1st Edition
Japanese Capitalism and Modernity in a Global Era Re-fabricating Lifetime Employment Relations
By Peter Matanle
Copyright 2003
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2004. This book provides an in-depth examination of one of the most central and defining aspects of capitalist modernity in contemporary Japan-the lifetime employment system. It investigates the key themes surrounding the system, including the work attitudes and values of Japanese company employees and whether or not Japan is converging on Western forms of capitalist... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Japanese Capitalism and Modernity in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 3 Lifetime Employment in Post-War Japan; Chapter 4 Re-Fabricating Lifetime Employment Relations; Chapter 5 Working Under Changing Employment Relations; Chapter 6 Conclusion;
Biography
Peter C. D. Matanle is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield and has previously worked at Niigata University in Japan. He is the founder and general editor of the electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies.
