Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan / Mary C. Brinton.
Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan / Mary C. Brinton.
Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan / Mary C. Brinton.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N331.34709/3
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English
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xxi, 203 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. The lost generation; 2. The historical roots of Japanese school-work institutions; 3. The importance of ba, the erosion of ba; 4. Unraveling school-employer relationships; 5. Networks of advantage and disadvantage for new graduates; 6. Narratives of the new mobili...
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
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"Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's renowned 'permanent employment system' has unraveled for young workers, only to...
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Lost in transition : youth, work, and instability in postindustrial Japan / Mary C. Brinton.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N331.34709/3
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74VM8xDO27Xl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8xDO27Xl
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0521126002 (paperback : perm paper)
9780521199148 (hardback : perm paper)
052119914X (hardback : perm paper)
9780521126007 (paperback : perm paper)
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331.3470952
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991000298659702626
