The Japanese Employment System
Adapting to a New Economic Environment
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 2 June 2005
- ISBN 9780199247240
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages216 pages
- Size 242x163x17 mm
- Weight 486 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous tables and figures 0
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Short description:
This book is a study of the Japanese employment system and how it is changing in response to the economic slowdown of the last decade and the ageing of the Japanese population. It focusses on the growth of atypical employment relations and the greater individualization of labour-management relations. The labour markets for women, older workers and youth are given special treatment. Issues such as the rise in unemployment, the decline in the family enterprise, rising inequality, the decline of the labour force, and Japanese immigration policy are also addressed.
MoreLong description:
The stagnation of the Japanese economy and the ageing of Japanese society has led to major changes in the labour market in Japan. This comprehensive study looks at how the Japanese employment system is adapting to its new economic environment. Using the latest statistical evidence, the book focusses on the growing use of part-time and other forms of atypical employment relationships and illustrates how this is expressed in several different parts of the labour market. Particular attention is given to the changing situation of women, the decline of the family enterprise, the problems faced by older workers and the poor prospects for recent high school graduates. The recent rise in unemployment, including hidden unemployment is analysed. Relations between management and employees in Japanese corporations are also becoming more individualistic with the introduction of performance-related pay and the declining importance of enterprise unions. As a result of these changes, the future may see rising levels of income inequality.
The Japanese labour force is declining with the ageing of the population and Japan's ability to cope is examined with special attention given to immigration policy. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in what is happening today in Japan and what the possibilities are for the future.
Rebick does a masterful job of drawing on a wide range of published statistics and reports to cover major features of employment relations and their recent changes in Japan."The book is amazingly up-to-date and wide ranging in its coverage".
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Japanese employment system
Changes for regular employees
Non-standard employment
Industrial relations
Unemployment and inequality
Women
Older workers
Youth
The declining labour force
Conclusions and prospects
