Is there life after work for Japan? Political 'work-life balance' research begins to address the hard questions

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Toivonen, Tuukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESEARCH WORK; WORKING CONDITIONS;

JAPAN;

EID: 78651422140     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jyq041     Document Type: Review

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