Welfare Through Work : Conservative Ideas, Partisan Dynamics, and Social Protection in Japan.
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- 9780801465925
- 331.25/96
- HD5708.45.J3
Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Welfare through Work and the Gendered Dual System -- 2. Situating Japan's Social Protection System in Comparative Perspective -- 3. The Conservative Vision and the Politics of Work and Welfare -- 4. Reforming the Labor Markets -- 5. Who Wants What Reform? -- 6. The Neoliberal Agenda and the Diet Veto -- 7. The Double Movement in Japanese Politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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