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Competition and Cooperation in Japanese Labour Markets

By Carl Mosk

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1995
ISBN
0333639448, 9780333639443
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (16160365 bytes)
Series
Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy
Pages
312\309
Time added
2015-08-01 12:41:55

Description

The salient features of the Japanese labour market are explained in this volume, the key idea being integrated segmentation. Emphasis is on segmentation: on the demand side, within the educational system and, on the supply side, monitoring costs which underlie labour contracts. Using long-run official government statistical evidence, it is argued that what is peculiar to Japan is the integration of segmented labour markets. By virtue of segmentation the Japanese labour market is deeply competitive. By virtue of integration it is highly co-operative.

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