Transforming the Japanese labour market: Deregulation and the rise of temporary staffing

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1091-1106

  Coe, Neil M ^a   Johns, Jennifer ^b   Ward, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Institutional change; Japan; Non regular workers; Temporary staffing

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LABOR MARKET;

JAPAN;

EID: 79960643908     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343401003713423     Document Type: Article

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