouer, Monash University, Victoria
- Hirosuke Kawanishi, Waseda University, Japan
- Date Published: July 2005
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521658454
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The emergence of Japan as an economic superstate in the 1970s was regarded as a miracle by western governments. How could a country so severely beaten in 1945 have achieved so much within twenty-five years? Clearly there was much to learn from the Japanese about industrialisation and labour relations. Work and Economic Organisation in Japan provides a comprehensive, introductory overview of the 'world of work' in Japan. It looks back at post-war Japan to analyse the development of industrial relations and the Japanese style of management. It then moves on to consider the changes that took place in the early nineties when disillusionment set in and unemployment and economic insecurity became facts of life. 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 and groundbreaking book for students of sociology and economics.
Read more- comprehensive overview of the world of work in Japanchallenge to literature which extolled the Japanese work ethictwo authors, from Japan and Australia, offer new and insightful perspectives to students of sociology, economics and Japanese studies
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- Date Published: July 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521658454
- length: 324 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 155 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.52kg
- contains: 56 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Note on transliteration, romanization and translation
List of abbreviations
Part I. A Context for Studying Work:
1. The Japanese at work
2. Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan
3. Competing models for understanding work in Japan
Part II. The Commitment to Being at Work:
4. Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic
Part III. Processing Labor Through Japan's Labor Markets:
5. Change and challenge in the labor market
6. Segmentation of the labor market
Part IV. The Broader Social Policy Context for Understanding Choice at Work in Japan:
7. From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level 8. Social security and safety nets
Part V. The Power Relations Shaping the Organization of Work in Japan:
9. The state of the union movement in Japan
10. Management organizations and the interests of employers
Part VI. The Future:
11. The future of work in Japan
References
Author index
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