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962278
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b716648
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Mouer, Ross E.,1944-
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A sociology of work in Japan /\ Ross Mouer and Kawanishi Hirosuke.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary Japanese society
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1 online resource (xix, 303 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0511110979
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0521651204
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0521658454
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-295) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Note on transliteration, romanization, and translation; Abbreviations; 1 The Japanese at work; 2 Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan; 3 Competing models for understanding work in Japan; 4 Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic; 5 Change and challenge in the labor market; 6 Segmentation of the labor market; 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.
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| Abstract
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A comprehensive survey of the relationship between work and society in Japan explores the context for individual choices about work. These include the structuring of labour markets, social policy and the influences of globalization. The book affords penetrating insights into Japanese society and challenges current thinking on the subject.
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Industrial management-- Japan.
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Work.
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Gestion d'entreprise-- Japon.
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Travail-- Japon.
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Economic history.
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Industrial management.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Work.
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Japan, Economic conditions, 1989-
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Japan, Social conditions, 1945-
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Japon, Conditions économiques, 1989-
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Japon, Conditions sociales, 1945-
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Japan.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.3/6/0952
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| LC Classification
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HD70.J3M68 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Kawanishi, Hirosuke,1942-
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