The Japanese Employment System: Adapting to a New Economic Environment

The Japanese Employment System: Adapting to a New Economic Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-196

  Rebick, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Demography; Employment; Human resource management; Immigration; Income distribution; Japan; Labour; Labour unions; Older workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049001311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199247240.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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