Gendering work: Deconstructing the narrative of the Japanese economic miracle

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-46

  Gottfried, Heidi ^a   Hayashi Kato, Nagisa ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032332395     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017098012001003     Document Type: Article

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