Women, Work and the Japanese Economic Miracle : The case of the cotton textile industry, 1945-1975

ISBN-13: 9780415328050 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 248 str.

Helen Macnaughtan; H. Macnaughtan;Macnaughtan Hel

Opis

This book shows how during the period of the Japanese economic miracle a distinctive 'female employment system' was developed, alongside, and different from, the better known 'Japanese employment system' which was applied to men.

Spis treści

1. A Historical Legacy 2. Shaping the Female Labour Market 3. Recruiting Women Workers 4. Managing Women Workers 5. Educating Women Workers 6. Wages and Welfare for Women 7. Japanese Female Textile Workers in Context

O autorze

Helen Macnaughtan is Handa Fellow in Japanese Business and Management at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Her areas of research interest include employment, labour management, gender and economic development in Japan.