Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.
Contents:
Welfare through work and the gendered dual system -- Situating Japan's social protection system in comparative perspective -- The conservative vision and the politics of work and welfare -- Reforming the labor markets -- Who wants what reform? -- The neoliberal agenda and the Diet veto -- The double movement in Japanese politics.
Summary:
"This book argues that the Japanese social protection system should be understood as a system of "welfare through work, " where employment protection has functionally substituted for income maintenance"--Publisher's Web site.
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