School-work systems in postindustrial societies: Evidence from Japan

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-232

  Brinton, Mary C ^a   Tang, Zun ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment restructuring; Japanese labor market; School work transition; Youth labor market

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952340904     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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